The Detroit times., 1914-04-10
Admiral Mayo Reported to Have
Landed Marines For Their
Protection
MEXICO CITY NOW
SERIOUSLY MENACED
Continued Rebel Successes Make
Position Of Capital Extreme.
~ Hazardous

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to.-osspssats fighting around
1ampico through the night, made
pessible by the light from flaming
oil tanks, was reported In latest
dispatches srnm The battla> city.
Wire communication was cut OF
at mldnlght, without any explana-
ton. Since that time word has
come from Tampieo.
The midnight dispatches said
that many larts steel ON storage
tanks belonsI91 %, the Lord Cow
dray syndlcaSe, and TO American
irtcrests, were destroyed BY fire g
caused by bursting shells from
the federal eunboats Vera Cruz
and zarasoxa. The refinery Of
the Waters-Pieree OH company
was badly damaged. Property
losses Of foreigners already run
into millions.
Many Americans and other
foreigners are gathered In the six.
story steel and concrete Office
building Of 8. Pearson 4 Son.
Limited, and others in. the South.
ern hotel.
VERA CRUZ. Mexico. April TO-
Tampico was today believed to be Ia
the hands, of the rebels. After fierce
battle during which oil tanks were
fired and burning oil fioated out upon
the river. endangering other property.
tile constitutiOnalist forces are be-
Eevcd to have captured the city. The
consular agent at Tuxpam wired
Consul Eddy here. declaring the city
had apparently fallen. This could not
be confirmed, but earlier reports had
tolG Of repeated rebel advances upon
the city which were successful.
The Waters Pierce Oil company suf-
fn:ea leayy damage. AT Arbol Grande
tie rebels were entrenched In their
plant, The federal gunboats lara
sosa and Vera Cruz bombarded the
refinery. Six biz tanks were struck
i, addition to f2 Grade oil tanks.
They immediately took fire and the
h'rnint oil poured out upon the river.
The blaze spread to the Agencia Com
rercial, German concern. and every
effort was made to save this plant
from complete destruction.
II was reported here today, though
not confirmed. thar Rear-Admiral
Mayo had landed marines to prevent
further wanton destruction OF prop
crty
TIE Agulla Oil company Offices
here were advised today that their
lose by fire at Tampico due to the
hn;nbardment of the gunboats will
rmount to 100000 pesos.
SO far no foreigners are reported
injured in Tampico sixty American
women have been taken on board the
battleships In the harbor and the Ger.
man cruiser. Dresden. Is said to have
started Up the river to take OF others.
(Stsff correspondent United Prsss.)
MEXICO CITY. April 10.-With
rebel victories reported from all
points where constitutionalists have
met government troops. and the with.
drawal Of the federals from the state
Of Guerrero. the position Of Mexico
City was becoming serious today.
Troops are being gathered into the
capital from points nearby. Prepare.
lions for defense are declared to be
going ON under cover. The number
OF troops now in the city IL scarcely,
1000 and 1t Is reported that the real
reason for keeping the fall Of Tor
reon secret was To give the govern
msnt an opportunity to bring addi-
tional forces into the capital.
Only rumors of the fighting at Tor
reon continue to reach Mexico City,
but one Of these reports declared
that Raoul Madero, brother of the
9 ssassinated President Madero was
!. killed in the fighting before the city.
A federal loss which 10 % import
: ant strategically In the south % was
the fall OF Torreon In the north, was
reported today This was the evacu-
alton of Guerrero. The federals orig
inally held Chipancingo, capital Of the
state. This city was evacuated and
lguala was occupied and made the
provisional capital. They have now
deserted Ignala.
Reports reaching here from Tam
pico declare that during the hghting
there the customs once and store
house was fred by rebel shells and
destroyed. The loss will reach
100000.
JUAREZ, April 1O.-That desperate
fighting has been In progress for the
past several days ct San Pedro de
Las Colonias between the rebel forces
commanded BY Gems. Benavides. Or
teea and Hernandez, and the federal
troops Of Gen. Mas and Cen. De
Moure, was the substance Of an ON.
cial report made today to Gen. Venus
tanio Carranxa by Gen. villa.
Gen. villas dispatch stated that the
federals were completely surrounded
and the constitutionalists hoped to
exhaust their ammunition and capture
them. The dispatch added that all
railway lines In the vicinity Of San
Pedro de- Las Colonias had been cut
there to prevent any achievements
reaching the federal army from the
direction Of Saltillo.
ConstitutionaIist officials are elated
today over the visit Yesterday OF Brit.
.sh Consul Homan C.. Myles, OF H
oaso to General veuustiaro Carran.
70, &c ask protection OF the constitt1'
!. tionalists for British properties IN
Tampico. presumably the Lord Cow
d~ay oil wells and certain British
mines IN Sinaloas
As this II the first time that British
representatives have dealt direct
With the constitutionalist government
General Carransa regards the visit oi
consul Myles. who acted under IN
structions from the Britain ambassa
aor 1t washington. Sir Cecil Spring
4ioe, a. formal recognition OF tn
constitutionalist government By Great