The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-04-30
SOLDIERS ARRIVE
+. STILL ON VESSELS
Fifth Brigade Of U. S. Army Held
Aboard Transports.
FOOD SHORTAGE IS REAsoN7
$50 American Refugees Reported to
Have Left Mexico City But Train
Arrives With Other For
eieners Aboard.

Arrives With Other For
eIeners Aboard.
Vera Cruz, Mex, April 2S.-The
transports bearing the Fifth army
brigade under General Funston cast
anchor in Vera Cruz harbor. Con
trary to expectations the troops were
not landed and the rumor spread that
their landing was delayed by orders
from Washington because of the pend
ing peace negotiations.
1t Is admitted that they will not be
landed Immediately. The official ex
PLANTATION Is that they cannot be per
hitted to come ashore until more
refugees are out of the city, because
OF the serious shortage Of food. Just
how or why the troops would consume
any more food on shore than they
will consume on board their trans.
ports Is not made clear In the explana.
ton.
The heroes of the day in Vera Cruz
are the men Of the Second naval regi.
ment. Under Capt. E. A. Anderson
they took the brunt Of the fighting
in the capture Of the city and received
the severest punishment from Mex.
lean Shippers" Their losses In killed
and wounded form half of the total
losses sustained by the American
forces to date.
Anxiety knows no nationality. The
British and Germans fear the wrath
Of the Mexican mob will make no dis
tinction between those Of white skin
and that all will share the common
fate as American If an uprising should
occur.
AS the days pass and the exodus Of
refugees from coast points continues,
with no reports Of violence, hope
among those gathered here is growing
that loss of life will be averted and
damage inflicted only In a financial
sense.
This increases the forces to 10000
men. General Funston IL In supreme
command
The refugee train which left Mex.
leo City arrived here, carrying about
two hundred and fifty foreigners, but
no Americans.
The American flag was hoisted with
appropriate ceremonies over the head
quarters OF Rear Admiral Fletcher.
$50 U. s. Refugees Leave Capital.
Washington. April 28.-The first
train out Of Mexico City will carry $50
American refugees to Vera Cruz. Ad-
miral Cradock, the British naval officer
at Vera Cruz. having obtained this
information by wireless from Mexico
City, communicated 1t to Admiral
Badger, who in turn cabled the navy
department
Marines to Aid Army Forces.
Maj. Gen. George Barnett, com
mandant of the marine corps, an
nounced at Washington that all OF the
marines at Vera Cruz have been de.
tached from the navy preparatory to
being attached to the army forces at
that port under Brig. Gen. Frederick
Funston.
To Rescue British Refugees.
Galveston, Tex. April 2S.-British
Consul Sir Charles A. c. Percival here
has Communicated British steamer An
lillian. She sailed for Tampico to
bring back to Galveston British refu.
gees; understood crisis near at Tam
pico. The Antillian can carry 1000
persons.
Americans Held Prisoners.
Washington, April 2S.-James Nc.
Donald, manager Of the Guanajuato
Mining & Milling company, is de-
tanned under guard in the company's
plant with a number Of other Ameri-
can employees, according to a report
to the state department from Consul
Canada. Canada reports that he re-
ceived the Information from reliable
sources. Among the other American
employees are Joseph Mcdonald, Jr.,
E. L. Whittemore. Mr. Mckenzie, Mr..
Burns and several others whose
names have not been learned.
Another v. S. Consul Jailed.
Vera Cruz. April 2S.-John F. SILL
man, the American consul at Saltillo,
and two American newspaper CORE
spondents have been jailed at Sal
tillo on order Of Gen. Joaquin Mas,
is the report here. The charge
against them Is not known. General
Mas is the commander Of Huerta's