Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-01
MEXICO

Jan. 10.-Mexican rebels undor Villa cap
tured Oiinaga. many of the Federal troops
ana several of the generals taking refuge
on American side CO the Rio Grande
Feb. 8. President Wilson lifted en-
barge on expectation of arms which was
applied to Mexico by President Taft
Feb 20-Mexican situation brought h
new crisis by Staying of w. 8. Benton.
rich ranchcr and British subject sup
poscdly by villa.
April villa captured Torreon after
eleven days of bloody fighting. Villas
loss 500 killed and 1.50O wounded and that
of the federals much greater.
April 9.-Arrest of unarmed American
blue Jackets by federal authorities at Tam
pico brought demand from Admiral Mayo
that Huerta apologize and that American
flag be saluted
April 12.-Huerta refused to render a sa
lutte to the American flag in Tampico.
April 14.-President Wilson ordered At
lantic and Pacific fleets to Mexican waters
at once to enforce his demands on Huer
ia.
Federal army routed by Villa at end OF
nine days battle at San Pedro.
April 19.-Huerta refused to agree to the
demands of the United States for an I'm
conditional salute of the flag. and Pres
deTt Wilson drafted his message to con
.
hostile" blockade of Mexico ports ano
harbor.
April 2O.-President Wilson personally
asked congress for support in actor
against Huerta.
House adopted resolution giving pres
dent free rein, after debate in which hi.
policy was assailed. Senate postponed
action for a day.
April 21.-American marines capture
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four Americans were killed and twenty
one wounded and about 200 Mexican
were killed. Read Admiral Badger will
five ships arrived at Vera Cruz.
April 22.-Senate passed resolution JUST
tying the president in using the armc
forces of the nation to enforce his dc
mands on Huerta
Taking of Vera Cruz completed BY ma
rines and bluejackets. supported by the
guns of the warships, twelve Americans
being killed and fifty wounded
April 23.-President Wilson ordered the
Fifth brigade, General Funston In COM
mand, to embark for Vera Cruz at Gal
weston.
The embargo on shipment of arms TO
Mexico was restored.
April 24-Fifth brigade sailed from Gal
weston for Vera Cruz
Congress passed the volunteer army bill
April 25.-President Wilson accepted the
offer of Brazil, Chile and Argentina
through their plenipotentiaries. to mediate
the Mexican trouble. STIMULATING that
Hucrta must resign
April 2S.-Fifth brigade arrived at Vera
'ruz and General Funston assumed the
supreme command there. Robert j. Kerr
of Chicago appointed civil governor of the
city. A thousand refugees landed at Gal.
weston.
May 1-Secretary Garrison ordered Gen
eral Funston to establish complete mill.
tary government in Vera Cruz displacing
the civil government.
May 10-American naval forces seized
Lobos island as base for operations
May 1L-Funeral services for marines
and sailors killed at Vera Cruz held at
Brooklyn navy yard. President Wilson de-
livering the address.
May Is. - Constitutionalists captured
Tampico
May 20.-Mediators met at Niagara
Falls, Ont, and outlined program includ-
ing elimination of Huerta, Carranza and
Zapata and the holdi0; of a free election
under the auspices Of a provisional gov
eminent.
June 5.-Huerta accepted the Niagara
Falls peace program.
June 23.-Zacatacas taken by Villas
army.
July 2-The A. B. c. mediators left
Niagara Falls after issuing a statement
that "all that remains to be done Is
to organize and establish a provisional
government for Mexico"
July 5.-Huerta received the major
ity Of votes cast in the Mexican presi-
Dental election and Banquet was cho-
sen vice-president
July 15.-Huertas resigned as presi-
dent of Mexico and left the city. Fran
cisco CarbaJal was sworn In as presi.
dent.
July 20.-Huerta sailed on the Ger
man cruiser Dresden for Jamaica.