The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-21
Soldiers Reoat.

Of the Twenty-frst battalion, garfi-
soning Fort Uluoa. located on an
island in the local harbor. have re-
volted and Joined the revolutionary
forces Of Felix Diax.
The gunhoats Bravo and Morelos
opened hre on the refugees. killing
several. and wounding others. The
soldiers Of the Fort Uluoa garrison
remained inert. refusing to return the
fire OF their comrades. The situation
ct the island is especially serious as
Fort Uluoa 10 also used az peni-
tentiary. Until the IRE was opened
by the Bravo and. Morelos following
the desertton Of the garrison at Fort
Uluoa It was dtmcult to understand
tho attitude Of the sunboats. Com
modore Azueta. commanding the war.
ships still loyal to the government,
kept his guns and searchlights train.
ed necessarily on the city, allowing
no communication between the boats
and shore.
Felix Dias continues to regard his
chances for q successful revolutionary
movement through optimistic eyes. He
declared that tho ofiicers and crews
Of the gunboats here are with him,
and that Commodore Azueta himself
had promised to join his forces. only
changing his mind at the last moment
before the Diaz movement was. OPEN
IouSMeu. WMoH daheu why MS
shore batteries did not fre on. the
that this would be wholly unneces-
sary. He felt that It would be- ex-
tremely foolish to disable the boats,
which he feels certain will enlist in
his. cause shortly. He declared he
daily sent the crews provisions and
money.
General Diaz further believes. tho
abouts has not been publicly known,
today shelled and took the important
port Of Coatxacoalcos. which is also
the northern terminus Of the Tehuan-
tepec railway. He SAID the local ~-r.
rison was left In. command Of the
rebel ally. Colonel Guevara.
recognition for his propaganda BY the
United States government. He said
he has represented his cause to the
authorities at Washington through
the American consul at Vera Crus,
claiming that his po0sesston Of two
important. seaports and an army Of
approximately 1000 entities him to
proper recognition.
gagemsnt with the. federal2 Dias re-
piled In the negative. Many federal
chiefs. he believes. are about to Join
his forces ana others are much >in|
eympathy. With his cause to offer him
battle. At least he raid he does not
expect q clash with the federalS today
or tomorrow.
The revolutionists now hold all tho
strategic points within the city. with
q thousand seasoned. soldiers who
hae deserted to the Dtas manner, and
several hundred volunteers. The fed
eral troops occupy . position ton
miles beyond the outskirts Of the city,
thereby cutting OF connmunicationI
with the interior.
Foreigners In the city are anxiously
looking forward to the arrival OF the
United States cruiser Des Moines and !
another American gunboa&. which are |
expected At any moment. A German |
warship also 10 expected to Join the |
other foreign vessels In the haFbor.
The French. Portuguese. Spanish, /
italian and British consuls, realisin9 !
the gravity Of the situation, have ur.
sently cabled their respective govern.
ments to sand protecting gunboats.
After Q conference with the federal
commanders outside the city. Generals |
Beltran and valdes. during which the
extreme peril of the situation to tho
foreiGners In Vera Cr,is was dis. |
cussed. the consuls returned to the !
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