The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-24
MESSAGE Of SAFE ARRIVAL
TO MRS. CREECY

The War College submitted to Sec
retary of War Garrison a complete
war map OF Mexico, with the location
OF Huerta's forces. Huerta has 47,7Ol
men, SO gun and 3 war vessels.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels Is
preparing to ask Congress for an
emergency appropriation OF $20,0O0,-
900 or $25,000,000 to carry on the
war
Villa is With United States.
General Francisco villa, head of the
rebel military forces, informed George
c. Carothers, a special agent Of the
State Department, that he will decline
to be dragged into war with the
United States by anybody.
Villa said he was not consulted in
the drafting or the Carranza note
transmitted to Secretary Bryan We'd
nesday night and which was regarded
as somewhat hostile in tone.
The rebel leader told Carothers,
who reported the interview to the
State Department last night, that one
of the chief reasons he came to Juarez
was to show the American people that
his attitude was friendly and that he
did not fear to trust himself on the
border without military escort be-
hind him.
Americans i'm Danger.
Private advices reaching Washing
ton In code from Mexico City disclos-
ed the fact that Americans there were
! in danger.
4 The dispatches, which were from a
source OF unQuestioned trustworthi-
( ness and bore date of yesterday, set
J forth that mobs Of Mexicans we're
forming for anti-American demon
strations; that Americans on the
street had been threatened with vio-
lence and that they were concentrat-
l ing at the embassy for mutual pro-
lection.
The State Department has been ad-
vised that between 800 and 1000
American citizens are stin In Mexico
City.
The movement OF refugees to the
American warships under Admiral
Mayo at Tampico continues. and Off
GERS OF German and British cruisers
stationed i'm the waters near that city
have lent their services in taking the
Americans from the docks to the
American ships, nine miles down the
river.
A report from Admiral Mayo at
Tampico informs the Navy Depart
ment that 1000 American refugees are
already on the battleships and more
are expected tomorrow from inland
points.
The Senate late yesterday, after
considerable debate, passed the
emergency resolution giving President
Wilson $500,000 to be used In his dis
cretion for the removal of American
citizens from Mexico. The resolution,
which passed the House yesterday,
will 90 to the President for his sig
nature.
On Way to Capital
American marines and bluejackets
yesterday gained possession Of
breastWorks three miles inland from
Vera Cruz. This position is on the
railroad to Mexico City and had been
in possession Of Huerta's soldiers
since the United States forces took
possession of the city. The Mexican
gunboat Progreso, with more than
500 soldiers in heavy marching order
aboard, steamed to the harbor mouth
yesterday evening, but no further.
The commander OF the ProgreSo naQ
not heard that the Americans were in
possession OF the city.
The Progreso was hailed by the
flagship and boarded by Lieut.. Byron
McCandles, of Rear Admiral Badgers
staff, who informed the commander
that he had the choice of remaining
under the guns and searchlights Of
the flagship or putting out to sea. 1t
was explained to him that the United
States was not at war with Mexico,
but that for the present the presence
Of Mexican gunboats and soldiers at
Vera Cruz was not desirable.
Brazil to Represent u. 9.
The news that Charge O'Shaugh-
messy had been handed his passports
came yesterday morning, but was not