Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-05-03
One of Hueta's Officers, J0-
der Flag of Truce Demands
Surrender Of Guards at
WaterWOrkS,
MAS TIGHTENS HIS
LINES AROUND CITY


icy noaHiHa JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlarl
Vera Cruz. NAV ~ lat had nrom-
i~cd 20 be the first fight between the
United State army and the Mexican
troops today ended in the exchange
OF not more than half dozen -hots.
The McNicau- threatened to at
tucl Immediately unless the Ampri-
cans surrendered their positions at
the water works at ~ Tciar within
ten minutes but failed 10 fulfill their
threat.
The McNiCan- are ~till holding u po-
~itiOn beyond the water works station
and the American troops have rcccly-
cd no orders 10 advance. At If O'Clock
this morning force estimated AT
from 300 90 500 men appeared mile
beyond the water work, sutton As
Major Russell, of the marines. had re-
cciyCd orders not to assume the Of
fcnsitc tie and his men watched the
heNicans with much interest.
Demands Surrender of Watcrworks
suddenly d Mexican lieutenant and
a non-commissioncd officer bearing "a
white flag advanced and presented 70
demand for the Americans to surrcu-
der within ten minutes
Major Russells reply was Hurry
the time your commanding officer
has stipulated
Major Russell then made prepare
tions 10 resist amy attack, at the same
time sending 10 message 10 hcaduuar-
.tors In Vera Cruz lhut his outpost
was threatened
Back at headquarters Brgldier
General Funston and his staff had
heen cipntiousy working out the
details of the ncW government which
tho brigadier general had been in-
struCted tu establish
The wireless message from the wac
ter works station at m Tejar brought
about "a quick change from TINS COM
par1tiveB prosslle work to that of
uctivc ARM duly
Hurried Rcinfurccmcnts
Within foN minutes headquarters
had notified Major John H. Russell
chat reintorCcmcnts were on the way
% ana him ANA in liulc moro than am
hour instead of the goo marines COM
posing the Command uf Major Rus
sell 40 tho outpost of lil Toiar. there
were lu position 10 support him more
thgu 200 men, while the entire gar
rison of Nnu cruz was ready for amy
movement that might be- ordered
Seven companies of the Fourth inn
tantry were sent forward under the
command oft Colonel Robert G. Van
Nlct as wen as two hottallons conn
manded bs Colonel John Archer Lc-
icunc
AN THESE troops had been taken
rom F. tt'hS 10 the OUTSKIRTS OK vera
Cruz the men OF the infantry rcgi-
ii' p, tutitlhlhb Tor tn' snort run 20
~ ''l'i Ii"lu Los '"''e' the ilisi
,''I'u ON lh' MtAle'h i.'Il"'Nt mere
'"'l were posted h' naltahohs
M''' ,oAlhl'nueu hA MAJOR 'hotles g.
fl'Hgh .na MAJOR y WoiIc.
Nul nara Pressed ~ ih'inN'
men colonel Van Nhet ana COL
'n'I l.' lfune WIN their supports ar
rived at me water works station Ma
J.i l'u'tH ana ms men were not at
AI h'Id pressed.
Ihc MeNcnns h1d eoulonted them
serves with scattttihE ift' consist
il- oi mot more IMAM luut 81 IlNc
"".lA Hl = range ol a."0l I.''e Naids.
FROM hllur russell 3 uu's unlA one
shot Va tired
lht "tt'r works station at ~ Ic-
li Inlh@ ihr most fdNtnrrd post M
ih' American unts ANA was placed
sn IAN Ola of the city uulA because
inc authorities regarded It as essen
ll'I Y" protect inc cry water sup
hN
'rurtat orders had hr'n EiNen Tor
lhr American troops NOT Co assume
ll. offensive. and NOT io lrc at an
unless attacked.
mas liGll'hihs iih'~
" De- met regarded mere 100 anu PROB
t'io IAHl 1enrral 1ueNNo MaaS. Ted