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Show REBELS ADVANCING ON TAMPICO AGAIN MEXICO CITY", March S. Rebels advancing ad-vancing in force upon Tamplco again has called the attention of government officials offi-cials to developments In that quarter, whilo at the same timo they are greatly preoccupied as to the fate of Mazatlan, an Important port on Uio west coast. Tho rebels, according to admissions by tho war department, xtlll are occupying positions about Mazatlan nnd tho rumor is growing that, tho port has been taken. Government officials have been propagating propa-gating a story to the effect that the ud-vancc ud-vancc by the federals to Victoria, state of Tainauliimn, was well under way from Tamplco, but today, from unofficial sources, which aro considered authentic. It was learned that the rebels had forced back the federals from Altarnlru. only a few inlloa north of Tamplco, to their eea-coast eea-coast baso, nnd thai thero was ovory Indication In-dication of tho intention of tho rebels to inaugurate tholr long-deferred attack on that port. Railway communication has been Interrupted In-terrupted by robelH and through traffic from the bonier stopped. Between Mon-terev Mon-terev and Laredo the rebels have been flghllng forces sent out from Monterey, but. according to the war office, unsuccessfully. unsuc-cessfully. Along the lino of tho railroad from San Luis Potosl to Tamplco, rebels have reappeared re-appeared In largo numbers, variously en-tlmated en-tlmated at from 'J000 to 5000. General Carranza'a announcement a few weeks ago that ho would make Guudalajara headquarter for robels sent southward through Finnloa. Is recalled by the advance ad-vance front Teplc of a considerable force Into Jalisco, of which Guadalajara la the capital. In tbe engagements Hiuh far tho federals have been victorious, according to the war office. Business mou here arc anxiously awaiting await-ing the appearance of the exchange market mar-ket topiorrow. Bankers hold out little hopn for a lower rato and assert there would be no surprise should Mexican money be quoted at four to one. Semiofficial Semi-official Mtatcmcnts have- boen ismied that tho government I3 determined to Issue monoy from a bank of Its own making, and bankers now fear that the conservative conserva-tive clement in the government will not be able to withstand tho importunities of thono favoring the Idea of a federal bank. NACO. Sonora, Mexico, March S. A prediction was made tonight by General Carrunza'B advisors that tho constltu-tlonalhil constltu-tlonalhil commander-in-chief would lue a mom completo explanation of his position posi-tion In the Benton and similar cufos be-fore be-fore beginning his march into Chihuahua state, which will take him out of communication com-munication for two weeks. Assurances were given, however, that nothing had tbaen heard either from tho state depart" mont at Washington or General Villa which had ;i I to red tho situation, nor that any news had come from the Mexican commission Investigating tho Incident. it was ratd Carranzo itiiiy not start upon bin march Into tho enitorn border state uptll Tuefday. |
