The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-01
BOYS FROM THE SHIPS
SENT TO THEIR RESCUE
From Tuesdays Daily.

ta's formal acceptance. last
night Of the good offices OF
Brazil, Chile and Argentina to
bring about peace, the reported
Improvement OF conditions along
the border and the safe depar-
ture Of the American Refugees
from different points, caused Of
fetal Washington to breathe
easier today than at any time
since the present trouble as
sumed a critical stage. The
three South American ENJOYS
conferred most of the night, ex-
pectins to make their proposals to
the United States and Mexico to-
day.
Washington, April 28.-An Of
fetal dispatch to the war depart
ment, dated Vera Cruz, received
at II a. m, stated that General
Funston, and the American troops
had arrived and were preparing
TO land.
Washington, April 2s.-een.
eral Funston has formally report
ed his arrival at Vera Cruz.
:. Washington, April 2s.-Ad.-
miraI Mayo reported that Ad-
miraI cradock Of the British
cruiser Hermione dispatched
Major Clark and detachment Of
British royal marines forty miles
inland from Tampico to rescue
eight Americans at Orange Hill.
II Is expected they will return to-
night. The Hermione sent thir-
teen refugees abroad the Des-
noines.
Vera Cruz, April 2s.-The
transports bringing the Fifth
brigade, comprising the Fourth,
Seventh, Nineteenth and Twtney-
eighth infantry regiments, under
General Funston, made fast to
the docks shortly before 10 a.
m. General Funston, accompanied
by the chief of staff of Rear
Admiral Fletcher, Immediately
came ashore to confer with Ad-
miraI Fletcher, commander Of the
Atlantic fleet.
London, April 2s.-Mexico City
Is quiet, according to a cable
gram received from a member Of
the staff Of a British commercial
house there. The message said
the employees are all safe.
Washington, April 2S.-Two fedeI
NJ generals and their commands, VIII
we're driven back by the constitu
Lionalists from the southern part O
he state of Neuvo Leon, are attempt
ng to cross the United States horde
about thirty miles above Laredo
Texas, according to state depart
nent report. II is supposed that thes
are part OF the coniman
which dynamited Neuvo Laredo a fey
days ago when II was feared the
would destroy the, international bridg
between the Mexican town and La
redo, Texas.
Army Of Newspaper Men.
Washington, April 2S.-Mexico 4
illed with war correspondents rer
all the leading newsps
,ers and press associations in tn
but a big corps OF wa
suddenly has com
nto being 5000 miles from tn
scene of conflict. The newspape
are In Washington
beseiging the White House, Stat
War and Navy departments 70
every scrap OF information iron
the front. They work in shifts. an
It no time during the night or da,
S one of these buildings uncover
I'd" by the reporters.
Most of the news comes to Wash
Ington in official dispatches, fror
Mexico by cable, wireless and lam
These when edited ar
nimeeographed and copies are dis
Iributed among the correspondents
Never before has war news bee
with such system by the OF
icials and the Washington reporters
The officials have worked out ,
scheme whereby the unsecured infor
nation Is passed out to all news
,apers at the same time, so that al
charges of favoritism are eliminat
ID. Orders issued by the Navy an
Var departments also are handle'
n the more systematic way. Their,
ire. of course, opportunities 70
SCOOPS" as of old. but they ar
lot so frequent.
Marines Attended Church.
Vera Cruz, April 2S.-Bluejacket
Sunday began the distribution o
100 sacks of accumulated mail. Tn
nail addressed to persons in tn
Interior will be held. The band
,layed in the plaza In the morninl
md crowds wondered about tn
PATHS and sidewalks as IL nothing
had occurred.
One incident, which was altogeth
,r unprecedented and which an
reared to impress the Mexicans VIII
1t, occurred at the BIT
Spanish church in the center of TIL
own. Bluejackets and marines
when on patrol in the morning wer
given permission to attend services
rhe men stacked their guns on
side the door and entered tn
:hurch. The Mexicans learned tina
1 was not idle curiosity that le'