Lower coast gazette., 1913-12-20

VVV,VVu. VI iVioi6H PioPCity, hAiiSu ~
Mexican civilians, and commanded
German and British consuls to obey
rebel orders. Villa gave Spanish mer.
chants ten days to get out of the
country or die.
Rebels captured Luis Terrazas, Jr.,
son of the 100000 acre Terrazas,
who had sought and received British
consulate refuge.
Rear-Admiral Fletcher cabled the
Navy Department from Tampico Sat-
urday night as follows:
"Constitutionalists have withdrawn
and fighting has ceased. More FEEDER
al reinforcements arrived. Four Mex
lean gunboats now in river. Edward
Finlay, American, ankle wounded, do
ing we'll. Medical officers from U.
S. S. Tacoma and u. S. S. Chester are
helping in hospital with 200 Mexican
wounded. Will transfer refugees from
battleships to transport on it's arriv-
al"
General Carranza approved Villas
Chihuahua City actions, and added
that ill-treated foreigners or Spani.
ards must have been foreign Federal
allies. Carranza ordered all revolu-
tionary chiefs to give receipts with
later Constituencies redemption for
all appropriated supplies.
Huerta told a Frankfurter Zeiturg
correspondent that he could put 100,-
600 men Immediately into service, if
needed.
The East Indian, South African
strikes arose out of East Indian be-
lieved, discriminatory legislation.
Government influenced local press IA
yo1able news and comments. Indian
papers print carefully censored South
African disturbance suppression ar
cles.
Government officials express East
Indian sympathy and favor a thor
ough imperial investigation. The i'm
perial government cannot dictate do
minion immigration regulations, and
would not in South Africa, fearing
possible South African separation
from the. empire, and governmental
approval of immigration discrimina-
ton is impolitic as it would take but
little to start a costly rebellion in In
dia. Contemplated Canadian East In
dian immigration restriction worries
some.
Australia, New Zealand and West
ern Canada are legislatively excluding
Orientals. The Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance is now a thorn in the side of
the British Empire.
In Mexico City, on Monday, the I'm
parcial newspaper quotes a prominent
banker as saying English capitalists
have made a 100000 900 Mexican gov
eminent loan.
Madrid reports the Spanish govern
ment premier as advising acceptance
of United States government prOtec-
ton of Spanish property and people in
Mexico.
Official washington advices indicate
a complete Tampico rebel failure.
Rear-Admiral Fletcher reports normal
Tampico business. conditions.
The Federal Governor Of Tamauli-
pas wired the Mexican Ministry OF the
Interior, placing the Tampico battle
rebel loss at 1000 men.
On Monday Federals were reported
advancing towards Chihuahua from
Torreon.
Villa is reported fearful because he
had to scatter his forces, sending
troops to surround the Ojinga border
Federals and garrisoning Juarez and
Chihuahua.
The Mexican Congress formally ad.
journed Monday, December Is, 1918.
Huerta will conduct the Mexican
government alone.
Toxic, Japan, reports on December
Is, the strongest earth quake in sever
al years felt over an extensive area
Toxic and Yokohama houses rocked
violently.
The royal English proclamation pro
hibits the Importation of arms and
ammunition into Ireland, arms and ex
plosives solely for sporting or mine
uses are exempted.
General .Huerta gives no apparent
indication as to the Tampico contest
result. He raj the guest of honor al
the Tacubaya i%nter-urban railway in
a%uguration banquet. The rebels tool
the important town of Dona Cecilia, {
suburb of Tampico; o Wednesday
The Governor of Coahuila says tha'
the Federals have retaken Torreon
In a session lasting late into Thurs
day evening, the Mexican Congress au
thorized General Huerta to retain I'm
til next April the present Finance
! War and Interior Departments discre
tionary power.
{ Rear-Admiral Fletcher sent TIN
{ United States scout cruiser Cheste
and the gunboat Wheeling up the Pa