Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-13
Admiral Protests at Inhuman
Barbarity Of Conflict Now
in Progress at City Of
Tampico.
ALL AMERICANS ARE
TOLD TO LEAVE CITY
Five Thousand Rebels Ap.
proacR Strong FOrtifioa-
tiOns at 0jinga; Cannot
Take 1t Without Heavy
Loss.



Washington. Dec l8.- Rear Admir-
al Fletcher cablcd from Iampioo un-
der date OF / n. M. today, that at a
=. M. yesterday hc had ordered AN
Americans out OF the city aud that
before midnight he had transferred
about 500 who were aboard tho
wheeling and Tacoma TO the battle
ships Virginia, Rhode Island and New
Jersey outside.
Ofhclals did not attach any sig-
uiflcauCc to the fact that ADMIRAL
Fletcher made no mention in his dis
patches OF his reported action in or
dcring The Cpmnutunts 90 cease ilrius
nt one time yesterday. n was pOlut-
20 out. however. that the admiral
had the widest powers to act in his
discretion. Although the admirals
reports cam, 90 Washington hy cable.
he les using the wireless 90 transmit
them 90 Consul Canada at Vera Cruz.
who is sending them hy cable from
that point
Dispatches from Rear Admiral
Fletcher az Tampico, received here
early today and sent late last rigkt
say the fighting was continuing there
but made mo- mention of a report that
tho American admiral had pcrcmp.
turilv ordered the fighting 60 stop,
Admiral Flctcher's dispatches were
withheld from publication until uitoi
they had bccn submitted to Secretary
Bryan ANA Secretary Daniels. who
was late getting back from Baltimore
Tic huttlcfhip New jersey has boon
ordered from TuXrDn to Tagupico 90
join tho American fleet I'm the tight-
iuv zone.
Secretary Bryan today instructed
Consul Lytohar mo Chihuuhuu to pro-
test tD General Francisco NillH. the
o. Ha H
The expulsion ot Spanish subircts from
that city Secretary Brynu's action
was taken on representations made hY
thr spanish ambassador. no Off
eIal word has reached the department
,uu,rrniuE Che threatened cunfifou
iou of tho property of the Sp1uiHrdf
The admiral reported that nii for-
olgn women aud children were out
of the city at . o'clocb this morning.
hut th1t some men prO red 90 rec
main He also stated thlt thc Wtuu-
tion was "gctting worse. and thut
sNirmishIuE continued With tho Mex
/ lean guuhont Bravo shielding thc posi-
tiun of tho rebels.
admiral Fletcher asked thc navy
. department foo mgkr public au-
prlncCment thut al foreigners were
sat' ana that t was impossible 10
send personal messages to au who
navy department has engaged the
/ ward f!uur MORO castle. which viii
arrive at IHmplCo early tomorrow, tu
receive such refugees us may wish tu
leave.
The navy department later issued
this statement
"a plhlogum has been received
FROM Rear Admiral Flci ler. sent
Rom ImpIUu. McNiCu, %. m. sri
duN. WhIrn conveys tho Information
thut there has been no cessation oi
fighting 1ut that the ughting is moi
serious. AEuillr wax reported to have
just arrived with 5000 men aud talk
cn position ON the right bank of
tho river hc said thc McNican gun
boats Vera Cruz and lTogrCsn were
en- route o. Tumplco. Admire
Fletcher lms received Information
that both iCderals ana constitution
ulists have shot ur hanged all prison
'tIH taken. numbering about 90
Three uf these men were hanged 10
the forenoon from within tue fedora
lines ip full view OF the shipping ant
city Admiral Fletcher made forma
protest in the name ot humaniU
Iasuiust the practice. He reports thH
uu foreigners coz property have beer
injured and that Tho New lCrsC} 81
,u route go TmpiCo
"fhD army transport summer lc1rn
Galveston today Tor IamplCo. AT
Engagements have been mHdc to car,
lur Hll Americans at IamplcU. Tnv
number about 900.