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Show Mediation Will Fail If Huerta Persists fl Mexican Gunboats on the Way to Blockade the Port of Tamplco Tomplco, Juno 7. In anticipation of an attack on tho city by tho gunboats gun-boats Zaragoza and Bravo, the work ot erecting fortifications nt tho mouth of tho river here. Is bolng rushed. Flvo heavy guns already- have been placed, Steps also aro being taken' to block' tho channel of tho river. Washington, Juno 7. A now crisis In tho Mexican difficulty faced, ,the Washington government tonight. It was a Bttuatlon fraught with perils for mediation and with possibilities that night preclpltato war between the United States and Moxlco. General Huerta brought about tho crisis by ordering gunboats to blockade block-ade the port ot Tamplco and to seize a cargo of ammunition en route there for constitutionalists aboard tho steamor Antilla, from Now York, flying fly-ing the Cuban flag. Huerta has notified noti-fied the powers of the Intent to blockade block-ade the port, and thht bo proposes to seize tho cargo consigned to tho belligerents bel-ligerents against his 'sovereignty as contraband of war. Will Carry Out Decree That the blockade decree will bo carried out was verified today by Admiral Ad-miral Badger In a report to tho navy -m department from Vvra Cruz. Ho ad- vised that the Mexican gunboats Zir BH ngoza and Drayo; which left Puerto fll Mexico last night, 'had passed Vera ll Cruz and wero sioatnlng toward Tam- H pl:o. The American1, cruiser Tncoma jH and gunboat 'Sacramento aro follow 'H lng the Hucrtiv ships.. What tho Am H crlcan warships, tyl)i; do when tho com'i H mander of HuortaSi ships attempts to. seize tho Antilla, when sho arrives at '' H Tamploo Wednosday, no official la jl Washington would say tonight. j H BacljtrV Message H The messago, from Admiral Bade- H cr rccolved byAtbauuivy department H today, was: '' fWl , H 10 a. m. Sunday, June 7. Post- tlon of Mexican gunboats Brayo and H Zaragoza at !'.'& ,'ni',; latitude, 19,43; B longltudo, 06.3, Headed for Tamplco, H making about, .nine )cnots. Should ar- JH rlvo oft Panuco rivor about S a. in.-. JH tomorrow. ' ac6ma and Sacramento jH following In observation. , il When this report reached Washing- KLI ton it was communicate! to TresI- jH dent Wilson. Secretary ot the Navy jH Daniels and s'ccretHry of Stat Brj ifll an. SecretaryDaniels hastened from" 'ffll church to his office, but denied him- ll self to In tor viewers. Neither would X Secretary Bryan make a statement flH nor was thero official Information ob-. Bl talnable from tho White Ilouea. 11 |