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the gunboat Wheeling, at Santo Do

mingo City, reported that the rebels

had defied American officers in charge

of a custom house near Oomendador,

and forced 50,000 rounds of ammunition

across the border from Haiti.

At Dajabon, also on the Haitian line,

the commander reported General Dor

cilien, with 300 or 100 men, has threat

ened to attack the custom house and

the sitution there is considered acute.

While this is going on in the north

President Bordas continues his attack

upon the rebel stronghold, Puerta Plata,

and small revolutionary bands are op

erating in the vicinity of Santo Do

mingo City itself.

Captain Eberle of the United States

cruiser Washington has been obliged

to caution President Bordas to cease

reckless firing into Puerta Plata where

the lives of Americans and other non

combatants have been endangered. Dr.

Huertado. a Dominican by birth, but a

naturalized American, was wounded

yesterday in Puerta Plata by a stray

bullet fired on the outskirts of the

town.

CONSTITUTIONALISTS

CLASH WITH GERMANS

Commander of Ypiranga Reaches for

Pistol, But Is Calmed by

Governor

Vera Cruz. May 17.—The first clash be

tween the constitutionalists and foreign

ers at Tampico occurred Friday night

when 140 refugees of various nationalities

were compelled to seek passports per

mitting their departure from the port ar

ter they had boarded the German .steaifier

Ypira nga.

When word was passed around thar no

foreigner would lie allowed to leave

without a passport the foreigners wen:

ashore to their respective consuls. The

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Birmingham age-herald. (1914). Birmingham, Ala., 1914-05-18. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1914-05-18/ed-1/?sp=8

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Birmingham age-herald, 1914-05-18.