Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-04-16
AT MAYO'S ORDER
MEXICAN GENERAL
Halls OLD GLORY

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sral Villas revolutionary forces arc
gaining in their attack on Torreon,
according to war office advices
received mere at noon today. Tho
dispatches say the federaIs have
succeeded in cutting tho rebel lines
between Gomez Palacio and Tor
reon.
The Mexican embassy issued this
statement:
"Advioes received at tho Mexi-
can embassy from the secretary. of
foreign relations in Mexico City, in
dictate that the forces of Generals
-Valesco, Moure and Mas have
united and proceeded to attack the
rebels besieged at Torreon, thus
carrying u the strategic plan
initiated by Velasco."
Madrid. Spain April 13.---The
Spanish foreign minister today
asked Col. Joseph e. Willard. United
States ambassador to Spain, to re-
quest the government at Washing
ton to intervene in favor of the L.
900 Spanish subjects expelled from
Torreon.
According to official news re-
ceived by the Sanish cabinet from
Mexico, the expelled Spaniards are
in a critical situation and the gov
eminent decided to approach the
United States government In their
behalf independently of the
measures Spain is taking to bring
her subjects back to their own
country.
Washington. April 13.-Official re-
port of the arrest and subsequent re-
lease of American marines at Tampicc
We're received today by Secretary
Daniels. who forwarded it to President
Wilson, at White Sulphur Springs, w
Va.
Rear Admiral Mayo reported that
after the marines We're released on his
demand, he gave the Huerta comman.
der "a hours to salute the American
colors as an apology. The time e
pired at 6 o'clock last night.
The report received today did no
say whether the demand nae beer
complied with, but Secretary Daniels
interpreted press dispatches, saying
the Mexican commander had a~pologizet
as meaning that he had complied will
Admiral Mayo's demand.
Later Charge O'Shaughnessy official.
ly reported General Huerta's apology
for the arrest and detention Of the
marines and forwarded a copy Of {
statement issued by Huerta.
Paraded in Streets.
N.
A launch from the United States
gunboat Dolphin carrying the pay.
master and a small detachment O
marines put in Thursday at Iturbid'
bridge at Tampico. The American:
were after a supply of gasoline. The,
were in uniform. but unarmed. Thu
launch flew the American flag. Col
onel Hinojosa, commanding a detach'
ment of Mexican %federals, placed thu
--l Is- ,,,nr, y1,lnp arrnSt
They were paraded through the street!
and held for a time under detention.
The state department summarizes
Charge O'Shaughnessy's representa-
tons and Huerta's action In this state
ment:
acting on instructions from TIN
state department, the American charg'
in Mexico City represented to the Mex
lean foreign office the extreme serious
ness of the situation growing out of TIL
detention of the United States marines
by Mexican federals at Tampico. 4
personal explanation Of the gravity o
the occurrence was made by MI
O'Shaughnessy to General Huerta him
self. who stated:
THAT in view of the fact that tn
charge d'affairs of the United State
had heard the whale boat in which
the American sailors We're, was flyin,
the American flag an investigation viii
be made to establish the responsibility,
of Colonel Hinojosa, and that IL the in
v%estigation should develop a great re
sponsibility on the party of Colone
Hinojosa, the penalty applicable to tn
case would be imposed by the compe
tent legal authorities.
Huerta Sends Regrets.
General Huerta also stated thai il
accord with the line of conduct, whicl
the government of Mexico has Away
followed in the fu1fillment of it's dutie
of an international character regardin
all nations. 1t deplores what has oc
Cured in this city. which has grow
out of nothing more than the misun
derstanding of q subordinate officia'
His superior officer at once proceede
to point out that the occurrence wa
un~intentional and he imposed on Col
mel Hinojcsa disciplinary punishment
within the authority of General cara
goza.
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy, reported tha
the explanations as above made ha
been given to the press of Mexic
City"
Mr.. Bryan would not comment on tn
statement, but will await a full repol
of all the circumstances before ar
hounclng Whether Huerta's explain
alton will satisfy this government.
Despite the state departments re
newed protest against wholesale expuJ
sion of Spaniards from Mexico. Cons,