Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-23

the marines effected their landing and
Investment Of the city so quickly
that resistance was almost impossible.
Foreigners and Mexican non-com-
batants who were marooned in hotels
! in the heart of the center of disturb.
ance were told by American officers
they would be protected. None OF
them has been injured. Many were
taken aboard American and German
ships in the harbor.
Admiral Fietcher's Proclamation.
Admiral Fletcher's proclamation to
the mayor, chief of police and citizens
of Vera Cruz, reads:
aIt has become necessary for the
naval forces of the United States of
America, now at Vera Cruz, to land
and assume military control Of the
customs wharves of Vera Cruz. Your
cooperation Is requested to preserve
order and pevent loss Of life.
| 1t is not the intention of the naval
| foces to interfere with the administra-
tion of civil affairs of Vera Cruz, more
than is necessary for the purpose Of
maintaining condition Of law and
order, and enforce such sanitary con
4 ditions as are needed to meet military
i requirements. Ell
'tIt is desired that the civil officials
OF Vera Cruz shall continue In the
peaceful pursuits of their occupai
tions. Under these conditions, full
protection will be given to the city
by the United States naval forces.
"It is enioined upon all Inhabitants
and property owners to prevent firing
by individuals from the shelter OF
their houses upon United States
forces, or upon any one else; such
i firing by irregulars not members OF
an organized military force is con
trary to the laws of war; If persisted
in it will call for severe measures
To Send Bodies Home.
The navy department is arranging
to take to the United States the bod.
les OF sailors or marines killed al
4 Vera Cruz and either forward them
to relatives or make final interment
in a national cemetery as the fam.
I lilies desire. All expenses of trans,
4 portation Of the dead will be borne
by the United States.
Board Refugee Ship.
The number Of foreign refugees
aboard the Esperanza, the refugee
/ ship, was increased today when sever
al people, mostly Americans, took ad'
vantage OF the lull in the firing dur.
! ing the early hours to go on board
that vessel.
j German Captain Helps.
The captain of the German steam.
er Ypiranga, which brought the arms
! and ammunition here for General HUI
/ erta,s government, today reported to
! Rear Admiral Fletcher his willingness
/ to take on board all refugees for
i whom he had room.
4 The rear admiral thanked him, but
4 informed him that there still was
space left aboard the Esperanza.
4 A corrected list Of Americans killed
and wounded In the FIRST fighting at
Vera Cruz yesterday was cabled to
! Washington today by Admiral Fletch-
er. The list differs in important re
spects from the first press reports. II
follows:
IA The Dead.
| Private Daniel Aloysius Haggerty,
Eighth company, Second advance
base regiment. United States marines
]re-enlisted at Boston Next Of kin,
1 father, Michael Haggarty, Cam
bridge, Mass
Private Samuel Marten, Sixteenth
company. Second advance base regi-
ment, enlisted at Chicago. Next Of
kim, father Mayer Marten, Chicago.
George Poinsett seaman, United
States Steamship Florida born April
1 10, 1894; next Of kin, William Poin,
Isett, father. Philadelphia, enlisted at
\ IPhiladelphi
John r Schumacher coxswain, IN