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Show REBELS CONCENTRATE FOR FINAL ASSAULT VERA CRUZ. May 1. Active developments develop-ments In the situation in the south shifted shift-ed today from the peaceful occupation of Vera Cruz to the threatened battle at Tampico, whore tho rebels are reported to be concentrating for a final aseault. Thre federal gunboats which are still at Tampico, Tam-pico, woll supplied with ammunition, are the key to the situation there. Refugees report that Tampico Is well fortified, and say they expect a prolonged battle. The naval officials here are ready to respond In a hurry' to a call to Tampico but are not disposed to send more fores there, unless forced by dire necessity, because be-cause of the poFslblllty of complicating tne progress of mediation. Early today the torpedo-boat destroyer Cassln was ordered or-dered to the vicinity of Tampico to report on the situation there. Communication between here and Tampico Is verv poor and Is carried on only by means "of th navy wireless. The most serious problem confronting the forces here is the food supply, a former for-mer order issued by the federal governor o. the state of Vera Cruz, threatening death to any native bringing food to the city, has had the effect of cutting ih supply far below what is required for the normal population. Ten thousand troops and the great additions ad-ditions of American and other refugeo ha-e taxed the supply. The army and navy commissary agents have been compelled com-pelled to take much of the Incomlnsr foodstuffs for tho troope. "icomin,, Leave for Home. I NEW ORLEANS, May 1 Th!rtv-slx refugees from Mexico, the first to be released re-leased from th quarantine station. Wt today for their homes in various parts of the United States. Thirty-one cam! from Progreso on the steamer Wy vis-brook vis-brook and fourteen wore brought froir Frontera on the Livingston. Nearly 70( refugees still are at the detention camp but practically all will be released wlthlr the next forty-eight hours. Refugees Return. ' DOUGLAS-, Ariz.. May 1. One hundred Americans and other foreign refugees from Mexico left hero today to return to their homes in Mexico, satlsrted that danger of molestation was past. They go to the mines at Pilares, Naco-zarl Naco-zarl and El Tlgre. under assurances ol full protection from General Carranza and on assurances from the latter's confidential confiden-tial agent at El Paso. Roberto V. Pes-queral, Pes-queral, that the stato department at Washington will interpose no objections. Will Repair Track. EL PASO, Texas. May 1. A partv of thlry Mexican railroad officials, engineers engi-neers and construction men, passed through here today for Pledras Negras, opposite Eagle Pass, to begin work on the repairing of the National Railways of Mexico tracks south of that point, The reopening of the lino Is necessitated by tho operations to be undertaken bv Villa's army ag3lnet Tampico and Saltillo. R. Domlngupz has been made general manager man-ager of the railways of the state of Coahuila. Many Remained Behind. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Mav 1. The steamer Nebraskan arrived here today with six American refugees from Sallna Cruz, Mexico. The refugees said thirty-five thirty-five Americans derided to remain behind. be-hind. Those who arrived today Included Ralph Loveland. a lumberman of Detroit: De-troit: Clarence S. Mevers of cliliHrntVin Ohio; Pat Murphy of San Antonio. Texas, and Walter M. Small, a geologist of Franklin. Pa. While there were some demonstrations in Sallna Cruz after the American occupation oc-cupation of Vera Cruz, no Americans were In Imminent danger, said the refugees. refu-gees. They all concentrated at a hotel and were unmolested Released With Apology. WASHINGTON. May 1 An American brig was seized by Mexican federal officers of-ficers at Manzanlllo, who thought that war had been declared, but was Immer dlately released, with apologies, on the demand of the Raleigh, according to a report received at the navy department today from Admiral Howard, In command com-mand of the American fleet on the west coast of Mexico. Admiral Howard also reports from the west coast of Mexico that firing between be-tween the constitutionalists and federals continues at Mazatlan. The Mexican steamer Luella has been burned at Manzanlllo Man-zanlllo and It was the noise of the explosion ex-plosion which caused a falsr report that the Raleigh was bombarding that port Everything Is now rniiet there, the admiral ad-miral report. No More Men Needed in Navy. GALVESTON. Tex.. May 1. Th navy department today sent orders to the naval recruiting stations here to accept, no more applications for enlistment In the navy, except from those who have been honorably discharged from the service. The navy, It is said, now has Its full authorized strength of 51,500 men as a result of the heavy enlistments since the trouble with Mexico began. Charge May Come Home. WASHINGTON. .May 1. Reports reached here today that Nelson O'Shaugh-nessy, O'Shaugh-nessy, former charge of the United States embassy in Mexico City, was leaving Vera Cruz to come to the United State.1-The State.1-The state department paid that no instructions in-structions had been sent Mr. O'Shaugh-nessy. O'Shaugh-nessy. and that he was at llbertv to etav at Vera Cruz or to come north In hfx own dlsctetlon. Steamer Well Known. SAN FRANCISCO. May 1. The .steamer .steam-er Luella. mentioned In Admiral Howard's How-ard's report as being blown up at Manzanlllo, Man-zanlllo, was well known on the Pacific coast of the United States. The vessel formerlv was one of a fleet of wooden steam schooners plying on this const, and was sold several years ago to the Cananea, Rio Yagul Pacific Railway company and given a Mexican register. The vessel was of 112 tons and was built In 1S98 at Sluslaw river. Oregon- All Except Signing. MEXICO CITY. May l.U J? reported here that a trl-partlte agreement to an armistice was signed here today by representatives rep-resentatives of the United States and rebels. Jone Manuel Cardozo de OIlvHra, the Rrazlllnn minister, confirmed th report, re-port, except as to the actual signing of the agreement. |