The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-04-29
SIX AMERICANS REPORTED KILLED;
PEACE.MAKERS MOVING SLOWLY
5Unconfirmed Report is Being 1nvesti-
gated Funston Takes Formal
Command at Vera Cruz Tomorrow
PLANS ARE KEPT SECRET
Mediators Seek Middle Ground II.
tween Those Seeking Pacific ID
justment and Those Of War

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miral Badger reports to III 80
ment today that Transport -
had left Vera Cruz for Pueft TT
leo, to take on board 600 Ameziie1n
refugees reported on way from Mex
leo City and district along railroad
from Mexico City to Puerto.
Representatives of three South
American countries gathered at Ar
gentine legation this morning and
resumed preliminaries in their at
tempt to steer Mexican crisis into
ways of peace. No intimation in
connected with their program.
Vera Cruz, April 29.-An uncon-
firmed report last night states that
six Americans were taken from Cor
doba Jail and killed and another ex-
ecuted at ConsamalOapan. The au-
thorities are without conclusive in.
formation regarding the executions
and are investigating.
Rear Admiral Fletcher advised by
telegraph from Mexico City that sew
eral train loads of refugees are ready
to leave the capital.
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Brazilian minister at Mexico City
that the embargo on Americans at
the capital is entirely raised and
they are free to depart as they plea
ed. 1t was also ascertained that the
women among the refugees, detained
at Cordoba, have been removed to
hospitals. 1t is expected that many
Americans at Orisibaco and Vera Cruz
are on the train, the arrival of which
is awaited hourly. The Fifth bril-
gade under general Funston, arrived
yesterday. The naval authorities
will transfer the authority on shore
to general Funston and men from
the transports, unless plans are
changed, will go ashore tomorrow.
The city will be formally be taken
over by General Funston Thursday.
Washington, April 29,.-The Mexi-
can crisis now centers on those seek
ing through the INTERPRETATION of
Latin America, to find some middle
ground for pacific adjustment, and
those regarding a resort to arms as
Throughout yesterday these two
disbranches of activity were mani
fest here. ENJOYS to Argentina.
Brazil and Chile will formulate a
plan of adjustment, to be submitted
to the United States and the Huerta
regime.
The military and naval forces of
the United States continued to go
forward steadily, in preparation for
any eventuality The arrival of Cen
eral Funston and five thousand
troops at Vera Cruz was the most no.
table of the days military develop
ment.
The chief interest was directed to
the sessions of the South American
ENJOYS lasting throughout the day
and into the evening. At the White
House the president, his cabinet and
advisers held lengthy meeting, de-
voted chiefly to the Colorado situa-
ton, although the Mexican crises
continued In the foreground. A
spirit of optimism was distinctly ap-
parent over the progress of the me-
gotiations.
The mediators are not ready to an
nounce their plans, and 1t became
known that three or four days. 1t
may be longer, will elapse before
they take the next step. Reports
from European diplomatic quarters
said that one of the plans being con-
sidered contemplated provisional
commission form of government In
Mexico. This was not confirmed.
Another report was the possibility
that three intermediators might visit
Mexico City and talk with Huerta.
| The three peace-makers are pro-
feeding slowly and carefully and ga
thering all information possible from
the various American and Mexican
sources.
Notice to Water Consumers
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