The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-05-01
FOR THE BUSY man
NEWS EPIToME THAT CAN SOON
eE COMPRISED.
MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED
Nome and Foreign Intelligence Con
densed Into Two and Four
Line Paragraphs.
The War at 4 Glance.

The War at . Glance.
Lieutenant John w. Wallis and
twenty-one men Of the coast artillery
have left Fort Rosecrans for the bor-
-.
Secretary Daniels has issued orders
for all chaplains on duty at shore
stations to proceed Immediately to
Mexico by the first available battle
ship.
At tie time of the hrst attack the
American forces in Vera Cruz num-
bored 1000. The first landing party
consisted OF more than 500. The sec.
ond ~detachments landed two hours
later.
The fighting at Vera Cruz raised
much speculation in some quarters in
Washington as to the possibilities OF
anti-American uprisings in the Next
can capital.
J. Perez, constitutionalist agent at
Bisbee, Ariz, said "Huerta is trying
to involve the Mexican nation, but
under no circumstances will the con-
st~itutionalists be united with his
party"
Juan F. Urquidi, secretary in charge
OF the cofstitutionalist agency at
Washington declared reports that
Generals Villa and Carranza we've
about to Join with General Huerta
against the United States to be base
less.
train from Mexico City to Vera Cruz
filled with refugee Americans and a
special train Of refugees have both
been held up somewhere along the
road to Vera Cruz, presumably by
General MaaA
A mounted messenger has been sent
tons from American Consul Simpich
20 notify all Mexican rsnchers that
Americans must not be injured or mo-
Tested and that the only quarrel the
nited States has is with the Huerta
government.
One battalion Of marines Of the Sec
0nd advance base regiment from the
Prairie. and marines attached to other
ships as we'll as q portion of the sal
10fs. probably about one-half OF each
ships company composed the force
which engaged the Mexicans at Vera
Cruz IN the first skirmish.
The Navy department has announc-
"a that Admiral Badger. who is on
the flagship Arkansas. has been OF
dered to Vera Cruz from Tampico.
The ships which arrived with him
the Louisiana, New HAMPSHIRE. Yer.
mont. New Jersey. South Carolina and
lGichigan-win be divided according
- his discretion.
DoMEsTlc.
The Hotel Maryland ct Pasadena,
California, was destroyed by fire.
The guests escaped. The loss il sew.
oral hundred thousand dollars.
Three cadets. students Of st. Johns
military academy at Delafeld. Wis,
ware drowned when their racing shell
@apsised n : storm On lake Maya
NiekA.
= proposal Tor = referendum vote
- = proposition to amalgamate the
railroad workers Of the country into
80 organizations Wa voted down at
- aessio0 Of the employer depart
nent Of the American Federation Of
Labor y Kansas City.
The deleat of Congressman Mcguire
~ ~ro-elsction and the appointment Of
=. ~. Brown y postmaster IL the
1eodiction made b. members Of the
1tebraoka delegation Ii congress, who
1ocldfe6 that Representative Maguire
- 0ocFstafy Bryan had locked horns
ovoe. ~ lincoln appointment
- Nashville the republican Tennes-
- state e~onvsntion renominated Ben
~. Hooper tor : third term as gov.
egnog. Tho convention referred 10 !
Gommtttee the national committee's
g1an ~ changing The representation
~ notiooal conventions and endorsed
~ natjonal prohibition amendment.
- supreme court has approved
~ og4e1 ~ to Iowa railroad COM
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