The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-28
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 FL PASO. Oct. 21. - HearteupI by the success of Diaz at Vera Cruz. General Orozco has again taken the field and is today marching against General Tervino's forces at Mont crey.
 VISIT VERA CRUZ.
 VERA CRUI. Oct. 21. -. The un- armOred steel vessel Des Moines. of the United States navy. arrived in port this morning, under command of Charles F. Hughes. Commander Hughes and Rebel General Felix Diaz were in conference aboard the Des Moines this afternoon. a; which time the condition of American in. tercsts in Vera Cruz was discussed.
 OPERATED ON.
 LONDON. Oct % The physi. clans of the Marlborough family to. day decided that il will he necessary to operate upon Cousuelo. Duchess of Marlhorough. for appendicitis and the operation will be performed this afternoon. The duchess was form erly Consuelo Vanderbilt. of New York. and married the duke r. years ago
 SHORT ON FOOD.
 VERA CRUZ. Oct. 22. - There is a food shortage in this city and the inhabitants are becoming alarmed over the conditions which are fac ing them. With the rebels occupy ing the city. the importation of food becomes more difficult and the need for food the greater
 BARR GOES ON.
 LONDON. Oct. % Robert Barr the noted author and novelist. died here today of heart failure He was born in Glasgaw in 1S50. and educated in America. where he was on the editorial staff of the Detroit Free Press for five years. After re- turning to England he founded The Idler. of which he was still editor when he died.
 YOUNG RUSSIA SICK.
 ST PETERSBURG. Oct. %. - Grand Duke Alexis Nicholaievitch heir apparent. was taken suddenly serious condition.
 FEDERAL OFFICERS DESERT.
 MONTEREY. Oct % - r is ro- norted here today that at least a score of federal officers have de serted the government troons since the latest outbreak of the rebellion and are now lending their aseis' ance to General DiaZ the new lead CT of the insurrection.
 GOVERNMENT FEELS SECURE.
 MEXICO CITY. Oct. 22. Th" federal government attaches little sienificanCe 10 the defiant attitude of the rchels who have enlisted un- der the banner of young Diazz. a"- cording to an official statement which was issued today. The state ment declares that DiaG already is losing ground. and that his rehellio' will he short lived.
 DiAz DislNTEREsTED PARIS. Oct. %. - Porfiric Dia2. former president of Mexico and un- cle of the present leader of the re bellion in that country. issued q formal denial"Sp1av of the rumor that he plans to return to MeNi"o General DiaZ. who fled the c0urtrr when Madero was proclaimed nreSi dent and who is HOW S2 years old states that he is too far along in life to return to the battlefield oven were he ambitious 10 add further glory 10 his eVentful career Not withstanding the apparent disinteres of the aged general. the belief is general here that he has furnished the money with which the younger Diaz is carving on his rebellion.
 A FIGHT.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. - A dis patch just received at the navy de nartment here from Commander Hughes of the cruiser Des Moines says that a battle is now racing between the federal forces under General Beltran and the rebel forces of General Feliz Diaz which occupy Vera Cruz. for the possession of the city. Yesterday truce between the forces was in effect to allow the non-combatants,t leave the city be fore the fighting started. Fifteen hundred citizens of Vera Cruz were taken on board the vessels in the harbor while others got away into the country seeking safety where they could find it This mornin@ the city was stripped for action and tne Ddltlt DtSdU. Last HlSnt tHlTtN federal sailors deserted the "un- boats in the harbor to join the rebel forces under Diaz. and today they are manning the guns of the rebel army.
 General BlanUuet with 1900 fed eral soldiers arrived in Mexico City vesterdav from the North and imme- diately proceeded to join Reltran's forces before Vera Cruz. The federal government at Mexico City yesterday had advices that the federal forces had occupied a portion of Vera Cruz but the extent of the OccuDation is believed to have been immaterial.
 IN suLU LAND. WAsHINGTdD, Oct, g. - Advi"es received bv Re state department from Manila say that the pirates of the Sulu archipelieo are waeine war upon the merchant vessels within their reach and are killing and plundering extensively American eunhoats have been sent to the scere of piratical activity
 BELIEVE REBELLION CRUSHED
 MEXICO CITY. Oct 23 It is the belief of the administration that the capture of General Diaz. toeeth- with the retaking of Vera Cruz, will have the effect of disheartenine the remaining rebel soldiers in the field. and it is confidently expect