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Watson, those w-lio attended the meeting

li -day wore President O, K. Holllster of

Darro vice-President George 0 Felch

of St Johnsbury find Trustees Belden C

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AMERICAN MARINES

TAKE POSSESSION OF

PORT AU PRINCE

Dullotln-Wnslilngtnn, July SS.-Amer-lean

tnnrlnes were landed to-day at Port

an Prince, Haiti, to protect the lives and

propei ty of Americans and other foreign

ers. Dear Admiral Cnporton ndvlsed the

navy department late to-night that ho

hnd sent n force nshore from the cruiser

Washington, Dear Admiral Donsnn, act

ing secretary nf the navy, declined tn

make the message public, hut said:

"Admiral Cnperton now has the situa

tion in hand."

Washington, July 2S. At tho request of

Secretary Lnngslng, Donr Admiral Cn

porton wns Instructed to-dny to land

marines In Port mi Prince, Itnltl "to pro

tect tho lives of Americans and foreign

ers

With this order, the first step wns

taken by the t'nlted .States to re-establish

peaco In the Ilaltlen republic.

While officials would not Indicate the

nature of their plans, the genera! be

lief to-night was thnt the mnrlnes

would not be withdrawn until some

definite arrangement was mado which

would give promise of permanent peaco

throughout the republic.

Admiral Cnporton has 400 marines

und bluejackets on hoard thn lT. S. S.

Washington, which arrived at Port Ail

Prince to.day, and the collier Jason,

with another hundred marines, Is dun

there to-morrow Additional

are available at Guuntnnnmn.

forces I

Tlie admiral had reported by wireless

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Burlington weekly free press. (1915). Burlington, Vt., 1915-07-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86072143/1915-07-29/ed-1/?sp=1

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