The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-07-22
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OUTRAGES IN MEXICO
MAY MEAN TROUBLE
No Effort Made by Washington to
Minimize Gravity OF Situation
Growing Out of Treatment or
American Sailors.

Washington, July 20.-Whiie the
state and navy departments today
awaited further information in re-
gard to The attack ard robbery Of
boat load Of American sailors from
tie I. S. S. Cheyenne in the Temesi
r.yer. re&r -Ta,2pico, Mexico, 1aly 6,
lie 2Iexicas-governnsant, through It's
embassy here, informed the state
department that it would omit no
efforts in the prosecution and pun
ishment Of those responsible, for the
murder Of John w. Correll, an Amer
lean citizen, and the attack on his
wife in the Tampico district late last
month.
The message from the Mexican
government replying to representa-
tions by the United States imme-
diately after the attack on the Cor
rell family was reported, however,
did little to lessen the gravity Of the
situation existing since yesterday
when news of the attack on the
American sailors reached the state
department.
Situation Serious.
Officials made no attempt after the
message relating to the Correll at
tack was received to minimize the Sc
riousness of the situation resulting
from the assault on the sailors who
were dressed in American uniforms
and were in motor launch, at the
masthead of which was an American
flag.
The message from the Mexican
government in the Correll case as
made public tonight by Acting Sec
retary of State Phillips, said: =
'The Mexican government will
omit no efforts in the prosecution and
punishment of those responsible for
a crime so odious, in the clearing up
of which it will exhaust all means at
it disposal"
In regard to the attack on the
American sailors-an incident which
eclipsed all other matters in interest
in the capital today-it is expected
the state department after receipt Of
further details will ask the Carranza
government to apprehend and punish
the assailants. If unable to carry
out this request according to diplo-
matte practice, the. Garranza govern
ment will be asked to 'disavow the at
tack. &.
Additional information is expect
ed by both departments within very
few days, probably tomorrow. AT
the navy department it was SAID
that there had been nothing received
to indicate whether the note of IN
ouiry addressed by Secreary Daniels
late yesterday to Commander Earl
Peck Finney of the cruiser Topeka,
at Tampico, who reported the attack,
had been received by the office.
Some delay in the receipt of the
answer to the secretary's message OF
inquiry was anticipated, because Of =
the inability to communicate direct
by wireless with the Topeka, due to :
the existence in the Gulf Of Mexico
'of what is known by radio experts
as a "static."
Finney Probing Affair.
While Commander Finney un-
doubtedly has Investigated the affair
thoroughly it was pointed out that in
view of the request for fuller re-
port and result of investigation" he
might deem it expedient to inquire
further before replying.
It was learned today that the point
on the Temesi river where the Ameri-
can sailors were attacked is only
three miles in direct line from the
outskirts of Tampico. Officials here
in close touch with the Mexican sit
uation estimate that there are at
laest 1000 Carranza troops in the
Tampico district.
Ambassador Bonillas, on returning:
recently to Washington from Mexico
City, told of a conference he had
with General Diguez, the Carranza
military leader, who had recently left
Tampico. General Diguez told the
ambassador, according to the latter,
that he had pacifed the entire Tam
pico district and that no rebels what
ever remained in the Tampico region.