The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-14
KUERTA RESENTS
SEIZURE BY ]. 5.
OF L0B0s ISLAND
LEADING MEDIATOR MAKES CALL
At WHITE HOUSE-cON.
SrRUEp As PROTEST
VISIT.
AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES
TO PEACE COUNCIL CHOSEN
Men Selected to Meet With Arbitra.
tors at Niagara FaIls-Retired
Soldiers Called Upon to Re-
port as to Availability
for Service.


for Service.
Washington, May l2.-President
Wilson received at the White House
Ambassador Dagama Of Brazil, the
ranking member of the South Ameri
can mediators, who are trying to
compose the Mexican troubles.
Probably to Protest.
The receipt later of a dispatch from
Mexico City stating that Foreign Min
lister Ruiz had protested to the media
tors that several United States tor
pedo boats with transport and ten.
der had landed party on Lobos
island, eight miles of the coast, and
taken the lighthouse, was believed to
have been the purpose OF the ambas
sador's visit to the White House.
The mediators had held a confer.
ence previous to the ambassadors
call at the White House and this in.
dcated developments of more than
ordinary importance.
Nothing Made Public.
The navy department has not made
public anything concerning the oper-
alton of vessels about Lobos island
Admiral Howard cabled to the navy
the lighthouses on the Pacific coast
extinguished, SO as to impede naviga,
ton by American ships.
The same order by Huerta is re-
ported to have been made to light
houses on the Atlantic side, so that
the reported seizure of the lighthouse
on Lobos island might be held to be
precaution to keep the lights burn
ing to protect all shipping.
AS such precautionary measure,
the taking of the lighthouse. it is con-
tended. would be without significance
as an occupation or territorial acquis-
ition Of the island and therefore would
not Justify any charge of violation of
armistice. s.-... .....
The Island of Lobos lies eight miles
OF the east coast and 1870 miles north
of Vera Cruz and IS miles south of
Tampico. Two islands are near to-
gether, Lobos and BlanQuilleo.
70 0ePTeSenI y. >.
Associate Justice Joseph P. Lamar
of the United States supreme court
and Frederick w. Lehman of St.
Louis, formerly solicitor general, will
be the representatives of the United
States to confer with the mediators
This became known from an authori-
tative source. Justice Lamar had a
long talk with the president, and la
ter he and Mr.. Lehman conferred.
The war and navy departments
showed more than their wonted activ.
ity. Secretary Garrison and Major
General Wotherspoon, chief of staff
were at their desks for several hours.
comforting over the precautionary
military movements now being ma
tured. Except to say that no add
tional orders had been sent for troop
movements. the officials were silent
on their deliberations.
At the navy department much
anxiety was felt over the reports
that the German steamer kron Prin
zessin Cecilie actually had discharged
her arms and ammunition at Puerto
Mexico. ., D.,
Retired Soldiers "Sounded."
The adjutant generals office of the
war department has sent out an order
to all retired enlisted men which in.
cludes non-commissioned officers to
report their availability "in case of
emergency and many seasoned sol.
diers may thus be added to the active
list The order calls upon it's recipi-
ents to report at once the duties pre-
viously performed with the grades
held during active service
Much apprehension is felt in diplo-
matte quarters as to the fate of for
eigners at Mexico City in case a sud
den revolt should overthrow Huerta
and permit the entry of the lawless
hordes Of Zapata and other undiscip-
lined rebel bands. &@.4
Word has reached some of the lega.
tons here of savage threats Zapata
has sent from time to time to leading
citizens and their wives and daugh-
ters in towns near where he was op-
Grating. One message is said to
have notified prominent citizen that
when the town was captured Zapata
would cut of his ears and "eat them
fried Another from Zapata to the
daughter of a merchant is said to
have informed her in revolving Ian.
guage to prepare to become his wife
The Duke OF Connaught, governor
general of Canada, is taking steps to
have suitable attention and courtesy
extended to the South American medi-
ators, and the delegates from the
United States and Mexico, when they
assemble at Niagara Falls, Ontario,
on May 18.
Gopher Hunter Kills Self.