Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-12
Part United States VIII
Take il Niagars Falls
Meeting Is Outlined by
Wilson and Advisers.
HUERTA ORDERS RELEASE
OF YICE=C0NSUL SILLIMAN
Gen. Funston Denies "Alarnist
Reports" of Threatened At
tack on Vera Cruz-L0bos IsI.
and Incident Regarded Unims
pOrtant by U. S. Officials.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-senor
Olivera. the Brazilian minister n
Mexico City, informed the State de-
partment today that the Mexican
government has ordered the inn
mediate release of Yice-Consul John
R. silliman, held a prisoner at
Saltillo. The minister added that as
soon as Mr.. StiIlirnan reached Mexico
City. he would obtain for him safe
conduct to Vera Cruz
President Wilson and members OF
the cabinet discussed today plans for
participation by the United States ia
the Mexican mediation conference to
begin next Monday at Niagara Falls.
Ont, and various problems which
have arisen since the occupation OF
Vera Cruz by American military
forces
just before the cabinet met a mes-
sage was received from General
Funston at Vera Cruz, in which the
American commander declared that
no attention should be paid to
'alarmist reports that Mexican
forces were threatening TO attack the
Vera Cruz waterworks. General Fun-
sron said there was no Indication Of
movement Of Mexican troops in prep-
aration for any such attack
Funston Denies Reports.
There have been rumors.f General
Funston s message read, that an at
tack was threatened. These have been
due to remarks attributed to General
Mas, The watefworks cannot be
taken from US by force. If the pipe
line should be cut it could be repaired
I 10 a few hours
General Funston added that 700
/ sacks Of American mial destined for
Mexico City and delivered al tisa
break in the railroad. still lay on the
tracks IN possession Of the RTexicsan n
outpost. He had no news of Private
Parks, who rode into the Mexican
lines and has not returned.
State and navy department. off,
Gals were inclined today to regard
as unimportant the Lobos Island in
cident, which had caused General
Huerta TO protest ttatfthe landing OF
American forces there TO reopen the
lighthouse constituted breach OF
the armistice between the two armies.
Secretary Daniels said there was no
thought of occupying the island in
the war sense of that term
we have no desire of taking the
island said Mr. Daniels. The moni-
tor Ozark is reported en- route to
Lobos Island from Key West Ths
state department has announced that
American Consul Simpieh had re-
ported that James Byington, of Boise
Idaho, long imprisoned in q Consti.
tutionalist Jail at Cumpas. Sonora.
had been released.
Discuss Brazilian Appeal.
Among issues the President and
cabinet had under consideration
throughout the morning was the APP
peal from the Brazilian minister at
Mexico City to General Funston on
behalf of five South Americans under
arrest at Vera Cruz for s'snipingr
American soldiers from a tramp
steamer. Three Brazilians are among
| the prisoners, and the appeal. coming
from a diplomatic representative OF
one of the mediatlng nations. has
presented a delicate problem for DE-
cision. The manning by American
| forces Of the lighthouse on Lobos
| Island. off Tampico, which Huerta
| foreign minister has protested is
a violation of the armistice, also was
taken up in the cabinet meeting.
Justice Lamar and Frederick W
! Lehman. chosen TO represent tbs
4 United states at the mediation con-
/ ference, awaited word today from
lSecretary Bryan before completing
arrangements for their important
mission,
Consul ". Il. Alger. from iazatlans
reported today at the state departs
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