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Show TIME COMMANDERS VERA CRUZ FALLS AFTER FIERCE FIGHT on nun soil UNITED STATES WINS FIGHT FOR VERA CRUZ WITH COMPARATIVE EASE. 'Twelve Americans Killed and Fifty Wounded in Attack, While the I Mexicans Lost ISO Killed and I ; Many Wounded. i ITERS GET OUT OF MEXICO, SAYS GEN. CARRANZA the street leading from the watei front and algijg the railroad yards Others proceeded to the America! consulate, while still others were de ployed along the approaches to Cen tral. plaza,.. in which General Mast . OSHAUGHNESSY VILL lp-ca- l - tua-pres- :rl - HE i PRESIDENT TAKEN 8V HUERTA BE JUSTIFIES USING ARMED FORCES IN LIEVED TO PE FORECAST OF MEXICO. DECLARATION OF WAR. V ACTION snaatlonal. Development of Situation Rssolutlsa Declares United Statei Disclaims Any Hostility te ths Wednesday Night, When NelMexican People or Any Purpose son OShaughneesy Was Adto Make War Upon Them. vised to Quit Mexico. : Cam Washington. Without debate and Washington. NeUon O'Shaughnes-y- , the ' American charge at Mexico without the formality of a roll .call City, has been handed his passports ths houas on Wednesday concurred by General Huerta and Is preparing In' ths admtatAratlona Mexican reso to leave Charge lutlon adopted by ths senate, which Rexlco ' City. 0.8haughneisy telegraphed the etato justifies ths president in using the department under data of Wednesday armed forces of the United States is f securing wrnends for Indlgnitlea suf night as follows: nation lh Mexico. "Having been gives my passports, ferdd by the I am leaving tomorrow night or Fri- On the -- viri vote ths eyes were In pronounced majority A few negaday morning. Huertas .handing of passports to tive votes were heard' hers and t&ere Charge O'Shaughnesey was regarded on ths Republican side when Speaker as a most sensational, development in j Clark put the question After a thirty-thsituation, and It was believed to 'minute nets lot ths house adjourned forecast a declaration of war on the nhtil noon,, tad when it reconvened part of Huerta. The giving of pass-port- Speaker Clark signed the resolution. to a minister or charge d'af- The resolutlos follows: In view of tbe facts presented faires, in most cases though not invariably, has preceded a declaration ths president of the United States In of 'war.. his address delivered to congress la Charge Algara already had received joint session os the 20th of April, an intimation from his government 1914, la regard to certain affronts and that he was to. use his own judgment Indignities committed against the about quitting Washington, and lt is United States la Mexico,- - be lt probable that when he learns of the Resolved, that tbe president is jusprospective departure of OShaugh-ness- y tified in the employment of the armed he also will leave. V . forces of ths Uafted States to enforce Although International lawyers sad his demands for an equivocal amends many in congress are not sore what for tho affronts and indignities comths diplomatic relations of the Unit- mitted against tbs United States; be ed States toward Mexico are, wheth It further er g state of war" exist without a Resolved, that fc United Slates disdeclaration to that, effect, or whether, claim any hostility to ths Mexican as many precedents have shown, the people or any parpose to, make war present situation la merely an net of upon them. war , there is no reprlaal "abort. of doubt that relations between the Huerta de facto government and tbe MANY DEFENSELESS AMERICANS United State ha ve been broken. for Women and ChilThe United States will not with- Grave Fear Felt in Mexico. dren draw Charge OShanghnessy unleash himself .reports It advisable to do so, Tampico, Mexico. Grave. fears are for the Washington government ' ' de- felt here for tbe safety of hundreds oi sires to maintain as long as possible Americans, incl ud ln women and chils representative in Mexico City to dren, in the oil camps at Toplla and care for American interests there. If other river points sad interior camps. necessary-- ' however, arrangements All these Americas are said to be may be made with some of thp other unarmed and defenseless against atforeign legations to look for ths Interests of the United States end trans- tacks of either federal or Insurgents. mit sue h communications ss may be Many oil companies are directing their necessary to the Huerta government employees to return to Tampico. to General Zaragoza to reported Big Blazo at Blsbeo. have aald that In event of an American Blsbee, Arlz. --Fire practically wiped attempt to seize Tsmplco he had re- out the district known ns the Johnson 'ceived orders from Mexico City, that addition to Blsbee in less than"' two;! knew his duty as a soldier and he hours on Wednesday, The homes ofj would do his utmost to repel the land 159 families were destroyed. Jlag and believed he would succeed. ,, a j IIOLI SECRETARY BRYAN HOLDS CON FERENCE WITH EMBASSADORS ON VERA CRUZ MATTER. , , Invites United States to Withdraw Are Given to Underatand That Goods Seized at Vera Crus Will Not Bo Troops From Mexican Soil and ReDeal With Constitutionalists Conflocatod, But Returned ts Shippers. garding Insult ts the Flag. ' Washington. General Venostlano Carranza, first chief of tho Constitutionalist army, has notified President Wilson that ho considers the seizure He InVera Cruz unjustifiable. withdraw to SUtea vites the United Its troops from Mexican soil and to deal with tbs constitutionalist government In regard to our demands of reparation for Insults to ths American flag at Tampico. This la. the most serious development of the Mexican situation. It Indicates that ths United SUtes will have to fight, not merely the followers of Huerta, but the whole of Mexico. i , .. Following the receipt of Carranza's message Wednesday night a council of war was held, efter which orders wars Issued to confiscate all shipments of arms Into Mexico until further notice. It Is understood also that ths governors of the border states were notified to have the reserves ready to mov. , Secretary Bryan received note at his home just before nsnumt ent i WILSON NOTIFIES PRESIDENT THAT HE CONSIDERS SEIZURE OF VERA CRUZ UNLAWFUL. midnight Wednesday. . na-tlv- WILLY ES WAR T h n I REBEL GENERAL had concentrated his men. These maneuvers were effected without opposition, but suddenly Gen eral Maas challenged the advance with the first shots a volley fired from a point three blocks from the marines and two blocks south of the main plaza. The marines replied immediately, but the action ceaaed in a moment. There was a lull for ten minutes and then another brief ex change from the west end of Moute Inos street, where a federal outpost was stationed. At 12:30 the firing became general and At 1 oclock the guna of the trans port Prairie went into action. Prior to thla a detachment of bluejacket from the Utah, holding ths ground between the consulate and the water front, opened fire with two ol their three-incguna. The first shots from these pieces were directed against an ancient tower which once served as a lighthouse. This was oo cupled by Mexican sharpshooters. Lieutenant Commander Buchanan ol the Florida ordered that it be destroyed. Five shots brought the old Ben 1, Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, somma iu the Atlantis fleet; 2, into Juares tower down. Rear Admiral T. B. Howard, commanding ths Pi fit I set; 2, Rear Admiral The postofflee, government, tele Henry T. Mayo, commanding ths fourth division, A(Tpicoi 4, Rear Admiral graph office and the cable office were Frank F. Fletcher, commanding ths first division! at f era Crus. the first buildings occupied after th customs house. A squad of marines was placed in charge of the cable office. The telegraph wires were found intact, and enough Mexican operators were retained to man the lines to Mexico City. Steps have been taken to establish a form of civil government, although for a time it may be more military In Its personnel than. clviL Such officials as can be found will be bluejackets Vera Crux. American i and marines now occupy Vera Crus. Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher has taken up his headquarters At the Terminal hotel. The entire city la strongly patrolled and quiet prevails. Rear Admiral Fletcher Is in com tnand of the land operations, while Rear Admiral Badger, commander-ichief of the Atlantic fleet, has brought bis flag into the harbor on the Minnesota. Four thousand bluejackets and marines occupy the city. While Vera Crux was captured with comparative ease, It was not ,' without bloodshed. Eight Americans killed on Wednesday and ' four on .Tuesday, with fifty wounded marked the complete Investment .of Vera Crus at noon on Wednesday by United .States forces. killed The number of .Mexicans . .Tuesday is estimated at 150, with many wounded. . The Mexican loss Wednesday is not known, but is . thought to be heavy. After, the general advance began Wednesday morning Mexican "snip-- I ers on the roofs put up n stubborn restored to their posts, unless there Is reason, foe reptoota tbenv tne figtiUiigna over , . " 1 rvkirte and For w for except a insignificant operations In ting heavy .,4a - fire from the naval college, shells ths outskirts. Communication between tbs port of from the Prairie finally shattering the ' Vsra Crus and ths federal capltol has walls! ' v The British bluejackets crowded to been severed. All ths telegraph and the bows and vociferously cheered the the cable wires are down. Tbs four who met death in ths ocAmerican marines as they proceeded cupation of Vera Cnis were: for the landing. Daniel Aloyslus Haggerty, private, The paymaster of the . British marine corps, attached to battleship was cruiser Essex, Albert W. Klmber, eighth company, second re lawounded on board his ship by a Utah, advance ment, brigade, son of Michael sniper ashore. Haggerty, 16 Harding street, CamThe flags on the Essex and fortress bridge, Mass. Ban Juan de Ulloa were lowered at John F. Schumacher, 25 years old, half-mawhen the dead were car coxswain attached to battleship Flop Ida, son of Mrs. Isabelle McKIndoa, rie( to the boats. Rear Admiral Badger has not de- 161 Harmon street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Georgs Pplnsett, 20 years old, Beacided whether to proceed to Tampico, and it is believed his departure will man attached to battleship Florida, ' be delayed. An indication of this Is son of William P. Poinsett of Philafound In the fact that his flagship has delphia. . 8. Martin, Private. entered the harbor. The Americans who met death on Among the Mexican wounded were Wednesday were: R. Percy, privato women and children. Some marine corps; L..O. Freed, ordinary many " were killed. The local White organ- seaman; W. I. Watson, ordinary ae ization a Mexican organization sim- man; F. P. Delowry, seaman; A. 8 C. A ilar to the Red Cross is assisting in Stream, ordinary seaman; C. G. DefA Smith, seaman; ordinary Mexicans. wounded the for caring Conditions began to take on a nor bir, gunners mate, third class; Frank seaman. afternoon. Devorick, ordinary mal aspect. Wednesday were Borne of the restaurants opened s NELSON OSHAUGHNESSY and a considerable portion of the population began to appear in the streets, spending their time Inspecting damage done. There were no expressions of good will cfor the Americans. but there was ho apparent antagcmism. The Mexicans here seem thoroughly cowed and appear to accept with passiveness the pres-- , 'ence of the foreign forces. - When the Americans entered the marine barracks they found only one soldier who had been detailed on the roof to guard 25,000 rounds of ammunition. Rear Admjral Fletcher, In command of the United States warships, prefaced his occupation ef the pert on Tuesday by t a demand, through the American consul, W. W. Canada, for Its surrender. General Maas promptly declined to accede , to this demand, and shortly afterward ten whaleboats were sent off from the side of the transport Prairie, loaded with marines. These boats effected a landing In the neighborhood of the customs house before noon, and a few minutes later Captain William R. Rush of the, battleship Florida, who was in command of the operations ashore, brought his flag In. Captain Rushs men had'already takenup their positions. They numbered 150 bluejackets from the FlorJTT.V. ida, 390 marines from the Prairie and slxty-flv- e marines from the Florida, later those were augmented by a detachment from the Utah. s, Nelson O'Shaughneesy, American The coming of the American forces daffaires In Mexico City, tried charge was not heralded by any great ex- his best to show Huerta the serious recitement; but email crowds gathered sults that would follow his refusal to to watch the landing. Soon the blue- order a salute to tho American flag at ' jackets and marines marched through Tampico,, but .failed. - IN MEXICAN iiittu He did not flrsnfirryi and Assistant Secretary Breckinridge, who were waiting at tbe war departmenL were given copies of the Tumulty, who message. Secretary was asleep, hurried to the war depart, ment, and Major General Wother-spoonchief of staff of the army, was summoned to join tbe conference. President Wilson, who had retired early, ,wae awakened and told of the situation by Secretory Bryan. While Mexican representatives of Carranza have professed to see a tone of friendliness to tho United States la the note of thel.r ?hlt. Its blunt request for the withdrawal of the American forces from ,Vera Cras and Its virtual demand for recognition of the rebels as represe'ctlng the constitu tions! government of Mexico, Injected phases which made administration officials manifestly uneasy. Senators Score Penrose. Washington.' "Action of the Ameri- Washington. Tbs fact that President Wilson had ordered Admiral' Fletcher to land marines and sailors' at Vera Crus and sells Its house, forced Secretary Bryan early Tuesday to communicate ths plan to tbs' foreign powers. It was represented as necessary to forcibly stop a German steamer which was to dock at 10 o'clock Tuesday moraine at Vera Cras and which carried 200 machine guns and 15,000,000 rounds of amunltlon for Huerta. As the president had not Issued formal notification of a blockade, Secretary Bryan took the short diplomatic cut by sendtog for ths Washing-to- n ombaMsdors of ths countries that are represented in Mexico City, It Is understood ths embassadors were given the same Information that has been transmitted abroad to American embassies and legations, being especially told that ths American government In seising the customs bouse at Vsra Cras would not attempt to confiscate goods consigned there, but merely would detain shipments, giving the shippers an opportunity to recover their property. UTAH DESTROYS FORTRESS. Island Fortifications Reduced to Ruins by Guns of Battloohlp. Vera Cruz. Tho fortifications of ths island of San Juan do Ulloa, which tha Mexicans had expected to offer strong resistance, have been reduced to rains by the bombardment party in tbe towor of ths had started to harass tbs A antping old fortress marines early. Wednesday when the batleshlp Utah, which was within easy, range, sent a couple of throe-incshells Into ths tower, scattering the party. A few more shells battered down tbe walls of the fort and arsenal, computting the whole island out-omission. , The firs from the ships was remarkable for Its accuracy, every shell landing where It would do tbe moot good. Some of the larger public buildings were slightly damaged by tbs bombardment of the mors disturbed por-tlon of the town, where a drunken rabble who had looted wineshops and Insulted and terrorized women during the night, had begun to firs on the marines. f can government in the Mexican situation baa been such as to Invito the contempt of the civilized world , for the, state department and the execustatetive officers," according to ' ment of Senator Penrose on the floor of the senate on ...Wednesday, Democratic senators clamored to- defend the 1R!,!ED STRIKERS MERGE president and the administrations LUDLOW TENT COLONY course, Senator Reed characterizing' Senator Penrose'a statement as cheap demagogy and Senator Shafroth as something of which he should be Six Dead and Several Missing as the ashamed. Result of Attack Mads by ' Colorado Miner. , VENUSTIAN0. CARRANZA - , , -- , .. 'iJ. ' Trlnadad, Colo. Six mine employees dead and two missing; three men. two women and s baby reported to be entombed In a burning mine;, several camps destroyed and others riddled with bullets; less than 200 militiamen and company? guards confronting an army of striking coal miners estimated by strike leaders at mors than 400 this was the situation when the sun set on Wednesday the third red day in the southern Colorado labor ' war. ' , ' to said to been have .The attack made by striking miners In revenge for tbe attack on the Ludlow tent colony, when many miners were killed an their tents burned. About thirty men, women- - and children, besieged' in the Empire mine near Aguilar, with the mouth of the stope caved In by dynamite explosions, faced death by suffocatlortac--cordin- g to H. D. King, one of the own- ers of the mine. King, himself practically a prisoner in his house 'not far from the mine, gave hla etory by long distance telephone. Not a house or n stick of overhead General Carranza, first chief of the workings was left standing in the constitutional army, haa threatened camp, according to King. The mine the United States with war if we do tipple had burned, but the interior or not evacuate Vera Crux. the mine had not been fired. , |