The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-13
NARSH|PS ON WAY
TO VERA Cruz;
:. :. TROUBLE FEARED
II
Y, S. Vessels Dispatched to
Mexican Port.
AID ASKED By COMMANDER
: Anti-American Riots Threatened and
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AID ASKED By COMMANDER
'Anti-American Riots Threatened and
conditiens in Republic Growing
Worse-President Sends Code
Order to Daniels.

Washington, Aug 1.-THE situation
in Mexico took new and startling
turn during the day, and it is believed
there is strong probability clash
between the United States and Car
rama is imminent.
Fhe developments Of the day were:
4. Commander McNamee, In COM
Inand of the naval forces Of the east
coast, reported that mobs in Vera
Cruz were being melted to murder for-
eigners, and that the situation was
extremely serious. He asked that two
battleships be sent to him at once.
2. In response ID his request. the
battleships Louisiana and New Hamp-
shire sailed last night from Newport.
r, l.. for Vera Cruz. The gunboat
Marietta also has been ordered from
Progreso to Vera Cruz. 1t Is under
stood also that the gunboats Wheeling
and Machias, which are on the Next
can coast, have been ordered there.
8. President Wilson has decided to
cut short his vacation in Cornish, N.
H.. and return to Washington at once.
He is expected to arrive tonight or
Thursday, and hold cabinet meet
ing Friday.
4. DR.. Juan de Ortega, Guatemalan
minister to Mexico. who was ordered
expelled by Carranza, was taken on
board the gunboat Sacramento at Vera
Cruz for safety. His wife and daugh-
ter are with him. They will be
brought to the United States.
s. The navy department hurriedly
prepared plans to divert from Haiti
some of the marines and ships which
are now there. This will be done
If the situation at Vera Cruz becomes
more critical.
6. Naval officers expressed the opin-
ion privately that within short time
a large part of the Atlantic fleet will
be sent south to Mexican waters.
Z. Announcement was made that
more troops will be sent to the Next
can border at once.
!, 81. Secretary Lansing left Washing
ton at midnight for New York, where
the conference of the Pan-American
diplomats on the Mexican situation
will be resumed today.
9. Maj. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief Of
staff of the army, sent in = report on
his conferences with General Villa.
The rebel leader is said to have
agreed to the demands made on him.
The orders for the sailing of the
Louisiana and the New Hampshire
were withheld until late. On receipt
Of the report from Commander, Nc
Nance, Admiral Benson, acting secre-
tary Of the navy, ordered the COM
nnanders of the two battleships to
prepare to sail. He then conferred
with Secretary Lansing.
The point was raised that the news
of the departure of the war vessels
might cause a general uprising
against foreigners in Mexico, and it
was decided to put the question up
to President Wilson. A long code
message was prepared and sent to
Cornish. Presumably the president
favored sending the battleships.
The text Of Commander McNamee's
report was not given out, but 1t was
learned from botA departments that he
described conditions as causing in
tense fear of serious trouble among
ell foreigners in Vera Cruz. He said
there were street parades, gatherings
Of mobs and incendiary speeches, with
threats against foreigners.