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Yesterday's Battle
Communication With Mexico
City Has Been Severed
Much Anxiety Over Fate
of American ChargeNo
Mews Since Monday Tam
pico Will Not Be Taken For
the Present.
Three Thousand Marines Were
Landed Early in Day and
City Was Finally Taken
Badger Reached Vera Cruz
Early With His Battleships
Fletcher Sends Proclama
tion to Officials of City.
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S:- AMERICAN FORCES IN POS
SESSION OF VERA CRU?. ;
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 22. Ameri
can forces now are in complete
possession of Vera Cruz. Appar-'
ently there have been no fatali
ties among non-combatants. That
word was received in a dispatch
from Consul Canada this after
noon.
Washington, April 22. With Ameri
can forces reported to be in complete
control of Vera Cruz this afternoon,
it was made apparent in conferences, at
the white house that the United States
"oud take no further steps of pacifica
tion in Mexico at this time.
For the present it was declared
upon high authority the forces at
Vera Cruz would hold the city to con
vince Huerta that the United States
means business and that no action
would be taken at Tampico unless
there is an attempt at retaliation by
Kuerta.
No orders, it was stated, had been
sent to American officers about land
ing at Tampico. Admiral Badger will
remain at Vera Cruz until further no
tee. '
Despite the purpose of the admin
istration to confine the opertaions to
Vera Cruz, the situation took on a
threatening aspect. Though not offi
cially announced, it was reported on
bigh authority that Senor Algara, the
Mexican charge d'affaires, had been
iirected by Huerta to ask for his pass
ports and that the American charge
it Mexico City, Mr. O'Shaughnessy,
aad been asked to leave.
With this threatened breaking off of
diplomatic negotiations, together with
eports of aroused sentiment among
ffce Mexicans,, the feeling here is that
' may be necessary in the near fu
ture to resist active attacks from Mex
ican federal soldiers.
Everything is in .readiness for ac
tual warfare if it must come, and con
fess today took the final step in 'jus-
tifv
the president's course thus far
The navy department is arranging
-o bring to the United States bodies
3 the sailors killed at Vera Cruz, and
2ither forward them .-to relatives or
daks final interment in a national
-emetery.
Communication Cut Off,
Dispatches from. Vera -Cruz that
rea-aed the state department today
developed that communication with
the American embassy at Mexico
had been comnletelv cut off
Cons,, Canada said all efforts to
communicate with Charge O'Shaugh-
uesy had failed. The department has
heard, from the embassy since
'"Onciar, and some . anxiety was felt
u r conditions in the Mexican capi-
ta- Absence of news led to various
eports that violence was rife." "See
j-tEry Bryan appeared worried about
lJ situation.
-'h patches from Consul Canada
la 'l the Huerta forces In Vera
"2 had cut off all means of comma
v ?. shin?
ton, April 22.-American forc-
.''tgan their advance to take the
;re city of Vera Cruz at 8 o'clock
V"aJ under guns of war vessels, ac--Jrarag
to a report from Consul Can
'a t;ii forenoon. , '
Firing Commences.
' Cruz, April 22. Landing par
c vessels jl ine Aintfi ico.il
under Rear Admiral Badger were
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greeted with quite general firing from
snypers when the boats approached
the shore at half-past four o'clock this
morning.
Badger Lands Forces.
Forces from Rear Admiral Badger's
fleet were landed to help in the general
movement against Vera Cruz, accord
ing to official advices to the navy de
partment. "
Consul Canada's latest dispatch, filed
at Vera Cruz early today, stated:
Firing Commences. '
"Firing commenced at daybreak.
Ships now shelling the southern
part of city. Large force landed from
Admiral Badger's fleet before daylight.
Copies of proclamation issued by Rear
Admiral Fletcher requesting at once
the co-operation of the mayor and mu
nicipal authorities in restoring order
have been distributed but have been
unable as yetto get into communica
tion with those officials.
Advance to the City.
"Major Butler's force of marines
from Tampico are now ashore. Expect
the city will be quiet later in the
morning.' Estimates .of Mexicans kill
ed and wounded up to late lastnignt
approximately 150. Battleships here:
Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Vermont, New
Hampshire, .New Jersey, South Caro
lina, transport Prairie and collier
Orion. Transport Hancock with ma
rines reported due. American forces ad
vance 8 a. m. under guns of war ves
sels to take city."
Fletcher and Badger Confer.
It was at a conference on the Arkan
sas that Rear Admirals Badger and
Fletcher had decided to complete the
investment of Vera Cruz.
Rear Admiral Badger organized a
landing force of 2,700 marines and blue
jackets and before day broke tnese
all hSKL been sent ashore. '
Have Situation in Hand.
Washington, April 22.-American Con
sul Canada cabled under date of 9 a.
m. todav that he expected fighting to
cease within an hour. American forces
ashnro numbered 3.000. They were
well into the city and had the
situa-
tion in hand.
Consul Canada's message
was re-1
ceived at 11:45, It read:
IT,, nAn4- Toc?ciano-OTlc tr HIS finiH 1
keepers to reopen their establishments
nave aciil. mcoo"bvi u -
which will be given iun protection, i
niistnnis house and warehouse on fire
but now extinguished. Now informed
thajjt American troops have been or
dered to advance to take possession of
the city. Informed also that first two
spctinn of the tram trom Mexico ouy
arrived here before the fighting com
menced" yesterday morning. Third sec
tion on its way, but not heard from.
Major Catlin, who, wltn a iorce oj.
300 marines' just landed to assist Cap
tain Neville, says total number of
forces landed 3,000. Our forces now
well in centre of city. I now neiieve
fighting will be stoppea wiuim i
than an hour." '
Sharpshooters Active. , :
Vera Cruz, April 22.-Mexican sharp
shooters occupied the roofs of houses
in the central part of the city and
were able to fire down upon the Amer
ican marines and bluejackets as they
neared the land from the vessels lying
off shore.
Scattered Fire. ' ,
Rear Admiral Fletcher reported
that armed citizens kept up a scatter
ed fire from behind their shelters on
house tops.
The regular federal troops forming
the garrison of Vera Cru. are said
to have withdrawn 15 or 20 miles
ReaV Admiral Badger's battleships,
the StaSl. Vermont, New-Jersey.
5?e ttI ohWo and South Carolina,
breakwater.
are now
outside the
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collier Orion and tour tugs accom
panying the fleet were outstripped
but will arrive here today. .
a ii American war vessels are
held in readiness to start for Tampi
co at an hour's notice. .
RhiDs Arrive
Admiral Badger has reported the
arrival at -Vera Cruz oi .in ut
sbip Minnesota and the naval trans
port Hancock with marines from
New Orleans. The admiral reported
he had plenty of marines now to
control the situation.
(Continued on Page Fourteen.)
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HUERTA KEEPS
POPULJIC
An Idea Given of the Operation
of His Strict Censorship
Nothing Allowed to Go Out
That is Not .Favorable to the
Government.
Papers Publish All Kinds of
Stories Jbout Make Believe
' Victories Over the Rebels-
Residents of the Capital Kept
in Total Ignorance ofNThe
Crisis.
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, April 15.(Via Ha
vana, April 22.) (The following dis
patch was sent by mail to Havana in
order to avoid the censorship estab
lished by General Huerta, which is
more strict than at any time here
tofore:)
Every telegraph wire o'utjjof . Mex
ico Gity- commercial, ra ilroad or ca
ble is now watched over by a cen
sor, chosen from among the most re-;
liable and intelligent men in the gov
ernment service. These censors frank
ly inform would-be senders of dis
patches that it is not a question of
the veracity of messages nor whether
they disclose military movements but
is merely a question of suppressing
all news not favorable to the govern
ment. .
Code messages are absolutely pro
hibited with the exception only of
bank telegrams. The bankers sue
ceeded m having the embargo on
these messages raised but only after
they had proved that detention o
dispatches would seriously embarrass
the financial department of the gov
ernment. '
Newspaper correspondents were
given to understand that if they were
flotppfpfl in nsinp- snhtrfne,p. tn
evade the censorship they would find
I themselves in jail
Viil 1. n t c rrt f t hnnfi-hnnccir n-nC!
y line iuuu kjiiuuijiijuoj
acting as the messenger. Of the Unit
ed States government to Huerta m
the ' endeavor to avert war between
the two countries more than 99 per
cent of Mexican residents in the cap
ital went about their nffairs in total
ignorance of the crisis.
General Huerta and hia official
family cleverly concealed even from
their intimate friends all knowledge
of strained relations between Mexico
and the United States.' The general
public was even more in the dark,
since the newspapers published col
umns of glowing accounts of victories
by the federal armies m the north.
Reports of federal success said to
have occurred ; at places far beyond
the limits of the telegraph lines were
printed broadcast.
One dispatch announced with great
display that General Villa had been
captured. .
The railroads ceased some time ago
carrying freight to the north as the
limited supply of fuel oil on hand
made it necessary to conserve it for
the movement of military trains.
Considerable apprehension has been
aroused in the capital, by the move
ments of Emiliano Zapata, the rebel
leader in the south., who after gaining
undisputed possession of the state
of Guerrero with the exception of
the port of Acapulco, has . shown in
dications of moving northward.
The southern rebels have recently
gained considerable in numbers and
it is feared they may become formi
dable enough to venture an attack on
the federal capital. .
O'SHAUGHNESSY
By Associated - Press. ";
Washington, April 22. Secretary
Bryan going to the white house at 1:15
said he had received no word from
Charge O'Shaughnessy since Monday.
The last message from . Mexico City
came from the American consulate
Tuesday forenoon.
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GEN. MAAS ML
REPEL II.
AS!
He Orders Concentration or All
Federal Forces at Saltillo
To Attack American Forces
Many Recruiting Offices
Are Opened Up.
Twelve Hundred Volunteers
Enlisted at Piedras Negras
Yesterday Evening Two
Thousand Refugees Rush to
American-Side For Protec
tion. Eagle Pass, Texas, April 22. Pied
rasras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass,
was evacuated by tne federal garri
son early today after a night of wild
excitement. This morning more than
2,000 refugees came to the American
side for protection. - V .
All ' federal forces liave been order
ed by General Maas to concentrate
at Saltillo . to "repel the American
invasion." Last , nigfit en the peo
ple of Piedras Negras learned that
American marines7 had occupied Vera
Cruz a dozen recruiting offices were
opened and arms issued to volunteer
companies as fastas organized. Mere
than 1,200 'volunteers, it was said, en
listed during the evening.
"Death to the Gringos."
Crowds . formed and marched
through the streets shouting "Death
to the Gringos" until the cry became
a chant in every street.
Excitement became intense and
then came the announcement that
General Guaxjardo was preparing to
evacuate the town. In a few minutes
the excitement had died down and
tile rushe for the American side ot
the river began. The ne wvolunteers
who had just been proclaiming their
intention of fighting the Americans
soon were sending their families to
the American side for protection.
At 1 o'clock this morning the in
ternational bridge was blocked ' by
refugees. The. bridge was finally
closed by immigration officers and
preparations made to handle the
throng at daylight. A company ot
United States soldiers and customs
and immigration officers opened the
bridge at dawn and within three
hours about two thousand .persons
had crossed, and Piedras Negras was
almost deserted.
General Guajardo left. a. mounted
patrol to prevent desertion and a few
soldiers in a small fort that com
mands the bridgs, but the main body
of federal troops, including the .two
new volunteers encamped .at Fuentes.
Constitutionalist leaders say they: will
not occupy the town until an under
standing has been reached with the
United States. -
RYAN IS
RIED ABOUT
SHAUGHNESSY
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 22. Mr. Bryan
appeared worried about Mr. O'Shaugh
nessy and today cabled him to report.
The secretary was sure, however,-that
if anything had happened to
O'Shanghnessy, legations would have
through ' their home ' government in
formed the United States. Press re
ports have stated that telegraph
wires from Mexico City to Vera Cruz
were cut- yesterday, which would
probably account for the lack of in
formation. ' . '.
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WEATHER FORECAST:
Forecast for North Carolina.
Fair tonight and Thursday.
Gentle winds mostly' southerly.
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APRIL 22, 1914.
sConce
HUERTR HAS ASKED
WITHDRAWAL OF
O'SHAUGHNESSY
Such Was Unconfirmed Report
Reaching Washington Early
Today It Was Also Said
That He Had Demanded
Passports For Charge Al
gara. What Such a Severance of
Diplomatic Relations Might
Mean is Subject of Specula
tion Does Huerta Intend to
Declare War?
Washington, April 22. Huerta has It .was said today no plans for rais
requested the United States to with- ing money yet had been considered as
draw Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge current appropriations for the navy
d'affaires at Mexico City. That was and army, in .the view of officials,
stated here early today on good au- would be sufficient for present needs
thority but has not been officially an-?
nounced. ' " : " I
Passports for.. Algara Asked
It is said "Huerta " has asked that
Charge Algara be given his passports,
'-Mexican Charge Algara saidhe had
received -.- several - messages - from his
guveinuient inuicaung, ne migni be re-
eauea put that ne had not yet been
ordered to ask for "his passports. He '
looked for such" an order to come at
any time, he said.
The reported action of Huerta in
asking the withdrawal of ' Charge
O'Shaughnessy and instructing Charge
Algara here to demand his passports,
technically constitutes a complete
breach of diplomatic relations between
the United States and Huerta' s gov
ernment, -though whether Secretary
Bryan is willing, to regard it as more
than the act of an individual and not
of the actual government of Mexico
remains to be seen.
There is no precedent for a refusal
to accede to the demand for' passports
nor to fail to withdraw a diplomatic
representative upon demand of an es
tablished government but the present
situation, involving as it does a de
facto administration which the United
States has not recognized never before
has arisen.
Such a severance of diplomatic rela
tions though not necessarily a prelude
to War is . one of the steps that must
be taken if war is to be formally de
clared and it is surmised in some quar
ters Huerta is now about to take that
step. . '
Empty dry goods boxes were deliver
ed at the Mexican1 embassy here short
ly before noon but despite those appa
rent' preparations for departure Senor
Algara stated that he had not yet
receive an order to ask for his pass
ports. It was reported here, bow-
ever, that in earlier messages fromJ
Huerta the Mexican provisional presi
dent had informed .Algara that-he
could, leave his post whenever he
thought the situation warranted his
departure. , ,
BRYAN IS NOT
PLANNING TU
R ESI G
By Associated Press.
Washington, April . 22. The White
House today requested the publication
of this statement: ',
"SOecretary , Tumulty denied v em
phatically today as wholly unfound
ed reports that any. member of the
cabinet contemplates resigning. He
said that this -subject had not been
considered by the president or by any
member of the cabinet, and had never
been discussed."
The statement was issued in connec
tion with a report that Secretary
Bryan was about to; resign, - -
TWO N. C. OFFICERS
ARE AT VERA CRUZ.
Special to The News.
Washington, April 22. North Car
olina has two officers in the marine
corns of the forces ; now actively at
the front with the Atlantic '.fleet;
known as the first advance brigade.
These are Lieutenant Colonel W. E.
Lemley, first regiment of - Winston-Sa
lem and Captain R. O. Underwood of
Gastonia. These are the only officers
from North Carolina so far at the
front.
Price:'
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Tti-tMy by.
O Shaughnessy
niraies
Concurs In Senate
Re so lull o n
UNCLE SAM CAN
FINANCE
Washington, April 22. That the
United , States could finance a war
with Mexico and scarcely feel" it, is
the view authoritatively expressed
here today. The government's fi
nances are considered to be in excel
lent condition.
and as it would cost no more to. main-
tain the fleet, in Mexican waters than
in United Sttaes waters, -
It has been estimated a 'beer and
stamp tax would increase government
revenues at least-$100,000,000 a year.
imposition of rUvft ''taxes - would ; have
to pe maae oy congress.
T OF DEAD
ND WOUNDED
U. S. MARINES
Washington. April 22. This correct
ed list of the Americans killed and
wounded in the first fighting at Vera
Cruz yesterday wa6 cabled today by
Admiral Fletcher: .
The Dead.
Private Daniel AloysiiM Haggerty,
10th company, 2d advance base regi
ment, U. S. marines. Next of kin,
father, Michael -Haggerty, Cam
bridge, Mass.
1 " Wounded Marines.
Private George Maurice Davidson,
16th company, 2d. regiment; mother,
Martha M. Davidson, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Private John McMillan, 16th com
pany, v 2d regiment. Mother Frances
McMillan, Mayfield, Manitoba, Cana-
da. . -
Private Richard Shaker, 17th com
pany, 2d regiment, mothed Frederica
Shaker( Poughkeepsie, N. Y. .
Private Harry "3. Reed, 16th com
pany, ' 2d regiment, mother Irene
Reed, Chicago.
Wounded Bluejackets.
William H. Mangels, seaman, U. S.
S. Utah, born November 17, 1894;
home Yonkers, N. Y. '
- Frederick Nanz, ordinary seaman,
U. S. S. Utah, born July 4, 1895;
mother, Marie Nanz, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Nathan Schwartz, ordinary seaman,
U. S. S. Florida, born April 22, 1893,
home New York city. v
James "Horace Copeland, seaman
U.; S. S. Utah, born July 13, -1892;
ljoime Monterey, Tennessee. "
Private Samuel Marten', 16th com
panysecond advance base regiment;
father Mayer Marten, Chicago: '
. George Poinsett, seaman, U. S. S.
Florida, born April ?0,-1894 William
Poinsett,! father, Philadelphia. Enlist
ed -at Philadelphia. v, '
John F. Schumacher,' coxswain, U.
S. S. Florida, born December 5, 1889,
Brooklyn. Isabella McKinnpn, nother.
Seriously Wounded Marines.
.Private George Draine, 17th com
pany, second regiment.' Mother, Es
tella Draine, St. Joseph, Mo. ?
Private -Edward P. Peterson, 16th
company, second " regiment, father,
Walter Peterson,' Malone, N. Y.
, ' Seriously Wounded Bluejackets.
Clarence Rex Harsbarger, seaman,
U. S. S. Utah; born March 31, 1892;
C. O. Harshbarger, father, Waverly,
N. Y. " j
Joseph' Louis Kwapich, seaman, U.
S. S. Utah, - born March 6, 1893;
John Kwajpicb, father, Rochester, N.
Y. ; , ." - . - . "v
- Henry N. Nickerson, boatswain's
mate, U.. S. S. Utah, born- December
22, 1888; home Wheeling. W. Va.
Edward AC Gisburne, electrician
third class, U. S. S.- Florida, bom
June 14, : 1892. Home Quincy,: Mass,
John R. Gisburne, father. Washing
iton, D. C. ,
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Without Formality of a Roll Calf
The House Adopts the Ad
ministration R e s o I u t i o r
Which Justifies the Use oi
Armed Forces in Mexico.
There Was Only One Negative
Vote on Proposition The
Resolution Should Reach the '
White House Some Time
Today.
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 22. Without the
formality , of a roh call the house to
day concurred in the administration's
resolution adopted by the senate which
justifies the president in using armed
forces to obtain amends for indignities
in Mexico. On'the viva voca vote the
ayes- were in pronounced majority and
only a "no" was heard here and that
on the republican side. r After ja, thirtYa
minute sessioii'the house adjourned im "
til nobn when Speaker Clark will sign,
the resolution... It will then go to
Vice President "Marshall and should
reach the' white house late today.
Chairman Flood of the house for
eign affairs committee moved that the
house concur in the senate justifica
tion resolution when the session re
sumebt after recess. He urged that
there be no conference.
Representative Flood, addressing the
house in support of the senate substi
tute for the house resolution of justi
fication of the president's course, said
that when he introduced the original
resolution on Monday he believed it
was in the proper form to carry out
the purposes outlined in the presi-i
dent's address. ;
"The original resolution made It.
clear that this country was not hos-1
tile to the Mexican people," said Mr.
Flood, "and did not desire to makes
war on Mexico; the senate amend
ment states this in so many words.
The substance 'of this resolution is j
therefore unchanged. In this momen
tous hour and in the circumstances
confronting this country prompt action
justifying and approving the course, of
the president is of the utmost impor
tance and it would be childish to quib
ble over the words of the resolution
when the substance is the same; and
this is the viewt of the president."
BURNS DECLARES
LEO FRANK
By . Associated Press.
. Atlanta, Ga., April - 22. That
Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death
for the murder of Mary Phagan, is
not a pervert and is innocent of the
murder for which' he has '- been con
victed," is the substance of a report
made public today by the head of a
national detective agency who has beec
investigating the case for several
weeks The detective was employed
by friends of Frank after the latter's
conviction.
The report asserts that Mary Phagau
was Rilled by a "pervert of homicidal
tendencies of the most pronounced
type" and charges a negro formerly
employed at the National Pencil Fac
tory as a sweeper, with the crime.
The hearings on the extraordinary
motion for a new trial on account of
newly discovered evidence, and the
motion to set aside the verdict in the
case because Frank was not in court
when it was read, today were post
poned. Both 'were to have been heard
before the -superior, court this morn
ing but on account of a death in the
family of counsel for the defense the
postponement was made. The extraor
dinary motion' will be heard tomorrow
and the motion to set aside the verdict
will be heard Friday, May 1.
-Washington, April 22. Secretary
Garrison has received applications
from citizens of border towns appeal
ing for protection against possible at
tacks from the ..Mexican side. They
nave been referred to General Bliss,
in command of the border patrol,
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