The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-23


but a massacre waken the dull routine
OF governmental action"
IN marked contrast to the warning
vol,o Of Scnator sherman. who said he
was thoroughly familiar with the coun-
try through which the expedition II
travelling, tie state Department to-day
continued to give out most encouraging
REPORTS ~ tho absence OF disturbance III
Mexico ard the friendly character oil
Tho Ncxicans.
Amid these reports. however. were two
exceptions. Conditions in the Tampico
oil district, on the east coast. were ad-
nittcd to h. bad. and although no con-
rrmation was found in official des-
patches officials of the Department were
.rclincd TO credit the press reports from
T'orrcon that the British Consul there
mas decided to send all foreign women
and children from that city to the
American border IN box carr.
TIL situation in the Tampico district
caused Secretary OF the Navy Daniels
TO announce that he had ordered the
battleship Kentucky to go there and
anchor IN Tamplco. The gunboat
Machias IS now there. The gunboat
Wheeling has been ordered AZ once from
New Orleans to Irogreso. "A port on
the Yuc.ttan peninsula, where revolution
AIRY forces are said to be active.
1t IL stated that the action was taken
az n result Of the conference last week
between Secretary Of war Baker and
Secretary Daniels.
Fol several months past. II was said
at the state Department, Nillista rcvo-
lutionists have been in control Of the
oil fields south Of Tampico and have
been demanding and obtaining heavy
monthly payments from the foreign
owners for the privilege OF working
them.
Anxiety at the War Department con-
corning the fate OF three OF the army
aviators who few from Columbus to join
the Pcrshing forces at casas Grandes
war partly relieved this afternoon by
Secretary of Wal Baker. who announced
The receipt of adviccs from Gen. Fun
ston stating that Gen. 1'ershing had re-
ported the arrival OF Lieuts. Willis and
kilner. who pilotcd two of the aircraft.
No News of Lieut.. GorrcII.
Cp 10 "A late hour tonight the De.
partment was without any Information
concerning the fate Of Lieut.. Edgar :.
Gorrell. who drove the third %aeroplane.
Although both Willis and kiiner expert.
suCed engine trouble. army officers In the
Signal Corps division of the War de-
partment insisted to-day that the aero
planes In the squadron of seven ma
chimes sent into Mexico were OF the
latest type and had been giving good
service.
Reports to the War Department
showed that kilncr's machine developed
engine trouble after he had go; some
distance across the border on sunday
and that after returning To Columbus
for repairs he made his second start OF
Monday. II Is assumed here that he
f!ghted Wills In trouble and that after
the two had made repairs to the dis.
abled machine they continued on to.
eether to Casas Grandes.
Officers here are still hopeful that
fhc hve airships now on the lookout
FOR Lieut.. Gorrell will locate him in
time TO save him from starvation In
the desert. provided he has not been
attacked by hostile MeNicans. The lat
ter prospect is thought unlikely.
SECRETARY Baker is inclined to the he
lief that the break in the military tele-
graph between Casas Grandes and CO.
l1mbus is due to military trucks pass
ing over the wires. which were set close
=" the ground. rather than to the cutting
o. the wires by bandits.
Expect ProtocoI Reply To-day.
On account o. the serious nj ght facing
Pershing IN the way Of supplies Of food
end water tn" state Department hopes
negotiations With the Carranza Govern
rent for ESTABLISHING M of u protocol cov-
erng the pursuit OF villa Viii 10 quickly
agreed 20. 4 tentative draft Of the
agreement has met the approval If the
Sfatc Department and has been sent 20
Con. carranzs by tho McA.can A1ntas-
.idor designate. 4 -cply is hoped for
BY tomorrow.
Action on the part OF the War De-
I'artniert in augmenting the forces on
tae border by tho despatch NJ the Fifth
Cavalry and the Tuenty-fourth Infantry
= the Rio G!anlc IL expected to te
FOLLOWED shortly by a st engineering Of
tte lines Of communication tive Co.
lumbuS and Casas Grandes,