Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-16
ELEVEN BATTLESHIPS
AND $4,000 MEN IN ALL
Counsel of John Lind Factor in Decisive Step
Taken at Washington-A Week Will Be Re-
quired for Voyage--Troops on Texan
Border Ready to Strike.

Washington April 14Presdent Wilson to-day ordered
tuay the Atlantic fleet Mexican force public
salute to the Stars and Stripes from the uera as an
Thursday.
ultimatu has issued-that specified time
been set within which the uera government must comply but
the naval demonstration has been ordered evidence
of the fixed determination of the United States to back Rear
Admiral Mayos demand Tor salute up to tonight General
uerta had not made satisfactory to that demand
Future developments depend Huerta himself the
high administration official close to the President sum
married. the situation.
The decision send the fleet reached after the President
and Secretary Bryan had conferred for hour with John Lind
personal representative of the President in Mexico and after
twohour cabinet meeting during which dispatches from Charged
OShaughnessy revealed that the Huera disputed the
right American bueiacets be ashore Tampco and
tended that its recent public statement of apology ample
BIGGEST WAR FLEET SINCE 1898.
Immediately after the cabinet meeting adjourned Secretary
Daniels issued his order the Atlantic fleet and wireless mee
flashed up and down the Atlantic coast to put the fleet under
steam for Tampico 1t will be the largest fighting force the
American has assembled for possible action since the
Spanish American Eleven batteshps with auXlarie
all about $4,000 will comprise the force Off
Tampico.
Everywhere, the White House. the State department and
navy department. the hope that the despatch of
the fleet would not lead to serious and there
confident prediction among administration officials that General
Huera would the wisdom of satisfying the American demand
incident. Officials careful point out that
negotiations with the uera government had not ended and that
the way still open General Huerta to make amends
BATTLESHP VERMONT IS ONE.
In the meantime the navy department sent complete nsruc
lions to Rear Admiral Badger Of the Atlantic
board the baes1ip Arkansas at Hampton Roads
Rear Admiral Fke chief the bureau operations left
here tonight personally explain Admiral Bad
the Diplomatic side situation and the dispatches from
Rear Admiral Mayo thus far received
Indicating ships which will accompany Admiral
Badger, the navy department issued the following:
Badger will Cake with him the batteshps Arkansas
louisiana Hampshire, Michigan Vermont New Jersey and
South Carolina which last ship has been intercepted her
from Haiti to Hampton Roads
gunboat Tacoma Boston, Mass has been ordered
also to Tampico Newport R. L. and will start to-day
gunboat Nashville at Monte Cristi San Domingo
ordered Guantanamo coal and thence to Tamplco
DOUBT AS TO FOUR SHIPS
The Rhode Island Nebraska Virginia and Georgia
docking has been decided whether they will join Admiral
Badgers forces.
THE transport Hancock will leave New Orleans for TapcQ
with the first regiment OF the eXpedonary force of
Marines
The foregoing ships addition Utah. Connecticut,
Des one Chester Dolphin and San Francisco
at Tanpico the Florida and Prairie Vera Cruz The
torpedo Pensacola Florida has been ordered stand by
for orders.
PACIFIC CRUISERS NOW AT POSTS.
the navy moved the Atlantic coast Secretary Daniels
tonight giving his attention the situation the Pacific
Most of the Pacific already Mex
can waters.
While the navy active wheel turned in the army.
explanations this advanced the desire that the
suonas who in control of northern Mexico should not
msntepet the action the fact that the United States al
ready large fighting force within striking distance of
Mexico.
Twelve troops Texas City, where four
transports anchor and thousands of cavalry and infantry
spread along the border where they be moved quickly