The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

aiosl every snip, and they Ough lay
nahds on him, search every pocket of
hlm, and even look into the top of his
shoes to see if he has ammunition or a
revolver which he may be carrying to
some "snipe shooter in the loft of a
nearby building. The ensigns from the
navy ships and the lieutenants from
the marine corps turn their backs upon
some or these proceedings.
An American officer walks briskly up
20 a store or residence, detachment be-
hlnd him. n in "click-click," icy fash
ion, as one who cocks a gun. says: Tn
in charge here
As a contrast to this may be seer the
movement through the city of the a p
cain of H. M. S. Essex. A sailor lad
precedes. carrying the British flag:
then comes Captain Watson. followed
by an aid; four PAGES to the rear, an
orderly; behind. a guard of four men.
twice a day, most formally, morning
and afternoon, he visits the British
consulate. learns of the situation of
ms country1nen, and is ready to act In
their behalf. as has been told of to-
day In the cables describing the search
for the British residents between here
and Mexico City. who started for Vera
cruz from the capital and found them
selves stalled with the railroads cut.
News of Army's Coming.
Vera Cruz. Mex. April % (by mail
steamer).-The question arises tonight
40 news Is received on SlOr6 and IN
the Ileet tina a brigade of the army
mas been ordered here from Galveston
how long will this expeditionary
Lofce be known as such. and when will
"headquarters' begin to late it's re-
ports as from Mexican army OF oc-
cupation?"
Questions of a political character are
necessarily constantly arising, and al
tnough the cable censor will not per
.nlt the correspondents. who are MAX
ing their reports by cable, to send adj
vices of a political or t-editoria
character to their journals, the fact re-
mains that the future of Mexico. rather
IMAM the necessities of the momen fur
nlshes a problem for officers in charge
mere that ought to give the public at
nome the gravest concern.
for Instance tonight, every Jail and
prison in this city is filled with NAL
contents, charged with having arms
ana ammunition in their possession
contrary to the orders of the Command
ing OFFICER of the fleet.
VINO Is to try these m~alcontents?
ot what can they be convicted, except
from Mexican army Of occupation ?"
Malcontents in Prison.
II there We're here a case of actual
wal; oeIlned as such, courtmartia1s
might solve this problem. But the Mex
Ican people have been told that the
oilled States is not at war with Mex
49, 1919 pCoplS, these InllC0n-
tents. cannot be turned over to The
MeAlcan courts, the magistrates Of
vera cruz. with the expectation that
any impartial judgment Of their cases
nay pc mad. In the first place the
ond 1Ia : refuse to sit. In the sec
~ pace IL any consented to sit he
would do so only under Mexican law
anu would throw out Of court I,nder
ne statutes. n case brought before
I'm OF one who had fired. killed ar
aTfam mad - 81 1-.11 ~. AASe "
country. u ii3s
what Is to become of these prisoner.
Mno nave shot down American HUE
5aENets ana marines. is q question tbat
VIII give the gravest concern ~ tbasa
- eltarge or the Vera Cruz expeditiooe
T1lese prisoners in various cuartels
lney are being fed and well taken care
~ IN other respects. Even in tha hos
pltai' san Sebastian, where there az
d nunlpe OF attempted assassins, iunior
nuir5sous ana nurses from the fleet are
tniltlisteT1ng to their needs, in c~o-onerao
tion with the Vera Cruz authorities go
the Sisters of Mercy. anu
Dealing With snipe Shooter.
era Cruz, Mex, April "a INV mail
a.eaaner).-A the Porfirio Diaz plaza
are established the four landing hat-
tho ~ the Michigan, the Louisiana.
Inc Minnesota and the North Dakota
mere 1t Is that the Michigan men hoWe
taken their stand after an excitine
iisnt. In this plaza, beautiful witS
Gocoanut palms and roses In f,ii
ploom. death has looked upon these
stands the statue of Benito II, ma a
Heofse washington Of this country
the OFFICERS and men of the A1fch;aan
ialolng battalion believe, this morn
ing, that they have found a wav 70
orins liberty in this city. at last NJ
ollly 10 members HnP fI<> ~.-- 49,
d 1S,l' put to Vera Cruzanos as we'll.
mat is by taking up each case ~
snipe shooting" as it comes.
When the Michigan's men landed
iney Went INTO the Nineteenth regular
infantry barracks, with he other NC
from the Third regiment of the nanai
brigade Consul Canada sent O ,nas
sage advising headquarters to get an
OF that. He said there had inst been
oo cases OF small pox and AZ cases of
spinal meningitis there.
The Michigan's men were tiraa o,s
again. move
So, as it seemed they were to keen
on moving, the Michigan's men began
~ nione AFTER the t"snipe shooters
each case of "snipe shooting" that oc-
CURED. Ihey wanted a little liberty
a little peace. They were tired Of hay,
ing some Vera Cruzano run up and saw
~ "a peen nearly Killed by one of
his fellow citizens bullets and Wan+ed
protection, n exceedingly tired of
beng shot at themselves.
IN Vera Cruz many houses connect
WIN each other, especially over the
roofs. Those familiar with recent
Mexican history will remember how
fellA l)laz got into the United States
Consulate from he roof of a nearby
hotel, where he was escaping Huerta,s
men, I'M came aboard the Michigan.
Not Allowed to Rest.
so the MicEigan's men began to go
up spiral s-taircases and through dark
corridors, hunting for their .snipe
shooters" In every case they investi-
sassu tney found at least one Mexican,
perhaps two, three or four. !
Lieut.. Cons. ]. w. Greenslade, in
charge OF this Michigan battalion, said
to me today:
After clearing the entire infantry
barracks we settled down in comfort
tabie quarters. but at 8 p. M. were