The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 436, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1914 Page: 1 of 4
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VERA CRUZ, April 22.—Vera Cruz, after a day and night of
„ resistance to the American forces, has gradually submitted to
the inevitable, and tonight is completely under the control of the .
^Americans, Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher being the dominant
figure in the city’s affairs.
. .Three thousand American bluejackets and marines, the latter
now the most feared organization of troops in Mexico, are quar-
tered in the various portions of the city. The customs house,
piers and railroad depots are in the hands of the American naval
Officers.
. FLETCHER CONTROLS CIVIL GOVERNMENT
The Mexican troops, .under Ge ieral Maas, haye abandoned the
city' to its fate, and have retreated northwestward. The strag-
gling fireing which caused Rear Admiral Fletcher to threaten to
turn the big guns of his battle hips on the city, was carried out
for the greater part by armed cit zens and policemen from house
tops'.
Captain William Rush, commander of the battleship Florida, in
- actual command of the city, has received orders from Fletcher
• not tp '-ffect any further advance, but to hold the positions he
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CONSUL CANADA AIDS IN WORK.
The gradual cessation of hostilities was brought about by notes
sent-by Consul W. W. Canada to the mayor, the jefe politico, or
chief federal civil official, the chief of police and other ^ officials,
> calling upon them for their co-operation. The chief point from
which the Mexicans fired was in the central part of the city.
From the Diligencia hotel the sharpshooters directed a most
"‘^troublesome fire.
House-top firing, which had been more or less continuous since
the operations, began sharply this morning as soon as it became
light enough to aim.
Captain Rush has under his or Jers ashore nearly 8,000 men,
while offshore there was awaiting his call as many more as he
needed up to 9,000 men.
7® MEXICAN SHARP-SHOOTERS BUSY
' Rear Admiral Fletcher was determined not to lose more men
than absolutely was necessary, and for this reason in all proba-
bility did not utilize the forces u ider his command ashore in
charges or advances on the posit'ons held by the “snipers.” The .
Mexican sharp-shooters appeared not to have diminished in num-
bers today, and with daylight their Mauser bullets appeared to
take a change of direction.
Tampico, April 20 (Via Galveston, ferred the matter to congress. The
April 22. Delayed in transmission).— news produced a profound sensation in
General Zaragosa is reported to have i the American colony. Many anxious
said that in event of an American at- inquiries poured in upon Mr. Miller as
tempt to seize Tampico he had re- , to what steps were being taken to fur-
ceived orders from Mexico City, that nish protection in case of a popular
he knew his duty as a soldier, and that anti-American uprising. This was a
he would do his utmost to repel the ■ peril feared as soon as the news of
landing, and believed he would sue-1 danger of intervention should become
cee(j, ‘generally known among Mexicans.
Notice-was posted here this morning (The gravity of the situation here was
in American Consul Clarence A. Mil- | increased by the issuance of orders to-
ler’s office that Mexico had refused all day for all American merchant vessels
of the American demands to salute the 1 to leave the river immediately and lie
flag and that President Wilson had re- 1 outside until further notice.
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Friday, April 24, 1914
THE DAY IN MEXICO.
Badger's marines land inJ
Tampico.
Fletcher has full possession
of Vera Cruz.
Six more American marines
wounded in latter city.
Maas and Mexican troops in
full retreat.
•O'Shaughnessy safe in Mexi-
co City.
Wilson asks for $500,000 to
transport refugees.
Pacific coast operations con-
tinue.
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MEXICANS ENLIST TN FIGHT i S.
Eagle Pass, Texas, April 22.—Pie-
dras Negras was evacuated hy the fed-
eral garrison early today after a
night of wild excitement. This morn-
ing more than 2,000 refugees came to
the American side of the Rio Grande
for protvtion.
General Guajardo’s forces are now
camped at Fuentes, three miles south
of Piedras Negras, waiting for trains
to transport them to Saltillo.
“Death to Gringos.”
More than 1,200 volunteers «llisted
during the evening. Crowds formed
and marched through the streets cry-
ing “Death to the Gringos” until the
cry became a chant in every street,
with street speakers haranguing the
crowds and excitement was intense.
Then came the announcement that
General Guajardo was preparing to
evacuate.
Then in a few minutes the excite-
ment had died down and the rush for
the American side of the river began,
the riew -volunteers who had just been
proclaiming their intention of fighting
the Americans soon were sending their
famiiitfj tc the American side for pro-
tection.
Refugees Block Bridge.
Shortly after 1 o’clock this morning
the international bridge was blocked
by the refugees. Finally the bridge
was closed by the inTmigration officers
and j • e pa rations made to handle the
throng inis morning. At daylight a
company of soldiers and customs and
immigration officers opened the bridge.
Within three hours aboht.2,000 people
had crossed and Piedras Negras is now business.
U. S. MARINES LANDED IN TA
Washington, April 22.—Rear Admiral Badger, carrying out
the American plan of occupying the Mexican Gulf ports, Atoday
landed marines in”Tampico.
This information was given out by Secretary of State Bryan
this evening, but no details have been received from Admiral
Badger regarding the results of his operations. The general im-
pression seems to be that Badger effected the landing without
trouble and is in full possession of Tampico.
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Must Convince Huerta. j With this prospective breaking off
For the present it was declared on of diplomatic negotiations, together
high authority that the forces at Vera J with the reports of aroused feeling
Cruz would hold the city to convince among the Mexicans, the feeling here
Huerta that this development meant is that it may be necessary in the near
almost deserted. General Guajardo
left a mounted patrol to prevent deser-
tion and a few soldiers in a small fort
that commands the bridge, but the
main body of federal troops, including
the new volunteer corps, is camped at
Fuentes. Rebels say they will not oc-
cupy the town until an understanding
is had with the United States.
A telephone message to the Commercial Club this morning from the
Chamber of Commerce of Wichita Falls notified them that the Na-
tional Editorial Association would arrive in Electra Saturday, May 2,
at 10:30 o’clock and would remain in this city until 2:30, that there
were between 350 and 400 in the body and that arrangements
had already been made by the Chamber of Commerce of that city for
special train service to Electra.
MOUNTAIN RANGE PROTECTS MEXICAN CAPITAL
Despite the purpose of the adminis-
tration to confine the operations to
Vera Cruz and Tampico, the situation
took on an ominous aspect, which in-
dicated that more serious conse-
quences cannot be averted. Though
not officially announced, it was re-
ported on high authority that Senor
Algara, the Mexican charge d’affaires,
had been directed by Huerta to ask
for his passports and that the Ameri-
can charge at Mexico City, O Shaugh-
nessy, had been asked to leave.
future to resist aggressive attacks
from federal soldiers. •
Everything is in readiness for actual
warfare, if it must come, and congress
today took the final steps in justifying
the president’s course thus far.
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sary of the New York National ‘Guard ! t
began today making arrangements for * \
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requisitions on the war department
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American forces now occupy Vera
Cruz. And the next move has not
<§> j been decided upon. Will they march
3s; on the Mexican capital ? Will Huerta
go so far in his attempt to unite the
factions of Mexico by having invoked
armed intervention, to comjnit some
further overt act, thereby causing fur-
ther reprisals by the United States?
But should the United States order
an army to march upon the capital
from Vera Cruz, it could not be ac-
complished in a few days.
Vera Cru'f is connected with the cap-
38. ital by two lines of railroad. One is
8 the narrow gauge Interoceanic, and
?> j the other is the Mexican railroad, own-
^ ed and controlled by English capital
and operated by British subjects. The !
Mexican railroad is modern in every
respect and has the latest of Ameri-
can equipment. Its rolling stock is
limited and its construction has been
considered for years one of the mar-
vels of engineering.
Crosses Mountain Range.
It. crosses a mountain range at a
point 13,500 feet above sea level. Nu-
merous trestles carry it over canyons
three and four thousand feet deep.
Precipitous walls mark the sidest of
these canybns, and ah army on the de-
fensive. as the Mexican army^ would
be, could completely destroy this road
with a very small quantity of dyna-
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Sheldon, A. H. The Electra Daily News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 436, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1914, newspaper, April 23, 1914; Electra, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth892658/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Electra Public Library.