Show VERA CRUZ lS is HE BEGUN GUN I Truce Until This Morning Mo ning Reported Reported Re Re- ported Signed After Federals Ha Had T Taken keo Part of Cit City i Including Municipal Palace FOREIGNERS SHELTERED ON BOATS IN HA BOR Assurance of Protection for American Property Given Property Proper YI Given by Mexican Government in Reply Reply Reply Re Re- Re- Re ply to Demand Denland of W Washington Mexico i City Oct 22 Information tion was received from government sources tonight that fe federal troops had occupied ed a part of Vera Vcra Cruz including the municipal palace It Itis Itis itis is reported that a truce has been signed until 6 G o'clock tomorrow morning Washington O Oct Oat L 22 R Representations presentations presen- presen ha have vc been leen made to Mexico City that American property in Vera Yera Cruz must be s safeguarded The Thc Madero l government nt has assured assured as as- the United States it will ill be Le VERA JERA CRUZ Mexico l Oct 22 V The federal forces began their advance on Vera Cruz at noon today The rebels under General Felix Diaz who occupy the city calmly awaited their approach G General Beltran commander of the I te federals previously ou y had Informed the city council that the the- battle was about I to begin He declined to allow more time lor th of y non combatants n to the neutral 2 zone ne Seek Refuse OB on Hont Bonfi ont The boats bosts In the harbor have on onboard onboard onboard board more than foreign refugees and Mexicans rexI The United States crul cruiser r Des Moines Is about GOO yards ards from the American consulate The space between Is neutral and many I of ot the refugee craft have taken up up positions there Only two thirty-two Americans remain within the town Tho The foreign consuls have gone one aboard the boats The American consul conUI William 1 W. W Canada has assumed leadership of ot tho the situa sItua- tion Rain threatened to drench the refugees and arid fighters General Diaz DIa said that the artillery on tho the heights in the outskirts will fire lire on the loyal loal troops Only if his outposts are driven back will m he lie tI fight ht In the city Diaz 1 Notified d. d Captain Hughes comman commander er of ot the United States cruiser De Des Moines sal said that he ho would conduct the situation I according to international law and adding It is iR unnecessary to disembark disembark I bark American marines on m my ac ac- ac coun count t. t Captain Hughes conferred with Commodore Commodore Com Corn Azueta the federal commander com corn mander mandor as ns to what would bo be his attitude atti atti- tudo tude during the fighting Commodore Azueta promised not to participate nor norto norto norto to fire In the direction of tho the city Captain Hughes then warned the commodore that a breach of or his prom prom- Continued on Page 2 J Column 2 z A ATTACK II ACK REBELS IN VERA CRUZ Truce Until This Morning Signed After Federals Oc Occupy Occupy Oc- Oc cupy Part of City Continued from Page 1 lee Ise would be considered a hostile act toward tho the United Stat States s. s Truce Offered by D After ACter some promiscuous firing General General Gen Gen- eral Beltran sent an emissary offering a a. truce until da daybreak tomorrow This la is taken hero here to mean that Beltran probably will Join the revolution The troops under General Diaz were sent back to barracks barracks' s' s and conditions became quiet Thirty sailors escaped from the fleet feet and joined Diaz A A few of ot tho federals fed fod- crall from General Beltran's outposts also camo came over to tho the Diaz cause The advance ance posts of both federals and revolutionists still occupy po po- po AI General Beltran luis federals fed tea within sight of ot the eft city and General Gen Gon- eral Zozaya commands command artillery about a mile mHo and a half halt to he west Belittle Din It Itc Mexico City Oct 22 The Tho Tho rebel movement mo under Gen Felix Diaz is generally regarded ell hero here aft at dwindling in strength Th There ro has lJ been en no genera general general gen gen- era eral conflagration as was expected In Inman Inmany inmany man many quarters at the tho start of ot tho the re rebellion ro- ro bellion beHlon although there thero Is a strong suspicion suspicion sus sus- that many government officers and employees as well as arm army men are arc simply awaiting tho trend of ot tn en h f f events ont u lUC Thus far tar only minor defections detections have e been reported from the federal side Including a part or tho the whole of or the garrisons of ot Sierra Blanca Santa Lucrecia an and some towns In tho the states of ot Oaxaca and Jalisco Thirty Officers Officer D crt Monterey Mexico bet 22 Thirty 22 Thirty federal officers including tho the captains and lieutenants of or several se regiments stationed here herc deserted the tho arm army to toda today to- to da day The They Thes left eastward In automobiles automo automo- automobiles biles carrying arms aIms and ammunition and cheering for lor Fell Fells Felix Diaz DIlz S Se Session lon tumor Humor Scouted Washington Oct 22 22 Speculation Speculation connects tho the approaching return to Washington of President Taft TaCt contrary to arrangements previously made for tor u a a. a sojourn at Hot Springs 8 Va with the the critical situation in Mexico and there are aro hints of ot tho the possibility of a 0 special cial session of Congress to relieve tho President of or a decision as to whether the time is ripe for intervention Officially tho the Idea Is In scouted and the determination of or tho the government to adhere to its present policy in regard recard to Mexico is reaffirmed |