The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-04-29


Bliss for service along the Mexican
border. - . .r,
Washington, April 24.-The war
department plans do not contemplate
the enlistment of any commands out
side the regular militia. organiza-
tions. There were many such during
riders"
Galveston, April 24.-The Fifth
brigade of the First division, U. s. A.
tonight received orders to embark on
waiting transports for Vera Cruz. The
orders caused fury of preparation,
but little remains to be done except
get up steam in the ships engines, as
the brigade has been ready here for
three days and the transports have
taken on two months provisions and
800 cofffns. 1t is expected the brigade
will sail late tomorrow. ~
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|. Washington, April 24.-Fghting' in
the, city of Vera Cruz. finally :, has
stopped. Rear Admiral Fletcher by
wireless under date of 9 O'Clock. to-
night reported that desultory firing
that had continued since the Ameri-
can forces landed. Tuesday bad been
silenced by a house to ,house. search
and disafmipg Of all inhabitants.
Rear Admiral Fletcher announced,
in dispatch to the state. depart
ment, that three. seanen were killed
and rs men were wounded as a re
suit of,the' firing last night and this
morning: - :''%.'.:! =. ~.
Washington, : April 84::w 8G:! Ai,s fhs tsrhifd i
cavalry wants to. lead the advah hce
from Vera Cruz, as It did in 1s47." so ..
This message was telegraphed tos
day by Col. a. P. Blockson at Fort
Sam Houston, commanding the Third
to Brig Gen. Hugh L. Scott:
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! Washington; April :24.-After@ { q
conference at the state department
with Secretary Bryan representatives
Of the constitutienalists: here late to-
day telegraphed Gen. {. Carranza 'ad7
yising. that he maintaini'a a neutral at
titude towrd. the United States III its
difficulty with '>the Huerta ;>govern=
.ment.,. -. 80 So -. = !. '''" :
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Laredo, Texas, q-Aprit'' 24:-Nueyo
Laredo, the thriving Mexican border
town opposite this place, was in ruiz
tonight, devasted by dynamite. and
fired by Mexican federals who late to-
day. began an orgy. of destruction
which ended only when they were
forced to flee before the guns OF the
American border patrol.
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Austin, Texas, April a. Thirteen
companies of, infantry, two troops OF
cavalry, battery of field artillery
and a medical corps detachment Of the
State National Guard were ordered to-
day to mobilize at Brownsville, to as
sist United States troops and home
guards in patroling the Texas border
Orders to the militia were issued
by Gov. O. B. Colquitt when appeals
came from a score Of towns near the
Mexican line. Fear was expressed
of raids from across the Rio Grande.
Secretary Garrison has given assur-
ance that additional soldiers will be
assigned to the border patrol.
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Washington, April 24.-Rear Ad-
miral Badger at Vera Cruz reported
his forces at Vera Cruz were.. so
strongly posted that no attack from
to the navy department tonight: that
the Mexicans was expected at present
He said there had been no further
casualties and that the wounded were
doing we'll:
One hundred and twenty-six Mexi-
cans have been killed and 1876 wound
ed in the fighting at; Vera Cruz since
the American. forces landed: Tuesday
Chicago, April 25.-Twenty refu-
gees, 10 American and one British
subject, have been taken prisoners by
Huerta's forces and are believed tc
have been executed by a firing squad
according to telegram received
from Secretary Bryan tonight by B. R
Herbert of the Mexican Plantation
company.
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