New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-04-25
Wilson and Cabinet are Deeply
Affected by First Bloodshed.

would not be taken by the Amer
lean government for the present
The future depends on action by
the Huerta authorities. Secre-
tary Garrison announced EN-
phatically that no troop move
ment had been ordered.
Officials did not believe lluerta
would take offensive steps but IL
he does the American marines
and bluejackets which will be as
sembled in Vera Cruz within Tor
ty-eight hours will number about
$4,000. Estimates here place the
Huerta forces at Mexico City at
about 1900 to 1000 men and
army officers believe that the
American forces if necessary
would be able to reach the Mex
lean capital without serious diff
Guilty. :,
The bulk of General Huerta 5
army is in the north fighting the
constitutionalists.
Just what the purpose OF d.
verting Rear Admiral Badger
from Tampico to Vera Cruz has
not been made known, but II
leaves Tampico with one Ameri-
A H..
can ship. it is believed here the
constitutionalists are making
ready to take the port.
Rear Admiral Badger, on being
ordered to proceed direct to Vera
Cruz. ordered also diverted the
fourteen torpedo destroyers to
Vera Cruz.
Consul Canada 8 report follows
"Marines and lbluejackets
landed at 1870 this morning
Immediately taking possession OF
cable office, postoffice, telegraph
Office and customs house. also
railroad terminals and yards with
rolling stock. Notwithstanding
firing from house tops we are
masters of the situation so far
without use of heavy guns. Oul
men are simply defending them
selves. Some resistance from
naval vessels soon silenced by
guns on Prairie.
cat this time reported four Of
our men killed and twenty
wounded. American newspaper
men and several other Americans
in consulate. Several Americans
including women who refused te
20 aboard refugee ships, are now
marooned in hotels within firms
line. Trains from Mexico City
did not arrive"
Vera Cruz, April 21.-Ver'
Cruz tonight is in the hands O
forces from the United States
warships, but the occupation o
the port was not accomplished
without loss of American lives.
Four Americans, bluejacket
and marines, were killed by tn
fire of the Mexican soldiers ant
twenty fell wounded.
The Mexican loss is not known
but 1T is believed to have beer
heavy. The water front, tn
customs house and all importan
piers. including those under tn
terminal works from which ex
tended the railroads to the cap
ital, have been occupied. Al
territory around the American
consulate is strongly patrollet
and detachments hold other sec
tions of the city.
The Mexican commander, Gen
eral Gustavo Mas offered stub
born resistance to the American
advance and for many hours Their
was fighting in the streets. To
ward nightfall it was reporte'
that the main body Of the fedora
garrison was in retreat to tn
westward.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, com
handing the United States war
ships, prefaced his occupation o
the port by demand through
the American consul, w. w. Can
ada, for its surrender. Genera
Mas promptly declined to acced
to this demand and shortly after
ward TEN whaleboats were sent OF
from the side Of the transpor
Prairie loaded with marines.
These boats effected a landin
| in the neiphborhoOd of the Gus