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VOLUME XXXIV. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY APRIL 23 1914. NUMBER 45
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VERA CRUZ TAKEN
4 MARINES KILLED
Washington, April 22.—The
American forces are in complete con
trol of Vera Cruz. No non-com
batants were injured in the fighting
here. This word was received in a
dispatch from Consul Canada this
afternoon. Four American marines
were killed and 21 wounded in the
fighting last night. The Mexican
losses were over 150.
The White House gave out the fol
lowing statement:
“Dispatches received from Counsul
Canada at Vera Cruz at 1:10 p. m.
announced that the American forces
are now in complete possession of the
city; jthat apparently no fatalities
among American and foreign non
combatants, and that firing has ceased,
except for occasional picket shots.”
The American forces commenced
an advance to take the entire city of
Vera Cruz at 8 o’clock under guns of
the war vessels, according to a report
from Consul Canada, received at the
state department at 10 o’clock this
morning.
Reinforcements composing 2,700
men from Rear Admiral Badger’s fleet
were landed today at Vera Cruz under
the guns of the American warships to
aid in taking the entire city of Vera
Cruz, according to official advices to
the navy department.
Landing parties from the American
fleet under Rear Admiral Badger were
greeted with quite a general fireing
from snipers, when the boats ap
proached the shore at 4:30 o’clock
this morning.
The Mexican sharpshooters occupied
roofs of houses in the central part of
the city and were able to fire down
on the American marines and blue
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jackets as they neared the land from
the vessels lying off shore.
Warships Shell City.
A dispatch from Consul Canada,
which was filed at Vera Cruz early
today and was given out at 11 a. m.,
says:
“Firing commenced at daybreak.
Ships now shelling southern part of
city. Large force landed from Ad
miral Badger’s fleet before daylight.
Copies of proclamation issued by Rear
Admiral Fletcher requesting at once
the co-operation of the mayor and
municipal authorities in restoring
order have been distributed, but have
been unable as yet to get in com
muincation with these officials. Major
Butler’s force of marines from Tam
pico are now ashore. Expect the city
will be quiet later in the morning.
Estimates of Mexicans killed and
wounded up to late last night ap
proxamately 150. Battleships here
are Florida, Utah, Arkansas, Vermont,
New Hampshire, New Jersey South
Carolina, transport Prairie and collier1
Orion. Transport Hancock with
marines reported due. American
forces advanced at 8 a. m., under guns
of war vessels, to take city.”
A later message was received aV
11:45. It said:
Have sent messengers to all hotel
keepers to reopen their establishments,
which will be given full protection.
Customs house and warehouse on fire,
but now extinguished. Now informed
that American troops have been or
dered to advance to take possession
pf the city. Informed also that first
two sections of the train carrying
American refugees from Mexico City
arrived before the fighting commenced
yesterday. Third section on its way,
but not heard from. Major Cattlin,
with a force of 300 marines, just
landed to assist Captain Neville, says
total number of forces landed 3,000.
Our forces now well in center of the
city. I now believe fighting will be
stopped within less than an hour.”
uemanaea surrender.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, in command
of the United States warships, pre*
faced his occupation of the port by a
demand, through the American consul,
W. W. Canada, for its surrender. Gen.
Maas promptly declined to accede to
this demand, and shortly afterwards
10 whaleboats were sent off from the
side of the transport Prarie loaded
with marines. These boats effected
a landing in the neighborhood of the
custom house before noon, and a few
minutes later Capt. William R. Kush,
of the battleship Florida, who was in
command of the operations ashore,
brought his flag in.
In Rear Admiral Fletcher’s procla
mation to the people of Vera Cruz, he
called on them in the interests of hu
manity, to co-operate with him in re
storing order. He said they could
carry on their municipal government,
as before, and that the United States
merely would head the customs house
and patrol the city.
Wlison Still Hopeful.
Despite the most recent develop
ments it was stated at the White
house Wednesday that while the
situation is very grave the president
still hopes that a general war can be
prevented.
He is almost alone in this view.
Officials who are fully cognizant
with the situation insist that all
Mexico must be conquered. They ex
pect that Huerta himself will declare
war within a few hours. If he does,
it is expected that he will also per
sonally appeal to the powers for help
against the United States, thereby
parallelling the action of Spain in
1898.
In fact reports are already in pos
session of the state department which
indicate that Huerta has already ap
pealed to Japan and Germany.
While it is not believed that there
will be any foreign interfereance (in
fact it is stated by no less authority
than the president and Secretary
Bryan themselves that there will be
none) no chances are being taken.
Bryan has personally kept the repre
sentatives of every government here
informed of what is going on. In
addition, our ambassadors abroad
have been directed to explain to each
government that there is no plan of
territorial aggradizement contem
plated.
Officially the capital is still without
any of the details of the stirring
events at Vera Cruz other than the
meager reports of Fletcher and
Badger. Every one is singing
Fletcher’s praise. He has met em
ergency after emergency with credit
to himself and the flag. Thrown on
his own initiative yesterday when con
gress failed to give the president the
general authority needed and realiz
ing that the arms and ammunition
from the German steamer Ypiranga
must never reach Huerta, Fletcher
never hesitated.
The consulate in Vera Cruz had
signalled him that two switch engines
with steam up were waiting on the
siding with orders to load this am
munition and rush it to the capital
the moment the Ypiranga docked.
With the liner in sight Fletcher was
forced to act. He could not detain a
merchantman of a friendly power.
So the landing was ordered and today
the Ypiranaga is lying anchored near
the flagship Florida with the arms and
ammunition still in its hold.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken by the United States for
the protection of Mexicans here. In
structions have been sent to officials
wherever there are Mexicans colonies,
especially in the west, that the utmost
care must be taken to preven assaults.
Here in Washington the Mexican em
bassy is guarded by police although
no fears are felt that there will be
any assault on Charge Algara or his
subordinates, as they are all very
popular in the city.
'Details Of Assault First Made On
City.
Four Americans were killed and
twenty wounded in the fighting Tues
day, but the Mexican causalties are
still uncertain. More than a score of
peons were found dead in the streets
but as much of the fighting by the
Mexicans was done from house tops
and from windows, and the marines
picked off many of these sharpshoot
ers, it is impossible to make a definite
estimate of the number killed.
Much of the firing on the American
forces came from civilians as well as
the regular troops. The resident sec
tion of Vera Cruz was quiet last night,
however. Lights were out and doors
barred and few ventured upon the
streets.
lhe heaviest firing upon the ma
rines and blue jackets, who were com
manded by Captain Rush, from the
battleship Florida and Lieutenant
Colonel Neville of the American ma
rines, came from the naval cadets in
their school building near the water
front. When the cadets opened fire
the Prairie shelled their position. The
old fort and building occupied by the
cadets was badly damaged, but it is
not known whether there were any
causalities at that point.
Desultory firing was kept up until
6 last night. The marines and blue
jackets swept the streets and the
ncosda of buildings with rifle fire and
drove back the Mexicans who replied
intermittently. Admiral Fletcher
transmitted through Consular Canada
his warning that the town would be
bombarded today if further resistance
was shown.
Fletcher gave just two hours’ no
tice of his intention of landing forces
yesterday. In fact only the consuls
and the city officials knew of the im
pending attack. The inhabitants were
ignorant of the meaning of the activ
ity of American ships observed in the
harbor and flocked toward the water
front.
Demanded Surrender.
When Canada received word from
the fleet commander that a landing
was contemplated he called General
Maas on the telephone and in the
name of the naval commander de
manded the surrender of the city.
Maas replied that this was impossi
ble. He asked time for a parley. Can
ada said he had no authority to grant
this, and the first detachment of ma
rines then landed at the Porfrio Diaz
pier, now known as “Terminal com
pany pier No. 5.” They took posses
sion of a switch engine there.
A squad then took possession of
the power house. The cable office was
next seized. The government censor
was made a temporary prisoner along
with the operators. The telegraph of
fice, postoffice and custom houses were
next occupied.
While the Americans were taking
possession of the city, the German
ship Upiranga was outside the har
bor with the great consignment of
guns and ammunition for General
Huerta. The captain refused to sur
render his cargo to Rear Admiral
Fletcher, but the latter did not press
the seizure.
The seizure of the various offices
near the water front was completed
between 11:30 and 12. Upwards of
1,000 marines and bluejackets had
been landed by that time from the
Prairie, Florida and Utah and no ef
fort had been made by the Mexicans
to resist.
It was 12:25 when the federal gar
rison, numbering about 800 men, came
sauntering down the principal streets
from the barrocks to the main plaza.
There they divided up into groups,
making for the street corners and pri
vate residences. They took possession
of windows in the residences, clam
bering up on the roofs and placed
themselves at various points of vant
age.
Precisely at 12:45 the first shots
were exchanged. Rifles and machine
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stant fire was kept up until 4:16.
The Americans swept the streets
with their machine guns and began
picking off the Mexicans from the
roofs.
By 4:30 no Mexican soldier was in
sight, but as many civilians were still
popping away from house tops and
street corners, the marines and blue
jackets returned the fire.
Lieutenant Murray and Captain
Harle, from the Florida, had com
mand of the marines about the con
sulate. Captain F'ryer, of the Prairie,
directed the men stationed three or
four blocks away.
It was not believed that the fed
erals would have made any resist
ance after the first fighting had the
Americans advanced straight to the
center of the city, but Captain Russ
said he did not want to run the risk
of exposing his men to pot shots of
houses and shooting from windows.
One detachment of federals hid
themselves in the tower of an old
light house building two blocks from
the consulate. When Ensign Cresep,
commanding a detachment of marines
with a three-inch field piece, noticed
the shots from this direction, he im
mediately ordered the field gun into
position. This gun was stationed
directly in front of the consulate
which had been struck by several
shots. The men of the Florida jumped
to their task of driving out the sharp
shooters in the tower. Just five Shots
were fired at it, and down came the
tower. Every shot was a hit.
It was 5 o’clock when the blue jack
ets entered the federal barracks and
found them deserted. By his time
wounded men were being carried
back to the consulate.
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