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Show w WAR BULLETINS Hundreds Unable to Leave. Washington. Feb 18. Hundreds of Americans and other foreigners desirous desir-ous of leaving Mexico City are prevented pre-vented because continued linn makes It impossible for them to make the necessary preparations Termi nation of tbe armistice Sunday afternoon after-noon prevented man from fleeing to Vera Cruz The trains that departed 'for that city Just before the resumption resump-tion of hostilities were packed with women and rhildren The commf' organized rjy Consul Canada In Vera Cruz to feed the starving refugees is also providing them shelter until their relief Americans In Vera Cruz. Consul Canada at Vera Cruz reported re-ported today that 200 American refugees refu-gees and several hundred other foreigners for-eigners had arrixed from Mexico City. Many more were pouring Into the citj some in a destitute condition. Mr 1 Canada, through a committee, has raised enough money to feed the destitute des-titute for two days Sheriff Pursuing Rebels Alpine. Tex , Feb. 18. Sheriff J A. Walton of Brewster county, with a posse. 16 pursuing a small band of Mexicans who crossed the border and raided some ranches in Texas, steal ing horses, saddles and arms They are said to be rebels. Cavalry to Meet Federals. Brownsville. Tex., Feb. IS. A force of cavalry and Infantry lefl Matamoras. Matamor-as. opposite here, early this morning, presumably to meet Mexican federal soldiers said to bo advancing on Mnta-moras Mnta-moras from the Interior The Bfata moras garrison went over to the Diaz yesterday A general alarm in Matamoras today summoned all the city's forces In preparation for defense. de-fense. Wilson Organizes Relief Force Washington. Feb W. With sickness sick-ness and famine eonfrontintj the people peo-ple of Mexico City, in consequence of ten days of street fighting, the bite and Red Cross organizations hae been disbanded, owing to their Internal political intrigues Ambassador Ambassa-dor Wilson baa established an embassy em-bassy relief organization. Asking Restoration of Peace Lansing, Mich . Feb. 18 A resolution resolu-tion was Introduced in the Michigan legislature today, directed to President Presi-dent Taft nnd President-elect Wilson, uiing that action be taken in Mexico to restore peace and protect the Uv B of American citizens there. The resolutions res-olutions were introduced by Dr Bion Whelan of Hillsdale, who has a son, An in Whelan. employed In Mexico Cltj He had uol heard from his son in more than two weeks. |