The Detroit times., 1914-04-08
AMERICAN NEWS
PAPER CORRt ePO ND.
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have practically "cleaned ups every
federal garrison In the state OF Goa
huila, preparatory to the grand assault
70 b. made upon Monterey. MQntegey,
he reported. has been completely iso-
lated from the outside world In al d.
rections by the cutting on Of railroads
70 prevent the arrival OF federal rein
forcements from Mexico City.
Gen. RefSlgio velaseo and his federal
army and calvacade Of refugees who
escaped from Torreon have REACHED
vteeca. station on the T0rre0n-s3ai-
ttllo line, 45 miles east of Torreon.
Glen. Hernandex has temporarily aban'
doned hts attempt to capture Velasco's
forces while the engagement with Gen.
Mas federals Is in progress. and We
lasco IL attempting to make good his
escape rom constitutionalist terri.
tory.
Gen. Emilio Gutierrez. commander
of the constitutionalist forces In cen
trail Mexico. who IL here conferring
with Gen. Carran1a, today received q
dispatch saying that his forces have
completed preparations for an assault
ON San Luis Potosi.> The oficer tenn
pOrarily In command Of Gutierrez 3
army wired that his forces last Friday
engaged 600 federals under command
Of Gen. Francisco Peres, at Las vacas.
killing and capturing more than half
OF the fedesals. Gen. Pere1 was cap
tured and executed.
A long refugee train, made up a.
Ave passenger coaches, baggage car
and eight boxcars and cabO0se. carry
ing 6l2 Spanish refugees and l66 fed.
eral prisoners. pulled into the Mexican
Central railway yards at Juares at 1880
o'clock this morning. The doors or
the cars were locked and no passen.
gers were permitted to leave the train
until after daylight.
, The condition Of the passeugers.
many Of whom had been on the train
for 46 hours. was pitiable. No oppor-
tunity for leaving the train for relaxa-
ton or recrcation had been given
since the train left Torreon, shortly
before midnight Monday.
Four passengers died on the way,
adding to the distress Of the exiles.
A great many were nick, 90 the result
Of anxieties and hardships expert.
enced on the trip.
Though the United States customs
regulations permit passengers to clear
baggage ut 8 O'Clock, Il will b long
after noon before the last of the exiles
SGT foot on friendly soil Of the United
States.
Members Of the Spanish colony OF
FL Paso, many Of whom are exlles
from chihuahua, were. Ut the interna.
ttOnal bridge to greet their brother
exiles and give them aid
Many Of the pitiable scenes enacted
at the time Of the expulsion Of the
Spaniards from Chihuahua City were
re-enacted today when the T0rreon
contingent arrived. Business men of
FL Paso held meetings at which funds
were raised to aid the unfortunates.
According to oAcial advices receiv.
ed at General Carranxa's headquar-
tiers here today. the constitutionalist
forces. commanded by General Cabal-
lerc, succeeded In capturing 4 portion
Of the city of Tampico at IL O'Clock
Tuesday morning. and at the time of
the sending Of the dispatch, serious
street lighting was In progress.
The attack ON TampicO followed
the 12-hour battle Of Monday. which
resulted In the capture by the const!-
ytutjonalists, OF Dona Cecilia and
Escuela del Monte. two important out.
posts which command the approach
to the city from the harbOr, IL miles
distant
WASHINGTON. April s.-Sharp
fighting at Tampico was reported to
the navy department today in 0 wire
less dispatch from Rear-Admiral
Fletcher. at Vera Cruz. The skirmish,
however, was not believed by Rear
Admiral Mayo, At Tampico. to be the
contemplated serious attack. Ad-
niral F1etcher's dispatch said:
Sharp lighting continued through
The federal gunboat Vera Cruz kept
up nring all day, and ~, nightfall the
federals were driven back into the
town. Rear-Admiral Mayo does not
believe this IL . serious stack on
Tampico, a. there was nothing to in
dicate that the rebels had artillery.
But am Informed that they expect
to receive artillery soon. There was
some alarm In the town, but Il was
not acute. Rear-Admiral Mayo has
brought the American women and
children into the town from Dona Ce-
celia. Some pon-c0nibatants have
been injured. The federal gunboat
Progresso ct Tamesi bridge did some
firing. The German cruiser Dresden
has arrived. The Cincinnati, Mime
apolis. Des Moines, Chester, Dolphin
and San Francisco are ct Tampico,
amply able to cope with any situa-
ton. Reaf-Admiral Sir Christopher
Craddock. the British commander.
leaves today aboard the Essex for
Tampico"