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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1914)
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. STRATEGIC POINT ON .VERA CRUZ RAILWAY MAP OF MEXICO CITY frHffitm AMERICAN CLUD ifnBSSSDS&M This Is ono of tho two bridges on tho lino of the railway from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, tho control of which moans much to the success of the Amorlcan troops. The bridges are only a few miles from Vera Cruz, and their destruction would seriously humpcr the movement toward tho capital. SHOT WHILE RAISING FLAG FIFTH BRIGADE EMBARKS AT GALVESTON GENERAL FRED FUNSTON m IKHJiKmwiSn ' "mSmM . 1 1 WHAT OUR GUNS DID TO VERA CRUZ pdpdrrsdrrdrsdrrsJrrr Tho Fifth brigade, U. S. A., under command of llrlg Gen. Prod Funston, on its way to tho transports at tho Galveston docks, whero it embarked for Vera Cruz, In tho brigade arc about 4,700 oillcors and men, comprising tho Fourth, Sovonth, Nineteenth nnd Twenty-eighth infantry, tho Sixth cavalry, ono battery of tho Fourth fluid artillery, a company of engineers, a company of tho signal corps and an ambulance corps. Brig. Gen. Fred Funston is in com mand of tho Fifth brigade, United States army, which went from Galves ton to Vera Cruz to carry on the work begun by tho men of tho fleet. FIRE CONTROL MAST b.ir.VmHA Cn.AWiV . .' " ' rt-rw t, -1C1l.jCV.OW.'dPr. . JiCC'1HllEi:b,U.-&yri nlMVb r -. a y. 1UBM TT rmrri7imlmfmmss JM?rrAi o?SHsi.f :-sJ&r'vJULmM' mMkea-saf"- --,- twlj 'C,s' V V-X'" j When George D Poinsett, able sea man from the United States battle ship Florida, went down beneath fed eral rifles at Vera Cruz, tho first American killed fighting for his coun try in tho present trouble with Mexi co, his name went into historic rec ords which will liyo when most of us are forgotten. Ho was shot and killed while he was raising the Hag, for which ho gave his young life, over tho customs houso at Vera Cruz. 3SVMk' ".J I. i ... . . J fimnmmcmmxM VO ..!. M?'?"'wys','v,cw'v '!fr)f.-WC4!:5 Because scattered bands and individuals would not cease firing at tho Americans in Vera Cruz, Admiral Fletcher was compelled to order that tho city be shelled by the warships. This photograph shows how the buildings were battered by the naval guns. ALONG THE ROUTE OF INVADERS rrirrw-nrr" COL. C. M. O'CONNOR Riiiiiii&, u border commanders and troops , . hk I V sc f ImmBmmwamBHM ' W V wlJ i- ' ?' iflli1,'V- 1 Col. Charles M. O'Connor of tin Sec- -...,,..,,JSWirrrr J, .TvTjEly.w. yS.?iv.. ; j. ,rr..? 1; . S. ' -V j s end division, U. S. A., who has been This bit of scenery along the route from Vorn Cruz to Mexico City 1& iff ' y , stationed at Texas City. far sample of the kind of mountainous country through which an Invading: I Atml'' H ,vvAvwwwwvvvvv1. army must make its way from the coast to the capital. ' ftifl Lle rf malt ameri '"x MEX,CAN "SNIPERS" IN VERA CRUZ STREETS :, " " MESSAGE FROM THE BRIDGE " Wl ' - 8! ...i i' If w 'i i . i r tJ ' 'H1fs$'' -i" ' ' I tlHil 9t3llRf muni iiiiini ihhiumwhuii iniimi nmwin iwininurwiiiniiiniriiiiniiiiii,ii,iiig Viirin .n . i . I' X 'iais. 1 t iifiSyST i- 1 WHN. .... xsmmi- m- . ir...ir. , ,, i ... ,- ,.i, , -" . . . - ' - -.-.vm- fe-? ZzTj? vXT5 vr; r' Colonel Loughborough (left) and Colonol Perkins (right), of tho Twen tieth United Statea infautry, now on tho Mexican border, and some of their troops In action. Thcso Bailors aro sending a mes sago from the bridge of a buttlcshlp by what Is known as tho Ardols sj-b-torn of signaling. Senor Lopez Portlllo y Hojas, tho minister of foreign affairs In the cabl not of General Huerta. "Snipers" picking oft American bluejackets and marines after the land ing at Vera Cruz. It was tho activity of these marksmen, behind walls and on housetops, that made necessary the shelling of the city
