Show MAP OF VERA CRUZ CITY AND HARBOR A I 1 e 4 t it op a e I 1 V aa 0 qt 4 iao 0 0 r 0 af q it 0 ad r 44 F E ar r frill PATROL CITY OF EHA CRUZ MARINES AND BLUE JACKETS HOLD PORT CAPTURED IN OPENING CLASH hundreds of mexicans seek food from american occupants having been told that americans were feeding all who applied vera crusi orui marines and ond ets eta no now patrol the streets of vera cruz while admiral badger has even extended the patrol to the suburb and a battalion 0 marines is en two to and a halt half miles west ot of the city vera cruz is now under martial law rear admiral frank P fletcher commanding the american Amerl cuu naval forces on shore on sunday sundal issued a proclamation to this effect nd the last opportunity mexicans had for handling their own affairs in vera feared cruz under their own laws disappeared A scouting squad advanced two miles inland saturday and endeavored to repair the telegraph lines to ilex mexico city the scouts encountered hundreds of mexicans lexicons coming from miles around they carried baskets and expected to obtain food from the americans A rumor had gone out that the american forces were feeding ever everybody body who applied and hundreds thronged about headquarters effective methods for exterminating sniping by mexicans lexicons which has been responsible tor for the killing or wounding of many americans Is to be stopped the foreign consuls called sat arday in a body at military headquarters and urged the adoption of some measures that would quickly re stoe store tranquility and promising their operation cooperation co or at least their moral support it was decided that hereafter all Anjo american rican marines and blue jackets shall be withdrawn from all roofs except at a few designated points such as church towers and that the patrols shall be instructed to shoot to kill any other individual seen on any other roof after 7 30 in the evening the patrols also will ill be in instructed to surround and search any house from w which sniping occurs and to shoot any person guilty of this thin practice it is realized that much of the trouble has been caused by the idle and ivious element and prisoners of this class will vill he be held in some build ings or enclosures on the outskirts and will be to do much boing boine done by the marines and blue jackets while vera cruz was captured with comparative case it was as not without bloodshed twenty americans lost their lives and fifty wore more wounded while mexicans were killed in the fighting or on april 22 and 23 and at least were nere wounded oun ded |