Show RESISTS BLOCKADE OF TAMPICO PORT STATE department VIEW IS CONVEY bD TO HUERTA BY AMERICAN ENVOY federals advancing steadily on new front despite efforts of revolutionists to sur round troops washington the united states light cruiser tacoma recently dispatched to vera cruz wednesday went aground on Bl anquilla reel reef ott off the harbor of 0 vern vera cruz tile navy de part apartment ment here was notified the tacoma sent out an SOS asling asking that assistance be rushed rus lied the cruiser richmond Kich mond was sent to aid the tacoma Bl blanquillo anquilla reef Is marked by a small lighthouse which in normal times Is always in operation it was said naval authorities here wore mere notified recently that the rebel forces had caused the lights to be extinguished on lighthouses ott off tampico harbor it was feared tile light on lilan blan quills reel reef might have likewise beeri been extinguished call causing sing the tacoma to go around just before dawn lV washington ashIngton the american government lias has dispatched to adolfo adoldo do de la aluerta leader of the mexican revolution its protest against the blockade declared on the port ot of tampico it was said at tile the state department the protest Is being delivered to do de la a aluerta by john Q wood consul at vera cruz mexico city the first battle ot of the federal offensive against the de la a aluerta revolutionists on the vera cruz front occurred tuesday when general francisco urbalejo second in command of the offensive troops defeated the rebels at Tep aoa eacia puebla according to a war department bulletin issued tuesday night the rebels lost twenty killed and two wounded according to report to the war department the federal army advancing toward vera cruz defeated an attema attempt of the revolutionists under general sanchez to surround tile the advancing body ot of troops according to special dispatches the rebels were forced to retreat the federal army occupied tehua can according to dispatches the r rebels bels fleeing ft hen tile the obregon troops began entering the town |