Evening journal., 1913-12-13
SITUATION
AT TAMPICO
IS WORSE
americans Ordered Ont, and
Uncle Sam VIII Protect the
SpaniardS There, Too
10Th SIDES SHOOT
OR HANG PRISONERS
~ The UniAed Press.

~ The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.--The situa-
ion at Tampico is growing worse. All
Americans have been ordered out Of the
sity by Admiral Fletcher. The Navy
Department has chartered the Ward
liner Moro Castle to go to Tampico.
II will reach there tomorrow morning
and take to the United States all refu-
gees who wish to leave. Admiral Flet-
cher announced that all foreigners are
safe, but that he can answer no personal
messages regarding individuals. The
500 refugees on the Wheeling and To-
peka have been transferred to the bat
sleships Virginia, Rhode Island and New
Jersey outside OF Tampico harbor.
Fighting continues about Tampieo har-
oor and the Mexican gunboat Bravo IS
shelling the Constitutionalists position
This information was contained in
wireless dispatches received today IRON
Admiral Fletcher. Coming on top OF
his report that he had protested IN the
nane of humanity against the hanging
Of prisoners of war, and the report that
subjects were beaing threatened with
death by General villa, the victorious
Constitutionalist leader, the Mexican
situation today assumed serious as
pect.
The Spanish ambassador has Tor
mallv filed with the State Department
A demand that the lives and properly
If ali of King Alfonsos subjects IN
chihuahua and vicinity be protected.
secretary of State Bryan has te.e-
graphed peremptory demands to the
American consular representatives III
chihuahua and Juarez that they are
% insist that the Spaniards be pro-
iected from any indignity.
While Secretary Bryan refuses 10
disclose the extent Of the demands
made on villa and his chief. General
Carranza, it is understood that It was
made emphatically plain that they
will be held personally responsible Tor
any violation of international usages
in their treatment of foreigners,
especially Spaniards. II is admitted
that if Spaniards are murdered OF
robbed, the result must be break
between the COnstitutionalists and
his government. This would carry
with it the possibility Of utilizing the
armed forces of the United States to
enforce the American demand
The Navy Department transmitted
three wireless messages received TO-
5ay from Admiral Fleacher to Secre-
,ary of State Bryan. Only part o.
them we're made public. Fletcher IN
sists that the fighting in the vicinit,
of Tampico has not been particularly
serious. Aguilar, be says has takeI
! position on the right bank OF tn
liver outside of the city with 800
men, while the Mexican gunboats Veri
cruz and Progreso are being rushe'
20 the city to aid the Federals.
Fletcher states that he has receiy
ed reports which have been confirm
ed that both the Federals and Con
stitutionalists are shooting or hang
ing all prisoners that they take HI
says that three men were hanget
yesterday in full view of the people
Of the city.
According to Fletcher no foreign
ers or foreign property has been in
mred. He has sent a full report Il
bis superiors regarding his actions
ap to today, but up to the present M
information regarding whether III
has stopped the fighting in the cit.
proper has been made public here
The transport Sumner sailed iron
Galveston for TampicO at noon today
The 500 American refugees ther
will be cared for on the Sumner a
soon as she arrives.