Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-13
Losses HEAVY IN
Battle At 1AkP|C0
peaei q SAID TO BE GAINING AND
70 HAVE CAPTURED FED.
ERAL TRENCHES.
DANIELS NOT TO TURN
SAILORS INTO POLICEMEN
Secretary Of Navy Refuses to Aid ""
interests in Rssumine Operations at
at Tampieo-Delesat ation OF O'l Mon
Call. on President Wi'son-Sonsu'
s;,,im.n Enroute to Vera Cruz.

washington, May 13.-Heavy firing
.. romr;co was resumed at midnight
and the constitutionalists say they eS-
meet to capture Tampico today accord
ing TO a dispatch received from Ao-
n,iral Mayo. He reported the general
impression seems to be that the gen
era, expectation of the constitutional
lists will be realized.
This was reported in dispatch from
Admiral Badger transmitting adVlces
received by him from Admiral Mayo
living off Tanpico as late as O'CLOCK
.h;s mounting The admiral says. the
heavy firing around Tampico stopped
about o'clock Tuesday afternoon. APP
parently reliable information from the
scene OF the fighting is that the con-
stitutionalists at one time adFanceo
their lines and temporarily occupied
some Of the federal trenches. Admiral
Mayo saws 1t was reported the causal-
ties on both sides have been very
heavy.
Of, Men Given Hearing.
President Wilson will give audlehce
today to a delegation Of oil men rep.
resentins the various American Oh
companies interested in the Tamplco
oil fields. :,
On May Z the American OIL men IN
.erested in the Tampico fields neId
mass meeting in New York at "hlcn
resolutions urging that this govern
ment take steps to protect the OIL m
terests threatened by reVolutlonlsts'
The committee was then appointed 10
visit President Wilson. Hicnaro
Lowering was named chairman ana
other members are George 5. Dawson
presid ent OF the Gulf Refining Com
pany, Pittsburg: w. A. Thompson, vice
president Of f,sthe Texas Company
Thomas A. O'Donnell, director Mexican
Petroleum Company, Los Angeles; Jo-
seph Tress. president OF the Pan Mex
lean Fuel Company, Pittsburgh.
Daniels Not TO Give Aid.
Secretary Daniels today reiterated
his determination not to utilize the
naval forces at Tampico as a police
guard to permit the resumption OF op-
erations in the oil district.
I'VE are not ldhlIlS an! Oiic DoStN
70 Tampico," said Secretary Daniels.
1--WE have brought away all except
those who have made up their minds
not to leave"
Don't Care to Hold lobos.
1--WE should be very glad tc nave the
Mexican light keepers return and take
charge Of the light at the Lobos is
land" said Secretary Bryan today when
inquiry was made concerning the
latest phase Of the situation growing
out of the landing Of American forces
there.
No Ammunition Delivered.
Admiral Badger at Vera Cruz today
assured the navy department in an
official report that the German vessel
Kronprinzessin Cecelie had landed no
arms consigned to General Huerta at
any Mexican port.
The state department today received
further reports from Vera Cruz stating
that the Mexican authorities refused
to deliver the mail for Mexico City
and that now $50 sacks are lying scat
tered along the tracks from Tejera to
Plaza del Macho.
s;IIiman En- Route to Capital.
Tie French embassy today received
,dvices from the French legation in
Mexico City stating that United States
vice Consul John r. Silliman who has
been held by federal authorities in SAL
tillo. was on his way to Mexico City
under guard. At Mexico City Silliman
will be turned over to the Brazilian
minister and allowed TO proceed Ito
Vera Cruz.
Dodge Secretary TO Delegation.
Secretary Bryan announced today
chat II. Percival Dodge former minister
TO Panama, had been appointed secre-
:ary to the delegation which will rep
resent the United States before the
Argentina, Brazilian and Chilean
mediators in the Mexican crisis. who
take up their duties at Niagara Falls
next Monday.