The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
Two Consuls Reported to Have
Advised Government They
Are Coming Out
YAQUI INDIANS TOO
MAY TAKE WAR-PATH
'Chihuahua and Sonora States
Believed to Be Largely in
Hands Of Element Which
Win Line Up With Villa

WashinGton, March f5.---ln-
tcsnal conditions In Mexico are
xtytng the state Department
considerable nncasiness, reports
having been received today that
at least two American consuls
have advised the government OF
fknir intention to leave their posts
because OF threatening danger.
AZ the State Department to-
night II was stated that there was
no OfIicaal confirmation OF 4 re-
port that A. Il. Williams, Amer
Ican consul NJ TOrrcOn. was
about TO return to tho United
states, but II wns admitted tnat
word had been received frCm
tao conss,la signifying their de-
termination TO get out OF Mexico
NJ once.
The administration itself Ii un-
derssood To IN IN "a quandry as
10 just how great tho danger
may be for an Americans la Mex
leo.
Consular reports Of the past
twonty four hours suggest that
danRer actually exists.
Iii WAS stated on official authorit.
That American consuIs In Mexico hav'
been advised cf the purposes Of tn
uHftitxry expedition and have 6ea'
asked TO report the effect Of the pun
ftive pursuit. on the average Mexican
with these afivices went pfficiai In
atrucf1OnS for the ConsiIs 70 STAY q
their posts or return to this countr,
1t their own discretion
Reasons For HoIh-Up Of Munitions
Tending to show the inability o
LarransA TO cooperate with In
united States forces in Sonora IL thu
fact that today. at the suggestion Q
the state Department, the War DE
partment decided to hold up ship
Inents OF munitions OF war which wer
intended for the Carranza troops y
Sonora.
Ii was frankly admitted by Wa
afficiaIs that ma
feared these munitions would fall int
the hands OF the Fiilistas II the ship
nents were made. Ii In assumed
from this development that the au
thoritses believe the state OF Sonor'
ana the state OF Chihuahua are large
~ In the hands OF the element Il
Mexico against which the military OK
padition has been planned
REPORTS 10 the general STAFF, mad
within the past ten days. show tina
rarranza has scarcely 10000 troops
Instead of 10000. - ne Claimed, am
that Carrnnxa Is now facing tn SO
sfora not only the viiiirtas, but ais
1900 Yaaui Indians. These report
sav that the Yaquis are web arme'
ana mag go on the war path at an,
time
Emergency Orders Sent Fleet.
The gravity of the situation in 30
nora and its appreciation by the Wa
pepnrtInent liz understood to acconn
Tor emergency orders transmitted Y
ire Paciflc feet The navy 10 ais
watching closely the situation N n
eass near TaH,piec, This town r. tn
rYaYy.s one source OF Information con
earning conditions In that part Q
Nnxico. F'rom this region come re
porss that the NilIistas are stronl
enough To menace the Garranxa post
and the oil districts In which Fngian'
and the Netherlands are interested.
Mexico city remains an enigma, IN
acfar as the State Department liz con
;e<rnef, there being no reports from
the national capital Of Mexico show
ing existing conditions there. IL
generally known that Eapata. the firn
ally OF Villa. Is threatening Mexico Cit
from the south. and an attack by ~
forces Is expected hourly