Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1914-05-15
us. CONSUL IS HELD
SECRETARY OF STATE DEMANDS
THAT DICTATOR FREE
slLLIMAN.
PEACE ENJOYS REJECT AID
U. S. Admiral Offers Dietstor's Com
nissioners courtesies, but They
Want No Help-sail for Niagara
Falls.


Mexico City. May 1S.--Acting For
eign Secretary Esteva Ruis announced
Monday that at the request OF the Bra
lillian minister the Mexican govern
ment has agreed 10 release United
States Consul Silliman at Saltllo. to
have him brought to this capital and
to place him at the disposal Of the
Brazilian legation. which must prom
Use that he shall leave Mexico
Washington, May ia demand for
the immediate release of John X. Sill
liman, United States vlce-consul i'm
prisoned by Mexican federals at Sal
tlllo, was made Monday by Secretary
Bryan on the three South American
ENJOYS engaged in mediation efforts
between this country and President
Huerta. Several hours later. while
there appeared TO be a critical situa-
ton as a result OF the reported seiz-
ure of Lobos island by the American
navy, there came an explanation Of
this incident from Admiral Mayo.
The first official news OF the land
ing Of American sailors on Lobos
island reached the navy department.
Rear Admiral Mayo cabled that the
Mexican keepers deserted the great
lighthouse on the island and the de-
stroyer tender Dixie was maintain
ing it for the benefit of navigation"
Lobas island has not been occu.
-
The Dixie and some destroyers an
chored there, and other vessels have
coaled there from a collier The keep.
ers Of LObOs island light deserted It,
and the Dixie is now maintaining it
for the benefit of navigation"
Prior to the receipt Of Admiral
Mayo's report Secretary Bryan called
at the Argentine legation and passed
two hours in conference with the
mediators, discussing the continued
detention Of Consul Slliman. the re-
ported seizure Of Lobos island by
American torpedo boats and the care
Of the five South Americans under ar
rest at Vera Cruz for firing upon
United States sailors and marines.
Mr. Bryan insisted that the release
OF Silliman must be brought about at
once.
While the delegates appointed by
General Huerta were preparing to
leave Vera Cruz on the way to the /.
mediation conference at Niagara Falls, /
Canada, the United States govern. /
ment officially announced its repre- |
sentatives I'm the coming negotiations
Justice J. r. Lamar of the United .
States Supreme court and Frederick .
W. Lehman, former solicitor gen
eral, were chosen by President vii.
son as the American representatives.
Little further is expected in the pre-.
liminary peace negotiations until all
meet in Canada.
Washington, May 12.-Further ad.
vices of an alarming character pre-
dieting anarchy and looting in Mexico
City have been received by diplomats
here from the representatives of their
governments in the Mexican capital
These adyices were laid before Secre-
tary Bryan.
According TO the information at
hand there are 5000 federal troops
.nominally at the disposal of Huerta
for the protection OF his capital
They are reported TO be no longer
loyal to their chief According to the
cable dispatches, they are on the eve
Of revolt and will refuse to obey the
orders OF the dictator the moment Ia
pata or Villa makes an assault upon
the city. They are not expected TO
make any defense, but TO loot and riot
before the men outside arrive and get
a chance TO do the same thing
The foreign legation aud all for
eigners in the city viii be in grave
danger should this anarchical condi-
ton be precipitated,
Vera Cruz. May 13-Walter c.
Whiffen, correspondent OF the Assoc
ciated Press, who was arrested by
Mexican authorities on his arrival in
Mexico City Thursday and released
Saturday, returned to Vera Cruz.
A. ]. Sutton Washington newspa-
per photographer who was arrested
and released at the same time, was
taken of the train at Cordoba on his
way from the capital to this city
On Board the United States Cruiser
California, on Mazatlan, by Wireless
tb'San Diego. Cal, May 13.-Demoral-
ized and fleeing before every rebel ad.
vance, many Of the federals in Mazat-
Ian we're cut OF from escape and
either surrendered or we're killed. A
few escaped on board the federal
transport Korrigan, which was shelled
by the rebels. With shrapnel burst
ing over il, the Korrlgan ran for the
outer harbor. The assaulting forces
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