Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-14

men aead and on the roster OF
almost every ship, and they roughly lay
ilahas on him., search every pocket of
MN, and even look into the top of his
SHOES to see if he has ammunition or a
~reVolVer which he may be carrying to
some "snipe shooter in the loft of q
nearby building. The ensigns from the
navy ships and the lieutenants from
the marine corps turn their backs upon
some OF these proceedings.
An American officer walks briskly UP
70 a store or residence, detachment be-
4 him, and in "clicls-click," icy fash
ION, as one who cocks a gun, says: Tn
in charge here"
AS a contrast to this may be seen the
movement through the city of the cap
precedes, carrying the British flag;
n comes Captain Watson, followed
by an aid; o PAGES to the rear an
orderly; behind, a guard of four men.
twice a day, mos formally, morning
and afternoon. he visits the British
consulate. learns of the situation of
MS cc,,ntrymen. and is ready to act in
day In the cables describing the search
Tor the British residents between here
and Mexico City. who started for Vera
cruz from the capital and found them
selves stalled with the railroads cut.
News of Army's Coming.
Vera Cruz, Mex. April % (by mail
steamer).-The question arises tonight
-as news is received on shore and in
the fleet that a brigade of the army
mas been orc,ered here from Galveston
how long will this expeditionary
force be known as such, and when will
headquarters" begin to date it's re-
ports as from Mexican army of oc-
cupation?"
questions Of a political character are
necessarily constantly arising, and al
though the cable censor will not per-
NIT the correspondents. who are max
nj their reports by cable, to send adj
vices of a political or semi-editorial
character to their journals, the fact re-
mains that the future of Mexico, rather
than the necessities Of the moment, fur
nlshes a problem for officers in charge
mere that ought to give the public at
nome the SraVest concern.
For Instance. tonight. every jail and
prison in this city is filled with mall
contents, charged with having arms
n ammunition in their possession
contrary to the orders OF the command
ing officer of the fleet.
VINO is to try these m~alcontents?
FL ~ minat can they be convicted. except
from Mexican army of occupation?"
Malcontents in Prison.
III there We're here a case of actual
war, defined as such, courtmartiaIs
might solve this problem. But the Mex
lean people have beer told that the
oTlted states is not at war with Mex
leans. These people, these malcon-
.ehts. cannot be turned over to the
MeNlcan courts. he magistrates of
vera oruz. with the expectation that
any impartial judgment of their cases
may be had. In the first place the
magistrates refuse to sit. In the sec
ohd place IL any consented to sit he
would do so only under Mexican law
n would throw out of court, under
ne statutes. any case brought before
aim OF one who had fired. killed or
attempted to kill in defense Of his
country. LIS
"Eat Is to become of these prisoners
WHO nave shot down American blue
1dnhels ana Marines, is O. question that
VIII give the gravest concern to those
IN eliafge OF the Vera Cruz expedition
aLS iolce: lhere are tonight 1900 OF
1nese prisoners in various crartaIs
lhey are being fed and well taken care
81 IN other respects. Even in the hos
pltal' san Sebastian, where there ave-
d NUMBER OF attempted assassins. i1,nior
and nurses from the fleet arc
1nlilsterlhg to their needs, in
tlon with the Vera Cruz arthoritias a.
the Sisters of Mercy. -
Dealing With Snipe shoo+.rs
Vera Cruz, Mex. Apri, % NV uo,,
steamer).-At the Porfirio Djaz nlaza
are established the -four landing bat
Iallons OF the Michigan, the Louisiana
the minnesota and the North Dakota
mere 1t Is that the Michigan men have
.aken their stand after an exciting
tnsns. IN this plaza. beautiful with
c~ocoanut palms and roses In FIJI
bloom, death has looked upon these
men all night. In this plaza, where
stands the statue Of Benito J11arez a
George Washington of this countr
,lie olllcers n men Of the Michigan
landing battalion believe, this morn.
ing, ina they have found a way tc
III Liberty II this city, at last, not
onlS TO members Of the exp%editionar,
force but to Vera Cruzanos as we'll
ma is by taking up each case O,
snlpe shooting" as 1t comes
When the Michigan's men landed
tney Went into the Nineteenth regula1
lnlanlry barracks, with the other mer
from the Third regiment of the nav
brigade. Consul Canada sent . I mes.
sage advising headquarters to get on,
OF that. He said there had lust beer
oU cases of small poX and AZ cases ~
spinal meningitis there.
Ihe M1chigan's men were tired. anf
they resented being obliged to moy,
again. NV
So, as it seemed they We're to kee,
on moving, the Michigan's men begai
10 move after the "snipe shooters.
lhey took UP" in real, serious earnes
each case of "snipe Shooting" that oc.
CURED. They wanted a little liberty
a niue peace. They We're tired Of hav.
ing some Vera Cruzano run up and ga,
ne mad been nearly killed by one O
his fellow citizens bullets and wanted
protection, and exceedingly tired q
being shot at themselves.
In Vera Cruz many houses connec
with each other, especially over tn,
roofs. Those familiar with recen
Mexican history will remember hoy
Felix D1az got into the United State.
consulate from the roof of a nearb,
motel, where he was escaping Euerta'
men, and came aboard the Michigan.
Not Allowed to Rest.
So the Michigan's men began to g,
up spiral staircases and through dar]
corridors, hunting for their snip
shooters" In every case they investi
gated they found at least one Mexican
perhaps two. three or four.
Lieut.. Com. j.. w. Greenslade. II
charge of this Michigan battalion. sal,
to me today:
After clearing the entire nfantr,
barracks we settled down In comfort
table quarters, but at 8 D. m, wGr
driven out into the cold world becaus
the doctors decided the barracks wer
full of spinal meningitis and smallpox
Pleasant!
$50 we bunked in the avenue In from
Of the variety theater and We're yer,
comfortable under Gods own sky. i