The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-02
ORDERS WARSH|PS
TO SHUN MEXICO
Torpedo Boats to Head Off Gun.
boat Yorktown.
CONSIDER A VISIT UNWISE
Perry and Preble Not to Convoy
Transport carbohydrates Deal
Report Denied by New Msxi-
4.. can Ambassador.

Washington, April 3O.-The torpedo
boat destroyers Preble and Perry,
which slipped out of San Diego harbor
Sunday night, are under orders to in
tercept the gunboat Yorktown by wire
less and tell her not to stop at any
Mexican port for coal.
In view of conditions prevailing in
Mexico it is deemed inadvisable to
have an American gunboat drop in at
any of the coastal cities.
The Yorktown is en- route to San
Diego from Guayaquil, Ecuador, and
had been stopping at Central Ameri-
can ports on the way up the coast.
She is accompanied by the collier
Prometheus.
Carries Forty Enlisted Men.
The war and navy departments
deny that the army transport Buford.
now en- route to the west coast of
Mexico to pick up American refugees,
is to be conveyed by the Perry and
| Preble. .s
The Buford will stop at San Diego
to take on board Claude f. Guyant,
deputy consul general at Mexico City,
who has been ordered to Los Mochis
to establish a consular agency there,
He will disembark at Topolobampo
and proceed overland to Los Mochis.
II no Americans remain at these
places he will proceed with the Blu.
ford to the other west coast ports.
Although 1t is admitted at both the
state and war departments that the
Buford has hipped 40 enlisted men un,
der the command Of Capt. Herbert j
Brees, it is explained that they are
taken merely as IA disciplinary precau'
ton.
1t was pointed out that the Buford
in her cruise down the coast would be
likely to Kick up Americans of all class
es, and ii was believed to be highly
desirable TO have soldiers aboard to
preserve order on the vessel.
Captain Brees is aid-de-camp on tine
staff of Major General Murray, COM
handing the western division.
Denies Jap Deal Report.
New York, April 30-In response &c
inquiries as to the recent agitation re
garding Japanese encroachments al
Magdalena bay, Senior Manuel Calero
the new Mexican ambassador, who
was in New York on his way to Wash
ington, made the following statement:
There is no japanese question IL
Mexico, and this talk about the Japa
nose and Magdalena bay is ridiculous
1t is absurd that you Americans
should be exercised about the grant
ing of private fishing concession to
Japanese. Such concessions are held
by the English, by Norwegians and by
MeXiCans, and it Is nothing more mol
less than a business transaction In
which the concessionaries are res
sponsible to the Mexican government
and to no other government in the
world.
The whole thing, as some have
tried to make it look, is absolutely un
true"
To Increase Standing Army.
Milwaukee, Wig, April 30.-Orders
were received at the Milwaukee re
cruiting office of the federal govern
ment to begin an active canvass at
once for recruits in all branches OF
the army.
According to the recruiting officer
it is the purpose Of the government
to increase the standing army from
$1,000 men to 100000 and that a large
force of militia will be ordered to the
Mexican border within thirty days.