The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
REBELS CAPTURE
TAMP|CO FROM
h.. HUERTA TROOPS
Or. E. w. Ryan, Held as Spy,
Freed by Dictator.
U. S. CHARGE is ON WAY HOME
Carranza Notifies U. s. That He ID
Unwilling to Make Agreement
As to Naturalization Of
OIL Well Zone.

London, May 2.-Oliver Hueffer
cables to the Daily Express from Vera
Cruz:
81 have received reliable advices
that Tampico was taken by the consti-
tutionalists, Huertas forces receiving
a decisive defeat.
1T is reported from Mexico City
that Zapata, having thrown in his lot
with the federals, Is now In Mexico
City with a we'll mounted force Of
$1,000"
Rebel Chief Holds the Key.
Washington, May with the dec
laration of a truce between Huerta
and the United States government, in.
terest conferred in whether Carranza,
the rebel chief, would resolve himself
into the keystone Of diplomatic arch,
designed to bridge the whole problem
of the pacification of Mexico and its
international complications.
Huerta, 1t was announced, had &C.
cepted proposals Of the South Ameri-
can ENJOYS that hostilities between
his forces and those OF the United
States cease. Secretary Bryan had in
formed the mediators that the Ameri.
can government took IL for granted
there would be no hostilities during
the mediation proceedings"
With that situation In hand the me.
diators looked for a reply to the
armistice proposals sent to Carranza.
Unless he entered into a truce with
Huerta It was felt that mediation
plans for the present would have to
be confined to the adjustment of diff
ferences between Huerta and the
United States to the exclusion of
Mexico's pressing internal difficulties
Shift In Plans Of Rebels.
Jiminez, State OF Chihuahua, Mex.
May 2.-There has been a sudden
shift In the military plans Of the Con
stitutionalists. General Francisco
Villa has decided not to attack Saltil,
10, capital of Coshuila, but will join
forces with General Pablo Gonzales
and Luis Caballero in front of Tam
pIco. The Constitutionalists will then
have a combined force of 80 500 men
for an attack upon Tampico.
Rebel Refuses to Protect OH Wells.
Washington, May 2.-Carranza has
notified the state department that he
Is not willing to make an agreement
In regard to the naturalization of the
Oil well zone at Tampico, but so far as
his forces are concerned, the opera
tors may return to the oil wells with.
out being molested.
The refusal of Carranza to agree to
the establishment of the zone came
quickly after Secretary of State Bryan
had undertaken to bring it about with
out the aid of the British government.
To help the negotiations, Secretary
Bryan sent Consul Henry Miller back
to Tampico. Mr. Miller had decided
to leave Mexico.
American Held as Spy 10 Freed.
Vera Cruz, May Authoritative in
formation has been received from the
federal government In Mexico City
that DR.. Edward W. Ryan, who had
been arrested as spy at Zacatecas.
and who 1t was reported has been
condemned to death, has been re,
leased. Doctor Ryan, 1t is officially an
nounced, is on his way to Mexico City.
President Huerta has agreed to insure
his safe passage to Vera Cruz.
o'shaushnessy or Way TO v. s.
Washington, May 1.-The navy de-
partment reported that Charge
OShaughnessy had left Vera Cruz for
New Orleans on the Yankton. and
that he will arrive in Washington next
Thursday. The Yankton will arrive
at New Orleans Tuesday.