Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-02-20
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TROOPS To MEXICO
Shells Hit American Flag Over
Embassy - Citizens Of This
Country and Germany Killed
BY Banets-Monroe Doc
trire is st Stake.

ne commanders Of the army trans
ports Meade sumner. Mcclellan and
nov 81 Newport Ne~S
Va 10 hold themselves IN readiness
Tor instant movement southwark
Al she same time orders we're Is
sued 20 an army division - the united
states. 1S.eOe st-ong, - be reacy -
advance on Mexico n President TAN
decides that intervention Il Inevitable
As soon as he arose today fresioen1
Taft MAS Supplied viii the lAtest as
patches from Ambassador Wilson. Al
N<xico city. who confirmed ire re-
oort 81 q xe~rinc eight hour battle. sn
which at least 1.uQo persons were
killed and as many more injured
The American An bssSaooT reported
that several Americans and Tour SeE-
mans HAD been wounded b. stray bull
lets The Ambassador added that ne
prs.x ans bic 10 ascertain the names %
the foreigners The state A'eaAFt-
inents information shoWeo thSt ne
s4xsral cannot balls from the anti
Quated artillery used ty portion Oh
the rovcrnEnent trooP2
only the fact that the 1890,
fo-ccs were using solid shot saved
tne embassy from being raEee - the 1
r~Cund An hassa6or Ausaz con
GUIDED his report by saving thAk tHs
office Of Consul General Shanhlsy naa /
beer sheued and that Mr. Shankles /
nnd MS staff had taken refuge In the
American embassy. The uatLc - ~
halte5 about 4 o clock last n-EnI
Border TrDoFS-
Rear Admiral Badger. corlT1lant-ills
the Atlantic feet now az Guantanamo
cuba. has been Instructed % NiTeiess
- dirnasrh Two % his fastest ano
most uouerful ships 20 Tamplcc Mex
Secretary q War St-ilEon TO-DAY
r-epa-ed the following list OF Aner1-
-r- troops or or near me Mexican
border. Tor the information OF frcsi-
Gent TAFT
California-At Fort RosenorAn1-
evro companies O. Coast Artillery az
-Tqr4uarsa- one platoon % Twelfth IN
ga-try. al Campo. one platoon O.
-T-relfth Infantry az Cale1ico. one
r,l.foor q Twelfth Infantry
Arszona-At Yuma, one pl1f
--r-efrsn srgartrv- a. NoEAles. two
rroous ~ the Fourth Cavalry az fort
Ffnarhuc1- seven troops q the fo-ri
Caralrv. ~ warren one troop foUrtL.
Csvnlrr, al Hereford one troeR g.
F-ou~th Cavalry. AZ D0uglaE- Nintn
Caxnlrr. two troops Fourth CaFalr3
40 The Twentieth lut1ztry-
Neu Nexsco-At Fort Huchita- one
troop THIRD Cavalry. AZ Feiea- one
-, Pr-o- thirteenth Cavalry.
NJ FORT Bliss headquarters q SecoIl ;
nns Third Cavalry hAttAllon OF = 80
rr3elr krtlilerr. the Twenty second n
r-7rr-.r~f1 Infanfry. a. Sirra Blanco
ore troop Third Cavalry 81 Aars2
- troor Third Cavalry 81 EhAfter
Gao troop Third Cavalry Al Big bene
0ne troop FoErfeenth CaxAlrzs Ak p
40 enc rroep Fuu-reeuth 1af1Arl
~ Fo-- Clark I've troops FcuTteertt
rnr-nf~r. NJ Eagle PaEE. one troop : our
reFnrh Cavalry. a. Forr Nclctcs n on'
squadron Fourteeuth Cavity ~ Eor
San Houston. i've troops o. 4 nlro -,
r5~r ard second Eettziion T11rc EieiE
5irsoras-At FORT sin there AZ
I'VE hafrallons q the Flfth Field Az
KsnsH-At Fort Riley the SIKH
FIeid ARTILLERY. while a. Fort A-eafel
s.-o-rh. kan Ia the headquarters @
the Seventh Infantry and the secon
Squadron az the Eiftee.itn Cav etrl A.
the Second and Third battA-lof-h Q
the EuEiueer CORPS
Wvrrr.rr-At Fcrr D A. Russell
the Eleventh Infantry and the EolfL
F-leac ARTILLERY. while a. ne Fresl-l'
a. stationed
shtp- Di-pasehed-
WASHINGTON. d. c. STecial.-
E4ear-Acrnlral Badger. cos---lzr.clrlS r.
Aflau-lc fle@r Informed the Navy -
P1s 49, $500 tbs ssttlessi5.s Ve
mont a1d &enrAsE2 - YEA - 7
49, 49, s-s - ,ki- sSo-nsnr Ter to No
~ErenlpE FOR MeNlceu ~ aterH
Musr IND Delay.
WASHINGTON. .. c. SDscia--
--T~his Government must enc the del
xnfcr :. hzs shown ~ handbag Z
Mexican situation i must reno
the opportunity for other nst1ons
participate IN the strengthening q
~ Mexican AfFairs-~
Tt1is plas Ehe statement made Toe
~ Senator FolnceNtsr. O. - azniE
tor. when ne rsDirtec out the posi-
danger q japanese movement
me weston part q Mexico E1cUlo Z
present state q anarchy. aa kno
IN todays dispatches. continue
Cltirg the 1fagcalena Eay incio'
az evidence CT What may happen
q otsorEaU lied country. Senator 20
dexter declared nat the weak pol
q the present administration MI
mean further trouble when the Cni
States attempts 30 euforce TIE q
roe DoctYi1e-
a japanese movement n HeH-
Nexico~ sad SenatOr Pclncexter.
only one q several dangers 70
nay result from q continuation ~
extstirg state q Affairs ia Mexico.
VIII not say positively that thls Q
eminent should intervene nov, bu
ia certain shat some pCelLFe CO.
q actions Should be followed 70 J
vent the Anrln1lation q orSaA'
rssle IL the country. AZ the pres
tlsae TIE powers AZ control o. lie.
are see-sa wing. win Absolutely
definite result
ar rhis state Of cisorganlza
Mexico a. an invltirg prey for
people q an alien race Wnc fniHnf
size % take advantage 81 her ~
ness and ccIoni1e there. S1cn n
have been attenpte1 before. and