Show American Legation Struck By Bullets In Portugal Revolt Minister Obliged to Flee From Building Peppered By Machine Gun and Rifle Fire Situation In Lisbon Is Serious Feb B 9 tJ-By tJ 9 By The Associated Fur Press Press Fur Fur- FurY 1 rv Y Y ther official dispatches were eagerly awaited at the state department toda today telling of the thc situation c confronting Fred FredM FredIt FredM M It Bearing Dearing American minister to Portugal who because of the thc danger from rifle and gunfire in ill the revolutionary out out- outbreak outbreak break brcak has been forced to abandon the legation building at Lisbon A message received from tho minister yesterday said the tile build build build- buildIng log Ing situated In the downtown see see- ec of th the city near the BrItish legation had been struck many limes by rifle and machine gun bullets It gave eav no details as to the tho revolutionary situation but des described the th Lisbon outlook as asvery asvery very ery serIous erious Tho The situation In Lisbon Is very ery serious and will probably continue so for tor several days said th the mes- mes sace sage cage adding The Time minister has lIas been obliged to abandon the leea lega- lega lion which was repeatedly struck by rifle and machine gun eun tire fire Officials here hero believe it highly Improbable that protective meas mens- measures ures tires In Portugal such as ns tho the Brit Brit- BritIsh Brit Brit- BritIsh British ish have havo taken in sending warships there will be he warranted hy tu- the United States State since inc there thero aro comparatively few American no- no nationals na nationals and interests In that coun coun- coun- coun country country try Iry It If some come ome diplomatic a action Is taken it probably would be simply a protest demanding that meas meas- measures measures ures b be taken to Insure the tho pro protection pro pro- protection protection of th the tho offic office and other American citizens In the Portuguese capital No such uch step however has ha been Indicated by tho department REVOLT SUPPRESSED LO LONDON DON F b Dy 9 a 9 By The Th As- As As Associated The Press Pres The Insurgents at Oporto northern Portugal who rose oce against t the th Carmona dictator dictator- dictatorship dictatorship I ship last week have hav capitulated I to the government forces say soy of oC I tidal advice ad vIces received In London this afternoon FIring continue a s as Lisbon the I capital however and nd there thero have ha been many casualties In the Inc fight fight- fightIng lag Ing In tho the last three thre days das day The Tho dispatches gIve sivo assurance that no Americans or British have hav been Injured red surrendering th the revo asked that nIl all ai ser ser- sergeants sergeants ser sergeants corporals and private privat sol aol soldiers ol-diers ol diers involved In the th uprising be reed freed from from responsibility for tor tt It The Tho government commander agreed except with reter neo to the sergeants During the tho fighting a IL grenade burst in an asylum for tor girls InE kill lug Ing one and woundIng another |