Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-11

retired out of range Of the fedora
guns at Tampico after making severa
fruitless attempts to take part OF the
city, but believes that rebel attacks
will be resumed today. The fedora
Capital however, is without any ac
Curate information as to the events
occurring at Tampico, as means ol
communication are lacking. The fire
of the rebel attacking force did little
damage to Tampico, it is said at the
war department, but it is admitted
that several shells exploded within
the city and its suburbs. The rebel
troops before Tampico are estimated
by officials to number from G,0O0 to
5000 men. They are said TO be the
same rebels who took the city of Vic.
toria recently and they are armed
with the artillery from the federal
troops there.
In a fight at Coco, sixty miles to
the west of Tampico on the San Luis
Potosi line the federal troops succeed
ed in driving the rebels off after a
brisk combat, according to reports
from railroad sources.
No Armistice.
Hermosillo, Dec. 11.-Regarding the
proposal of an armistice in Mexico for
the holding of elections, as urged by
an element in Mexico City. General
Carranza merely reiterated today his
pervious declaration that he would
accept no compromise whatever with
the Huerta government.
The proposition to hold elections at
which Carranza or his choice for pres
ident would be candidate, was con
sidered by the advisers ef the consti
tutionalist leader as impossible under
existing conditions. This also was
pointed out as not being consistent
with the Carranza policy of continu
ing the revolution to its natural con
clusion.
Fight Is On at Tampico.
Washington. D. c., Dec. 11.--Official
reports from Rear Admiral Fletcher
to the navy department today, said
the constitutionalists were making
progress in their attack on Tampico
and that Americans and all other for
eigners had been removed to neutral
zone for protection. Thus far no for
elgners have been injured.
The dispatches say the non-combat
ants have been concentrated at a
point near the water front where they
are under the protection of the guns
of the scout cruiser Chester, and the
gunboats Wheeling and Tacoma, The
battleships Rhode Island and Michi
gan are further out.
Fighting has been going on since
yesterday and from the harbor the
American naval officers have observed
that strategetically the constitutional
lists seem to have the better position
and are making headway. At the
request of the constitutionalist gener
ais, that Americans leave at once, sew
.eraI Americans: and Britishers were
taken aboard ships while others were
taken to a neutral territory just out
side of the town and near the water
front. The American naval officers
in their report, indicate that foreign
ers probably will be safe in the neu
trail zone, but if not will be taken or
board the American war vessels.
Taking On Refugees.
Hamburg. Dec. 11.-Captain Rant
zan, If the Hamburg American liner
Kronz Prinzessin Cecilie, cabled tc
the Office Of the company here today
that his vessel was taking refugees on
board at the Mexican seaport of Tam
pico, where fighting between the
rebels and the federals began yester-
day.
En- Route to New York.
Havana. Cuba, Dec. 11.--Daniel anC
Evaristo Madero, uncles of the late
President Madero, sailed from here
for New York. on board the Miami.
They were accompanied by theif
wives.
Mexico City. Mex, Dec. 1f.-Unoffi
cial advces received here that heavy
fighting occurred at Tampico last
night. The rebels at one time forced
the federal troops back into the heart
of the city
The rebels are said to be in posses
sion of the suburb of Dona Cecilia, To-
Gated between Tampico and the coast
and containing many oil tanks and "a
refinery. They have also taken Arbol
Grande, another suburb.
The federal war department advices
however, continue to indicate that the
government troops are successfully
resisting the rebel attack. It is an
nounced at the war office that the fed
eral officers in command of the garri-
son are to be promoted for gallantry.
Reported Attack Was RepuIsed
Vera Cruz, Dec. 1.-THE Mexican
authorities at Vera Cruz said
this afternoon they had received in
formation to the effect that the rebel
attack on the city of Tampico had
been repulsed AS result of their
advices, the officials added, the dis
patch of further federal reinforce
ments from this port would be .sus'
pended.