The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-11
EVERY EYE TURNED
TOWARD MEXICO
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untu tney are within striking distance
Of Vera Cruz. since 1t is known the
navy department is gravely anxious
lest advance information received
there precipitate an attack on foreign
ers.
In effect the navy department de-
clared at q. m. today that no an
nouncement would be made concern
ing the destination of the battlesllips
New. Hampshire and Louisiana until
that destination has been reached.
;; This Was considered as meaning Vera
Cruz with absolute certainty, as there
could be no possible reason for sec
recy were they bound for any other
port.
ALONG the Border.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug. IL
The border situation today is growing
rapidly more tense
Fuller details OF the staying of a
United States infantryman reaching
here this morning said twenty-fiy..
Mexicans attacked four soldiers on
guard late last night at Palm Gardens.
la mile and a half east of Mercedes.
coming suddenly on the quartet from
out Of the dark
For twenty minutes the battle con
tinued, both sides firing many shots,
until posse and other soldiers came
up as achievements. By that time
zone member OF the brave United
States band had fallen.
| Arrival OF aid drove OF the Mex
iicans.
Raiders fired on a group of soldiers
stationed at Armstrong, eighty-fiva
miles from here. but there we're no
casualties. They also attacked in
Istrong force ranch house in Norias
where early In the week spectacular
battle was waged. Neither side. how
lever, suffered any casualties in last
nights struggle.
All jails hereaboilts are filing up to
capacity with prisoners, either known
to be or suspected o. being connected
with the recent raids, and the ayowed
intent. of snatchfng a strip OF United
States border land.
Killing OF two Brady brother ).
Americans. yesterday afternoon, rid
the bandits OF a rair OF their fore
most leaders.
More Grave and Tense.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug. IL
The United States borderland situa-
uon grew hou4 eAoS
tense today.
Advices came from Matamoras.
across the river. that Mexican raid
ers there intend to make concen-
trated attack on this city IL there IL
any American occupation OF Vera
Cruz.
Citizens already alarmed at the
wide spread prevalence OF Mexican
y.fdcf ora opa11v nrYpfN0
More rangers are coming here.
while troops from Fort Mcintosh,
and Laredo are enroute.
Posses left today, scattering In ev-
cry direction for q concerted clean up
Of bandits, following, a battle last
night at Palm Gardens, and another
at Sebastian today.
carranza's Bomb.
fBy Charles p. Stewart, United Press
staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. ia hot
message from General Caranza warn
ing the United States and other Amer
lican republics to keep hands on Mex
Eco burst in upon an already compli-
Gated Mexican situation today like a
bomb.
Carranza's message was made pub
lie by his representatives here short
Iy before Secretary OF State Lansing.
in New York, opened the final confer
epce to reach an agreement on the
Mexican problem His defiant utter
ances were addressed to Washington
and the Latin governments at an hour
when American tattleshfps were
known 10 be steaminy southwara to
Vera Cruz. and the army Vas holding