The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-14
IAMP|CO HAS FALLEN
INTO HANDS Of REBELS
arrive on time. The A. B. G. repre-
sentatives and those from the United

States will be there Sunday. The
fact that representatives OF this gov
ernment have not been given plenary
/ powers, was regarded here as highly
significant. It means that they will
be simply chosen as mouth pieces Of
President Wilson and that the admin
istration expects to resume direct re
sponsibilty at the final outcome, nc
matter what it may be. Arrange
ments have been made to conn eel
the white house with the quarters OF
Messrs. Lehman and Lemar at Mag
ara Falls by private telephone and
also to have access to private tele-
/ graph.
| The state department is expecting
a report of the arrival OF Counsel
Silliman at Mexico City. The French
l-consul at Saltillo reported that Sill
man left there under guard yesterday.
Whether the rebels will be per-
mitted to import arms a. Tampico was
a question considered by the president
today. He called Senator Stone,
chairman OF the senate foreign rela-
tion committee, to confer on the sub
ject. Permission 70 import arms
would practically amount to recogni-
tion OF belligerency.
How to prevent the rebels from
using Tampico to import arms If their
prohibition is decided upon. was a
knotty question. no blockade having
been declared by this country. Two
federal gunboats in .he Panuco river
added to the complexity OF the situa-
ton. They are expected to prevent
foreign vessels from landing with
arms for Carranza.
One More Last Stand.
[By N. C. Parke. star Correspondent
OF the United Press.1
JUAREZ, Mexico, May 14.-"My
to General Gonzales.
We meet soon In Mexico City"
General Francisco wills, gathering
III III II for an assault on saitili6,
where 1900 federals are encamped.
sent this brief telegram to constitu-
tionalist headquarters here today In
response to message sent at mid
night advising him of the rout 81 the
Huerta forces at Tampico.
Mexican rebel officers swarmed
the government telegraph Office here
today, clamoring for more news Of the
Gonzales victory. The constitution
alist barracks, custom house and even
the street corners were thronged for
the first time since the fall Of Tor
reon with excited groups Of men pre-
dieting quick march on Mexico City.
Without definite information as to
The movement OF federals who evacu-
ated Tampico. military authorities
predict one more 'last stand. by the
Huertistas before fighting begins at
the doors of the national palace. They
believe General Zargoza. federal com.
mander at Tampico, VIII attempt to
reach San Luis Potosi with his force,
that the federals now at Saltillo will
retire to San Luis Potosi without ser
iously resisting villa and that the
entire army Of Huer.a troops operat-
ing north and east of Vera Cruz and
the capital will make desperate at
tempt at San Luis Potosi to repel
rebels.
A march down the coast from Tam
pico to Vera Cruz is held as fmpos-
sible, because Of the mountainous
country between the two cities.
Rebel officers here predict that
Zargoza's army will suffer wholesale
desertions, if a retreat is attempted
towards San Luis Potosi.
Beyond brief message received
last night, constitutionalfst leaders
here are without information OF the
Tampico victory.
Novel Plan by Villa.
PAREDON, Coahuila, (via Torreon)
May 14.-Jubilant over the prospects
of an early campaign against Mexico
City, General Francisco Villa today
suggested a novel scheme by which |
he might induce the United States to !
permit him to import enough arms
and ammunition 20 drive Huerta from
the capital.
"If the American people still fear
they may have to invade northern
Mexico and that any ammunition they I
allow to come to US may be used
against an American army" said Villa, |
L would make InIS SuSSSStiou.
'Let Presiden. Wilson appoint a |
military commission to Judge how
much ammunition We would need to
fight our way to Mexico City. Then .
the Americans could allow that much /
and no more to come in
Several skirmishes with federal out
posts at Saltillo were reported 20
Villas headquarters here today. The
main body of Villas troops. camped
here. will not begin to move to the
outskirts of Saltillo until tomorrow.
Mayo Sends the News.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Admiral
Mayo u Tampico was empowered to-
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