Show wa SHIPS OBOE ED 0 PORT battleships TO REINFORCE LITTLE FLEET OF GUNBOATS IN MEXICAN WATERS reinforcement requested Reque ted by commander mcnamee in view of A antl antl foreign demonstrations at gen eral oral Carr carrangas anias ai capital washington to american bat tle ships the louisiana and the new hampshire balled salted tuesday night froth newport R 1 I for vera cruz in response to an urgent request from com commander antler mcnamee that his little fleet deet of gunboats in mexican aters be reinforced in view of anti foreign demonstrations at general Carran zae capital it Is I 1 understood that president itson himself ordered the warships ent tent although no official of the gov goy eminent odd eien admit that they had bad balled sailed care bad had been taken during the day to point out that any anial or mili military activity at fit this fine time be purely precautionary to safeguard foreign interests Inter cuts and should not be construed as having any con lection with the pan american conference official reticence conc construing truing the movements of dt the louisiana and new hampshire ie Is due largely to a fear that news of their coming reaching era cruz ahead of the ships might accentuate the already serious situation existing there |