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Show I , life car " I "' Of II. S. Attitude I Toward Mexico BB f t 'ft; r- H Washington, (I March '.ftr-i-ponoral BB CarrniUa'hos made d prqllminary re- B ply to ;tho "American representations, B denying! generally the extBtonco ot BB conditions In Mexico City which tlio BB United State's' has callod upon him BB to Improve BB In a statement' thado orally to Am- H o' lean Consul Sllllman at Vera Cruz, BB tlio Mexican chief denied that Oon-B Oon-B . oi ill Obregon, his commander In H KIoxIco City, had prevented food from Bfl reaching the Moxlcan tapltal or that H hu in-t sent supplies nway. BB Meai while, however, ordora went BB J foiwnrd to Hear Admiral Klolchcr, BB commanding the Atlantic licet nt H (luantnnamo tn send ono mord hat H tlcthlp and ono cruiser to Vera Cruz. BB BB '" BB i Washington, March 9 Whllo nwalt- B j lug a reply to tlio presentations to B j General Carranza, asking Immodlato BB I Improvement of 'conditions In Mexl- BB ' co City, tlio "administration today BB took steps to carry out what most !of tlio forolgn dl(ilomalc corps horo Interpret as an entire change of ill-tjtudo ill-tjtudo toward Yho- Mexican situation. Bfl '' , Hear Admiral r-'lbtcher Commander of Bfl i the Atlantic fleet at (luantnnamo, was Bfl ordered to send ono cruiser and Hfl out! battleship to Vera Cruz to Hfl strengthen tlio fleet of small craft ' HB . lijrcacly there, flio admiral himself, Bfl who oniiwindoii tlio force which took HB the town f i Huertn lain 'April, Bfl will not go, Imt ho was Instructed to Bfl sonil n flag ofllfnr to take command. Bfl rresldeut Wilson today said Car- , Hfl rnnza hail hceu called upon by the HI Dulled States to protect foreigners Bfl In Mexico City. Tlio president rolt- ! orated that tho government had rep HH rcheuted Its Iowh on what appeared HJ to be the situation In Mexico City. HI Ho added that In all such situations Bfl It was uocessary to discount reports I HB n great deal bocause ho said, certain HH persons wou'd like to havo the Unl- j HH ted States lutcrveno In Mexico, oven Bfl. If they had to manufacture the facts ' HH on which to baso tho into''ontlou. I Bfl President Wilson Issues No Ultimata t Bfl When the president was asked If Bfl tho latest note to Carranza was an BM ultlniatum, ho replied that tho admin H lstrntlon i)ld nht Issuo ultimata, but Bfl expressed its views and acted no- . Bfl (ordlng. j Bfl Tho president referred to tho fear BB of outrugen In Moxlco City as being Bfl nioi u prcs.ilng at present than any H thing that had already occurred. Tho H feu- wan ho said, that tlio city would Bfl lie left without protection. B No roqucst has como from any for- Bfl elgu government, tlio president said, Bfl for action by tho United States In Bfl Mexico, although diplomatic roprcson- BB tatlvos of two foreign countries had BB expressed their anxiety over affairs t Bfl in tho southern ropubllc. B Under tlio order dispatched to rear BB Admiral Kletchcr, tho ships going to Bfl Vera Crur, may bo undor command M of Hear Admiral Mayo of tho "rt dl- Bfl vision whoso flagship Is tho Ark an Bfl sas; Rear Admiral Itoush of tho boc- Bfl ond division, whoso flag is on tho fl Utah; Hear Admiral Coffman, of tho Bfl third division, whoso flagship Is the H Virginia, or Hear Admiral McLean, Bfl commanding tho fourth division Bfl whoso flag Is on tho Connoctleut. BB No Complaint About Villa BS No complaints havo come as to con BB, dltlons In tho territory under control BB; of Villa, tho prosldont said. Duval BB West, personal roprosentatlvo ot tho BB' prosldont, who has boon conferring BB. with Gonoral Villa and his subordln- BB ate generals Is now on his way to Hi Mexico City, whore ho will make an BBJ , Investigation ot conditions thoro. H, Carranza promised an oarly roply, H Mr. Sllllman reported. Ellneo Arro- BBji dondo, hlthorto Washington roprcson- H' tatlvo of Carranza and other advla- BBj crs, woro present during tho con- BBJ forenco. BBM Rennrf Nn) Dlicloied H Mr. Sllllman roported at length but H olllclals did not disclose tho contents BJI, of his roessago. It was bollovod, how- K1 over that from the fact that Carran- Hr zu denied tho activity attributed to Ht him by ofllclal reports to tho United H States tho Mexican thief would not BH approve atiy further Inconvontonco to BH. foreigners, B Consul Sllllmau's dispatches from BH Vera Cruz saying tho American nolo BM was formally presented to General BflB Carranza yesterday afternoon arrived BH Just before tho cabinet meeting to- BBB day and woro laid before President BB Wilson as tho cabinet olllcers nssorq- BBbj bled. Sonic1 of tho cabinet members BBbJ felt encouraged In tho bollof that BBbJ HBBHk Caii'rti7a would glvo assurancos of M :lm protection to foreigners and permit BBBl'v 'BBBBBBBBBl bbbL"' ' Jbbbbbbbbm, BBBBLBBBBBjBBBjBBBB-turK. -k - suppllos to reach tho Moxlcan cnpl-'Inl cnpl-'Inl and provent a crisis. No further word has been received allowing whon Moxlco City would be ova euatod or whether Obregon would lcavo a small garrison there. Admiral Fletcher solectcd the armored ar-mored cruiser Washington, now In Haltlon wators with Hear Admiral Captorton and tho battloBhjp Georgia, commanded by Captain. Kobort H. Coontz, now at Guantanamo to pro; cood to Vera Cruz. . Only Move Contemplated ' Aftor tho cabinet meeting today it was sold that tho sending of the additional warships to Vora Cruz was tho only move contemplated at tho present, Tho entlro Mexican situation situa-tion was gono over. Secretary Daniels said tho Wash Ington and Georgia had no orders other than to proceed to that port at onpo. Secretary Garrison said no army movements were In contemplation. contempla-tion. H wns declared generally Hint tho courso of tho United StuteB do-pended do-pended upon tho nttltudo of Carranza. Car-ranza. Secretary Daniels said tho ships nt Guantanamo had plenty of ma rincs on board. Tho selection of ships was loft to Admiral l-'lelchcr and Bhortly after noon today ho roported what ordors ho had given. Tho Washington Is tlio flagship of tho trulser squadron of tho Atlantic fleet. Sho carries -It ofllcors and 903 men and Is commanded com-manded by Commander Edward L. Ileach. Tho Georgia Is ono of tho first Hno battleships of tho third division. di-vision. She carries 49 olllcers and SCt men. Tho Washington Is a little lit-tle faster than tho Georgia and both 1 nlilps starting today should bo at Vera Cruz by Thursday night. Tho Carrnnza agency Issued n stato meat claiming that Monterey hna been captured by Carranza forces with many prisoners and, a largo amount of war supplies', " i, ' Tho state department waa otjvls-od otjvls-od that Pledras Negrag had been ovacuated by Carranza ..troops who went toward Nouvo '- Laredo after 'placing tho official records of jthe town on thOvAmerlcan .sldo.. ,. , "Tho following Btutement was Issued by tho department: ; . S r-'Tlip, department Js li) rotolpt ot nd'vlcos dated March, 8 "frqmEag'd: .Prtss, s'tatlng that on tho overtlhg of tMarclk7, tfio VIllIstas'capture'dAllan-do VIllIstas'capture'dAllan-do nftor a fight lasting two hours. Tho Carrnnza forces' nro 'roported to bo In full retreat townrd Nouva Ia redo. Pledras Nogras was bblng ovacuated on tho eighth. All documents docu-ments and customs house books havo been moved to tho American side. It Is stated that tlio railroad is bolng torn up from Pledras Negrns to Na-va. Na-va. It la said that asldo from 'thc destruction of the railroad, It Is not anticipated that thoro will bo any do structlon of property. Plodras Nogras No-gras is reported quiet and thoro Is no oxodus as yet to tho American sido." |
