Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-27

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL AAAHho WiHAl
McXico city Nov &c Remove
che gunboat Bravo or we shall fire
ON the oil tanks in the city of Tam
plco and along the banks of The river
above This threat, according to
private information received here to-
day was sent 20 the commander of
the federals az Iampico yesterday
So long as the garrison at Tampico
is aided by the guns of the Bravo,
which Is anchored IN the river iust OF
Fiscal pier, there appears 10 be little
chance for the rebels 10 capture and
hold the city But they might easily
deVastate the entire region hy carry
ing out this threat 10 shoot at the
tanks and fire the OIL estimated at
l0e 000 barrels Should the oil In
the tanks up-river be fired. the float
ing flame would be carried into the
heart of the city, most efecually re-
moving the menace offered by the
gunboat. destroy all shipping and
probably a fair part of the town.
That the rebels will carry out their
threat is regarded by some of The Of
fieials here as by no means improb-
able, although foreigners owning
property in the neighborhood Of Tam
pico are depending upon the prom
ises Of the rebels not 20 modest the
wells or tanks.
Advices from Tuxpam and Tam
pico are meager, because the lines OF
communication are interrupted
Practically the only method OF COM
munication is by wireless from the
warships TO Vera cruz from which
point the information thus obtained
is reayed to the capital There is a
growing belief here that the oam-
paign by the rebels against Tuxpam
is really directed against Tampico. It
is suggested that the rebels have
sought TO attract attention TO their
upon TuXpam so that tho
advance against Tampico might be-
overlooked and the government send
troops away from Tampico
The central point OF concentration
of the rebel forces Is at Tamplahua. a
town at the head Of the lake, about
half way between the two ports.
Rebels are being moved southWard
from the neighborhood of Victoria
in the state Of Tamaulpas, toward
Tampico. At Tampico there are said
to be about 500 federals supported
by the gunboat Bravo.
The war department has announced
that General joaquin Maas, Jr who
figured largely In the campaign north
of Monterey would proceed at an
early date from Vera Cruz with REM
for Tampico, but as yet he
has not started.
There is no prospect Of The re-
of traffic over the main line
of the National railway The rebels,
who blew up q train recently at Car
eros, south Of Saltillo, also destroyed
several bridges Reports have reached
here that I'm the engagement precipi-
iated by the dyBamltinR, tho rebels
were victorious the incident develop I
ing the fact that between Careros ana (
5altilo the rebels were concentrated I
In force.
The federals under General Velas-
so VINO We're dispatched from Sal
lilo westward, to recapture Torreon
1ave thus been placed IN difficult (
situation, as communication with the
apital has been shut Off.
A serious situation has again de-
,elped in Morelos and adjacent
tatks through the temperance Of
he bandit forces under EnilianO and
Gufemio Zapata. These two chiefs
ire at Huautla Travellers from the
'ouih say that they have issued or
iers for the concentration of their
ollowers in the neighhoring hills For
come weeks there has been "a slight
ull ia their activities This was due
@ the rainy season, which made op-
.ratlons difficult and To- the fact that
omc thousand of them had been de-
allied to gather corn and other crops
n the isolated portions of the state
# Guerrero.
The orders of the zapatistas are
aid TO be to burn every hacienda
iaign Of destruction moro vigorous
han ever
In the Mexican capital the orEani- :
alton representing the European {
olonies. the members Of which have Z
,anded together for "a possible de-
ense Is working quietly and expe-
ltously. The American residents I