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Show Firing Continues-Four of I Americans Killed; Twenty I Wounded-Mexicans Retreat I Mexicans Take to the Hills ahd Are Pfactic 1 ally Leader less --Huerta Reported to Have I Fled From the City. Mexican FireComitig I From Ambush. - - I Washington, April 22. Tho following follow-ing paraphrase of a dispatch from Vera Cruz was made public at 3 n. m. today by ''the navy department: It Is reported Commandant General Gener-al Maas left Vera Cruz In a carriage that his family followed In anoUier carriage, and that ho had not been heard from sinco. Tho Moxlcfffi troops were 'turned loose to act as they plcaBed, few ir any ofllcers remain-Ingi remain-Ingi It Is said that there is some looting making it dangerous for natl,ves and foreigners. At tho tlmo of this dispatch dis-patch tho Mexicans aro firing n 75 mlllmetro machine gun nt corner or Callo Estland Morelos and Main street. The Mexican Colonel Corlllo was wounded early In battle. A telegram irom Vera Cruz reports the town quiet except for occau'pnal picket shots. A rew refugees aro still In consulate. It Is believed the Mexican soldiers on Uie housetops will escape under cover of darkness and there will be no moro lighting. A second messenger was sent to General ,Maas again requesting him to stop firing and prevent shelling of tho town. At tho time this telegram tele-gram was sent the messenger had not returned. |