The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-03-09

Rear Admiral Fletcher, command
ing the feet, will choose the battle
ships that are to go to Vera Cruz te
reinforce the small craft already
there. The only specification Secre-
tary Daniels made in his order was
that one of the ships should be a
flagship in order to put an officer of
high rank in command of the forces.
Admiral Fletcher selected the ar
mored cruiser Washington now in
Haitian waters with Rear Admiral Ca
perton, and the battleship Georgia,
commanded by Captain Robert r.
Coontz, now at Guantanamo, to pro-
ceed to Vera Cruz.
In diplomatic quarters the belief
quite generally prevailed that the la
test representations to Carranza were
a clear implication to him that force
might be employed unless conditions
were bettered.i
There are in Mexico City Is, 900 for
eigners. 2,50O of them Americans and
the safety Of these is threatened by
the announced intention OF Carranza
to order the evacuation Of the city by
General Obregon's forces.
President Wilson said to-day that
the latest note sent to CarTanza cali
ed to his attention the serious situa-
tion reported to exist in Mexico City
and called on him to protect foreign
ers In the capital
general Carranza has made a pre-
linainary reply to the American reps
RESERVATIONS, denying generally the ex-
istence Of conditions in Mexico City
which the United States has called
upon him to improve.
| In statement made orally to Amer
| lean Consul Sillinan at Vera Cruz
which was laid before President Will
son and the cabinet today, the Mexican
chief denied that General Obregon, his
commander in Mexico City, had pre-
vented food from reaching the Mexican
capital or that he had sent supplies
away.
Garranzaas oral statement was taken
in official quarters to forecast the ten
| or of his formal answer now being
administration quarters as favorable
and as an indication that Carranza
would no longer approve any incon-
venience to foreigners.
Meanwhile, however, orders went
forward to Rear Admiral Fletcher
commanding the Atlantic fleet al
Guantanamo, to send two more battle
ships to Vera Cruz
+. Carranza promised an early reply
Mr.. Silliman reported. ES1iseo Are
dondo, hitherto Washington represent
at1ve Of Carranza, and other advisers
were present during the conference.
Mr.. Silliman reported at length, but
officials, did not disclose the contents
OF his message
Consul SiIliman's dispatches from
Vera Cruz saying the American note
was formally presented to Carranza II
person yesterday afternoon, arrived
/ just before the cabinet meeting toda5
and were laid before President Wilson
as the cabinet officers assembled.
| No further word has been received
showing when Mexico City would bt
Evacuated or whether objection wouIt
leave small garrison there.
| After the cabinet meeting TO-DAY
it was said that the sending of the ad
diuonal warships to Vera Cruz wa.
the only move contemplated at pres
ent. The entire Mexican situation
was gone over.
Secretary Daniels said the Washing
ton and Georgia had no~orders othel
than to proceed to Vera Cruz at once
/ Secretary Garrison said no arm.
movements were in contemplation.
was declared generally that tn,
course OF the United States depended
upon the attitude of Carranza.
Secretary Daniels said the ships a
Guantanamo had plenty of marine
on board.