Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-17

Rear Admiral Soutberland. COM
mander of the Pacife fleet. has gone
with the cruiser Colorado from Ma
zatlan TO Manzanillo in response to a
request of the United States consul
there. who reported anti-American
demonstrations. The big ship sailed
last night and should have arrived
early today
i The FIRST dispatch of the eartsssf jay
! filtered down from Mexico CT to
Vera Cruz and said hostilities were
resumed.
! Expects End Soon.
! Madero telegraphed close friends in
Washington today that he expected
definite results very soon. Those dis
patches came through promptly. The
Mexican embassy declared that no
dispatches whatever had been received
there and that it was depending upon
press dispatches for its information OF
| the lighting in Mexico City.
President Taft's reply to Maderos
appeal for non-intervention went for
ward by telegraph early today, and
will be given out in Washington when
Secretary Knox has been advised that
! Nadero had considered II.
Counting the difference in time, the
! DELAYS in communication and time
/ for translation. it may be late tonight
or tomorrow before its text becomes
known. 1t is understood to be re-
affirmation of the policy of the United
States TO withhold Intervention at
this time and demand full protection
I for foreigners.
The army has gone as far as 1t can
under present. arrangements for a
possible troop movement to Mexico.
The plan to send an expeditionary
/ force from Galveston has been con-
tfronted with some difficulties in
securing merchant ships. The quar-
4 tern1a ster- general has an opportunity
I TO get some csttleships. but it would
take a week to fit them out. II may
be finally decided TO send some OF
! the transports az Newport News
around TO Galveston.
Army Marking Time
Meanwhile. with the army practi-
cary marking time. and the navy
eta snding by, officials waited in sus-
nense today for news of the stirring
events which are believed TO be
taking place behind the veil a;
Mexico City.
At the war department officers who
F, had marched TO the relief of the lega-
rions at Peking declared that ever
should all wire communication witd
Mexico City be lost, even stoppins
Ambassador Wilson's dispatches, thai
alone would not be a cause for land
ing troops. 1t was pointed out thai
in such an event the embassy Woulo
have TO resort to the use of messen-
1ers and do its best 10 get it's dis
matches overland to Vera cruz o.
some other seaport where communl-
I cation was available.
Reports from American consuis II
! various parts of Mexico indicate that
the people are awaiting dec sivf
news from Mexico City. Consuls at
( Durango. Frontera, Juarez' Nogales
Hermosillo and Saltillo report those
/ cities quiet. From Jnarez the report
was that "there is no change IN tht
situation. the garrison and the people
/ apparently waiting decisive news
4 from Mexico City.
There is considerable excitement II
Nogales. although no disturbances
are reported. The consul at Vera
Cruz reports the arrival Friday night
of number of passenger trains with
refugees from Mexico City, and that
the messengers said many people We're
unable TO find room on the trains.