South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-27
Sundays News
of the Troubles
With MexiCans

WASHINGTON. April 27.-This is
"a summary OF Sundays Developments
i'm the Mexican situations:
Counsellor Agacio of the Chilean
legation. speaking for the Brazilian.
Argentine and Chilean mediatOrs said
that negotiations were progressing
very favorabIy. The mcdiators are
acting through the Mexican City agen-
cies OF their governments. Mr.. AgaciO
would not say whether the mediatoTs
have been i'm direct communication
with Huerta.
Consul CaTuthers reported from
Juarez, that Gen. villa remained eek
tremely friendly" and that there had
been no break between villa and Car
ranza. This was announced By secy.
Bryan.
Consul shankEn at Vcra Cruz. CON
firmod reports that the statue OF
George Washington in Mexico City
had been torn down. Thursday the
Mexican school children and women
paraded Mexico City streets. shouting
death 10 the American gringOes"
and singing the Mexican national an
them.
SeCy. Bryan stated that British and
German warships are carrying Amer
lean refugees from Tampico to Vera
ruiz.
Albert Docrr. manager OF the Amer
can Smelling company at Aguas Cali
entes, now at Vera Cruz, reported that
a number of American refugees has
been shot by Mexican fedcrals near
EnCarnaCiOn in northern Mexico.
The Fourth field artillery. 1920
men. with IS guns. left Galveston for
Vera Cruz on the steamship san Mar
COS. The Sixth. Twelfth and Sixteenth
regiments of infantry from the Pre-
sidio, san Francisco, arrived at san
antonio. They Will be distributed at
Nogales, II PaSO and Laredo.
admiral Badger notified Sccy. Dan
icls that Vera Cruz Is quiet.
Admiral Fletcher reported that all
American ships In the Panuca river
lave been Withdrawn from Tampico
and are standing in the roads.
Admiral Howard reported that the
Yorktown have entered Guayamas
harboF. The Citrana has left Guaya-
mas for MaLatlan. The supply ship
Glacier. carry .ng refugees. ~ on its
way To- san Francisco. All II quiet
along the west coast of Mexico.
Consular reports TO the state dc
partmcut announce that Mexican fed
craI troops have seized 25O saddle
horses. goo mules and 1900 cattle at
the Rosetta ranch I'm northern Mexico.
Military attaches at III Paso have
report from am American who made
lis escape from Nusu.dz that rcdcralS
Had seized american property and
were stripping ranches belonging to
Americans.
\ Southern Pacific rescue train Un-
der guarantee Of COustitutiOnaii~t Gen.
ohrCgOn have been sent from CaliCan
near NOSalC~ TO bring out Americans
at Las NOchas and Places in the Ma
QUi valley. Another train was sent to
Torri~ to bring out leo Americans.
Consul Simpich REPORTS about 80 per
cent OF NmCricau- i'm the NOGale- dis
trict have arrived az the border.
\ train iaad &C Americans i'm Mexico
4 itY - being collected today for trans
T.ortntfon To- Vera Cruz. "A load of
anxiety has been taken off my mind"
said Mr. Bryan.
Plans to expedite the nigh; OF Amer
leans from Mexico were discussed by
SCCy. Daniels. ADMIRAL Blue and Rear
ADMIRAL FiSkc. Gen. WothCr~pOOn.
chief of-etaff expressed fears that
The Mexican end OF the International
bridge at II Pa~o bad been mined
after receiving reports from Gen.
bliss. This would cndangCr American
troops should they cross.
Socv. Daniels said the navy viii not
TclinQui~h lis advantages at Vera Cruz
until tEC whole matter iu dispute with
Mexico should De settled zone way OF
the other"
yellow fever Cpidcmics are feared
at Vera Cruz and other Mexican points
and immediate precautions viii Dc TAX
en- TO prevent its spgesd To the United
states.
Detention camps at Vera Cruz and
along the border are already planned
Tor refugees To prevent spread of the
disease 10 the United states" said
surgeon Blue OF the public health SER
ice. surgeons &. NJ. GuitcraS and
* ". Non Ezdorf have been Dispatch
81 Co the front and others will fol-
low"
Drafts OF physicians 10 cope with
the situation have been made I'm recent
examinations. Successful contestants
Will he sent Immediately 10 plague
spots I'm Mexico and along the border
to augment the government StaffS
Removal OF the troops at Vera Cruz
TO higher ground i believed To be the
only method which will prevent an
epidemic.