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Show CUBAN OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC OVER PRESENT OUTLOOK HAVANA, Feb. 17. Optimism over the revolutionary outbreak in the eastern east-ern provinces continues in government circles. The military forces of the government gov-ernment will attempt to crush General Jose Miguel Gomez, the leader, in the province of Camaguey. ,-bv attacking him from all sides. Later, it is expected, expect-ed, the government troops will move on Santiago, where everything -is reported quiet. The United Fruit steamer Tenadores arrived here today with eighty tourists on board. The Cuban state department has re- n- --- ceived a cablegram from a number of Cubans in New York, paying- that they are willing- to fight for the government. govern-ment. General Agremonte has reinforced the Havana police by arming 800 special constables. The general staff of the Cubnn army today issued an order granting indulgence to all deserters from the army who surrender dow. Fighting Reported. A local newspaper, La Noche, says that there is talk in the palace that no foreign interference with respect to the present revolutionary attempt will be accepted by the government. Eeports of unimportant engagements between government troops and rebels in Santa Clara- and Camaguey provinces were received hero today. Aurelio j Hevia, secretary of government, who I went to Santa Clara yesterdav, reports : all quiet there and with no important rebel groups in the province. ; Colonel Amiel 's force attacked a band of rebels under Fidel Cruz near San-tisima San-tisima Trinidad. Santa Cruz province, reports say, and seven rebels-, were killed including Cruz. Troops have dynamited dy-namited the bridge at the mouth of tbe river -Zaza, in the southern part of Santa Clara province, to protect cable communications. It is reported that Sancti Spiritus, in the eastern part of Santa Clara province, prov-ince, has been captured by government troops. Near Cidra. Camaguey province, government troops "killed "two rebels, including in-cluding the second in command, named Odelih. They also captured some ammunition. am-munition. It is officially announced that Colonel Colo-nel Puljo 'b forces have occupied Ciego Avila, the rebel headquarters in Camaguey Cama-guey province. The town was entered on Thursday afternoon, the rebels fleeing flee-ing at the approach of the troops. Government Gov-ernment forces now hold the Cuba and Jucaro and Moron railroads and have captured sufficient rolling stock for the transportation of the troops. The rebels are reported, to have broken up into small groups, some heading head-ing for Camaguey and others for Las Villas, and their-escape is believed to be practically cut off. Administration officials claim that the backbone of the uprising in Camaguey province is broken. . , After the occupation . of Ciego.de Avila hy Colonel Puljo, oue of th two cavalry squadrons stationed in Caiw- -, guey, composed of ei-jhtv ofrlcprs and ' men, surrendered at Tunas de Zaza to -Colonel Jane. |