The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-24
VERA CRUZ is IN
HANDS OF u. S.
Fighting Ceases and Interrupt.
ed Business Starts.
MEXICAN LOSS PUT At 200

Admiral Badger Issues Rules Under
Which City Is to Conduct Itself
Local Authority Not to Be Inter
fcred with When Exercised In c BOD
Faith.
Washington, April 23-Among the
wounded in Wednesday mornings en-.
gagenient at Vera Cruz were the fol.
lowing:
Harry Percy OF the battleship South
Carolina, seaman, twenty-ope years
OLD, 316 South Dupre street, New Or
leans; mother, Bertha Percy, same ad.
dress.
Kirk Christy of the battleship New
| Hampshire, ordinary seaman, twenty.
one years old, 10 Maple avanue, Girls.
| field, Nd; brother, Samuel Cristy,
same address.
Charles d. Nordsick of the battle.
snip Florida, ordinary seaman, eigh.
teen years old, Valatic, n. Y. father,
Frank c. Nords.ck, same address.
J. l.. Pennett, coxswain, kattleship
| New Jersey, aged thirty-one, residence
$50 Cambridge street, Buffalo, N. Y;
no known relatives.
Mexico City, April 23.-T:ains go.
ing to Vera Cruz have been command.
eered by the government. The Ameri
4 can Charge O'Shaughnessy and all
Americans are bottled up here, but
there have been no disorders despite
The tremendous excitement. Troops
are parading the streets and guards
have been stationed in front Of all
legations, including the American EN-.
bassy.
Vera Cruz, April 29.7upited States
troops are in entire control of this
city. The fighting practically stopped
at noon. Marines and blue jackets
have occupied every important point
in the city including the Plaza de la
Constitution where the Mexicans
made their only real stand in the
fighting Tuesday.
Marines searched all houses from
which shots were fired and all Next
cans with arms in their hands have
been made prisoners and sent to the
United States mine ship San Fran
CISCO. Some of the MexiCans were
thoroughly frightened apparently eX
pecting that the Americans would
shoot their prisoners.
Badger Assures Mexicans.
A proclamation was issued in the
afternoon in the name of Rear Al.
niiral Badger, in command of the
fleet in Mexican waters, setting forth
rules for The guidance of the in.
habitants. 1t urges them to cooperate
with United States consul Canada to
resume their customary occupations
it is expected that business houses
will reopen at once. The city offioials
who are known to be worthy of trust
will be permitted to retain their posi-.
tons.
Hundreds of MeXicans have been
arrested and placed under a guard of
marines at the railroad station.
Believed Mexicans Lost 200.
The cost of the Mexicans of their
futile resistance to the Americans can.
not be estimated because of the fact
rat most of the dead and wounded
were taken away by their comrades.
Scores of corpses, mostly of soldiers
and police, were. however, strewiag
the streets in the morning and IL is
relieved that the Mexicans lost some.
thing like 200 Most of the dead
were found about the Plaza de la Cen
stitucion.
Captain Huse, Rear Admiral FletcS.
.er's chief OF staff, has not yet received
word from General Mas, commander
Of the garrison here. 1t is believed
that he has fled westward with his
forces.
Detachments of men Of the signal
corps have been posted on all the ad.
vantageous positions in the city to
keep watch on the Mexican troops. AS
the American troops advanced through
he city for the purpose of clearing