Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-05-09
REINFORCEMENTS
FOR funston
ORDERED
PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE
TO SEND ADDITIONAL TROOPS
TO VERA CRUZ

Washington, May 9.-On receipt of
information from American Consul
Rogers at Havana that munitions con-
signed TO General Huerta on German
ships would be returned to Germany
as a result of action recommended by
agents OF the vessels, Secretary of
State Bryan today announced that ap-
prehension concerning shipments of
arms to the Huerta government had
been averted.
Reiterating today his declaration of
last night that there was nothing "im-
minent" in the Mexican situation, and
that no aggressive move was in con-
temptation by this government, Secre-
tary of War Garrison continued super
vision of preparations to send the
balance of the Second division of the
army to Vera Cruz as precautionary
measure.
Orders have gone to the Fourth
and Sixth brigades at Texas City to
be ready to reinforce General Fun
ston. When the forward movement
would be ordered still is undecided.
Throughout the day war department
officials were engaged in gathering
transports, and up to noon arrange
ments had been made for IL ships,
tincluding the four regular army trans
ports now at Galveston.
Anxiety was aroused at the, state
department over the report of the
capture by Mexican soldiers near Vera
Cruz of Samuel Parks, private of
the Twenty-eighth infantry, who rode
into the Mexican lines while believed
to be suffering from temporary insan-
ity. Another report from Vera Cruz
to the effect that an unidentified
American had been executed by Mexi-
can troops led the department to in
stitute an inquiry through the Ameri-
can authorities at Vera Cruz.
Encouraging news was received
from American Vice Consul Silliman.
who had been reported imprisoned at
Saltillo, Ambassador Jusseraund hay-
ing informed Secretary Bryan of as7.
surances from the French minister in
Mexico City that Mr.. Silliman and
other Americans at Saltillo were safe
and well. In dispatches from Ameri-
can Consul Hanna at Monterey, Sill
man aforementioned as classmate at
Princeton of President Wilson.
President Wilson had under consid-
GRAFTON again today the proposed per-
Isonnel of American delegates to par
ticipate in the forthcoming mediation
conference at Niagara Falls In that
cBnnection che conferred with Freder-
lex w! Lehman, former solicitor gen.
eraI, who arrived from st. Louis. No
selections have yet been announced
by the president, however. The South
American mediation envoys had an
other conference during the day, but
made no announcements.
Senior Pulio Maquiera arrived today
to act as second secretary of the
Chilean legation, and word was re-
ceived that Manuel Zalinas, now first
secretary at Vienna, had been appoint
ed first secretary here.
A report from General Funston to-
day said several sacks of mail sent
from Vera Cruz addressed to foreign
business men at Mexico City were
seized and burned before reaching
their destination.
Secretary Bryan later declared that
no communication had been had be-
tween this government and the Ger
man government in regard to the re-
turn of the munitions of war on the
German vessels, and that no instruc-
tons had been sent to CONSUL Rogers
in the matter.