Show WARSHIPS ORDERED TO MEXICAN STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT AMERICANS IN WAR STRICKEN REPUBLIC two warships leave san diego har bor for southern waters in re to earnest request of americans for protection washington it Is 14 announced that american go government representatives V in mexico have asked for the dispatch of warships to that country to protect Ameri american cai 1 citizens and their property anti anil tha that t the hie united states destroyers st at salem and Me mccawley Cawley linao ae loft f t ann an diego harbor for Maz atlan mexico the requests came front from ind topolobampo on tile const coast and Front erit on oil the gulf coast the atlantic fleet Is at t guantanamo bay til ili readiness should it become necessary to solid send warships warship 4 to the atlantic coast in mexico me alco advises advices indicate that mexican federal trompa have arrived nl at mazat ian lut but there have been no reports of disturbances there or ut at the other two ports at tile the mexican it suld said that the situ situation atlon was that there to pe fe no need ot of annal cn can vessels being sent acet to unit hec isac cioll preparations irp are also being made it Is 8 learned arneil lc to send additional cr ulers and destroyers to both the east and west coat if if the safety of americans becomes further endangered na warn ing to au all americans to leave mexico ai ns wits issued issued V by tile administration in 1013 and 1015 has hag been considered up to date by tile the president and his advisers it Is stated staled the state slate department received telegrams from the american consuls a nt t Maz atlan anti and in Sinni oll on the west coast boast stating that allied enli na nt at those ports and in the lincic immediate vicinity tire are in great danger front from violence incidental to tho the strife of the barring yar ring frictions and urging that warships be sent for their it also wast was officially reported to tile state stale deportment that there Is grout great alarm binting americans throughout the oil ceilon on tile the rast bast secretary daniels said that alio lie sacramento Is low lit at tampico and lit in tile absence of it 11 specific frum from the lie state department for increased protection on tile east cast coast lie ho took no steps to tend send reinforcements |