Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-04-29

tablished throughout the city, the chief
one being in the Plaza hotel, of which
DR.. Elliott of the dreadnaught Flor
ida is in charge.
Members of the American Medical
corps have been installed in San Sc
bastian hospital, where there are
number of wounded Mexicans.
Early Thursday number of ma
chine guns were brought ashore from
the newly arrived battleships, some of
them being posted on the fiat roofs of
the adobe houses. Sunrise found the
roof of the Parochial church, the tall
est building in the city, swarming
with bluejackets ready to pick off any
Mexican Shippers" that might show
themselves.
A machine gun was placed upon the
roof of the Hotel Diligencia, which was
in the line of fire, and was badly shot
up. All the windows we're broken by
bullets.
Other machine guns have been
planted around the railway terminals,
the custom house, the United States
consulate, the post Office, the cable
Office and other structures.
British Tars Cheer U. S.
Marines Hurryine to Attack.
One incident occurred during the
landing of American reinforcements
which shows the spirit of friendship
among the armed forces on the big
international fleet
A Mexican sharpshooter had been
taking pot shots at British sailors on
the cruiser Essex, and Albert Kimber,
paymaster, had been wounded. When
several whaleboats, carrying United
States marines, swept close to the
English warship on their way to the
customs house wharf, the British tars
gathered at the rail and cheered with
might and main.
The Americans have behaved with
the utmost gallantry since operations
began, and there has been no COM
plant of any kind. Rear Admiral
Fletcher is proud of his boys" and
sent the following message addressed
to the men of the fleet:
"The division commander desires to
| express his admiration at the splendid
and efficient work of the naval bri-
gade which captured Vera Cruz and
efficient support of the cruisers, which
reflects great credit upon the accu-
racy of the fire of the gunners.
During the night the Americans on
the western side of the city captured
number of struggling Mexicans, most
of whom were armed with rusty, old
muskets The freight sheds were
turned into detention pens and the
prisoners we're locked up until they
could be transferred to the warships.
MANY of the Mexican dead we're
also buried during the night without
any attempt at Identification. Prac-
| tically all we're men of low caste,
whose fighting had been without a
single spark Of patriotic animation .
| Work preliminary to the seizure of
the railroad from Mexico City to the
eastern seacoast already has been
| done.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the Ameri-
can charge d'affaires at Mexico City
has been given his passports and is
now on his way to the United States
Charge Algara, representing the HUI
erta government here, after comforting
/ with Secretary of State Bryan, was
given his passports and left the cap
| ital for Europe.
| A complete change in the plan OF
military campaign in Mexico has been
made necessary by the menacing at
titude of the constitutionalists and
that subject now is under discussion
by the joint board OF the army and
| navy and the secretaries of the two
military departments
Predicated upon the belief that the
constitutionalists would observe an
| attitude of strict neutrality during
| the settlement of the issues between
the United States government and
| General Huerta, no arrangements have
been made in regard to the DISPOSE
ton of American military forces on
| the northern border, beyond those
necessary to meet possible small, local
! disturbances.
Plans of campaign are being ar
| ranged on the lines of the immediate
! establishment of a sufficient protec
/ ton along the entire northern border
| of Mexico for the American inhabit
ants in Texas and the other border
| states. Following that will develop
! the details of the original plan of q
campaign against Mexico City by
land from Vera Cruz and also via the
railroad lines from Ell Paso south
| through Chihuahua, which has beer
traversed so often by the contending
Mexican factions within the last three
years.
| At Tampico the problem of landing
| and of capture presents elements o.
| difficulty which were absent at Vera
Cruz. The federal forces have fine
artillery equipment with plenty of am
munition, while the infantry is wei
supplied with small arms and the
| means to use them.
The constitutionalists, only 80 miles
| away, also have field guns.