New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

coast and within two and a half days
steaming OF Vera Cruz. IL is felt AT
the Navy Department that no new
orders for ship movements Will he
issued unless Carrsnza shout fail to
comply with the demands of the United
States.
The Constitutionalist agency hero
again denied tonight that Mexico olty
conditions were bad. Juan Ammador'
in charge of the agency in the absence
Of Eliseo Arrendondo, said: ..,-
"Ohicial information received wlthln
III last twenty-four hours has served
TO show how greatly exaggerated were
the reports that a reign of terror eN-
listed in Mexico City; that foreigneIs
were in danger, and that food famine
had reached the length Of people dying
from want of the necessities OF me-
"The alacrity with which Mr.. Car
rama gave assurances to this govern
ment that foreigners would receive
ample protection in Mexico when tn9
note from Washington was presented
TO him by Mr.. Silliman tends to snow
how unfair and unjust WAS the civ
cism of the press that he was totally
unmindful Of the solicitation OF lot
eirn governments and Of conditions IN
Mexico City,
Piedras Ncgras Sacked.
The Villists agency received ans
patch from its representative AT haele
Pass. Tex, announcing that inc Gar
rama forces, in evRcuatng the clIy Ul
Piedras Negras. sacked the place. ieAu-
ing TO serious disorderi that Governor
Acuna had fled across the lnternatioha,
boundry line, and that the interhatIohai
bridge had been closed.
This information was not confirmed
at the War Department, but 1t was
said a dispatch from Colonel Hay, OF
General Funston's staff, had reported
that large number of wounded had
been brought inside the American line
at Eagle Pass and were being treated
in q hospital
that negotiations were IN progress
which probably would make possible
the export of slsal fibre from Progreso,
the Yucatan port blockaded by Car
ranza's order. For the present, how
ever. Carranza refuses 10 permit the
steamer Moro Castle to call at Pro-
greso or to grant clearance papers TO
the Pathfinder, from Vera Cruz to the
same port.
Navy Well Prepared.
Secretary Daniels issued to-day q
statement on the condition Of the At
lantic feet and its auxiliaries, which
was considered significant by some OBJ
servers of the Mexican situation.
"Never before in the history OF our
navy" said the Secretary, has such
powerful fleet been assembled Tor ac-
tive service, man9uvres and target
practice with guns and torpedoes as
that based on Guantanamo nay, Cuoa'
for the last two months, under the coil
mand of Rear Admiral Fletcher, com
nander in chief Of the Atlantic fleet.
This force now consists OF nineteen
battleships and twenty destroyers, with
flagship and tender
Based also on Guantanamo Bay Is
the cruiser squadron, consisting or two
armored cruisers and seven light cruis..
ers and gunboats, the various units or
which have been operating IN the VI
cinity of Hayti, Santo Domingo and the
east coast Of Mexico.
THE vessels comprising this feet are
ready for any service, and are accom-
panied by repair ships, supply ships
and fuel ships, carrying coal, oil and
supplies for an extended period.
AT Key West the reserve torpedo
fotilla, consisting of ten destroyers
and a tender. has been engaged IN eX-
tended operations. -,
AT Pensacola six submarines, with
four tenders, have been operating, en-
gagged IN manpuvres and in JOINT oper-
ations with air craft and with the San
Francisco, a mine laying vessel.
Results of the extended operations
in which the above mentioned vessels
TO the number Of eighty-three are en-
gagged cannot fail TO be of great benefit
to the navy"