Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-20
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GREATLY ALAaass MAsh.
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FEAR M,sssMo y. . Ao1ssr
70 IN PRISON On . DEAD
AHidavit eS Refugee Indicates privaNe
Parks Was Exss.tsd ~ Msxieas Sell
disrs-1s-sss Returned - FunsAsn-
Villa Making presrsss in Attask ~
City Of ealtillo.

Washington. May 60 Anxiety
among officials here over the Inability
to set definite word from American
Vice Consul John r. sillimsn. who wss
reported released from prison 1T SAL
tillo moro than week ago. reused tho
state department to renewed activity
today.
Evidencins his own apprsheneaoa.
Secretary Of State Bryan tslsgraphs0
to Consul Hanna at Monterey aaking.
II II would be feasible to send . una1-
senger TO Saltillo TO determine " 0u0l.
man ever had been released. MI
Silence OF Husrta Alarms. 81
Secretary Bryans directions 20 CoAs
sui Hanna made Il plain he was % use
his discretion In prosecuting his in-
quiriea
So persistent has bean the suenco
for the last few days Of the Mexican
foreign office with regard to the Amer
lean request for actual information ro..
garding Sill!man that anxiety In many
minds has turned TO apprehension that
Silliman may again have been held ~
custody. Some officials fear he may
have been killed. 1t II more than .
week since the Mexican foreign o6lico
and the Brazilian minister In Aextco
City declared Sliliman had been re-
leased.
Parks Probably Executed.
Capt. Percy Willis. OF the coast aFtil-
lery at Key West notified Secretary Of
Mar Garrison today he had obtainaA
an affidavit from o. w. Bland, lately
arrived from Vera Cruz, declarin9 .tAa1
Samuel Parks. the American eolatee
who wandered from the AUle3eo0i
lines ~ Vera Crus. had been oIesusad
According to Captain WilllA 0laN1
talked with m acQuatntAnce - vGFA
Crus,.Mhp ssw the body - PofAo anA
who declared tho young AmsftcsuSNe-
derly was shot BY Aaxtcad Neadiseo
and that his body later waa d1Stfoyel.
PARKS Es:eee Returned.
General Funston In q supplementary
report today on the return to the
American line of the two horses which
Parks drove away when he disap-
pcared. said that the messenger who
brought the horses from the Mexicsn
lines made no mention Of the fate oI
the American soldier.
War department officials are anxi-
ously awaiting definite news OF the
battle in progress between federals
and constitutionalists In front OF Sal
tillo but queries for information sent
to border points have brought no reply.
Want Tsmpico Open Port.
That every effort will be made by
the United States to maintain the port
OF Tampico free and open to COM
merce was declared today by Actink
Secretary OF the Navy Roosevelt.
While no definite orders have been Is
sued Mr.. Roosevelt said that IL neces-
sary steps would be taken to prevent
q blockade.
Ambassador Wilson Criticized.
Criticism of Henry Lane Wilson.
former American ambassador to Mex
leo. was made In the senate by Senator
Stone. chairman of the foreign reia-
tions committee. when Senator WILL
liam Alden Smith. OF Michigan. had
read a letter from Mr.. Wilson express
Ing his views on the Mexican situa.
ton.
The letter was ostensibly to correct
a date in Senator Smiths recent Mex
lean speech. The former ambassador
in calling attention to the error told OF
urging the recognition OF General
Hucrta and said adoption OF that
course would have averted the blood
shed which had occurred.
Senator Smith said the former am.
bassador deserves the highest appre.
cia tlon OF the nation
'oh. don't think he IL entitled to
the grateful consideration Of the
American people, insisted Senator
Stone. For myself I have very little
consideration or respect for the forlner
ambassador to the republic OF Mex.
ico."