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Show SHIPPING ARMS TO THE MEXICANS Rebels Hold Many Ports of i Entry and Have an Advantage Ad-vantage Washington, Feb. 4. The right to ship amis and ammunition across the American boundary into Mexico : through the regular channels of com-I com-I merce today was extended to both I the forces of the Huerta government and the constitutionalists, a situation unprecedented since the first out-, break of internal hostilities in that I country in November 1910 Instruc- 1 tions went forth to customs officials of the United States alone the rror-der rror-der as well as to the army officers in charge of the patrol notifying them of the proclamation by President ', Wilson raising the embargo on arms j The status of the arms question is j unlike any situation that has hither- ! to existed, though its operation will i resemble more closely than anything j else the state of affairs existing before be-fore the joint resolution of congress of March 14, 1912, was put into ef- feet Whereas the United States at i that time permitted consignments of I arms to pass through at those customs cus-toms houses held b the regularly constituted government, and allowed no shipments through other ports of entry, even though occupied for months by revolutionary forces The constitutionalists hold most of the customs bouses on the Mexican side of the international line. The federals still occupy such points as Nuevo Laredo and Pledras Negras. but the Constitutionalists now can ship arms without molestation through Brownsville. Texas, to Mata-raoras, Mata-raoras, from Presidio, Texas, to OJIn-aga. OJIn-aga. from El Paso to Juarez, as well as at such Important points a6 Doug las and Nogales. Whether every shipment of arms KTOUld have to be preceded by a per- rait from the state department, as has been the case in exceptions to the joint resolution of March 14. 1912, heretofore, or whether the proclamation proclama-tion issued by the president would merelv restore the status of regular consignments through recognized ports of entry', wag a phase of the situation which it was expected would soon be worked out by government govern-ment officials The disposition of a large quantity of ammunition seized on the border destined for the Constitutionalists also al-so is to be decided by officials of ' the treasury and department of Justice, Jus-tice, ON SECRET MISSION, New Orleans, La , Feb. 4. Jose Bonales Sandoval, lawyer of Mexico City, reported to have been sent on a secret mission from Havana, Cuba, last week by General Felix Diaz to General Villa, arrived here today from San Antonio, Texas, and prepared i0 leave for Havana Sandoval said he did not see Villa Blue Jackets On Shore. Guadalajara, Mexico. Feb. 4 Rear Admiral Cowlesl commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet with twelve officers of-ficers and 125 bluejackets from ' the cruiser Pittsburg, now lying at Man zanillo, visited here today The sailors were entertained by the American colony. oo |