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Show FEDERALS, GREATLY STRENGTHENED, MAKE DESPERATE ATTACK ON REBELS AMERICANS DRIVENTO STREETS Their Homes in Mexico City Taken by Federal Fed-eral Troops. EXPOSED TO FIRE OF BOTH SIDES Several Wounded; Six Hundred Hun-dred Find Refuge by Efforts Ef-forts of Embassador. 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WILL HELP AMERICANS WHO ARE IN DISTRESS WAH1IINOTON. Feb. 11. To Tj protect Americans endangered . in tke firing in Mexico City, : Embassador Wilson waa today T ordered to draw on tke state department for $10,000. This rould be used for relief of the deetitute or for getting Ameri- cane ont of Mexico. 4-1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I H W A SHIN OTO N , rob. IS. Em baa aador Wilsons dispatches today report many bosses occupied by Americans hare bees seised by federal troops sad the occupant driven to the streets. Homelee. and exposed to the fire of both rebels aad federals, the dismayed refugees made their way at the risk of their Uses to tho American embassy, which is now open to all refugees Embassador Wilson, howerer. Is new distributing the majority among tho adjoining houses by means sf a committee com-mittee which he organised All di patche, to tke American em baaey from tho state department urge the embassador to exert every isfhi-ence isfhi-ence to keep none.ombataata from the streets. American men and aavt ae baa given refuge to between 500 and 800 Americano. Ameri-cano. A significant proceeding of the day was the early assembly of tho mint army-navy board In Admiral Dewey 'o office. The call nee issued by direction of Admira' Dewry himself. To Draw Fighting Plans It brought together at an opportune time for consideration of joint use of the army and navy tha highest ranking nffoer. of both tidea. and the ablest strategist" Beoidee Admiral Dewey and Met Gen. Leonard Wood, tho army and navy were represented by Major General Wotherapoon, assistant chief of 'staff; Brigadier Genera! Weaver, chief of the coaat artilksry, and Brigadier General Crosier, Bear Admirals Oater-baua Oater-baua aad Vroeland and Captain Potts. By executive order this board ia chsrged with tho prepsration of plans for the cooperation of the army and the navy whan it becomes necessary to conduct joint operations, either of fensive or defensive. Its j. roc. clings are always secret and may be known onlv through the result ing orders to skips and troops ittued t.v tke secretaries of war and navy. The board is adrleory ia scope and not capable of executing its own projects. BANKS OIXJaT, SO THAT AMEKMCAKB CAN'T LEAVE LiARKIXl. Tea , Feb. 11. A passenger i from Mexico City on lest night's train reported that at least 1000 Americans , were without funds to leave the capital even If the opportunity presented, because be-cause the banks had bean closed since Saturday. A larse number of Americans' were at the railroad elation, he said, eagerly seeking: io take northtiound tralna. but checks were refuaed ee pey-uier-t for tlcketa. Muny Americans It.e naaaenger he-llevad, he-llevad, ware practically marooned at the station without food, shelter or money. He said railroad officials were doing everything they could to afford shelter to the women and children. Numerous paeaenasrs arriving from Mexico City assert mat the American ofnclala In Mexico should provide special trams on which Americana could leave. BAD CHARGES A (1 A INST MEXICAN OrTIClALS IX8 ANOTI-Kfl. ( atM Fen. II SsHus charges again? Mexican official at Tijuana, In connection with tha recent shooting of Rov F,. Rankin, wllj h for--Vetr-fied to Heere'arr of State Knox tomorrow to-morrow bv Dlxtrlct Attorney John D. Frederlrfca of Lo Angele. who ha com-pi.t..gi com-pi.t..gi hi li'aailga(Un of the affatr. Captain Fredericks nsd Isst night that the evidence ha gsthered Involves Meal-can Meal-can officials not only In ths shooting of Rsnklu. but In ths at tempi ad murder of I "etect Us Ouv L. Rockwall, Rankln'f companion ftankln according to tha dltrlct attorney, j ehnt hecsues hs i and Rockwell mure Invest gat lug s forgery Ineolvlng st -' ore oTlclal nt Tijuana, who attempte-l hv letter to obtain monev from a U Angelaa hank on a bogui check for 100. A copy Of the. cherges and the evidence will hs mailed also to the governor of IO war Callfornls. EMBASSADOR'S ACTIONS GENERALLY APPROVED V ASlTINtJTO.V, Teh 1 :. - Ktnhassador Wilson's overnight dlspstcnes were laid before Prsaldenl Tali Imined'ateK upon (Continued oa pegs mada twtwoen Oan Antonio Uhafo, the federal commander of the northern military mili-tary none, and Ma real k Carravao. a rebel ganeral. Tha r aba I a wer uailggt-tad uailggt-tad to - amp within ttva ml la of the city. I and on Tueadar they attempted to open tha prtaon fadaral troope prevoattod the attatnpt without blood ahad A riot rot-lowad rot-lowad It waa aald that th Thfajdo City ait-nation ait-nation had oreaalnned the boot ftllig between be-tween tha rabala and gov am as ant troope. but that Ownaral Rabeo tnaaWead that opening the atate priaon wa gel eg too far. Qu had been reetorad Wad nee day morning whan tb train departed, on by ta) encounter two nurned h rid gee kakiw Juaree Theae were rapalrad, but all telegraph tinea to the atate capital remain re-main out Tha refugee reported that the federal troope wera expected to wovCoaaf the tlaa revolt In avent of afadero'a defeat and would ba lolned by the rebel Fi -V.'" Madam armpathy aeema to ax let only among the volunteere. or liragntlar troope. many of whom fought aa Incur -rectoe in tha Madero ravolutloai. Theea. howarar. are In the minority Thla name rondltlon appaere to axlet at Jttara anal In other parte of th atata AMERICANS DRIVEN (i.'oatinued from page 1.) hla return from Phlhxdalphla They contained con-tained principally an account of the moot dleo,uletlng raalure of the fighting In Mexico City the killing of two A marl oan women yeaterday. Administration officiate look with much apprehanalon on the effect of the killing of two Americans and una if the first results re-sults of the Incident waa laat night a order to Embeaaador Wllaon to warn all Americana out of tho dangrr aone. The proeldent Is beeping In constant touch with tha situation from t hree pointa of view Prom the diplomatic side, which Involve the aetlene of ff)mbeeaa-dor ff)mbeeaa-dor Wllaon In making rapreeantattona to Praaldant Madam and Oauaral I Haa In th latrst of the foreign life and property prop-erty In Mexico; from the naval viewpoint aa it eenoarna the extent of the acttvltlaa of aavaral thousand marina and Nue-Jackats Nue-Jackats who will appear In tha Maalcan porta within the course of the next forty-eight houra and from the military t and point which Involva a determination determina-tion of the Queatlon aa to when. If at all. he ahall glv the word for the entreln-ment entreln-ment of the first brigade of the first division divi-sion of the raorgsnlaad army of regular troope which now Ilea nnder arma. with knapaaoka packed and emergency ration reedy for an Immediate departum for the aouth. nmbaaaedor Wilson's course so far has the unqualified approval of the admlnia-(ration, admlnia-(ration, though acme of the army men mi a tlon hla 1 tempt to atoo hoatlllllea. LOWTJOlf PArTO BBX cauas roB nrruvanmort frONDON. Feb 11 Several of the Lj-den Lj-den morning nswapapera print editorial comment on the Mexican trouble. Thev generally recognise the Just iflea tlon for American Intervention The Dally Mall aaya "American Interests Involved ere vr great If the Mexican ara erles they will settle their difference aa speedily aa poaalble." The Htendard nay: "Nobody aeriously would object If the Waahlngton atate department carried Ita aetlvltv atlll further. With tha compls tlon of the Panama canal American In-tereet In-tereet in tha aacurity and atabillty of the Central American statee will grow too strong to he denied, and Mexico muat gat her affairs In proper order or accept the jealous uperieion of her great neighbor." "American Intervention is unavolda -l.l ' declares tha Daily Graphic, which adds: "Thla may modify profoundly the political po-litical geography of North America " Admitting that hie elm wee tn protect llvee and property of Americana and other forelrnera, they helleve there will ba leee bloodahed end epeedy termination termina-tion of the rebellion If the combatant an. allowed to flrht It nut. Secretary Knox and hla immediate ad -vlaara, however, do not eccept thle view and although Inatmctlona have been aent to the emhaaeadnr lo do everything poe elble to Induce the American reeldente of Mexico City ta vacate their homee temporarily and go to aome place of aafety. there ta no dlapoaltlon there to etitlclee Mr. Wlleon for hla forcible rep-reeentetlone rep-reeentetlone yeeterday. Prepared far a further cnll for nettle ahlpa, the navy department haa kept Admiral Ad-miral Badger. In command of the Atlantic fleet et Ouantanemo. advlaed of develop. mente The ehlpa with hanked ftree. are ready to move at onoe to Vera Crua or Tamplco. FRANC EXPECT TO SEE INTERVENTION BOON PARIB. Pen IS. The cMI war In Meit.n oecuplee e larger place In puhlt. Interaet In Prance at the moment than doe (he Balkan war. The keeneat attention I Peld hv member mem-ber of the diplomats corpe In the poeel-Wllly poeel-Wllly of Intervention h the Cnlted Htate. the prevailing view being that thla probably will occur before order haa been reetored. Tha foreign office de. -lined to make anv comment on the altnetlon. e t wtahee to maintain It attitude of neutral ob-eervatlon. ob-eervatlon. The foreign o. muster, however, how-ever, receive, frequent commuub etlnne front the French charge d'affalre in Mexico City. The Mexican legetlon tti l'rl- alao from time to time transmit to the foreign office encouraging mee-aaaee mee-aaaee received from the Madero government. The marine corps eiwavs reany is prepared for Immediate embarkation of Ita compenlee at the Atlantic coast navy yard and station. The marine force on the Panama canal son also la ready to move. Telegrams to tha war department from the three poet tn Naw Tork state, whsre tha regiments of the first army brigade srs stationed, report that body of about 3000 men In condition to atart for Newport New-port Newe within three hour after an order from the chief of staff. It has been suggested to tbe president that It might ba prudent to Qlepatch th flier brigade to Vara On, at one. vn If th troop are to he kept aboard ship Indefinitely, ea were the 1000 marines on th t'anther. who lay In San Domingo harbor for more than a month laat summer: sum-mer: But becauae there le some fear that that the dispatch of s military expedition force In their port, even though not landed, might Inflame rhe Mexican public pub-lic to acta of violence against Amsrlcan throughout the country, the eulhorttles are haaltatltag to take auch an action. Besides It Is held by eome official th, he dtanatch of B military expedition OFFICERS Or AMERICAN CRUISER ASSAULTED WASHINGTON, rVb. 13. Aati American feelino. at Aeapulro, Mexico, oulmiaatad la an aesault upon two ol fi.ers of tbe cruiser Denver before ,ke departe.1 from Aeajutla, Salvador. The vletltn, of the asaault were Surgeon Camerer and Kaaign Uuthrie, a bo werv paaiioK through the ttreeitx. Neither Waa seriously injured 1 Official, here ara alarmed. Arapuleo ka ben a torm center of revolution ists for several weak, aad the Dunn was protect! nsr American, tkere when the assassination nf President Araiiju of Salvador and the gathering of we,r clouds ovar all Central America made it neceeearv to eead tha cruiser ta Acaintla, Salvador. Officials at tke atate department fowl tka gravest concern for the safety ol Americans la Arapuleo pending tk arrival ar-rival of the cruiser South Dakota, dua tkere Sunday. of thl, kind might be oonetrued a an act of war and the preeldent 1 determined deter-mined to do nothing that could ba rage ra-ge rded aa an Infringement of th constitutional consti-tutional privilege of congress In that respect re-spect LOCAL, MAN TEXIeS OT EXPERIENCES IN MEXICO Aldan Uirn, now in the employ meat of th traffic department of tke United State Smelting and Kef ini ng company, spent several year, la Mexico and had many thrilling adventure In th revolution. revo-lution. He waa forced by tk rebel, to operate a field gun, tkere being ao Mexican In tke rebel forree ekilled ia tk art, and when ke finally freed bimsslf tke federal troop, captured him. He waa courtmartlaled and sen tenced to be shot. A telegram arrived ar-rived jut ia tint to save his life. Hiera returned to tke United State in October and entered tke employ-meat employ-meat of tke TJaHed State Smelting and Refining company, with headquar ten in tke Newhonae building, thl etty. He wa in Mexico l ib jut before be-fore ki, return to tke United State aad kaa a thorough understanding of the situation there now. While la the employment of tke Southern Pacific railroad of Mexico he traveled over moot of tke territory wkere tke heavy figkting of tke revolution revo-lution wa going on, and later, in tke employment of tke Onaaajaato Mining and Killing company, ke was forced into tke rebel force, as a gunner. Hon, said that ke w, amused by a headline in a Salt Lake paper which TAPT NOT TO ASK ADVICE Or WILSON WA8HINOTON, Fab. II. President Taft talked wltk callers today about the situation in Mexico aad they aald he regarded the eaee more grave now than it had been at anv time einee the abdication of Perflrlo Diss. Those wko roneulted wltk Mr. Taft today declared tke fact tkat he wa ta go out of office within the next three week, would have aa weight in deter mining hie aetle toward Mexico Thoy declared the president wa ready for actio up to tke laet moment of his administration. In regard to report that Mr. Taft had or would roaanH Preandetst-eleat Wilson, it waa said at th white house today that th preaidant considered the Mexican problem one for him alon until un-til March 4. OBTTTNO TRANSPORTS READY FOR MEXICO NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Fab. 1. Work of fitting and provigioning tke transport Meade. Sumner, MeClellan and Kilpatrick, to carry troope to Mex loo, I, being pushed to completion. The quartermaster's office her kaa let contract, for thirty carloads of grain and hay. Complete crews have bean signed. The majority of tke sailor have been secured ia New Tork. told of the "kycraper, of Mexico City." "Tkere 1 a law in Maxlro City whieh forbid, th erection of a uilding of over five stories, and the Mutual Life building and National railway station are the only two that approach the limit," he declares. ''The American people in Mexico and the foreigner have lost faith in the United State, government, and the Mexican, have ao fear whatsoever of the government here aad do not hesitate hesi-tate to destroy property aad life," dc clarod Hiern. aad be produced several interMting photograph, (bowing how foreign bnsines, houses bad bee destroyed de-stroyed during skirmish, between federal fed-eral and rebel fore. CHIHUAHUA KIOTS DUE TO ATTEMPTS TO FREE PRISONERS EH. PASO. Tax.. Peb II Th riot at Chihuahua City wr ceusad by an attempt at-tempt of rebels to liberate prisoners In the etste penitentlsry, say American refugeea who arrived here thla monlng on a belated passenger treln. They reisirted that a Irvtee had been |