New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-16
Six Searchlights Play on
Panaman as Supplies
Are Loaded.
MURDER OF PRIVATE
HELD HOSTILE ACT
Transports Rushed South Laden
with 100000 Rounds of
Ammunition.

News OF the United States's demand IA.
the production Of Private Parks. reoor,.s
murdered by Huerta's forces, change
the order OF preparations for war arou,s
routine OF the last few days to one a,
teverish activity.
Loose threads in the steadily uncoir,
whiplash OF war were woven hard 70,
tho first blow From Vera Cruz direct :.
New York the whip is ready with tn.
butt In the base OF supplies here and N.
sting speeding down the coast in the form
OF 100000 rounds OF ammunition and
equipment for 1900 men on transport,
headed south.
Army officers here saw nothing in m.
Parks incident but a clear violation o.
International agreement and the nrst IN.
alterab.e cause of war.
Orders were sent out for the six t,og.
SAID coast guards drilled 80 infantry %
" ANttNg 81 q AspiAlNiiA , iiVNiNEs sNbkI." 4
ton was sent that these should be -.
placed by the militia OF the coast states
Supplies were rushed on the remain N
transport in the harbor. the Panamln.
with orders 70 sail at daylight to-day
All night six big searchlights PLAYED On
The decks Of the Panaman, chartered
from the Hawaiian Line and Wing "A
Robins shipyard. South Brooklyn. Will,
the last Of the supplies for the army IT
Vera Cruz were loaded. An even 9,00.em
rounds OF rife ammunition were hoistei
aboard and dropped into her hoid
Rifles. field pieces and their carriages
and 1000 tents went aboard. Hatch No !
was left open so that, when the Panama.
reached the open sea, army lighters
might load 100000 rounds of shrapnel in.
TO her already crowded hold While this
ammunition was ostensibly bound Tor
Galveston. no army officer Yesterday
could tell what use 100000 rounds OF
shrapnel would be in Texas
IL was learned yesterday that the act
Of Huertas forces in killing Private
Parks while In uniform is considered 50
grave that it is thought war, or at least
further reprisal by the United States,
must follow.
Army officers pointed out that Pa. a
was not a spy under the ruling OF the
international Conventions and Confer.
ences Respecting the Laws and Customs
of War on Land. In these regulations,
agreed on by all nations. including Mex.
co. IL is stipulated, in Chapter IT. Ar.
ticlc %: "A person can only be considered
a spy when. acting cIandestinely or on
false pretences, he obtains or endeavors
to obtain information in the zone q
operations of belligerent, with the IN.
tention of communicating it to the hos.
tile party
Thus. soldiers not wearing a disguise
who have penetrated into the zone OF
operations OF the hostile army for the
purpose of obtaining information are moi,
considered spies"
Parks, they pointed out. was in uni.
form and leading two horses when he
was taken, and it would be an act Of
simple Daroarity or Intentional hostility
10 treat him other than as a soldier taken
in civilized warfare
While no word came openly from Gen.
eral Funston on the matter OF Private
Parks. IL was learned that the fun story
has been sent by him TO the War Depart.
ment and has been known in army cir.
cles here for three days. Also Il was,
learned that Cuban servant Of General
Funston, who was sent out because he
spoke Spanish TO ind what mad become
Of Parks. has disappeared.
Last night twelve men fIom the spring.
neld. Mass, Arsenal. under Captain
Maisch, went aboard the Panamsn TO hs
in charge of the great quantity of am.
munition carried by the transport. The
men from the arsenal said that not since
the Spanish war was there such ACTIVITY
there in the manufacture Of munitions
OF war. Forces. they said, were working
night and day 10 get out hurried orders
for more cartridges sent by the War De.
partment.
National Guard headquarters yesterday
welcomed the announcement Of the with
drawal Of regulars from the coast de-
fences 1t was said that the garrlsons ia
this state would be replaced at once By
the militia coast artillery OF New York
Whether action comes at once OF is de-
layed. IT was the opinion OF militia ofices
that the coast artillery districts would
eventually be called or to man the forts.
This would mean saving OF 5000 70
the state on the encampment OF them, As
the coast guards would come under the
government.
Brigadier General Robert X Evans re-
turned to the command OF Governors
Island yesterday. There was no know
edge OF when Major General Wood misnl
be expected to assume active command.
AS to his leading an advance into Mex
co, 1t was the opinion of army officef'
that he would undoubtedly be selected
At present he is busy in the War Depart
ment, and his plan 10 assume commah'
at Governor Island may be pat on m
definitely.
Recruiting officers in Jersey city re-
ceived orders from the War Department
yesterday TO make special effort TO sniis
men for the hospital corps. 1, is unosr
stood the orders stated that 100 men
were needed by the army for hospl'ai
duty in Vera Cruz.