VILLA'S TERRIBLE CAREER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2150, 16 May 1914, Page 5

VILLA'S TERRIBLE CAREER.

RED HAND A! TAMPICO,

RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER OF

FEDERAIS.

ANXIETY OF UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT,

SAFETY OF OIL WELLS. By Telterapli- Press Aeeeei£t.iofi~Coryri£fc 1 Washington, May 14, President "Wilson's attitude conoerniiiK Mexico is still criticised. He is wcarded as "putting'all his money" on tho Constitutionalists in the hope that Huorta will fall before tho mediators have finished their conference. NO QUARTER TO FEDERALS. PATH OF THE*TEEHIBLE VILLA, 'Times" and Syditev "San" Scrtkca. (Roc. May 15, 5.5 p.m.) MexCQ City, May 14. In the final attack on I'ainpico, the rebel, infantry entered the streets, covered by the lire of their six-inch guns, and drove tho Federal soldiery into the centre of the town, slaughtering right and left. None wero Riven, quarter, and large numbers of the fugitives £ard«l the river, whero many of them perished. All prisoners captured were immediately haiiKed. Villa declares that ho will enter Moxico City in six weeks' time. SAFETY OF THE OIL WELLS. ■ ANXIETY aTwASHINGTON. (Kec. May 15, 8.20 p.m.). Washington, May 14. The State- Department at "Washington is making representations to tho rebels to preserve the oil properties in tho vicinity of Tnmfiico, and als.o w assume the responsibility for the protection of the foreigners in the district. The question which is/facing the United States is whether, in view of the existence of the embargo against the importation of arms, the Constitutionalists should bo allowed to augment their arms and ammunition, by shipments through Tampico. Two of the Hueftan gunboats have refuge under the. guns of the American warship.?.

■According to the State Department's ■information, only three hundred were killed at tho capture of Tampico by the rebels. Two thousand of the Federal troops (led, the Constitutionalists' guns playing havoc with their defences. The Federals blew up the barracks. BURDEN OF tSTmONROE DOCTBJN'B. London, May 14, "'. Reports of Gorman financial activity in Hayti arc causing worry iji Washington official circles.