Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-05
.TROOPS.LAND
At VERA Cruz
Fifth Drigade, Under Gen.
:, Funston, Takes Over En-
tire Administration Of
Seaport City.


came ashore today and Immediately
had long conference with Admiral
Fletcher 1t was arranged that the
troops of the Fifth brigade should
gradually replace the marines and
bluejackets, the infantrymen taking
positions along the outer lines as fast
as they come ashore A large crowd
gathered to witness the disembarka-
ton and joked with the crowd of AM
orleans that had gathered to witness
the Decentralization.
1t took the transports seventy-four
hours to bring the troops here from
Galveston-almost as long as it took
Scott to bring his troops here in sail
ing vessels sixty-five years ago. The
Meade and the Sumner are obsolete.
They were able to make less than
eight knots.
90 slow was their progress that the
battleship Louisiana kept her cables
on deck ready to tow the transports
in. Gen. Funston on the Fitzpatrick
became extremely impatient and at
his request the Fitzpatrick forged
1ulSS dH6du OI tue
Funston Receives Secret Orders.
News Of the mediation by Argen-
tina, Brazil and Chile has been re-
ceived here and caused great uncer-
tainty Gen. Funston, upon landing
today, received orders from Washing
ton, the nature of which he declined
70 divulge. He says his present force
is noG. large enough to enable him to
do more than occupy Vera Cruz. He
does not know whether more troops
are coming but infers that there will
be no advance to Mexico City at pres
ent
Before taking control of the situa-
ton the general wrote several dis
patches to Washington and one-not
the least interesting to him-to his
home. This later dispatch was in re-
ply to one which he received yester
day informing him of the birth of a
daughter.
The American flag was raised over
the famous old Mexican fort of San
Juan de Ulloa today. Tonight the
army takes over the entire admins
tration of the town.
Report Six Americans Slain.
News has reached here that forty
eight Americans have been arrested
by the federals at Cordoba, making a
total of eightv>four who are now in
prison there. A report says that six
of the Americans imprisoned there
have been taken out and killed. Ad-
miraI Fletcher and Consul Canada have
taken steps TO have this report veri-
fed
d. F. Anderson of Texas, manager
of the Mexican Land and Cattle COM
pany, is reported to nave been killed
at Cosmolopam, about sixty miles
south of Vera Cruz, by mob that
went to the Hotel Cosmolopam last
Saturday night to beat him to death
because he was an American. The re-
port is unconfrmed.
Anxiety for Refugees.
Anxiety is felt here over the nom
arrival of refugees who left Mexico
City on train early yesterday morn
ing. A train which left Vera Cruz
at 7 o'clock and met the refugees
from the capital has returned empty.
Another train is being sent out to
meet them. as gsasssy,s-ussssSs 80. -
Foreigners Safe at Mexico City.
Washington, d. c., April 2S.-No
Americans have been killed in Mex
leo City, none is in danger, and only
one is under arrest, according to as
surances to the state department on
Monday from the Brazilian minister
in that capital. The one man under
arrest is held at Aguas Calientes un-
der judicial proceeding which is in
no way connected with anti-American
demonstrations. The minister de-
cIared he had ''full assurances" that
all foreigners will be allowed to leave
Mexico City and that arrangements
were under way to get them out on
Tuesday if they cared to go.
Alleged Traitor Held.
Galveston, Tex, April 2S.-Held on
board the battleship Connecticut with
800 other quarantined American ref
ugees is man who, government Off
cials say, has been the cause of leak
in the government code. He is a for
mer government employee, was indict-
ed at Laredo on charge of betraying
government secrets and escaped
across the border to Mexico.
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Texans Still Hysterieat
Fort Sam Houston. Tex. April 81.
Border towns are still Historically