Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-22
U. S. TROOPS READY
TO LAND IN MEXICO
Admiral Howard Sends Sig
mailing Apparatus to Ameri-
can Colony.

NOGALES, Ariz., June 22.-An I'M
confirmed rumOr that United States
marines landed at Guaymas caused
the greatest excitement today at the
border here. Because Governor May
tOrena, of Sonora, has established a
strict censorship on news from the
Yaqui Valley it is believed that inn
pOrtant events are taking place.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The
Navy Department had no confirmation
this afternoon of the Nogales report
of an American landing at Guaymas.
officials said they felt sure Admiral
Howard would have notified them at
once had such step been taken.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-As a result
of the crushing defeat which the Yaqui
Indians near Guaymas, Mexico are re-
ported to have inflicted on the Villista
troops sent to check them, officials here
anSously awaited word today from Ad-
miral Howard.
ne AuIlllEdl sent WOTu llldl lilt Ndl-
eigh, one of his ships, had sent an Off
Ger up the valley to the American colony
with a heiograph apparatus, to be used
in signaling the ships the minute aid is
needed.
He also advised the Navy Department
that he was making careful inVestiga-
tion of conditions in the Indian country.
He has conferred with Consul Hostetter,
of Hermosillo, who has Jurisdiction over
American interests in the Guaymas sec
tion.
No marines have yet been landed and
none will be except upon definite instruc-
tions from Washington, or unless sudden
raid by the Indians should place the
Americans in imminent danger. Thus
far the Indians have been satisfied to keep
the settlers cooped up in their ranch
houses and take possession of their irri-
gated fields.
A private dispatch received by the State
Department today from an American
at Nogales who came out of the Yaqui
Valley on the last train to leave there
stated half the valley already had been
devastated and the Americans were
standing off the Yaquis while waiting for
the relief expedition.
The kilograms stated that the Ameri-
cans at one ranch were surrounded for
four days by band of 800 armed Yaquis.
800 of whom we're mounted Only one
company of Mexican troops under the
authority of Governor Maytorena then
was in the valley.
The general situation throughout Mex
leo continues to get worse. The Carran-
sistas under General Gonzales We're re-
ported today to be fighting with Zapa-
tistas In the suburbs of Mexico City. The
Zapatistas are reported to have been in
readiness to quit the city for several
days. II is feared that before gong they
may attempt to loot the foreign section.
Consul Silliman, at Vera Cruz, today re-
ported the Vera Cruz-Mexico City tele-
graph cut at otumba, % miles east of
Mexico City, supposedly by zapatIstas,
indicating that the latter have succeeded
In getting behind the CarranzIstas.
Bread riots are continuing. but the
famine Will be relieved II the Carran-
ststas finally control the capital as the
Red Cross now has large quantities of
food available in Vera Cruz for transpor-
tation TO Mexico City.
Efforts to force a conference of all
military chiefs and the ''elder statesmen
remaining In Mexico have been redoubled.
rms movement is being assisted In Wash
ington.
Another Interrogation point apparent
ly has been thrown into the maehinerv''
was President Wilson's only comment on
Mexican anairs today. He told callers he
knew nothing about the visit OF General
angeles to the United States, beyond the
statements in the newspapers.