Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-21

At least one Marshall:own boy is on
the scene, and others are to be in
Mexican waters, to see the fun If
Uncle Sam finally takes hand in
solving the Mexican situation.
| Myron Pursel, aged %, son Of j. w.
Purscl, on the battleship Utah. is all
ready at Tampico. Others who are
likely to have hand in the trouble are
Lieut.. Frank ]. Fletcher, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. I. j. Fletcher now of Chi
cago, who is stationed with his uncle,
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, on the
battiesnip Florida: Burt Downing. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z. Downing, yeo-
man on the cruiser Cheyenne; Harley
Howig, son Of Mr.. and Mrs B. H.
Howig. who is on the supply ship
Calgoa; and Ted" Jones, son of Mrs
Louise B. Jones. who is regimental
sergeant major of the Wenty- eighth
infantry.
Tells Of One Salute.
Young Pursel, who has been on the
Utah since las, August. and has been
in Mexican waters for some time.
writes his father under date of April II
Of incidents before the Mexican port.
The Utah left Vera Cruz on April
Tor Tampico, to take on refugees,
and by noon Friday had 290 Americans
on board. awaiting an army transport
TO take the refugees back to this coun-
try.
I'VE are all ready to land, and expect
to Go Sc in a few days" writes Pur-
sci. The paymaster was ashore Fri
day. CApril 100 and the Mexicans got
MIN and two sailors and Daraded them
up the street and then put them in
JAN, but the American consul got them
out. The Mexicans We're given until
! CLOCK the next morning to fire TWEEN
! tF-one guns as an apology. At $50
they fired the salute
French, Too, Insist on Salute.
estercay morning there was a
Mexican gunboat came in and she was
not going TO salute the American and
french ships. The French sent word
TO the Utah that if the Mexican vessel
old not salute she, the French battle
snip, would sink her. So We sent word
10 the Mexican gunboat that If she did
not fire thirteen guns to each ship we
would take shot at her. You ough.
10 have seen how quickly she sslnted.''
Refugees Pitiable.
Mr.. Pursel says that the condition OF
the refugees is pidable. some OF them
having absolutely nothing. One man
said that the Mexicans even took the
shoes off the feet Of his little babe. and
separated him from his family. He
doesn't know yet where his wife and
children are.
| Another man told Of friend who
owned big ranch. The Mexicans took
all Of his cattle and then came back for
his horses He told the soldiers tina.
he would let them have all but two of
the horses, but the Mexicans not only
took all Of the horses but killed the
ranch owner, drove his family from the
ranch. burned all Of the buildings and
took everything they could carry away.
| Don't Know How to Fight.
Mr.. Pursel says that the Mexicans
| do not know how to fight and that they
shoot all day and don't hit anything. 1t
is when a bunch Of them" get one
man alone that they do their execution.
They have al the la.es: aeia guns
from the states. but they don't know
! how to use them
| Fletcher at Vera Cruz.
! Lieut. Frank J. Fletcher. who is OF
the Florida, the flagship Of his uncle
Rear Admiral Fletcher. is at Vera Cruz
ready to take part in the trouble. when
orders are received.
Burt Downing, on the Cheyenne, is
at San Pedro, Cal, his vessel awaiting
| orders. The last word to B. H. Howie
from his son Harley, was when the
Calgoa was stationed at New Orleans
Then young Howig said he expected tc
be transferred to another vessel fol
Mexican service.
Edwin P (''Ted") Jones, who ha:
been in the Twenty eighth infantry
since the close of the Spanish -Ameri.
can war, in which he served with
Company H, Of this city. is at For
Crockett, Galveston. Tex. The Twenty
eighth is a part OF the Fifth brigade
which Is the first Of the army to b.
sent to Mexico, according to presen
plans. AS stated in the dispatches OF
Monday, the Fifth was ready to board
transports at moments notice.
FIetehers in Action.
"A Nash" from tho Associated Pres
TO the Times Republican at 1898 TO-
day announces that orders have beer
issued to Rear Admiral Frank
Fletcher to seize Vera Cruz. Thi
would indicate that the rear admira
and his nephew, Lieut.. Frank Fletcher
are to be IN the first real action il
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