The Chitina leader., 1913-12-16
late Telegraph News.

WASHINGTON Dec. 13.-Admiral Fletcher has cabled the department that the Mexican constithonas is making progress in it's attack the city of Tampico The rebels have captured strategic positions and preparing concentrate their forces in effort to capture the city Americans have informed him that the city cannot withstand the rebels and must fa All foreigners the city have fled the neutral and Americans have been taken on board the battleshps.
 Admiral Fletcher states that he has warned the generals of the attacking that they must take positions which will leave the foreign quarter safe from the flying shells In the the foreign quarter being attacked the baeps will begin bombarment of the rebel positions There hun dreds they have sought protection under the American consul There four batteshps at anchor in the abor and in event of the cys capture be land marines to prevent footing o the homes of foreigners by rebels.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 13.-Admiral Fletcher has wired the department that the has attacked the city o Tampco The federal guns raining shells the rebels and they be forced retreat The gunboa Wheeling has taken position in the river close to the lighting in order that foreigners may be assured of her protection.
 MEXICO CITY, Dec 13-A report has been received by the department from General Vlasco which states that his army able retain possession of the city of Torreon He reports eight during the past two days which the rebels forced to retire leaving 400 dead the field.
 MEXICO CITY, Dec, 13-Advices have been received Tampco stating that the consutonaists preparing again attack the city Many engagements have taken place reported that than thousand of the attacking army killed wounded The loss of the federal troops slight
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 13-The transport Sumner has been dispatched to Tmpco for Americans and foreigners who have placed themselves under the of the American consul Admiral Fletcher has reported that the battleshps unable accommodate all who seeking safety the warshps while the fighting continues The trans port left Galveston for Tampica this afternoon
 MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15-Accordng to dispatches received by the Huerta government from Tampico all danger of the besieged city falling into the hands of the rebels has passed The invading army able to force entrance into the city and desperate battle was waged for hours the down town districts Success wavered between the armies all afternoon but sundown the rebels put to utter rout by successful by the federal general The dispatches state that 900 rebels killed during the attack.
 During the engagement Sunday forenoon before the rebels had effected entrance into the city proper and sheng the guns of the federa msdrected shells began dropping the foreign quarter Admiral Fletcher immed atey notified the ederals that if they did not change the position of their guns he would open fire the gunboat Wheeling both of the Mexican batteries. The federals claim that owing time lost in changing positions the rebels able to force entrance into the city which otherwise they would not have been able to do
 The conflict waged in the heart of the city desperate in the extreme Federal guns had been placed the roofs of the blocks where they commanded streets up which the rebels must charge to attack the federal positions Gaing guns which had been brought downtown when the ederas forced retreat from the residential sections literally moved the rebels down by companies they forced their through the streets During the engagement fire broke out in resident section which had been captured by the rebels and swept several blocks before burning itself out
 The rebel army has been WlthdaWn rom the city and encamped short distance outside of the limits but believed that owing to the heavy loss sustained yesterdays battles they will give up the attempt to capture the city,
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Admira Fletcher has cabled the department that the rebels unsuccessful in their attempt capture the city of Tampco Sunday Fierce fighting waged for hours the heart of the city and ended at the approach of darkness when the invading army with drew Several Americans and Germans who took part the engagements killed but the foreign quarter not moested Both armies resting today but it is understood
 
 Americans who venured into the city after the fighting had of hnda in