New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
FIGHTING IN PORTUGAL.
Republican Cavalry Successfully
Scours Northern Districts.
ARMY RESERVES CALLED UP
officer Who Urged His Command
to Turn to Royalists Killed
by His Men.

Lisbon, July s.-The oficiai Gazette pub
fishes decree calling UP Immediately the
reserves of all arms in the first and fourth
divisions. The decree adds that the gov
eminent desires to crush as quickly as pos
sibie the monarchist movement.
Captain Couceiro, the royalist leader. Is
still on the frontier In the vicinity Of Mon
talegre He has six quick firing guns ard
several field pieces. He lost one gun yes
terday In an unsuccessful attack on
Chaves.
Forces of republican cavalry are scour.
ing the mountain districts around Chavez
Montalegre and valenca, shooting or seis.
ing all stray royalists. Cabeceiras De Bas-
TO is still in open revolt, not less than 90
we'll armed royaiists holding a strong po-
sition there The Fifth Regiment Of In
fantry Is investing the town. but does
not appear to be in SUFFICIENT strength to
carry an attack One assault has already
been made, but the republicans were re-
pulsed by hot fire from the quick hrerA
Reinforcements are now being rushed TO
the scene with heavy artillery, and the
town will be bombarded unless the royal
lists surrender.
Last night 2 royalist band attempted TO
penetrate to the interior through Cerviera.
but we're driven back after two hours
fghting, with heavy loss.
Apparently the plan OF the royalists was
to stir up risings in the districts Of Bragg
and Wanna, making Braga the central
point. This accomplished. they intended 10
proclaim a provisional military government
The Almeida captured By the republicans
and imprisoned proves not to be the Afri.
can hero as reported. but a Miguelist par
tisan OF the same name. Another royalist
prisoner. severely wounded, lies in the hos
pital at Chaves. He says ne Is the son OK
Viscount ARGOS He gave 10 the chaplain
a gold chain. with medals, to transmit to
his wife and children, who live at Sac Joao
da Foz, near Oporto.
In a village near Valenca a great guam
tity OF arms and ammunition and twenty
six bombs have been seized. one hundred
and fifty royalists Of the band which was
defeated yesterday have surrendered to the
military authorities at Chaves.
Naval Lieutenant Soares, who vas under
suspicion of holding monarchist sympathies.
was being Swallowed by carabinieri In Lis
bon to-day He attempted 10 take refuge
I'm a hotel, and one OF the carabinieri fired
four shots at him. killing the officer IN
stantly.
The authorities here have requested the
newspapers TO publish an appeal to the
patriotism of the people and requesting
them TO remain faithful to the republic
and not TO start manifestations calculated
to disturb public order. ,..
The cruiser Almirante Refs went ashore
near the coast of Espozende. but was later
refoated. Il was at first reported that the
battleship Vasco da Cana had gone
aground.
MANY of the inha bitants in the disturbed
districts display open sympathy with the
royalists, but the army and navy remain
loyal.
The belief is general that unless there are
OBJECTIONS among the military the monarch
ist incursions cannot be successful
Madrid. July s-Advices received from
the Portuguese frontier say that the Portu-
guese royalists lost fifty killed and two
hundred wounded in a battle to-day al
Chaves. The republican losses are not
given.
One OF the Portuguese officers who urged
the soldiers TO turn against the republic
was shot dead by his men.
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