Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13

Us the sailors and marines call 1t. A
rev mlhu ago a squad of men from
inc Florida set up a machine u be-
hind a barricade of sacks of coffee
commandment" from the railroad ter
mlnals and let fly" through a house
IN which they had caught a Sharp
shoote who had picked off, one of
their men. There We're said to be
otners In the building, and the Florida
men thought the machine gun test a
peter one h a the so-called acid
test or asking questions. such as where
did you get this gun" and what are
you going to do with this a~mmunition?'
PaIaver Doesn't Go.
The "amigo-mio" business, meaning
o n l are friends" doesn't co.
any more. The Mexican steps up, tries
to palaver. but the b~luejackets and
marines have been through that. with
men dead and wounded on the roster of
almos every ship, and they roughly lay
hands on him. search every pocket of
him, and even look into the top of his
shoes to see if he has ammunition or a
revolver which he ma be carrying to
some "snipe shooter" in the loft of a
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
to a store or residence, detachment be-
hind him. n in "click-click," icy fash
ion, as one who cocks a gun, says: I'm
in charge here"
As a contrast to this may be seen the
movement through the city Of the cap
tain of III. NJ. s. Essex. A sailor lad
then comes Captain Watson. followed
by an aid; four PAGES to the rear. an
orderly; behind. a guard of four men.
Twice a day.. most formally, morning
n afternoon. he visits the British
consulate. learns OF the situation Of
his countrymen. and is ready to act in
their behalf. a. has been told of to-
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
has been ordered here from Galveston
-how long will this expeditionary
force he known as such. and when will
'headquarters' begin to date it's re-
ports as from Mexican army OF oc-
curation:."
Questions of II political character are
necessarily constantly arising, and all
nough the cable censor will not per-
init the correspondents. who are max
ing 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
nishes a problem for officers in charge
mere that ought to give the public at
home the gravest concern.
For instance. tonight. every Jail and
nH1Gnn in this Of%vy Is flJOo.l a -,
contents, charged with having arms
and ammunition in their possession
contrary to the orders of the command
ing officer of the fleet.
WIZ is to try these malcontents?
" VIVA can they be convicted, except
lfoih Mexican army of occupation?"
Malcontents in Prison.
" tnere We're here a case of actual
Var; deIined as such. courtmartials
inlsht solve this problem. But the Mex
1Gan people have been told that the
united States is not at wal with Mex
Icans. These people. these malcon-
!ents. cannot be turned over to the
Mexican courts. the magistrates of
era Cruz. with the expectation that
any par judgment Of their cases
may oe nae. In the first place the
n place ii any consented to ait he
Woulo do so only under Mexican law
ana woui throw out of court. under
s.e statutes. case brought before
MN OF one who had fired. killed mr.
attempted to kill in defense of his
country. y" MS
What is to become Of these nr,sonar.
who have shot down American hI',as
Jackets and marines. is a question that
miI give tne gravest concern to those
IN charge OF the Vera Cruz expeditiooS
ary 1orce: There are tonight 1.20O Of
1nese prisoners in various c,,artels
aney are being fed and we'll taken care
o . IN o.ner respects. Even in the hos
pltal. San Sebastian. where there arc
a number of attempted assass,ns ,,,niar
urgeons n nurses from the fleet arc
mln1stering to their leeds. in oSonona .
tion with the Vera Cruz AUTHORITIES IL
the Sisters of Mercy. aiiu
Dealing With Snipe Shooters.
vera Cruz. Mex, April "a DIV mail
steamer).-At the Poririo Diaz nlaza
ars established the four landing bat
thn ol Ine Michigan. the Louisiana,
here 1t is that the Michigan men have
.i X their stand after an exciting
nlght. IN this plaza, beautiful WITH
palms inc roses in f,,i1
Diooin. death has looked upon these
men all night. In this plaza. Where
SS.ahus tne statue of Benito Juarez. a
t uorgs washington of this country,
,ne o1llcers and men of the Michigan
landing battalion believe, this morn
ing, that they have found a way to
on,M liberty in this city, at last, not
el.iy 10 members of the expeditionarv
force u to Vera C%ruzanos as we'll.
That is by taking up each case Of
'snlpe shooting" as it comes. -
When the Michigan's men landed
lney vent into the Nineteenth reeniar
infantry barracks. with the other men
rom the Third regiment of the naval
sage advising. headquarters to- GET est
OF that. He said there had lust been
oO cases OF small pox and AZ cases of