Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
GEN. sHUERTA MUST SALUTE FLAG.

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Torpedo Flotilla, in Addition to Batteships, Held in
Readiness for War Move-Several Hundred Ma
" rines to Be Hurried to Mexico to Aid Ships-Ad-
miral Badger Makes Haste to Move Entire Fleet
Wireless Messages Intercept Vessels at Sea-Action
Follows Meeting Of Cabinet at Which Envoy Lind
Was Present Second Demand to Be Made for
Salute Of Flag-Refusal Means Invasion of Mexico
Washington, April 14.-Al the ships of the Allan
tic fleet at Hampton Roads have been ordered to
Tampico.
The transport Hancock with 800 marines has been
ordered from New Orleans to Tampico at once.
The battleship South Carolina, en- route from San
Domingo, has been intercepted by wireless and or
dered to Tampico
The gunboat Nashville at San Domingo and Ia
The torpedo hotila at Pensacola, Fla. has been
notified to be ready to join the batteships at Tapico
on short notice.
New Orleans, April 14-The transport Hancock
with $50 marines aboard is expected to sail for Tam
pico tomorrow morning. according to officers Of the
vessel. Orders received today to proceed at once
and the who have been at the naval station here
for several weeks hurridly prepared to embark.
Washington April 14---A general concentration
of the Atlantic fleet at Tampico ordered today by
Secretary Daniels after q cabinet meeting which
PreStdn Wilson laid the cabinet the necessity
of backinkup the demands Of Rear Admiral Mayo that
the American flag be saluted by the Huerta com
mander.
The cabinet had discussed the situation in two
hour meeting and the general concensus of opinion
was that the Washington government should insist on
salute. After the meeting there was conspicuous
N C1n,, ,o%or~yn noy%S aIo
hurried to the navy department. where he prepared
memorandum of naval ORDERS
No Ultimatum Issued.
President Wilson conferred with Secretary Iu-
uty and reports current that later in the day
statement covering the American demands for sal
ute would be made
Officials said that while no ultimatum had been is
sued to the Huerta government, the mobllzatlon OF
the Aeet at Tampico intended to put the United
States in position to enforce one should the mmeate
developments make it necessary.
Big Fleet Assembling.
A statement issued by Secretary Daniels follows:
SECRETARY Of the Navy Daniels this afternoon
cont orders to Rear Admiral Badger, COMMANDMENT
chief of the Atlantic feet to proceed at once with al
~ sh;ns under his command to Tampico.s Admiral
Badger is at Hampton Roads At the same time or
ders were issued the Hancock now at New Orleans
with 800 marines to proceed at once to Iamplco Or
Hor
q San Domingo to join the fleet at Hampton Roads,
;ntercepting her and ordering her to Tampico Orders
also we're issued to the Nashville at San Domingo to
nroceed to Tampco Orders also were issued to the
Tacoma now at Boston, to proceed to Tampico The
to,nedo fleet now at Pensacola was notified to stand
] f. for orders to proceed to Tampico
Win Make One More Demand.
Naval officers eagerly transmitted the orders 70
~ .et and there was scene Of activity and antic
ration The feeling that the Washington government
bad determined to show the Huerta government ITS
A.d determination to insist apology and pubic
ss,te nrevaied official circles Il was learned au-
that while further of the
Tsmpico incident was being made there wae genera
ss.l;no that the demand Of Rear Admiral should
IN. IN the meantime however, il was deter
,;,ed that negotiations with the Huerta government
fIyn Charge OShaughnessy should proceed y order
- to General Huerta the insistence of the
iInits1 States. s