Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1914 — U. S. Troops are to Leave Vera Cruz Before Long [ARTICLE]

U. S. Troops are to Leave Vera Cruz Before Long

It was agreed in Washington Tuesday that the United States troops under Gen. Fred Funston, stationed for several months at Vera Cruz, Mexico, shall leave that country and return to the United States. It is probable that President Wilson hrs aeeodod to r. iequest from Carranza, acting President‘6f Mexico, to remove the troops from Mexican soil. The order for heir removal r.s publishe in Wash.gton is as follows: The troops have b'.en ordetw Jidrown from Vera Cruz. This action is taken in view of the entire removal of the circumstances which the troops is deemed unnecessary. The trops were regarded as a menace to friendship between this ountry and the new regime in Mexico. Some U. S. cruisers will probably patrol the coast for some time, as an assurance of protection to Americans who are now returning to their homes and interests tore.