Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-04 | Page 5 | Conditions at Tampico Causing Grave Alarm

L CONDITIONS AT TAMPICO CAUSING GRAVE Al RM Americans Desirous of Leaving Mexican Oil District Where Fighting Is in Progress I II I Washington April 3 The Tho Tho United States government has renewed Its representations rep rep- I to General Carranza to obtain obtain ob ob- ob- ob tain thin respect for foreign flags recently violated at asking that he Instruct his officers there to afford protection to foreigners and their In Interests In- In In the first note sent to General Carranza Carranza Carranza Car- Car ranza a a. consular report was transmitted transmit transmit- ted stating that the British and AmerIcan Amerlean American Amer Amer- ican lean flags flag's had been violated by lawless Carranza troops Tho The facts were de denied denied denied de- de nied by Carranza and a additional data has now been laid before him at Vera VeraCruz VeraCruz Cruz Crus with a reference to the request ma made e in the tho In first communication To I this thin no nn hns has hr hoen f n rf received rl- rl A separate i communication tl Ic-a-tl n VM was sont sent to General tolla today calling his attention to tho the in Indiscriminate firing tIring by his troops on the oil tanks In the vicinity of or Tampico barrels of oil already having been lest as a result of oC perforations made by bullets penetrating penetrating penetrating pene pene- tho the tanks Conditions In the Tampico district gave officials much concern toda today A state department dispatch sal said The rhe food situation at Tampico Is growing worse about Americans are arc desirous of ot returning to the United States and fighting still continues at Ebano The dispatch ad added cd that the tho oil oU op operators op- op aro are organizing organising for tor tho purpose of ot buying corn in the United States for tor local distribution which will bo be dIsposed disposed dis dIs- posed o of at cost In order to relieve the sl situation tua Uon S r t.- t.