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Greymouth Evening Star, 27 April 1914, Page 5

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ACTIVE HOSTILITIES. FEDERALS OPEN CAMPAIGN. BRITISH AND A MERCIAN CAPTIVES. IBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH- COPYRIGHT.J VERA CRUZ, Apri 124. A transport has been despatched do pick up 120 refugees at Tampico. Mexican soldiers are reported to be bolding a number of American prisoners near Cordoba and threatening them v.;ih execution. It is reported that Gem jal Huerta refused to allow other Av tuctns to leave the capital. About 3000 men with twelve machine guns are now yii route from Galveston for Ver Cruz.

An English engineer was arrested at Orizaba by Federals. An American official was also arrested, but released. U ASHING ION Aj.nl < 1

Thy Mexican Federals open-id die 1 ampaign against the Americans by destroying the public buildings at Nuevnlaredo. Turning tneir guns across the lioundary, they endeavoured to repeat thy damage at the American town of Haredo. Teras. Intense excitement is reported. Several Americans were killed during the skirmish with the Mexicans. All the availably American troops have been despatched. The United States Conciliate at Nun valaredo si burning. Senator Lodge asserts that nothing remains for thy United States but to see the. war through to the bitter end. Many Congressmen bold that the British recognition of General Huerta as the de facto president was the proper course for the United States to follow. Congressmen criticise Mr Bryan’s suppleness in dealing with General Carranza, as leading Genera! Carranza to think lie he is able to fool the United Slates re garding his real intentions. The State Department is receiving despatches from the South American republics showing that there is strong disappointment at the United States action towards Mexico. The safety of the Americans at Esyiiada is reported officially. It is not stated whether the property loss is heavy in Laredo, Texas.. Nuevnlaredo, a thriving Mexican border town, is in ruins as the result <>l a dynamite lire started by the Federals. American! troops routed the Mcxicansm and killed several, but were unable to save Nuevolaredo. Many volleys were fired at the American city, but it is not believed that there was much damage. General Villa reasserts that he lias no intention to fight against the United States. He believes that General Carranza will also refuse to join tlu; Huerta jsts, despite his statement to the contrary, despite the statement to the contrary. 'Twenty refugees, including 19 Americans and one Britisher, are reported to have been shot by the Huertaists, accordding to information furnished to Mr \V. J. Bryan. Details are lacking, but it is believed that they were executed in revenge. American refugees from Mexico City have reached Vera Cruz, including the Charge d’ Acaires O’Shanghnessy. Vera Cruz newspapers publish accounts of tho rioting in Mexico City, wherein Americans were murdered by the mob.

It is reported that the mob killed three Americans in the streets, and another was murdered in Vinca by members of a baseball team to which he belonged. Vera Cruz is isolated from the capital and the news is untrustworthy. It is not doubted, however, that many Americans were arrested in Mexico City and hold in gaol. ■ It is understood that Mr W. J. Bryan is enlisting the good offices of the Brazilian Ministry to secure the American freedom. Negotiations between the Constitutionalists. and Huertaist's wore fruitless. General Carranza refused to ally himself with General Huerta. It is not known, however, whether General Carranza will remain neutral or fight the United States independently. Genera! Goethal has placed the canal zone on a full war footing. WASHINGTON, April 26. After the United States fleet had arrived at Tampico they withdrew seawards at nightfall. The Mexicans have started anti-Ameri-can riots, attacking, the chief hotels wherein Americans have taken refuge. The mob stoned them and fired rifles through the windows. The situation was serious when the captain of the German cruiser Dresden notified the. mob that ho would land marines unless the mob dispersed. Foreigners were then taken aboard the cruiser safely. LONDON, April 24. The’ Stock Exchange is depressed and is rather panicky owing to the war in Mexico. Consols fell to 741, but recovered and stand at 742. ANTI-AIMER 1 CAN DEMONSTRATION. ANGRY MEXICANS. VICTORIES AT IMAGINARY BATTLES WASHINGTON, April 24. A train arrived at Ver Cruz from Mexico City with British and German refugees aboard. It is reported that mobs at Mexico City trampled the American flag in the dust. They demonstrated outside the American Club, smashing the windows and shouting inshlls. The position of Americans in the capital is regarded as critical. Excited Mexicans are continually parading the streets shouting “Death to the Americans.” It is feared that if the Americans make a forward movement from Vera Cruz outrages will occlr. British, German and French residents are preparing to concentrate in certain districts in which provisions are being accumulated.

The newspaper? arc under strict censorship, hut they are publishing varied series of Mexican successes aganst Americans, in wholly imaginary battles. Conimnnicatinn with the outside world is cut off. General Huerta is understood to have promised strict protection to all foreigners and is providing guards for the American Embassy. Every available warship is now hound to Mexico. The President is making unexampled preparations for war. which is recognised as inevitable. Texas guards have been ordered to patrol the. entire border, as little reliance is placed on General Villa’s protestations of friendship. Admiral Badger has asked for authority to seize two railway bridges, ten and eighteen miles inland from Vera Cm/.. Soldiers for the field artillery are needed. Admiral Badger also reports violations by Mexico of the hides of civilised warfare. He prophesies an ■ excessively brutal war. EX-PRESIDENT D3AZ. SAILS EGII MEXICO INCOGNITO, [Times and Sydney Sun Services-] (Received this dav t 8.30 a.tn.) BERLIN, April 27. _ It is, staled that Renor Diaz, ex-presi-dent lias sailed incognito for Mexico to place In's services at the, disposal of bis country.