Show GEMANS FIRE ON THE FORT AT LA VIGA TOWN the german cruiser vineta nineta at sun set thursday night tired fired a shell at la vigia the fort brownin crow nin c tho the bills bo be hand puerto cabello rho shell which was fired becaas mn men were believed to I 1 be in the fort exploded without caus ing damage the people of P puerto er 0 C caballo bel 0 were at a loes loss to understand the action of the german cruiser early the foll follow ing morning however Comm commodaro odoro bent sent the following communication to the venezuelan authorities through william K volkmar Vol kraar american consul here referring to my letter of abe ninth instant I 1 have hau to inform you that I 1 fired a shell yesterday at fort I 1 a because against my explicit prohibition the presence has been observed there of i person persons judging from reports these persons were soldiers the statement of tap the german commodore that there were unauthorized unauthorised 1 persons in the fortis denied by tao tae authorities thorit ties les at puebita fuel to calello |