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Show I Sent From San Diego on Request Re-quest For Protection at Two Pacific Ports. SONORA FORCES PUSH ON TO MAZATLAN Ships Ordered to Mexico Under Un-der Instructions to Investigate Inves-tigate Situation. I WASHINGTON. April 23. Two war ships from fhe Pncltic coast fleet v.'ere en route tonight to Mexican waters wa-ters to protect American citizens and interests at Mnzatatan and Topolobam-.in. Topolobam-.in. Thoy were dippntehetl from San DieRo today nn orders from the navy department after a request for protec-? protec-? Hon had come from state department P : representatives at those two Mexican y- ; Pacific ports. ', A sTmilaiTs,rueD'. cnlne fiem the j government anon.a ' Frontpra on I he gulf coast, hut -whs not acted upon pending further ir . estigation of the l aquation there. The cruiser Sacra- j mcnto la at Tampico only p. short djs- I J: tance away. I The exact vsuuntlon at Mazat'.an r.nd I Tnpoiobampo was not lenown here. Thje had been.no report of disturb iices at ' pither place and ltst ad- ices said a federal force of 350 men f and two cannon had arrived at .Ma- z.tlan., . Sonora state forces. In rrnc-llior f , against the CarraiTza Kovernmont, air- I ! jtnown io be pushfnp on townnle Ma- j .i z.ulah, the most important Mexican ) RatewaV on the Pacific. This force ) '? now well south of Topolpbpmpo. but , j ' whether n detachment had been de- 'j ' ployed to make an assault there was ' i not elnar. fi i At the navy dp-.rtmpnt it Vrxs said i that the cruiser Salem and destroyer No. 'Ilk'; the ships ordered to Mexi- jco, vere under instructions to investigate investi-gate the situation |