Evening journal., 1914-05-11
OCCUPIES
.LOBOS island To
Save Lighthouse
Washington Notifies Huerta
That American Admiral
Was Justified in Move
VILLA CONTINUES THE
ATTACK ON SALTILLO
D, LnHN EnMIN NENlN


United Press Staff Correspondents
WASHINGTON, May il.-That the
occupation OF I0hos Island by the
United States forces under Admiral
Badger was justified by the rules %
International procedure Is the con-
tention made In answer to protests
filed on behalf Of Dictator Huerta ia
was learned today that the state De@
partment has SO stated to the media-
tors who last night transmitted a pIo-4
test from iiuerta that such oecupa~
tion was a violation OF the implied
agreement that 40 hostile NOV es
would be undertaken pending the
outcome of the mediation negotia-
tons Lobos island Lighthouse is
one OF the navigation marks between
Fampico and Tuxpam. 1t was seized
by Admiral Badger because he had
received credible Information that it
was to be destroyed by McxIcans.
The United States takes the position
that this act was in no way an act
of aggression.
The Huerta protest, however. has
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF
oiheialdom that the dictator Is de-
termined TO take advantage OF every
opportunity to accuse the United
States of bad faith before the media
tors. BY doing so, officials here be-
lieye Huerta will be able TO accuse
the mediators OF discriminating
against him should he decide later on
TO withdraw from the conferences.
! The Navy Department was today
anxiously awaiting further word from
/ lampico, where desperate fighting has
4 been IN progress since Saturday The
revolutionary forces under Generals
Gonzales and Caballer0s have the town
completely surrounded and only the
guns Of the Federal gunboats in the
river have prevented its capture by
| assault. The greatest fear here is that
the Constitutionalists. il they are mn
/ able to silence the gunboats otherwise.
may turn loose stored oil ON tile SUR
face Of the river and set fire TO IT, Such
action must necessarily destroy tho cx.
penaiye wharyes chat line the hurbor
front
Villa IS assanlling Saltillo ia person
today. according tO adNiccs received at
Constitutionalist headquarters here. He
has his veteran army Of the Torrcon
campaign with more than twenty heavy
siege guns and half hundred rapid
fire rifles. The Federal forces oppos-
I ing him are better equipped than any
he has yet encountered and their army
is equally as large as that annihilated
in the fortnight OF lighting az Torre0n.
Although the President was in New
York today paying honor TO the victims
of the occupation Of Vera Cruz he was
at all times kept in toucn with the
situation A summary Of the impor-
tant dispatches received through tbe
night was sent over the private line
to the Brooklyn Navy Yard early to-
day And through the day at stated
! intervals, other important adyices were
rclayed II was stated that official
/ announcement of the representatives
of the United States who win particle
Z pate in the Niagara Fails conferences
win probably be made tomorrow.
The various chartered transports
are steaming toward Galveston today
under direct orders from the War
Department. They will be fitted up as
4 troop ships as soon as they reach
4 that port and will then be held in
readiness for the army should it
| finally be ordered South.
The state Department has received
several lengthy reports regarding
conditions in Mexico City All agree
that while the capital is tranquil,
there is a strong feeling Of appre-
henslon because Of the proximity OF
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