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Show VILLA IS READY I TO MAK ATTACK I Washington. March 21. General flRr Villa is making preparations for an as- K sault before thp close of the week on IE the port of Tampieo. He is to bring 'P$ to bear all his military resources to mb:: effect the capture oi that city If he succeeds, the end of tho revolution BR will be in sight K The Importance of Tamplco to Vil'a Bh i? not only that its capture would give H him a port second to Vera Cruz, but 'H what is even of greater military mo- KC. ment. it would afford him the supoly Hra of oil necessary to put into operation Bfit ihe "i00 railroad locomotives which is now unable to utilize because of g lack of oil. which is the fuel supply for Mexican railways. Zapata. Villa's ally, now being In H control of Mexico City If Villa gets Bf Tamplco and the necessar oil supply- he will be enabled to re-establish rail- A, way transportation over practicalK- the gfl whole of Mexico except that territory S immediately around Vera Cruz. He iH then will be able to get all the supplies lS he wants and transport his troops with wTn such rapidity that it would take but a mSSt very short time for him effectually to !BEt bottle up Carranza In Vera Cruz. Wst This is what he is expected to do during the next ton days. If he fails iHf the struggle between the factions will Hh continue indefinitely. on lttlf |