The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-30
SEVEN AMERICANS
FACE EXECUTION
CONSUL CANADA APPEALS TO
HUERTA COMMANDER.
SOME MAY Bt ESCHANGED
United States Citizens Killed at Mex.
leo City by Mobs-Many Are
Compelled to Remain in
Mexico City.

Washington, April 27.-Secretary
Bryan said that trainload of refu-
| gees was being made up in Mexico
| City and would start for Vera Cruz.
He says the American authorities at
Vera Cruz were in direct communica-
ton with Mexico City.
Vera Cruz, April PA refugee train
Of ten cars, carrying 200 Americans,
travelling as Germans or English, ar
| rived here.
Consul w. w Canada is alarmed
over the possible peril of 125 Ameri.
can men, women and children who
were put of another train between
Yripata and San Juan del Rio. These
refugees, IL Is reported, were left on
the ground alongside the railway
track, under the guard OF Mexican fed
eral soldiery., Consul Canada has
sent out another train from this end
Of the road, and It Is now reported
that the party is safe.
Three Railroad Men Killed.
Refugees who have arrived report
that the federals killed three railroad.
| ers at Soledad. The names of the
victims we're not available.
There was some excitement here
when IL was announced that Portillo y
| Rojas, minister of foreign relations
In President Huerta's cabinet. is on
| his way to this city. II is understood
he holds the key to the situation, and
| that he possibly has been given full
power to deal with Rear Admiral Bad.
ser and the American officials here.
This may be an attempt on Huerta's
art to reopen negotiations.
Short Work Of "snipers."
This rumor has had no effect on Ad-
miral Badgers plans for the safety OF
| refugees here or for the protection OF
the men under his command. He real.
ICES that conditions are growing more
| critical each hour, and has ordered,
as a warning to the Huertaistas, that
all Mexican sharpshooters and other
hostiles caught with arms be shot in.
SANITY.
Huerta men here are said to have
formed a sort OF Mafia for the assas
sination of American marines and
bIuejackets. and Rear Admiral Badger
has started an Investigation in an eff
fort to identify fits members. Imme,
date execution will follow their iden-
| tificatiOn
The rear admiral has extended his
lines of bluejackets and marines fur
Their beyond the city. The battalion
| OF marines from the South Carolina
are well entrenched two and one-half
miles west of the city. No contact
had been had with the Mexican regu-
lar forces and none was expected In
/ the immediate future.
A report was current here that Gen.
| eral Mas has found seven American
prisoners guilty of certain charges and
! that he proposes TO execute them.
| There is no confirmation OF this re-
! port.
Mexico City Conditions Bad.
All information from Mexico City
and other points indicated conditions
are rapidly growing worse, SO far as
Americans are concerned.
Ell Dictanen, a local newspa per.
says four Americans have been killed
by mobs in the capital. This informa-
ton has not been confirmed. The pa.
per asserts three of the victims were
taken out of street cars and killed
on the streets, while the fourth was
killed in the Young Mems Christian
Association building by members of
the baseball team, to which he be.
longed
The Huerta forces demanded that
the German legation in Mexico City
surrender the arms imported for the
protection of the German residents
there
Admiral Won Hintze, the German
Minister, replied:
IF you get the arms you will have
to fight for them"
Demands Mas Guard Americans.
Consul Canada is arranging to send
a demand upon General Mas to guar
antee the safety of the Americans i'm
prisoned at Cordoba, who he has rea.
son to believe are In grave peril.
In view of the report that he is
ready to execute seven Americans,
there Is little hope Canada's demand
will be needed.
Mexicans desiring to reach the In.
terror from Vera Cruz are to be OK.
changed for, American refugees, who
wish to reach the coast, according
to an arrangement made.
A trainful of Mexicans left to 60 to
the break In the line some miles from
the city. The Mexican passengers are
there to be transferred to the equip
ment used by Nelson o'shaughnessy
when he came from Mexico City. On
board this train they are to 60 to
Cordoba, and, II possible, the train
Is to take up there the Americans ma
rooned there and bring them back to
Vera Cruz. ~ .. s.,,--------,