Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-11
Governor of Mexican City
Trying to Silence Anti
Foreign Speakers.
Vessels Were Sent to the
Southern Port From New
port Last Night.

Washington. Aug. ii. 49, Reazsuri0E
dispatches from Vera Cruz 20 the state
department today said the governor
had given out a public statement dep
recating the and-foreign demonstration
and iHcendiary speeches and that quiet
was restored
TO Reinforce MCNamee.
Washington. Aug. I1-EarIy reports
today from Vera Cruz, where anti
foreign uprisiDgs are feared told OF
no disorders The battleships New
Hampshire and Louisiana are on their
way to reinforce Commander McEa-
mee's little gunboat squadron in case
it should become necessary to protect
lives or property against the demon
strati0n5 of Mexicans in Carranza'
temporary capital, who resent the ac-
tfon of the United States in calling q
Pau-AmeriCan conference to compose
Mexican affairs
At the navy department 1t was said
there was no plan to send the cruiser
Tennessee. which started for Haiti
with marines. to Vera Cruz.
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to the gulf, attention was turned for
the next development to the Pan
American conference which resumed
today in New York.
To Move Troops South.
In accordance with Secretary Ian
sings announcement yesterday that
it might be necessary to strengthen
the forces at the border because Of
brigandage. orders probably viii go
out soon to army posts to hold troops
. in readiness if not actually 10 move
them. Secretary Garrison returned
TODAY and conferred with his staff on
the subject
Under Major General Funstous
command on the border are nine reg
iments Of cavalry, six and half ragi-
meuts of infantry and two full reEl-
ments Of field artillery, in all about
$4,000 troops. At other posts in con
tinental United States are about 49,
600 more mobile troops
Carranza Sends Notes,
The Carranza agency today an
uounced that General Carranza had
sent notes to Argentina and Chile pro
testing against their participation IN
the Pan-Ameriean conference. and. be
ing misinf0rmed that Brazil refused
to Join the conference, has sent a note
to Rio De Jaueir0 expressing his graf
ifcation for what he understood to
have been BraziI's action.
Three Warships Steaming South.
mo
can warships today were steaminE at
full speed for Vera Cruz. presumably
under orders from President Wilson to
protect foreign interests which have
been endangered there.
Responding to an urgent appeal
from Commander NcNamee, senior
American naval officer at Vera Cruz
the battleships Louisiana and New
Hampshire sailed from Newport r. L.
last night as a result of ant-foreign
demonstrations ar the Mexican port
The warships viii reinforce the fleet
OF American gunboats in Mexican wa
ters.
Move Is Mere Precaution.
OmciaIs continued their reticeuce to-
dav concerning the dispatch of the
warships. It was feared that if it be
came known in advance the war yes
sells we're on their way to Vera Cruz
IT might increase the tensity Of the sit
uatiou there.
Officials endeavoFed to make # plain
however. that the move was purely
precautionary step and had no bearing
whatever on the Pan-American CON
ference which was resumed in New
York today TO complete plans for end
ing the Mexican revolution. Gonfrma-
tion of the report Of Commander Nc
Nance regarding conditions at Vera
Cruz has been received although de-
tails we're lacking. The new reports
have been forwarded TO President viii
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