Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-11
Battle Continues to Rage at
Ta0pico and Admiral Mayo.
May Deliver UItImatum to
CombatantS,
SPANIARDS MAY BE
EXILED IF CITY FALLS
State Department Without In
formation Regarding Re
sumption Of Fighting in
Vicinity Of TOrreOn,

Washington April l0.-Al other
phases of the Mexican situation were
out " mind here tonight while Of
dcals awaited the outcome OF lighting
at T1mpico. where valuable OH prop
erty has been destroyed and Ameri-
can and other foreign-owned plants
are in imminent danger from the
shells of federal gunboats. At Last re-
ports the battle was still in progress.
Shells still were falling around the
OIL properties, in spite Of the urgent
protests Of Rear Admiral Mayo COM
manding the American warships an
chored Off the port Admiral Mayo
has sent one note To the constitutions
alist chief directing the attack upon
Tampico and two to General Zaragoza,
the federal commander. insisting that
foreign property be protected. While
it was stated at both the state and
navy departments TODAY that no ulti-
matum had been delivered officials
said that constitutionalists and fcder
ais had been warned that the United
states would regard with great dis
favor the destruction of any foreign
property.
Left to ADMIRAL Mayo.
30 specific orders have peen ghfu
Admiral Mayo az 20 what ne shall do
In the event his representations are
ilnored The officer will use his own
discretion, department officials said.
Reports to the state department to-
dav said several oil tanks had been
struck by shells that one was on tire
and that OH was running into the
river.
I'm addition to the half dozen
American ships off rampleo, France.
Spain. Germany and Great Britain
have war craft there. Little concern
Is now felt for foreigners in Tampico
except the Spaniards, but it is reported
that the eonstitutionaHsts threaten To-
exile that nationality If they occupy
the city lust as they did when fed
eral forces withdrew from Torrcon.
As far as is known. there are some zoo
or 500 Spaniafds In the bosIcsed port
Carrnnn Befu~es Request
The latest word from General Gar
rama was that De- was not disposed to
overtulr the action Of General villa
in ordering the expulsion Of the Span
mrds from Torreon. Consular Agent
Carothcrg at El Paso. however has
been Instructed to continue to protest
lgainst the wholesale deportation of
citizens ON racial grounds and 10 say
that the United States asks that all
cases of obnoxious Foreigners bc set
lied individually ana that deporatons
be ordered individually and not en-
masse because the undesirable hap
pen to be- Spanards
The Red Cross chapter at ltl Paso
reported today that the Spanish eS-
lies had declined assistance. Many OF
the refugees there are persons Of
wealth ana for the present the well
to do are disposed TO share their for
tunes with their less favored compa-
trlots
Officials here are without inforinu-
tion concerning the reported resump-
t'H % HbHAiiA III liAt' iVii 'NA va
trict The state department was In
formed today that the band Of Zapa-
tistas which captured Chilpanicingo.
has now taken lgula on the railway
To the southwest They plan an at-
tack on Acapulco In order To gain "a
port on the Pacific coast
The railroad between san Luis Po-
tosi and Tampico is cut and no freight
is moving, according 20 a report from
the former place. Railroad eommuni-
cation from Eagle Pass, Tex, To Sal
ulio was opened yesterday