The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-04-23
FOUR OF OUR BOYS
DIE, 20 WOUNDED,
hexlcans Fire on Uncle Sans Forces
We Kill 200 Greasers-Stars and
Stripes Run Up--Ready for. Action.
TODAY'S WAR NEWS,

TODAY'S WAR NEWS.
President Wilson is pleased with
the quick work of Admiral Fletcher
in taking Vera Cruz.
Grave fears are expressed for the
safety of hundreds of Americans.
many of them, women and children
IN the oil camps a Topila and in
terror points.
The United States demands that
the Mexicans, cease firing and return
to their usual work butsit looks like
Huerta is fixing for a reprisal also
and OF course the Americans are
wise to the situation. Under the
protection of Uncle Sans guns an
opposing army of $4,000 could be
moved down in and around Vera
Cruz.
1t is probable that war will be
declared within very short time.
Rumor has it that Secretary of
State Bryan would resign to head
the Carnegie Peace movement.
Both the Senate and Congress
have endorsed President Wilson's
action and placed the matter en-.
tirely in his hand.
Yesterday the Mexicans continued
to shoot at intervals at the Ameri.
! cans and Fletcher had the Chester
to shoot 6 inch shells into Vera
Cruz to subdue the rebellion. All
houses that sheltered the sharp
shooters were demolished and a
house to house canvass made by
the bluejackets to disarm the enemy.
Many buildings caught fire from the
exploding shells from the ships and
otherwise.
Washington, April 21.-Marines
and blaejackets of the American
navy today took the customs house
and large section of Vera Cruz
with a loss of four killed and 20
wounded. The loss of the Mexican
garrison was. not officially known
here tonight, but was estimated at.
800 killed. This was the first step
in the program of reprisal by the
United States against the Huerta
government for the arrest of Ameri-
can bluejackets at Tampico and
other offenses against the rights
and dignity of the United States"
1t was the first clash between
forces of the United States and
Mexico since revolution broke out
in the southern republic in 1910, and
gave the Washington government a
Mexican problem.
FLETCHER SOUNDS WARNING.
Though fighting had not ceased
at late hour tonight, Rear Admiral
Fletcher had warned the federal
commander that he would use the
big guns of the American fleet if
his man did not stop firing The
American forces had orders to fire
only to defend themselves. The
United States intend to take no
offensive steps for the present. The
salute to the flag which Huerta re-
fused will not be satisfactory re-
paration. 1t is understood a de-
claration of apology as we'll as a
salute and a guarantee that the
rights and dignity of the United
States will be respected can alone
cause a withdrawal of the American
forces
While American Marines and
bluejackets were fighting the senate
debated the whole Mexican situation
before crowded galleries. The joint
resolution that passed the house
supporting the Presidents proposal
to use the army and navy to obtain
reparation was being debated in the
senate abmidnight with prospect OF
/ an all night session. ~
| NO QUARREL WITH MEXICAN PEOPLE.
The administration senators fought
this as tantamount to declaration
Of war, saying The United States had
no quarrel with the Mexican people
but with the Huerta government
controlling a small portion of it.
The President went ahead on the
authority of the executive, in accor.
dance with. precedent, because he
believed an emergency existed. He
gave Rear Admiral Fletcher autho
rity to seize the Vera Cruz customs
house to prevent the landing there
today by German merchant vesse
. of big consignment of arms and
ammunition for the Huerta govern
ment.
FIRST VICTIMS OF MEXICAN
+ WAR.
Galveston, Tex. April 2l-1n
formation received at the cable office
here confirms the Washington report
> that the United States marines have