Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-01-20
MEXICO

Jan. I0.-Mexican rebels under villa cap
tured ojinaga. many of the Federal troops
and several OF the generals taking refuge
on American side OF the Rio Grande.
Feb. 3. - President Wilson lifted en-
barge on expectation of arms which was
applied to Mexico by President Taft
Feb. 20-MeXican situation brought 20
new crisis by Staying OF w. s. Benton.
rich rancher and British subject, sup
posedly by villa
April Villa captured Torreon after
eleven days Of bloody fighting. Villas
loss 500 killed and 500 wounded and that
or the federals much greater.
April 9-Arrest OF unarmed American
bluejackets by federal authorities at Tam
pico brought demand from Admiral Mayo
that Huerta apologize and that American
flag be saluted
April 12-Huerta refused 10 render n sa-
lutte TO the American flag IN Tampico
April H-President Wilson ordered At
lantic and Pacific fleets 10 Mexican waters
nj once To enforce h.s demands on Huer-
ia.
Federal army routed by villa at end OF
nine days battle at San Pedro.
April 19.-Huerta refused 20 agree To the
demands OF the United States for an I'M
conditional salute OF the flag. and Presi-
dent Wilson drafted his mtssage TO con-
gress and two proclamation declaring
| hostile" blockade OF MEXICO ports and
| harbor
April 2O-PresIdent w~son personally
asked congress for support I'm action
! against Huarta
House adopted resolu, TN giving presi-
| dent free rein. after DEBATE in which his
| policy was asssiled. t5enate postponed
/ action for a day
April 21.-American marines captured
/ part OF Vera Cruz ar,,.r a Tight In which
four Americans wePs killed and twenty
| one wounded and soOut POO Mexicans
were KIDD. Read ADMIRAL Badger with
| five ships arrived nj Vera Cruz.
April 22.-Srnate passed. resolution justi-
| Tying the ~ sdent In tsing the armed
| forces Of the nation 20 enforce his de-
mands on Huct.a
Taking Of Vera cruz complrfed bv ma
rines and bluejacsets. supported by the
guns NJ the warsh'ps. twelve Americans
being killed md MT wounded
April 22.-Presidcnt Wilson 81 dcred the
| Iifth brigade. Genera! Funston In com
weston
The .nbarFo on shipment OF arms 10
LeXi'., was restored
April A.-Flfth brigade sa.yod from Cal
v"si"r for Vera Cruz
Cfrcress passed tho volunfo,.- army bin
mn % President Wilson accepted tho
oN@r " Brazil. chile and Argentina.
though ,helr plenipotc ntiarics 10 mediate
/ 'te M.Nican trouble. stlpulatiEg that
Huerts must resign
NpTi - iitu brigade arrived AT Vera
Cr'tE and General Funston assumed the
supreme command there Robert J Ksrr
4 ~ Chicago appointed civil governor Of ~
| ''tv. thousand refugees landed AZ Gal.
weston
May Secretary Garrison ordered Gen
eral Funston % establish eonuIete mill
tary government On Vera Cruz dipplacIne
The civil government
May 10 American naval forces seized
i.obos island az = base for operation
May 1l.-Funcral services FOR marines
and sailors killed az Vera Cruz held al
brooklyn navy yard. President Wilson de-
'vering the address
May - Consututionailsts can,,t,od
Tampico
May 90 Mediators met AZ Niagara
Falls. Ont. and outlined program inciud-
ing elimination Of Hucrtn Carranza and
| Iapata md tho holding Of n free election
undcr thc auspices of provisional GOV
eminent
June 5-Hucrta accepted. the Niagara
Falls peace program.
June e3.-Zacatacas taken By Villas
army
July 2--The 4. II. c. rnediators te,,
| Niagara Falls after issuing n statement
that "all that remains to be done is
70 organize and establish a provisional
government for Mexico"
July 5.-Huerta received the ma for-
ity Of votes cast In the Mexican preef-
dfntiaI election and banquet was cho-
sen ice-president
July 15.-Huerta resigned as presi-
dent OF Mexico and left the CITY. Fran
cisco Carbajal was sworn In as presi-
dent
Jolly 2O-TIuerta sailed on the Ger
man CRUISER Dresden for Jamaica.