Semi-weekly herald., 1914-04-27
GRAVE FEAR FELT FOR SAFETY OF J.. s. 4
SUBJECTS IN MEXICAN CITlfS-4 ALREADY
REPORTED DEAD At HANDS OF M0H
ud Searches Homes Americans and SzS all Arms leaving American Citizens Dese
Nearly Every City Between Vera Cruz and Mexico City Holding Americans Hostages w
Newspapers the Mexican Capital Urging the People Chop American Dogs


(By William G. Shepherd, Staff Cor
respondent of the United Press.)
VERA CRUZ, Mex, April 25.-Ev-
cry interior city is holding Americans
hostage. Excepting O'Shaughnessy.
everyone in the diplomatic party ar
rived last night. 1t is believed that
only the arrival of the American
troops in Mexico City will save the
marooned Americans. Nearly every
town between Vera Cruz and Mexico
City has American prisoners.
l met O'Shaughnessy's special train
last night four miles out. Col. Ramon
Carona, assigned escort for O'Shaugh-
messy, refused to allow other Ameri-
cans to board the train. Before the
party left the city, Huerta seized the
rifles and machine guns sent to guard
the American embassy, leaving the
Americans defenseless.
Crowds of Americans met the train
at every station and pleaded to be
taken aboard the train for safety.
When the train left the city, Huerta
ordered that no more Americans were
TO enter or leave the city. The Am
ericans' homes were searched for arms
fnd all weapons of defense were tax
~
Newspapers in the capital are is
suing extras urging the people to
Chop up the American dogs"
An American train met O'Shaugh-
nessy's train four miles out.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 25.-
Congressional leaders believe the
president is negotiating with Carran-
"a and Villa. 1t is reported that the
president notified Villa there is no
reason why Tampico constitutionalists
could not push to Mexico City and
capture the capital.
1t is reported that the rank and
file of Villas army is chatting and
that many at Torreon joined the fed
erals. The report is unconfirmed.
Secretary McAdoo urged the Demo-
Cratic leaders in congress to pass a
war revenue producing measure. The
leaders refused to do this until the
president declares war.
VERA CRUZ, Mex, April 25.-Lo-
cal newspapers print the report that
four Americans were slain in Mex
leo City. According to these reports
one man was killed in the Y. M. C. A.
building, and three others were drag
ged from street cars.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 25.-
A situation paralieling that at Pekin
during the Boxer uprising exists in
Mexico City. Vague rumors come of
outrages against foreigners or of Am
ericans slain, by drink-inflamed poems.
The reports are unconfrmed.
Officials hope the reports are un-
true and are vainly trying to commu-
nicate with Mexico City. 1t appears
that Americans, British and Germans
are endangered. The fact that Huer-
Ia disarmed Americans is omnious.
Navy officers say that If any Am
ericans have been slain an expedition
will 60 to Mexico City Immediately.
Bryan admits that Consul Canada
at Vera Cruz wires that nineteen Am
ericans and one Englishman were ar
rested and that he had heard rumors
that they might be executed. Consul
Canada said that twenty railroaders
arrested on the train at TERRA Blanca
near Vera Cruz, had been taken te
Orizaba.
One hundred and twenty-five Am
erican men, women and children wer'
taken from the train near Yripata
despite their appeal to go to Vers
Cruz. They were not arrested or de
tained but merely forced off the train
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 25.-
Admiral Howard reports anti-Ameri
can demonstration in Mazatlan
Troops are now guarding the consul
ate.
NOGALES, April 25.-Constitu
tionafsts boarded . passenger trai
across the border and seized arms an
ammunition. Constitutionalists hav
report that Americans landed Z
csaynas. on the west soast.