The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-27
VERA. CRUZ UNDER
MARTIAL Law
Continued From rage One.

about sixteen miles from Vera Cruz.
and his men are tearing up the rail
road tracks. The gap between Tejera,
the water supply station, which is
guarded by the Americans, and Sole
dad has grown greatly, and it is now
no simple task for the refugees.
whether foreigners fleeing from
Huerta, or Mexicans proceeding from
Vera Cruz towards the capital, to get
themselves and their baggage across
the open space.
Sir Christopher Cradock, through
Sir Lionel Garden, who has resumed
charge of the British embassy at the
capital is urging President Huerta to
permit the department Of all foreign
ers from Mexico City and it is con-
sidered possible that one or two more
trains at least will be permitted to
pass through. But there appears a
fair chance that those who have fallen
under the displeasure Of Huerta and
are in the custody of his forces, will
be held for an i~ndeterminate period.
Among those thus detained are a
few who have been loud in their
praise of the Mexican president and
vehement in their denunciation of
their own country's policy. That he
should hold these men is incompre-
henSible to Americans here.
Lieut.. Frank J. Fletcher, of the bat
tleship Florida is in charge Of the
train which is being run from Vera
| Cruz to the break in the road, and a
small detachment of armed men in
addition to a machine gun. The train
has been within sight at various times
Of %outposts or scouting parties Of
General Mas forces, but so far there
has been no hostile act.
| No intimation has been received
that Huerta proposes to release Am
orleans, some of whom are women
and children, who are held at Cordoba,
| Orizaba, Pachuca, A~guascalientes and
other places.
Former railway men, Americans
and a few Mexicans, including some
of the officers of the national railway
system who were discharged by Cen
eral Huerta, have offered their serv-
ices 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 extended to the interior.
A communication has been sent to
General Mas asking him to permit
the operation of trains from the south
over the Vera Cruz and isthmian road
for a brief time in order that Mexi-
cans here who desire to reach that
section of the country shall have the
opportunity to do so, and that AM
orleans isolated in that district may
be got out.
The consulate is receiving upwards
Of 100, kilograms a day through the
state department and from individuals
asking for information of and assist
ance for American residents. Consul
Canada has created a special bureau
to make such Investigations and to
answer all kilograms possible. This
information will also be forwarded to
Washington as soon as available.
Food Is Scarce.
The food supply problem must be re-
lieved SOC and for this reason plans
are now making to open the Alvarado
railroad, a short line running south
into the garden n poultry district.
Such food as remains cannot be OBJ
tanned by the Mexican poorer classes
on account Of the increased prices.
Lieutenant Bellinger made a scout
ing trip in a hydro-aeroplane over the
Antigua and San Francisco bridges on
the line of the Inter-oceanic, the mar
row guage road out of Vera Cruz to
the capital.
Up to the present, Consul Canada
ascertains, no American in his consul
lar district has even been injured since
fthe beginning of the operations, al
though many are held by the Mexi-
cans and threats Of execution have
been made.
Badger state that no disturbances
have occurred in the coast towns The
/ Observation-Disclosures liner Dakotan ar
rived yesterday from Puerto, Mex.
with 127 American refugees on board.
Most of them came from plantations
in the sugar districts. They abandon
j ed almost everything when they re-
ceived word from the consul advising
them to leave.
The captain Of the Dakotan said he
saw no indications at Puerto. Mex, of
demonstrations.
The steamer Mexico will probably
sail tonight for Galveston. She will
carry refugees of all nations, including
Those from the Dakotan. The liner
Monterey still awaits Rear Admiral
badgers instructions to proceed to
i ports to the south. The Dakotan prob
ably will be chartered for similar
work.
The cruiser Denver at Manzanillo.
on the west coast, reports that she has
q number of American refugees
Sunday Was Quiet.
Sunday was a quiet day aboard the
II Imposing fleet assembled outside the
~breakwater. Only the Minnesota, the
Chester, San Francisco and the Prai-
Irie are lying inside The Vermont lis
still stationed at the northern limit Of