The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-05-14
Bryan insists that John R. Sill.
man be Set at '
Liberty.
CoNFERs WITH PEACE ENJOYS
New Crisis May Arise Through Do.
tention in Saltillo Prison of
American-The Lobos Island
incident.

GlOh anu op0nC LWO AOuI6 al -COAlCi
ences with the South American en-
voys discussing the continued deter
ton of John r. Silliman, American
vice:consul at Saltillo, by Mexican
federals, the reported seizure of La
hos Island with its lighthouse b!
American torpedo boats, and the cas-
of the five South Americans under ar
rest at Vera Cruz for firing upoI
United States sailors and marines.
Mr.. Bryan insisted that the release
of Silliman must be brought about al
once. When asked about the matter
later, he would not say what would
happen II the vice-consul were kept
In prison, but he was gravely EN-
ment's determination to have him
freed.
AS to the Lobos Island incident, in
administration circles it is contended
that seizure was not an act of ag
gression against Huerta, but merely
a necessary step to protect all ship
ping against possible disaster as a re-
suit of the closing of the lighthouse
by the federals.
State Department officials were in
dignant when it became known that
ViceCOnsul Silliman and his clerk,
Joseph A. Marchani, as we'll as sew
eral other Americans, had been pris-
Uners OF the federal commander at
Saltillo, and that the consul still is
held. despite urgent representations
for his release made by the Brazilian
minister in the City of Mexico.
Late dispatches were accepted as
indicating that the Mexican war min
ister's assurances to the French
charge last week that Vice-Consul
Silliman, any member of the embassy
staff and no Americans in Saltillo
had been in danger" were intended
, only to deceive State Department Off
Gals as to the real state of affairs at
Saltillo.
Late in the day Consul Canada re-
ported the arrival of Mr.. Marchani.
Mr.. Silliman's clerk, in Vera Cruz.
The clerk informed Mr.. Canada that
before he was released from custody
OF the Mexicans he was marched un.
der guard froin the jail to the con-
sulate and. compelled at the point of
q revolver to open the safe and sur.
render to the federal commander all
the consular records and all valuables
including money and quantity OF
jewelry. left there for safe keeping.
Sentry Shoots Mexican.
Douglas, Ariz.. May 12.-Dionsic
Acosta. q Mexican, was shot and seri-
ously wounded here just north of the
international boundary, by William
Taylor, q private Of the Ninth caval-
ry, on sentry duty. Acosta refused
to halt at the sentry's command The
wounded man fed across the line to
his home In Aqua Prieta. Surgeons
say he probably will recover. Accord
ing to witnesses of the shooting, the
Mexican ran for the boundary when
ordered to halt, and when near the |
line turned and made q derisive ges-
ture at Taylor.
Tampico OIL Tanks Burn.
Juarez, Mex, May 1.-THE most |
desperately fought battle of the pres
emit Mexican revolution is being |
fought at Tampico, according to re-
ports reaching .constitutioHalist off,
Gers here. It Is reported some Of the
oil wells and tanks are burning and
hat part Of the town Is on fire.
An Americans, 1t is said here, have
been taken aboard the United States
but other foreigners are
scattered throughout the oil well dis
lrict.
No Neutral Zone.
Ii was this section Of the battle
held that the United States suggested
lhculd b made neutral zone.
The constitutionalist generals re-
.nsed to adopt this suggsstioo.
: BY the light Of the blazing OIL tanks.
lred b. stray shots. the rebel artil-
lrymen hurled shot after shot from
twenty heavy Held guns into the
strongly eatfsnched position held by
Gen. Ignaci0 Morelos zarAeota. the
Iedssui u 1aaAder; IN the csntsr OF
he town; sHeeping the breastworks
sieA han Of shrapnsl IN an effort i
10 opan the way for . dash BY Cen |
lrai 061salsf Infantry.
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