Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-27

! whether foreigners fleeing from Huer-
ia, or Mexicans proceeding from Vera
! Cruz towards their capital to get
| themselves and their baggage across
I the open space.
Situation at Capital
Sir Christopher Craddock through
Sio Lionel Garden, who has resumed
charge of the British embassy at the
capital, is urging President Huerta to
permit the departure of all foreigners
from Mexico City and it is considered
possible that one or two trains at least
will be permitted to pass through. But
there appears a fair chance that those
who have fallen under the displeas-
ure of Huerta and are in the custody
of his forces, will be held for an in
determinate period. Among those de-
tanned are a few who have been loud
in their praise of the Mexican Presi-
dent and vehement in their denuncia-
ton of their own countrymens pol
icy That he should hold these men is
incomprehensible to Americans here.
Lieutenant Frank ]. Fletcher, of the
battleShip Florida, is in charge of the
train which is being run from Vera
Cruz to the break in the road and on
every outgoing trip the train carries
q small detachment of armed men in
addition TO a machine gun. No intima-
ton has been received that Huerta
proposes to release the Americans,
some of whom are women and chill
dren, and who are held at Cordoba
Orazaba, Pachuca, Aguas Calientes
and other places.
Railway Mems Services
Former railway men, Americans and
a few Mexicans, including some of
the officers of the National Railway
system, who were discharged by Gen.
Huerta, have offered their services to
Rear Admiral Fletcher for any use
he may see fit to make of them. Some
of these men will be utilized for train
work should the operations be ex-
tended to the interior. A communica-
ton has been sent to Gen. Mas ask
ing him to permit the operation of
trains from the south over the Vera
Cruz and Isthmian road for brief
time in order that Mexicans here who
desire to reach that section of the
country shall have the opportunity to
do so and that Americans isolated in
that district may be gotten out
The consulate is receiving upwards
of 100 kilograms a day through the
state department and from individ-
uals asking for assistance for Ameri-
cans. Consul Canada has created a
special bureau to make such investi-
cations and to answer all kilograms
possible. This information will also be
forwarded to Washington, as soon as
available.
Clogeing Cables
Both the navy and state departments
are eager for all official news and the
fleet and the consular offices have been
bombarded with orders to keep these
departments advised of even minute
details. This official information, add
ed to the mass of private messages
and the enormous volume of press
matter filed by 30 or more newspaper
correspondents has resulted in clog
ging the three cables sending to the
outside words that it's transmission
except with many hours delay, is vir-
tually impossible
C. Mitchell, manager of the cable Of |
flee and his staff, are doing on a min
imum of sleep. Twenty correspondents !
are said to be on their way here with
the soldier transports and few more |
are coming from New York.
The food problem must be relieved |
soon and for this reason plans are /
now making to open the Alvarado