Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-09
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cred to Company at Border,
Governor Reports.

WASHINGTON, March o.
The United States Government
took prompt action to-day to in
vestigate the raid of armed
Americans into Mexico and to
prevent similar occurrences IN
the future. At the request of
Secretary of State Bryan, Sec
rotary of War Garrison ordered
General Bliss, who is in COM
mand of the American troops ON
the border, to institute a prompt
inquiry into the facts connected
with the recovery of the body
of Clemente VerGara.
General Bliss was instructed also
that extreme precaution must be
taken to guard against any similar
! occurrence that might imbroil this
| country and Mexico. He was asked
to lend all thea possible to Uni
ted States Consul Garrett at Nuevo
Laredo, who has been ordered to
make a complete report at the earliest
possible moment
Wilson Not "Stampeded."
AT both the State Department and
the White House it was stated that
further action would depend upon
the official reports received from the
civil and military representatives of
the Government.
President Wilson refused to be
"stampeded" by the sensational re-
ports telegraphed from the border,
and sat tight on the Mexican lid.
The President intimated that he
had received official advices that
Mexican officials had consented to
the removal Of Vergara's body, al
though the administration had no
knowledge in advance of plans for
getting Vergara's remains.
II is understood the President
wants a complete statement from
Governor Colquitt, Of Texas, but be-
lieves there are no complications in
sight at present.
Alarm High at First.
Alarm over the Mexican situation
ran high in Government circles for
many hours to-day, following the re-
ceipt Of dispatches from the border
stating that a party Of Texas Rangers
had invaded Mexico and had recov-
cred the body Of Vergara, the Ame-i-
can hanged by Federal troops near
Hidalgo
Belief that Intervention in Mexico
would be forced by the methods of the
Texans was frankly expressed in
many quarters, but the excitement
was quelled in great measure by the
receipt of the following dispatch from
Governor o. B. Colquitt. of the Ions
Star State;
Captain John B. Sanders COM
handing Company B, Texas Rangers,
al Laredo, advises me by telegraph
that he has recovered the body OF
Clemente Vargara-
Body Secretly Delivered.
81 wired him for full particulars. He
advises me that he did not go into
Mexico at ALL but was informed that
the body OF Vergara would be deliv-
cred on the Texas side Of the river at
a placed named at $3.50 o'clock Sun.
day morning. He went there and
found IT,
"As to who brought it across tho
river he says he does not know. He
said he had no assistance in this mat
ter from the family and relatives of
Vergara. who, however, fully identi-
fed the body"
Secretary Of State Bryan returned
early to-day from his trip to Spring
field, Mass, and Immediately took the
helm at the State Department, where
Assistant Secretary Osborne had
been in charge during the absence oe
his chief, Mr. Bryan Immediately
sent a long cipher dispatch to United
state Consul Garrett at Laredo, ask
ing for full report on the case.
Secretary Bryan refused 10 discuss
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