The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-16
FEDERAL TROOPS
GAIN At TORREON
United Armies Have Cut Rebel
Lines.
BLANoUET REGRETS ARRESTS
Huerta Soldiers Who Seized American
Naval Men Bring Crisis That
Grows-Threat to Land
Marines.
BLANoUET REGRETS ARRESTS

r" "SFIHCS.
The following censored dispatch
was received from correspondent in
Mexico City: ~ u
Mexico City, April 1S.--Charge DAT
flares O'Shaughnessy has sent an inn.
portant dispatch to Washington con-
corning developments at Tampa. am
not permitted to send II TO you.
Mexico City 10 Cut on.
Washington, April 13,-The City OF
Mexico, with many Americans and
other foreign residents protected only
by the control OF Dictator Huerta over
few troops and the masses OF peo-
pie, is, cut of from communication
with the outside world. ..
Only code messages from the Amer
lean embassy are going over the wires,
All press reports have been ordered
held up .'..- ~.
Secretary OF State Bryan has re-
ceiyed many messages from Charge
d'Affsfres O'Sbaughnessy, but he has
refused to make any of them public.
Coupled with what is declared to
be this increased gravity to the situa-
tion in Mexico. 1t was stated that
Rear Admiral Mayo, who demanded
salute to the American colors at Tam
pico as an apology for the arrest of
landing party OF United States ma.
rines, has received Official backing
OF the state and navy departments,
and that Huerta must either bow &C
knoWledgment TO the rights of the
United States or face the conse-
quences.
City of Mexico. April 1S.--The
united federal armies facing General
Villas revolutionary forces are gain.
ing in their attack on Torreon. say
war Office adEices received. They
have cut, the rebel lines between
Gomez Palacio and Torreon.
War Minister Banquet said the in.
cident of the arrest OF American naval
men at Tampico had been ''satisfsc-
torily arranged" but did not specify
whether the American flag would be
saluted.
Arrests Are Regretted.
Vera Cruz. April 13.-Ths incident
of the arrest by Mexican federal au.
thorities Of boats crew OF the Amer
lean gunboat Dolphin may. not be
closed without causing serious inter.
national issues.
The reason for Rear Admiral Mayo's
insistence on an apology, to be sup
plemented by formal Mexican salute
TO the American flag, is that after the
Mexicans seized the boat and its
crew. the American flag was taken
off the stern of the boat and carried
BY the captors to a police station with
the prisoners and subjected to vari.
Gus indiginities by the anti-American
populace met along the way.
General Zaragosa. the federal com
mandant of Tampico. on receiving Ad-
miral Mayos demand that he imme-
diately release the boats crew and
make proper reparation for the atfront
TO the American flag, offered apollo
gies profusely and explained that he
regretted the unauthorized arrest. He
demurred. however, to the demand for
formal salute to the American flag
pending the receipt of Instructions
from President Huerta.
Theat to Land Marines.
Admiral Mayo's ultimatum as to
the salute was extended "a hours TO
let Zaragosa communicate with Mex.
leo City. go.
Officers of the American feet are
warmly praising Admiral Mayo's |
firm stand and prompt action. Fail |
ing TO obtain the release OF the crew |
within the period of "a hours, an apol. |
ogy and salute. Read Admiral |
Mayo's original ultimatum is said to |
have threatened the summary landing |
OF marines TO compel the release OF
the blueiackets and TO police the neu
trial zone and shield foreigners from
further indiginities.
Arrest Another u. S. Man.
r. c. Larue, mail orderly OF the bat.
tleship Minnesota, while in full uni
form and in the discharge Of HIS duty,
coming out OF the Vera Cruz post Of
nee, was arrested during the day as
the result OF blunder OF a Mexican
soldier and local policeman. He
came ashore for the ships mail, and
a Mexican volunteer who said he was
seeking a reward Of $50 for the ar
rest OF deserter from the transport
Prairie, seized him.
After the mistake was discovered
and the orderly freed. protest was
made at the American consulate. Pc.
lice oficials offered an explanation
and apologies and locked UP the Mex
lean soldier.
Conditions at Tampico we're report
ed TO be in about the same state as
they were. except that the rebels
bad added the Panuco river to their
possessions.