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Show AMERICAN TROOPS 1 LEAVEVERA GRUZ! EVACUATION OF CITY EFFECTED WITHOUT ANY CLASH BETWEEN. AMERICANS AND NATIVES. Soldiers Sent to Mexico Last April Returning to Their Former Stations Sta-tions and Mexicans Are Again in Charge. Vera Cruz. The Mexican flag Is again flying over Vera Cruz. Brigadier Briga-dier General Funston and his coin- ( niand of 6,000 infantrymen and ma- rines, which was landed here on April j 3(J last, got under way Monday afternoon, after-noon, and General Candido Aguilar's men assumed charge of the city. The United States transport Cristobal, bearing the first contingent of the American brigade, left the dock at 1:50 p. m., bound for home. The evacuation of the city was effected ef-fected without any clash occurring between be-tween the Americans and the native army. The Mexicans marched in on the heels of the departing troops, but no serious disturbance of the city's peace was registered during their entrance. en-trance. Residents of Vera Cruz who had heard of threats made by followers of General Villa and others opposed to General Carranza that they would resist re-sist the occupation of the city by Aguilar's troops, breathed more freely as the Carranza soldiers moved nearer to the center of the city. General Funston previous to embarking embark-ing went over the situation with Colonel Colo-nel Edmundo Martinez, who has been in Vera Cruz for some time as the personal per-sonal representative of General Candido Candi-do Aguilar, on whose staff he is serving. serv-ing. Mr. Canada on Monday called on Colonel Martinez and Mr. Canada exacted ex-acted a promise from General Aguilar's Aguil-ar's agent that no Americans are to be bothered in any way and that the safety of all Americans be guaranteed. Colonel Martinez appears to believe that there Is no cause for apprehension apprehen-sion on the part of any foreigners. The transports Denver, City of Memphis and San Marcos carry the marines, whose destination is Philadelphia. Phila-delphia. Colonel Millard F. Waltz, commanding the Fifth brigade, and brigade headquarters are on board the Sumner. The Nineteenth infantry and the field hospital are also on board this vessel. The Twenty-eighth infantry, infan-try, a company of engineers and the Sixth cavalry are on board the Kilpat-rick, Kilpat-rick, while the Fourth infantry, the Seventh infantry and the field artillery artil-lery are on board the Cristobal. The transport Antilla is loaded with 800 refugees. Among these are a large number of Mexicans who have been in the service of the Americans at Vera Cruz; scores of men who fear for their lives on account of their participation, in politics, and others. |