New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-28
TWO WAR CARCOES
LANDED FOR HUERTA
One of Them, the Ypiranga
Shipment, That Caused
Taking of Vera Cruz.
SMALLER LOT ON
STEAMER BAVARIA
News Reaches Washington Both
from Funston and Rear
Admiral Badger.
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Vera Cruz. May 27.-General Funston
gave out this afternoon what he de-
scribed as the most important news
since the taking Of Vera Cruz.
The German steamer Bavaria, he
said. has landed at Puerto Mexico H.
600 klos OF small arms and over 3.ooo
rolls OF barbed wire have reached Cor
doba over the Isthmus Of Tehuantepec
Railroad.
The Bavaria is detained here, and
the captain. who first stated that his
manifest was taken by the Meyicans
and later admitted landing the arms,
will be fined by the collector Of The
port.
The captain of the Bavaria is liable
to fine under the Mexican laws, which
are the laws that are being admins
tered by the Collector of the Port, Cap
tain Herman o. Stickney. one viola
ton is landing at Puerta Mexico the
shipment of arms which was consigned
for Vera Cruz. A second violation Is
the absence of a manifest.
Holding Bavarian for Fines.
Coporol I,fpto,, caxs that the matter
Of fines is entirely in Captain Stick
ney's hands, but the collector says that
he has not levied it yet, adding that
the Bavaria is held here only because
clearance is not possible before the
matter of fines is adjusted.
The customs officials assert that so
far as they know the arms shipment on
the Ypiranga. Of the same line, was
still laboard when that vessel left here
for Puerto Mexico, two days ago. They
assume that there is no possibility that
the 200 machines guns. 100000
rounds Of ammunition and other war
material aboard the Ypiranga would be
landed, as the liner is under charter OF
the German government at the pres
ent time and was ordered TO Puerto
Mexico by the German Minister to pick
UP German refugees.
1t is reported that the Huerta gun
boat Bravo made formal demand on
the Ypiranga at Ccatzacoalcos to dis
charge her ammunition and that her
captain acceded in good spirit.
Rumors have been current for
week or more that some of the war
materials for which Huerta had con-
tracted in Germany had been filtering
through TO the Federals by way OF
Puerto Mexico. Virtually every Ger
man liner touching at the Gulf ports
has carried arms or ammunition
shipped under that contract. The Ba-
varia incident is the first one where
positive information Of the landing Of
these supplies has been received, al
though there have been intimations
here that the army or navy has knowl-
edge Of other landings or attempted
landings.
Not Really Big Quantity.
To civilians the 100000 rounds
landed by the Bavaria reads like a
large quantity. AS matter of fact, II
is only enough to supply less than two
Of our regiments. Should we advance
on Mexico City a million rounds would
be considered sufficient for only 1000
men. Each man would carry 100
rounds. In case of action two extra
bandoliers void be issued from COM
bat wagons. Back of these would he
the ammunition supply train, and at
the base I'm Vera Cruz an amount equal
to all three would be in reserve. At
the rate that Mexicans get rid of am
munition a million rounds would not
last long.
The Bavaria's cargo was destined for
Vera Cruz. but was diverted to Puerto
Mexico. The steamer reached here on
Sunday.
Americans here are inclined to be-
DeNc llldl i1utIld wants tllt pdN an
war supplies for strengthening the
northern lines against the Constitu-
tionalists. General Funston admitted
that he had no information as 10 what
became of the shipment after il reached
Cordoba, and it is generally assumed
that it is already on the way TO Mex
leo City, from which point it probably
will be sent to San Luis Potosi or other
Federal strongholds where ammuni-
ton is badly needed. The barbed wire
will be of immense value To the small
garrisons along the railway from the
capital which are protecting the Fed
eral lines of communication. These
garrisons north Of San Luis Potos
have been constantly menaced and re-
peatodly attacked by rowing bands OF
revolutionists for weeks.
From The Tribune Burcau.1
Washington. May 27.-The 200 ma
chine guns, 15OO0,OOO rounds of am
munition and several thousand rifles
destined for the government OF Huerta
which brought about the American oc-
cupation Of Vera Cruz have at last
reached Huerta. according 10 advices
which reached the Navy Department
to-day from Rear Admiral Badger.