Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 143, 27 April 1914 — Page 1

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HOPES FOR PEACE

Dictator Says Mexico Will Defend Its Rights Trampled Upon By Aggression Of United States BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, April 27. Ambassador Riano, of Spain today said that a definite reply was expected from the Huerta government late today, which would be made public through Senor De Gama, the Brazilian ambassador.

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BY LEASED WIRE WASHINGTON, April 27. Admiral Mayo today reported to 4.he navy department that the Constitutionalists began an attack ion Tampico early today. No details of the fighting were received. The American consul there is now on board the Dolphin and the

(teonsular force went aboard the Des Moines. The North Dakota was reported off Tampico.

Thousands of gallons of oil are spreading over the land around

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Tampico and it is feared that it will be ignited, turning the entire district into a sea of fire which would flow to Tampico, entirely icons uming that city. Admiral Mayo reports : "Mexican federal soldiers demolished the faucets checking and governing the flow of oil from the wells. Two enormous outflows tare turning loose the oil." , Admiral Badger says all Americans have been removed from iTampico. 1 Street fighting between Federals and Constitutionalists in -Tampico was reported at Constitutionalist headquarters here today. Under the command of Gen. Lies Caballero, five thousand I Constitutionalist soldiers invaded the city from the north and jwest, and captured the outlying sections.

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IFOR INDIANA Showers tonight and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday. TEMPERATURE. !Noon 81 Yesterday Maximum "8 Minimum 56

SENT TO BORDER

Lawrence C. Brower, a former Richmond boy, who is serving in the Twenty-eighth coast artillery, stationed at San Diego, Ca., has been ordered to the border with with his company to do patrol duty. Brower has been in the army since 1909. His mother, Mrs. Mary Brower, lives at 1024 Sheridan street.

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BY W. N. TAFT Staff Correspondent of the I. N. S. at the White House. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 27. Efforts by South American countries to bring about mediation of the dispute between the United States and General Huerta have failed thus far. Secretary of State Bryan announced today that the dictator had made nc official answer to the proffer of mediation sent him by the Washington envoys of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the "big three" of Latin-America. Huerta cables to the International' News Service that "Mexico will defend its rights, trampled on by the government of the U. S." Despite the attitude taken by the dictator in this dispatch, the administration still hopes for peace. A dispatch from Rear Admiral Badger states that 250 refugees will leave Mexico City by train today. This indicates that Huerta has abandoned his intention of holding "American refugees as hostages, but other dispatches sent from Mexico City to London say that anti-American demonstrations have been renewed and that a massacre is feared. Constitutionalist troops have renewed their attack on Tampico, but Rear Admiral Mayo, the United States naval commander there, reports via Vera Cruz that all Americans at the oil town have been rescued. Reports from Berlin state that European nations today renewed their efforts to induce General Huerta to yield to the demands of the U. S. Announcement was made here today that Germany, Trance and England had instructed their envoys at Mexico City to urge Huerta to make terms for peace. "MEXICO WILL DEFEND ITS RIGHTS," t . HUERTA SAYS TO MEDIATION OFFER

The forces at Vera Cruz will be reinforced today by the brigade of five thousand army regulars under General Fred Funston, now being conveyed from Galveston on four army transports.

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BY LEASED WIRE JUAJtEZ Rafael Zubaran, minister of Gubernacion in the cabinet of General Carranza, is reported to have left here secretly last night for Washington to deliver to Secretary Bryan an explanation of the note recently sent to the American government, which was taken at Washington as a threat to join Huerta. WASHINGTON A telegram received from Admiral Fletcher at the navy department early today, says the city of Vera Cruz is quiet, and "sniping" has been discontinued. His proclamation declaring martial law was expected, the cablegram said, but it has created no excitement. WASHINGTON President Wilson today cancelled his engagements for conferences with the Washington correspondents today and Thursday. No specific reason was given for this action but it is generally understood that the president did not care to answer any questions relative to the policy of the administration.

WASHINGTON Dispatches to the state department from Vera Cruz today announce that Federal .General Maas has established headquarters thirty miles from Vera Cruz. Ameri

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WASHINGTON The first train today out of Mexico' City will carry 250 American refugees to Vera Cruz. Admiral Craddock, the British naval officer at Vera Cruz, having obtained this information by wireless from Mexico City, communicated it to Admiral Badger, who in turn cabled the navy department today. The Mexican authorities have agreed to provide transportation, and guarantee protection for the train as far as Soledad. NEW YORK The freighter Washingtonian, of the American-Hawaiian company, was today chartered by the United States government to carry supplies to the fleet off Vera Cruz. The Washingtonian will be taken to the Brooklyn navy yard at once for loading and probably will carry a detachment of bluejackets and marines on her trip south.

LAREDO, Tex. Ten Mexican Federals were killed by United States troops and twenty were wounded, while they were trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas, near Minerva, twenty miles south of Nuevo Laredo, to avoid capture by the Constitutionalists, according to word received here today. The fight occurred late Sunday when the Federals, who were part of the Army which evacuated Nuevo iaredo after setting the town on fire, tried to get by the American border

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FORT WINGATE Five thousand Mexican refugees held in the refugee canjps at Fort Bliss and other points near the border for Beveral months, today were moved to this place under guard of two squadrons of cavalry from Fort Meade. WASHINGTON All Americans are leaving Hermosillo on the west coast of Mexico with utmost dispatch, according to a report received from Consul Hostetter today. The consul, himself, will leave Hermosillo tomorrow or Wednesday. No Americans have been maltreated. WASHINGTON Consul Canada at Vera Cruz, today reported to the state department that eondtfioiip JnMjwits; City are better and that aJUtHftfis are safe and well. , The consul states that he has made every effort to get a list of Americans in Mexico City and has inquired through the British embassy for the whereabouts of Burton Wilson, J. Starr .Hunt and Col. Yeager, but nothing definite has been learned. Two hundred and fifty Americans will leave Mexico City today. A report received at the department from Simpich at Nogales states that Consul Montague at Cananea reports that between 400 and 500 Americans

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NATIONAL PALACE, MEX- 1 ICO CITY, April 27. To the International News Service, New York City "The republic of Mexico has always fulfilled all of its obligations and in every crisis will defend its rights, trampled upon by the government of the United States. (Signed) "V. HUERTA." NEW YORK, April 27. The foregoing dispatch from President Huerta, of Mexico, was received at the New York office of the International News Service today. It was in reply to the following dispatch sent to him on Sunday: "Chile. Argentina and Brazil offer mediation between the United States and Mexico. Will you accept?" In his answer the Mexican president makes no direct reply to the question cabled to him, but his declaration that Mexico "will defend Its rights, trampled upon by the government of the United States," is believed to have only one meaning that Huerta will

fight. Huerta's reply was first cabled to the London office of the International News Service and thence transmitted to New York. AMBASSADOR SILENT.

WASHINGTON. April 27. Senor Riano, the Spanish ambassador, who is representing the Mexican government In Washington, read the telegram sent by General Huerta to the

International News Service with great Interest today. "It would not be proper for me to discuss any unofficial communiation," said the ambassador. "The telegram is very Interesting and-1 am glad to have been notified of Its receipt-" "Is not the telegram contradictory to the information you received last night that General Huerta had accepted the offer of mediation?" the ambassador was asked. "An answer to that question would force me to express my interpretation of General Huerta's message, which I cannot do," he replied. BRYAN'S STATEMENT. WASHINGTON. April 27. "General Huerta has not officially replied to the offer of mediation," declared Secretary of State Bryan today at 11:15 o'clock, after a conference with Ambassador Da Gama, of Brazil. It is also understood that Da Gama is representing Ambassador Sua rex. of Chile, and Minister Naon. of Argentina, the three having offered mediation between this government and Huerta. Da Gama arrived at the state department direct from a conference at the Argentina legation. "I cannot divulge what Mr. Da Gama communicated to me," said Sec

retary Bryan, "and can say only that the state department has been advised that General Huerta has not officially replied to the offer of mediation by the three Southern American republics."

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BY A. M. JAMIESON VERA CRUZ. April 27. Indications this afternoon are that

fftone of General Funston's troops will be landed unless it is decided

by the United States that further action against President Huerta is necessary. . . . The transports bringing the United States soldiers from Galveston have slowed down and will await orders from Washington before landing troops. They will be escorted in by the Vermont, which sailed today to meet them. Developments here, including news from Mexico City that all Americans will be allowed to leave the city have created a general belief that danger of war is practically past. Hundreds of residents of Vera Cruz are calling at the Terminal hotel to tell the American officers that they like the system of government put in effect herOf "rJ i --v - - r- yv