The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-22
Capt. Rush Leads the Landing Force
Of Marines, but His Men Do Not
Fire Until Shots Come From
the Mexicans.
ONLY FOUR OF OUR MEN
q, LOSE LIVES IN FIGHT.
Shells From Warships Kill Many
Mexicans as They Fire Upon US.
Marines-Custom House Seized.
By Robert II. Mupruv.


'-- By Robert n. Murray.
1911, !, Tss - TN: ~ s: ,o,.
VERA CRUZ, April Planned intervention in Mexico by the
UnRed States which far seeing observers regarded inevitable Or
later has become fact here with the landing Of eleven hundred marines
md bueackes who have taken possession Of the city, Conscv
the Americans to-day full CONTROL Practically they not
After desulory unoganied but troublesome resistance from
lean soldiers and civilians the American forces when nga
hold the house. poso telegraph and cable offices
and railway terminals leaving until to-day the further task entering
into absolute domination of Mexcos principal seaport
-Four American fighters dead and wentone wounded Under the
rifle and machine gun fire of marines and sailors probably $50 Mex
leans died and at least wounded They mainly
non-comban Had Capt Rush Of the Florida who commanded
landing expedition fit TO do he could have hurled his
the heart of the city the face Of unknown risks and possibilities
disaster and unqueonaby by night he would have held Vera
limit to limit He chose the safer alternative of going slowly
spang and taking bites cherry instead of
To-day, PROFESSIONALLY, will see the job finished
All Americans who were in the city when forces landed lilo
Yesterday morning either aboard the steamships Esperanto and
outside the harbo quaed hotels which affected
by any firing that take place to-day None of the civilian Americans
or other foreigners killed wounded aaned
darkness the streets leading to the of the city
could with the bodies of Mexans Of the lower
Capt Rush has been trying get in touch with military civil
authorities for the purpose of organizing to protect lives and property
ORGANIZED RESISTANCE ONLY SLIGHT.
yesterdays lighting
direction nrins
guerrilla
soldiers
the windows church towers mainly
soldiers from their
and operating independently and from civilians
landing precisely brought the coors with HIM
Terminal Hotel but imme
y the plaza in front Of the Consulate
panied
The Americans believed
Eederas uerpose
Fletcher officers
ALL yearned for ut Of They got it.
prolonged rafting coughs from
a several Steel
front Major Reds the Gale
Montesinos The
their at
teny the first machine gun ratified away futey Mause bullets
and whine through the air.
PRAIRIE SHELLS SAND DUNES.
This brought
The boys posted
being held in reserve
Iookous from topmasts
city what bodies
hidden
made it impossible advancing
The Prairie loose with
hred dozen shots the city into ssndhs
operated put the fear Of the Almighty into the
Mexans who snpng in the city for almost immed
Americans all lackned
ceptibly. BY dark 1t ceased almost entirely
during the MASS
No could venture toward the heart Of city unless willing
Of being poted Curiousy enough
of speak
there One that he had withdrawn with most
M % ur,n~ the dav to enable him to make FOOD his retreat
At principal Mexican citizens
under white flag
permitted
but reported to Rush that
could only handful Of troops were there
United w. o'clock In morning
surrender He replied that he could
being contrary At 1880 o'clock the nrst Of the land
ing parties off for shore
Few what going
blueacke Mexican SOIL Scarcely hun
foreigners that the landing
quickly spread the NexaHs but
believed H.
WOMEN SCOFFED At DANGER. o., -
Of American CHARTERED a the Hotel DgsH
hete-see6ed s uggesjen hat