The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-28
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Battle Raging Between FEEDER
al Forces and Rebels in
Tampico Today, is
Report.
AID RUSHED BY BOAT
Garrison at Vera Cruz Has Been Sent
to Help Out carranzista Com.
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AID RUSHED BY BOAT

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SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 2S.--
Fighting between Carranzistas and
rebels has broken out in Tampico,
Mexico, according to adVices re-
iceived here today. Troops from the
federal garrison at Vera Cruz were
ordered rushed by boat to Tampico
to the aid of General Francisco Muir
guia, Carranza commander in the
oil district, reports here said. Muir
guia was reported hard pressed by
the revolutionists commanded by
Generals Arnulfo Gomez and Manuel
Pelaez. f
Two rebel generals, Porfirip Con
zales and Gallegos, who reyolted a
few days ago, were reported to have
Joined forces and to be marching Op
Matamoras, in the state of Tamauli-
pas, opposite Brownsville Texas. One
hundred former federal soldiers from
the garrison at Mier. eighty miles
south of Matamoras, were said to
have joined them.
General Candido Aguilar.' son-in-
law of President CarranZa, was re-
called to Mexico City when he reach.
ed Saltillo, enroute to Chihuahua He
is reported to be on his way with
troops to relieve Murguia.
Passengers arriving here today de.
clared they were on the last train
to get through from Monterey and
that the railroad line was cut behind
them. No mail or kilograms have
been received here from Mexico
City for two days. "~.'
That the Carrarza government is
beginning to look with concern on
the movements of rebels in the states
of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas Is
believed from the fact that customs
officials are depositing large sums of
money in Texas banks.
carranza's Hold Slipping.
Ell. PASO, Texas, April 2S.-Al.
though neither Carranza officials nor
Obregon revolutionists here could
confirm early today rumors Of fight
ing in Chihuahua City, the Obregon
followers claimed the Chihuahua
state, capital had been captured with
out bloodshed.
All indications we're that Carranza' S
hold on the border STATE was Slip
DING. hCIC SioAAAiSt IiAS
Juarez garrison is on the verge Of
revolt and that spiri, or mutny IS
Spreading throughout the Carranzlsta
army.
Reports reaching the mexican con-
sulate here stated that troop train
north from Chihuahua City on Tues
day returned after picking up scat
tered outposts as far as Moctezuma.
The Tuesday passenger train from
Juarez returned, to the border after
travelling fifty miles south, leaving
deta achments of federaIs to repair
bridges. Wire service with Chihuahua
City is suspended today.
Revolt Is Spreading.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex. April
25-(By Mail to FL Paso, April 2S).-
General Alvaro Obregon. presidential
candidate. whose adherents started a
revolt against CarranZa in Sonora
and other parts Of Mexico. was last
reported recruiting followers in the
states of Michoacan and Guerrero.
General Benjamin Hill, Obregon' $
right-hand man. who escaped from
Mexico City with Obregon via air
plane. went into the Zapatista rebe!
country in Morelos state to ally the
cid Zapata chief. Genovevo de Lao,
with the new rebellion.
General Enrique Estrada, governor
of Zacatecas, who revolted with
federal cavalry regiment, is fighting
Federal General Hernandez forces IN
the Zacatecas mountains.
+ In Chihuahua state the only revolt
reported 10 date took place in Nafca,
west of Santa Rosalia, where a de-
tachment of 200 men left with the
intention of joining Villa. The fa-
nous bandit chief, with 200 follow
ers. was reported to be awaiting de-
yelopments te2ore determining his