Show FIGHT FIGHTING NERVY HEAVY IN BRAZIL CITY I TWO AMERICANS CARRY OUT WORD OF DESPERATE BATTLE IN SOUTH AMERICA Three Three Thousand Troops and Civilians CIvilian Reported Dead Insurrection It litt iste Claimed Well Equipped Equipped Sant Santos s Brazil Fighting in the city of or San Paulo seat of or the tho Brazilian Brazil Brazil- ian lan insurrection has been bren of the most du desperate erate character during the past few days according to two of an American concern who arrived here after a u perilous journey afoot from the metropolis They estimated that the dead drad amon among the troops and amt civilians will reach The luxurious Hotel at Sao Paulo has been turned into a hospital and is said t to be bo crowded with tho the wounded Shells from the federal force forces have been falling in the city One landed on ona ona ona a hotel killing eight civilians Some of the federal artillery stationed south of the city have been bombarding bombard bombard- ing It Most of the fighting which has halt been taking place between here and Sau au Paulo is said to have been between small bands of rebels and federal troops Refugees confirm the report that six hundred federal troops who started last week from Santos to aid nid aidIn aidin nidin In the relief of ol Sao Paulo were cut cutto cutto cutto to pieces by the insurrectionists Governor Da Campos Sao Paulo state president is understood to be beIn bein bein in Santos now row under federal tion tion lie He is declared to have said that the people of Sao laulo wanted him to remain as ns a leader in the insurrection in insurrection In in- but he refused to join the movement whereupon he was permitted permit ted to escape from the city The rebel forces defending Sao Paulo against the attack of ol the federal feder feder- al troops are arc estimated to number This number is said to be bei be I increasing dally daily by recruits arriving from nearby regions The federals federal are estimated to number either an hand or The continued continued con con- federal bombardment of Sao Sac Paulo Is said to have turned the entire entire entire en en- tire population overwhelmingly to the support of the leaders of the in in- in It is reported that the state legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature will meet soon to take the necessary action for the ed city's city welfare It is declared that military leaders leaderS' headed by General Lopez are preparing to take the offensive offensive offensive of of- against the government by marching on Rio lUo Janeiro expecting I Ito to attract reinforcements en route The Tho rebel forces are equipped in all departments including antiaircraft antiaircraft craft guns airplanes and whippet tanks |