Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-09
Ships Headed for Puerto
Not to Deliver NUM-
tions Consignments.
ACTION DUE TO AGENTS
Unidentified American Executed
at Vera Cruz-More Troops
Ready to Embark.

Washington, D. c., May s.-Constt-
tutionalist agents here received a re-
port that General Gonzales had ar
rived at Tampico with artillery rein.
forcements.
Washington, d. c., May 9-Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt
announced that the state department
had satisfactorily settled the issues
which had arisen over the reported
consignment of arms to Huerta aboard
the German vessels Kronprinzessin
Cecil1e and Bavaria, to be delivered at
Puerto, Mexico.
Munitions on board the steamer
Kronprinzessin Cecelie, at Puerto,
Mexico, will be returned to Germany.
Secretary Bryan said: On receipt of
information from American Consul
Rogers at Havana that munitions con-
signed to Huerta on Jne German ships
would be returned to Germany as a
result of action recommended by
agents of the vessels" Bryan an
nounced that apprehension concern
ing shipments of arms to Huerta had
been averted.
Asks CIemency for Mexican.
Spanish Ambassador Riano called
on Bryan and asked for clemency for
Leon Martinez, under sentence of
death at San Antonio. He based the
appeal on the extreme youth of Mar
tinez, who is Mexican citizen. Riano
stated that he is no longer a go-be-
tween for Huerta and the mediators in
the Mexican difficulties. His offices
in that capacity ended, he said, when
he brought them together originally.
Ryan and Party Safe.
"All safe and weli," read a wireless
from DR.. Edward Ryan aboard
the steamship Esperanza, which left
Puerto, Mexico, today for New Or
leans with 900 refugees from Mexico
City
Washington, d. c., May 9.-Funston
from Vera Cruz confirmed an unofficial
report that Private Parks, supposed in
sane, had been captured by Mexican
federals, into whose lines he rode with
two horses belonging to Lieutenant
Taggart, when he served as orderly.
Funston did not report that Parks had
been executed, but mentioned the exc
cution of an unidentified American
civilian.
Secretary Garrison reasserted that
as yet no additional troops had been
ordered to Mexico. Asked whether
orders had been issued for the Fourth
and Sixth brigades at Texas City to
make ready to embark, he replied:
"They are supposed to be ready to en-
bark nm a rnomept'r n0tice"
American Vice Consul Silliman re-
ported imprisoned by Mexican federais
at Saltillo is safe and well, according
to assurances made to the French le-
CATION in Mexico City by the Mexican
war minister.
Heurta Sending Delegates.
Washington, D. c., May 9.-Ths me-
diators continued their sessions to-
day. A message from Mexico City at
would sail today from Vera Cruz for
Galveston and proceed to Niagara Falls
for the conference was taken as an
indication that the point raised by HUI
erta as to the observance of an arm
istice had not led him to a point Of
Withholding from the conference
Frederick Lehman OF St Louis, for
mer solicitor general, will arrive today
for a conference with the president.
The impression prevails he has been
offered a place as American delegate
In mediation.
Officials Abandon Mazatlan.
San Diego. Cal. Map "a wireless
from the battleship California. dated
yesterday. says the fall of Mazatian
seems imminent. City officials em-
barked on the federal gunboat Guer-
rero and the steamer Limantour. both
ready to sail for Salina Cruz
BY order of Huerta the lighthouse
service on the west coast had been
abandoned. and the coast last nisne
was In darkness. The American brig
Geneva was captured on the high seas
ApriI 26 by q Mexican transport. but
was released on demand of the United
states cruiser Raleigh
Townspeople are fleeing In terror as
a result OF three days battle A wild
shot from the gunboat Guerrero today
passed through a street OF Mazatlans
There was great excitement