New Britain herald., 1914-04-11
AMERICAN MARINES
 WERE ARREsTI
Official Report of Their Detenl and Release Reaches Washingt(
HUERTA OFFERS AN APOL(


 Villa Has Reiterated His OI
 That All Spaniards Must Leave j tion Under His Control. Washington, April 11.--Anod threatening crisis in the Mexican uation, this time over the arrest| American marines at Tampico. parently has passed over with prompt release of the men and apology by Huerta, who prom( punishment for any federal offt found guilty of any offense. General Huerta also stated tha4 accord with the line of conduct wfl the government of Mexico has alwI followed in the fulfllment of duties of an international chara@ regarding all nations. it depid what has occurred in this case, whI has grown out of nothing more q the misunderstanding of a subordin| official.
 OfIicial Report Received.
 Official report of the ard and subsequent release of Am( can marines at Tampico, received today by Secretary Dl iels, who forwarded it to Pr( dent Wilson at White Sulpl
 Rear Admiral Mayo reported q after the marines were released uI his demand, he gave the Huerta cd mander twenty-four hours to sal the American colors as an apolQ| The time expired at 6 o'clock night. The report received today ! not say whether the demand q been compiled with, but Secretl Daniels interpreted press dispatch saying the Mexican commander q apologized as meaning he had cd piled with Admiral Mayo's demand
 Hucrta OFers Apology.
 Later Charge o'shaughnessy ficialN reported General Huer( apology for the arrest and detI tion of the marines and forwarded copy of statement issued Huerta~
 MT. Bryan would not comment | the statement, but will await4~a report of all the circumstances fore announcing whether Huerta's planation will satisfy this gove ment.
 Despite the state departments newed protest against wholesale pulsion of Spaniards from Mex Consul Hamm reported today General Villa had reiterated his-~ der that all Spaniards must leave section under his control. He q reports confiscation of some Sp4 ish properties. No reply has been ceived to Secretary's Bryah'ss co. munication to Carranza, demancV that all cases of expulsion i,e-c sidered on their individual merits.
 Meanwhile Consul Agent cslro,n and other consular officers in tricts where there are spanish q onies will continue to prcscnf state departments demGrds tcr-- safety of Spanish lives ard Ird erty.
 Fighting at San Pedro
 Consul Hamm reported heavy nr at San Pedro, but did not ir.ic( the results.
 Latest official advices were su marized in this statement: "chaoI conditions at Torreon are reported the state department, but the e. mander-in-chief of the forces occu1 ing the district has promised that foreign property shall be proteoc/ 1t is insisted, however, that all Sp& iards must leave the section una his control, and confiscations of abandoned property have occurre(
 Railroad connections out of MomI rev are reported suspended since first week of April Photographic co is very difficult.
 General Alvarado has wired Cd sul Hostetter at Hermosillo that force of 200 men had been sent ! of settlers in the Ya@ and that every effort was ing made for their safety.
 Cmranza for Chihuahua.
 Juarez. Mex, April 11.--Gene@ Carranza, his militz staff. members of his cabinet and large number of clerks today went | the new provisional cal tal.,
 A pilot train with guard of soldiers started last night to clear way for the chief of the revoluttq An official residence and execut1 officers are awaiting him at Chihu. hua. With his once force on scene, he said there would be scared an interruption of the workings of [ provisional government.
 A report from Torreon said thu rebel columns under Generals Ben vides. Herrera and Ceos had engA8 General velasco at Parras. Tho were no details.