Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-15
REBEL LOSS IN
:TAMP|CO BATTLE
ABOUT 1000 MEN
Huerta's War Department Con-
fident Seaport City Need
Fear No Further Attack.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.-The rebel
loss in the battle between the Federal
troops and the Constitutionalists for
the possession of the seaport Of Tam
pico is estimated at 1000 man, accord
ing to a telegram received today at
the ministry of the interior from the
governor of the state of Tamaulipas.
The last shot in the battle was fired
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, when
the rebels retired, according to the Of
fetal report given out at the war Of
fee today. Federal cavalry then pur-
sued the retreating rebels for some
distance, afterward returning to Tam
pico and reporting that the rebels had
dispersed, some of them going toward
Victoria and others in the direction
of Tula and Xicotencatl, in the state
of Tamaulipas. The rebels were de
moralized and short of ammunition,
the official report said.
The war department is of opinion
that Tampico is safe against further
attack, and with this assurance an
active campaign is to be begun by the
Federals e In the region about Tor
reon. 1t was announced today that
an effort TO retake Durango, which
has been long. In the possession OF the
rebels, is to be made at once. The
recapture of Durango was the object
of the ill-fated expedition, the de-
struction of which by the rebels pre-
cipitated the fall OF Torreon, several
months ago.
Telegrams from Torreon today in
dicate that the local authorities de-
posed by the rebels have been re-
stored to office and the Halblic service
is being. reorganized.
WASHINGTON, Dec. f5.-George
C. Carothers, former consular agent
at Torreon, notified Secretary Bryan
today that he would leave El Paso
at once for Chihuahua, where he goes
as the special envoy of the state de-
partment to protest against harsh
treatment of Spaniards there by Cen
eral Villa.
Because of Carothers's long ac-
quaintance with Villa 1t was felt he
would have considerable influence
with the rebel leader, Latest dis
patches from Consul Letcher at Chi
huahua have been forwarded from
Ell Paso, to which point they were
sent by courier.
Secretary Bryan's telegraphic pro-
test to Villa last week did not get
through because wires were down.
The latest messages from Admiral
Fletcher were summarized in the
following statement made public by
the navy department.
"A dispatch from Admiral Fletcher
on board the Tacoma. dated p. m,
Saturday. December 1S. advises that
the constitutionalists have shut off
the water supply of the city.
"At 10 p. m. he advised that II. M.
S. Hermione was in the river carry
ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Cra-
dock
'Wiring at noon on Sunday, De-
cember IA. Admiral Fletcher advises
that conditions have not changed and
that the Ward liner MORO Castle has
arrived. There is. north wind blow
ing, and until the weather moderates
1t will not be possible to transfer ref
ugees to tie steamer. He advises that
the constitutionalists have withdrawn
from the immediate vicinity of Tam
pico.
! OJINAGA. Mex, Dec. 15.-only
American with special passes were
permitted to cross into Mexico today
because of the closing in of the rebel
forces and the prospect of an attack
on General Mercado's 1000 Federal
troops gorrisoned here. Whether the
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