The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-22


were defeated by the Americans in
1876"
Other refugees declare that Huerta
is assmbeling the greatest and most
formidable force he has gathered since
the Orozco revolt.
u. S. Cruisers Seek Arms on Steamers.
Washington. May 9.-Admiral Bad
ger has dispatched the fast scout
cruisers Birmingham and Dixie and
fleet of destroyers to intercept the
shipment of arms for Huerta con-
signed to Puerto Mexico on two Ger
man steamships, according to en- unof-
fetal report at the navy department.
1t is stated that one of the German
ships. the Kronprinzessin Cecilie.
has already reached Puerto Mexico,
but whether the munitions have been
landed is not known. If they have
gone ashore the capture of the Puerto
Mexico customs house will be neces-
sary in order &c seize the arms. AS
this will be a violation of the arms
tice with Huerta, seizure of the arms
will be war measure which will end
the mediation proceedings. Whether
this has been authorized in Washing
| ton is not known.
300 Federals Slain.
Los Angeles, Cal, May Slight
hundred federals we're slain by Gener-
al Carranza's constitutionalists in a
| terrific battle near San Luis Potosi, &C.
| cording to advices received here by
Adolfo GARLIC, consul in Los Angeles
| for the constitutionalistS.
Similarly came advices to the effect
| that Mazatlan, Huerta stronghold on
the Pacific coast, was surrendered to
the constitutionalists and the town OF
| Acaponeta, after terrific 24-hOur bat,
tie, sent up the white flag after 1900
| federals had been captured. These
advices, which came entirely from con
| stitutiOnalist sources, have been con.
firmed only insofar as they concern
| Mazatlan. There was no mention OF
the casualties at Mazatlan or Acapo-
meta. but it was stated that the federal
battleship Morelos is disabled and has
| been beached.
A wireless dispatch from the .. S. s.
California reported that four persons
were killed and eight were injured by
! the explosion of a bomb that was
dropped into the streets Of Mazatlan
from a rebel biplane.
| Firing between the rebel and fed
eral Notifications continues and in the
artillery duel the besieging forces have
had the better of it.
Ten Americans Face Death.
Vera Cruz, Mex. May S.--One
American and two British subjects
have been killed near Guadalajara
Mexico. and eight American and
British citizens are cut off by bandits
in the same district and their fate
is unknown. This information was
received by Sir Arthur Spring Rice,
the English ambassador, from the Brit.
! ish vice-consul at Guadalajara.
General Funston reported that un-
der the authority given him by Sec
rotary of War Garrison 10 extend his
lines TO the west of Vera Cruz as far
as necessary, he has advanced his out
| posts about a mile beyond the pump
ing station. He has thrown up breast.
works of sand bags and taken other
precautionary measures.
Admiral Mayo, at Tampico, has IN
formed the navy department that he
would have no trouble in taking Tam
pico with his present forces and ii
was learned that he mas more than
once limited in his dispatches that II
would be advisable to take such &C
ton. He has under his command. In
addition to his flagship. the Des
| Mcines, two cruisers and torpedo
boat fleet of nine.
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