The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-14

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m Win The rereral Situation M
i.snslnE sid aftervarc thar the sfafu.
% Ne American representatives
so-.o - no-leiAl. ~ they would bar
20 crecentials and would not have
plenipotsntiary po~sr- An step.
you'd D. ad referenduu. that l.
would D. referred FOR anai Decision TO
NE fresicsnt and Secretary OF STATE
az NashinEton
Arrvnition short-
Consttutionalists here are author
~ Tor the statement thai after the
battles OF TAmpico and SaltiIlo. nov
being fought the rebels will have In
ue ammunition left with which 10
continue the hEht AGAINST Husrta
With practical embargo on the i'm
portatlon OF munitions % war across
the American border 10 eject th..
rebels believe their only chance OF
setting additional ammunition will be-
rom abroad On the other hand
should the oonstitutionaiists BE- allow
ed TO import ammunition through
Iampico. some officials point out that
Huerta probably would protest that
the holding up Of shipments OF arms
Tor him al Vera Cruz was unjust The
taking OF TampIco. the port next in
Importance 20 Vera Cruz. will raise
many Interesting questions as the con
sututonalists have hitherto held no
seaCoast town. n Is possible that
the federal gunboats outside the har-
Dor may seek TO prevent arms and
supplies from landing az Tampico.
but such an Interference with inter
national commerce might not be toll
Grated by the big foreign ships lying
there. and complications are possible
As there Is an embargo on the eN-
pOrtation OF arms into Mexico from
the United States. ammunition could
a a. H. A.
and hitherto there has been no in
reference by General Huerta with
foreign commerce other than that
with the United States. With success
az Tampico. the constitutionalists
will press hard for possession of sal
tillo and San Luis Potosi. where the
garrison from Tampico IS believed TO
have fed
Fighting In the west coast today
was desultory. according 10 meager
reports. The federals still were oc-
cupying the city OF Topic.
The Island Incident.
The Lobos island incident is still
giving some concern 10 the navy de
partment. Secretary Daniels said to-
day that he intended to await the ar
rival of detailed reports from Admiral
Badger before undertaking TO pass
upon the conduct OF Lieutenant Com
mander- LETTERS of the destroyer Fan
ming. in giving the Mexican light
keeper a certificate to the effect that
he had been dispossessed by force
The secretary stated that the young OF
ficer had acted without instructions
from the Commander-in-chief. but NJ
was not clear in his own mind whcth-
or the action was not entirely proper
under the circumstances.
Secretary Garrison has directed no
movements Of troops which have any
relation TO the Mexican situation. The
secretary let IL be known that Lieu
tenant Charles NJ. Maigne. the retired
army officer who incurred war depart
ment displeasure by going through
the Mexican federal lines as a news
paper correspondent would not be
rt-martialed for his indiscretion.
Instead Secretary Garrison has order
ed that Lieutenant Maigne be placed
on the first transport sailing for the
United States and he anno.nced that
he would be satisfied II the retired
army officer gave up his activities as
"a war correspondent
Lieutenant Maigne went 10 Mexico
as a newspaper correspondent With
AdmJal Badgers feet with the per
mission OF Secretary Daniels In dis
posing OF the Maigne case Mr.. Garri-
son stated emphatically that all war
correspondents must comply with the
war department regulations especially
formulated for their guidance lie an
nounced that failure to observe all Of
the rules would result in forfeiture uf
the privilege OF remaining with the
army.