Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-20

NERA CRUZ, FeD. t..-Ihere Is
a strict censorship on all public mes
sages from Mexico City but private
messages say the fight has been
resumed and that Diaz is still bonn
harding the palace. No details are
given.
Preparations are being made here
for the hundreds of Americans flee
ing from the capital. Should rioting
occur here the Ameri,s.s will be Ia
ken aboard the battlesbips
MEXICO CITY, Fen. Fighting
was continued today Il noon. The
cannonading diminished somewhat but
the machine gun and rifle fire is
fierce.
Ell PASO, Feb. l7.-Land COM
munication to Mexico City was re-
stored this morning b.iefly via Chi
huahua. Messages received here sta
ted that fighting was Intermittent last
night but stopped this morning when
Diaz agreed to temporary truce.
A later dispatch received just before
communication was broken, said the
fighting was progressing, the Madero-
lists moving against the arsenal.
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Political graft,
lack of leadership and ignorance pro-
vide the foundation for Mexico's reyo-
lutionary difficulties, in the opinion of
William j. Chalmers, barker and engi-
neer, who has spent many years in
Mexico.
Nothing can be done there with
out graft which exists today as much
as it did in Porfirio Dia.' administra-
tion," he said. "All these revolution
ary movements are founded or graft
and led by men who want the privi-
lege of distributing it.
I'm addition, there is the fact that
there never has been a leader. There
has never been a man big enough and
broad enough and wise enough to lead
the nation out of its political diff
culties'
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.-Foreign
Minister Lascurian announced today
that Madero had agreed to the ap-
pointment of a president ad interim,
who will have charge Of the govern
ment until Diaz and Madero have end
ed the conflict.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 18.-(Censor-
d.)-Guns on both sides are silent
this morning. No reason is given. Ma
deristas declare that no armistice ex-
lists. The opposing forces are prac-
tically in the same positions. The
federals claim they captured the Y.
M. C. A. building yesterday, but the
report is unconfirmed The federals
claims they were reinforced last night.
BERLIN, Feb. 1S.-It is learned to-
day that Germany has decided to send
battleship to Mexico unless the con-
flict there speedily ends The move
was considered for some days, the
government not wishing to do any
thing to offend the Monroe doctrine.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 18.--
Uncensored dispatches received this
morning from Ambassador Wilson say
that Felix Diaz will soon control the
Mexico City situation. The messages
report continuous battle yesterday
and lost of last night Diaz is ad.
,ra prino cta div nd La
are enormous. Diaz will soon control
the entire residential section.
Last night the federals abandoned
all their exposed positions, withdraw
ing their forces into the national pal
ace, General Banquet commanding.
The American embassy has been re-
peatedly hit, but little damaged
Wilson says yesterdays firing was
the fiercest since the revolt began.
The gravity of Wilson's dispatches,
contrasted with the censored press
kilograms, it is believed proves that
Madero is desperately trying to con-
ceal the real conditions, and is taken,
as indicating that the city as rapidly
chaos.
The unburied corpses threaten pes
thence. The Red and White Cross or.
ganizations have abandoned their eff,
forts. Troops are starving and the
entire situation is becoming desperate.
The American embassy is apparently
the only safe refuge.
Consul Canada at Vera Cruz reports,
that refugees arriving are destitute.
and tell of the hardships and suffer
ing in Mexico City.
The transports Meade and McClel-.
land leave Norfolk tomorrow for Gu
with 1000 marines aboard.
Ten warships at Guantanamo have al
so been ordered to be prepared to take
200 marines each, besides regular COM
plements. Galveston transports are
to carry large army force.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Wall street
men familiar with Mexican financial
affairs were not surprised TODAY by