The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-09
Apprehension Concerning Matter
Averted by Negotiations Con.
Quoted by State Department
With Agents of the Vessels.
MEXICAN DELEGATES ON WAY
Their Departure for Niagara Falls
Taken to Mean That Huerta
Has Not withdrawn From the
Mediation Conference.

washington, May 9.-Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Roosevelt an
nounced today that the state depart
ment had satisfactorily settled the is
sues which had arisen over the report
ed consignment of arms to Huerta
aboard the German vessels Kron Prn-
zessn Ceclie and Bavaria to be de-
livered to Puerto, Mexico.
The munitions on board the Ger
man steamers at Puerto, Mexico, will
be returned to Germany, Bryan said.
on receipt Of information from AM
ericar Consul Rogers at Havana that
the munitions consigned to Huerta on
the German ships would be returned
10 Germany, as the result of action
recommended by agents of the ves-
sells" Bryan announced that the ap-
prehension concerning the shipments
Of arms to Huerta had been averted.
Huerta Delegates Sail Today.
The mediators met again today. a
night, that the Huerta delegates will
sail today from Vera Cruz for Calves
ton and proceed To Niagara Falls for
a conference is taken as an indication
that the point raised by Huerta as to
the observance of the armistice had
not led him to the point of withhold
mg from the conference.
Frederick Lehan. of st. Louis. for
mer solicitor general, will arrive today
for a conference with the president.
The impression prevails that he has
been offered the place as the Ameri-
can delegate in the mediation.
Capture Of Private Confirmed.
General Funston has confirmed the
unofficial report that Private Parks,
supposed to he insane, has been cai
whose lines he rode with two horses
belonging to Lieutenant Taggart.
whom he served as an orderly.
Funston did not report that Parks
Lad been executed, but he mentioned
the execution Of an unidentified Ameri
can civilian
Secretary Garrison has rcasscrtcd
that as yet no additional troops have
been ordered 10 Mexico. Asked wheth-
er orders had been issued for the
Fourth and Sixth brigades at Texas
city to make ready To embark, he re-
piled.
They are supposed To he ready to
embark at moments notice"
Asks Clcmency for Mexican.
Spanish Ambassador Riano today
called on Bryan and asked for elem
ency for Leon Martinez, under sem
tencc of death i'm San Antonio. He bas-
ed his appeal on the extreme youth of
Martinez, who is a Mexican citizen.
Riano stated he no longer is "A go
between for Huerta and the mediators
IN the Mexican difficulties. His offices
IN that capacity ended when he
brought them together originally.
Ail safe and WELL" said a wireless
message from DR.. Edward Ryan,
aboard the steamship Esperanza which
leit Puerto, Mexico. today for New
oIedns with six hundred refugees
from Mexico City.
Carranza's Attitude Changes.
secretary Bryan has made public
long formal communication from
haiael Zubaran i'm behalf of General
odrranza, declaring the friendly atti-
tuue of the constitutionalists toward
'ht United States.
Inc document was significant in re-
aerSlng the position announced by
0a'ranza Immediately after the occu-
pd'lon Of Vera Cruz that he resented
'ne occupation as "A violation of Mexi-
van sovereignty. He now regards the
american movement as directed
"su'hst Huerta and not against the
''eAlcan people as a whole, who, he
I', Irys are on friendly terms with the
United States.