Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-02-18
DECISION is REACHED AT NOON
WHEN Federal POSITION SEEMS
TO BE GROWINGDANGEROUSLY WEAK


sation Of hostilities was known. Up
to a quarter past eight o'clock the
fighting had not been renewed.
The tenth day of the civil war il
the capital found virtually no change
in the positions Of the antagonists,
but it was understood that the fed
erals have received reinforcements.
It was thought that the break in the
battle meant merely a change of tao
tics by the federal commander.
It was stated authoritatiyely
that no truce had been arranged. The
government troops today obtained pos
session of the Y. NJ. c. A. building,
which had been in the hands of the
rebels since the second days fighting
The leaders of the government troops
are preparing for aggressive action
against the rebel positions. 1t is said
they intend to use dynamite grenades
and mortars throwing dynamite shells.
This is virtually what was announced
by President Madero last night.
important Developments Expected
Important developments are expect
ed to take place in the course of the
day. It was found shortly after day
light that the rebels under Diaz had
materially extended their lines and
were threatening some Of the federal
positions
One rebel battery has been placed in
position west Of Mia street within
a block of the United States embassy
and another four blocks east of the
embassy. Up to o'clock, however,
these batteries, as we'll as the federal
cannon, had maintained silence and
everybody in the vicinity waited i'll
anxious anticipation for what was to
take place.
Army and Navy to Cooperate.
Further preparations for co-opera-
tion between the army ana navy Tor |
any exigency in the Mexican situa-
tion went forward today with the as
sembling of 1900 marines at New
port News and Philadelphia, from
VIII, re they are to be transported to
a concentrated camp at Guantanamo.
1t was expected the two regiments
would sail today. AT Guantanamo
they will be seventy hours from
Vera Cruz.
White veil of secrecy was thrown
about preparations for mobilizing an
army expediuonary force at Calves
ton. from the troops now on the
board. ii was known that troops as
far as north as Leavenworth, Kan
sas had been ordered in readiness. 5.
The order last night to send two ot
the army transports at Newport
News to Galveston disclosed unat the
general staff was actually organic
ing for the possibility Of a movement
from the latter paint.
This win leave the first brigade
Of the First army division, already
under marching orders without ships,
but 1t is assumed that the war de-
partment has arrangements with meri
chant lines under a mail subsidy Of
ficials were kept in suspense by tie
censorship al Mexico city
and official dispatches wee briet
American Gets Three Bullets
silar f. Gilmore, an elderly Ameri-
can, who is the manager Of an impor-
tant mechanical works here, was
struck in his right forearm by three
bullets today as he was unconcernedr
ly walking along colima street He
ran into the middle Of a sSirmish be
tween detachments Of rebels and ted
erals.
Rebels Broke the ArmstIee
The Mexican embassy today gave
out the following Official telegram re-
ceived in regard to the break Of the
in Mexico City:
THE cause of the breaking of the
was that the rebels took adj !
of 1t to try to install piece
Of artillery at the corner Of Victoria |
and Dalderas streets. The federal ar
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