Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-11

AL OJlnaga all preparations nave
been made for stubborn resistance,
and Generals Mercado, Orozco and
Salazar have declared that there will
be no surrender.
General Luis Terrazas is still in
Ojinaga, despite his repeated at
tempts to cross the border to Pre-
sidio. Terrazas has the money with
which the federal troops could be
paid and they have not been pail
for weeks. 1t is said by refugees
that TerraZas is being held virtually
for ransom, the demand being made
that he pay off the troops Of Mer-
cado's army.
The federals today were unable tc
prevent the crossing to the American
side of more than $1,0OO,OOO worth OF
silver bullion from the Parral camp
in Mexico. The bullion had been given
escort by the federals for the last
forty miles of the desert. The bullion
was from the Alvardo mines at Par
raj and with a previous shipmeN
represents the output of the mines for
the last three months.
Mutiny Of the federals at Ojinaga
has been threatened all day and to-
night the federals are being re-
strained with the greatest difficulty.
The men of General Antonio Rojas'
command in Ojinaga and the regu-
lare of Mercado are at the point of
fighting and the old animosity be-
tween Orozco and Mercado is said to
have broken out afresh.
Ameicans in Preside say they ex-
pect fighting among the federals be.
fore the rebels begin their general
attack and the Amarican troops on
border patrol at Preside are prepar
ing to prevent the crossing of federal
deserters.
(By United Press Associations
Mexico City, Dec. 11--Congress hav-
ing set July IA for another presidential
election, the Catholic party leaders an
today they will hold convention to
choose candidate for the presidency
Supporters of Diaz declared it i'm
possible to have fair election under
Huerta and that Diaz will remain out
of politics as long as Huerta is in
power. q
(By United Press Associations
Vera Cruz, Dec. 11-Federals at
Tampico continued today to resist the
fierce attack by the rebels, according
to wireless message. Presidents
Emmisary Lind, aboard the battleship
Michigan here, is receiving wireless
reports of the battle from Admiral
Fletcher aboard the Rhode Island at
Tampico and is relaying them to
Washington. Few details are obtain
able, although it is known the rebels
attacked at IL yesterday, continued
until dark and resumed this morning.
The rebels are numerically stronger
and are reported to be rushing the
federal entertainments with reckless
courage. In addition to the Rhode
Island, the German cruiser Bremen
and the British West Indies squadron
are there.
Admiral Fletcher in wireless mes
sage says the fighting at Tampico is
furious, the rebels gaining ground.
Their sharp shooters are picking off
gunners on the federal gunboats in
the rivers mouth. Foreign warshipss
are five miles off shore, aly to land
marines if necessary.
The message said several hundred
Americans and Europeans have gath
cred at the consulates and the rebels
are bringing up artillery to lombard
the city. He fears the consulate
may be struck.
Yesterdays fighting, the wireless
said, was split into two separate at
tacks at II in the morning and in
the afternoon. The town is surround
ed on three sides by swamps and the
fourth side can be entered only by the
railroad embankment. This the rebels
tried to take. The federals are en-
trenched about the station and beat
off both attacks. The struggles were
bloody and it is believed many were
killed. Darkness forced lull in the
fighting, which was resumed at 6 this
morning, the rebels massing 1000
men ready to charge the embankment
under cover of artillery, which is ex-
pected to arrive before night. In an
ticipation of this attack the federal
reserves have gathered in the plaza
near the foreign consulates, ready to
rush to the aid of the station defend
ers. This struggle is expected to de-
eide the fate of the revolutionary
movement in the Tampico district.