The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-07-26

ON THE RAGGED EDGE.
CONDITIONS IN MEXICO CAUSE
APPREHENSION IN WASH
INGTON.
Wild RumOrs Current i'm Official Cir
cles But Authoritative Statement
Issued from White House That no
Military Preparations are Being
Made.


conditions surrounding the Huerta
government in Mexico have put ad-
ministratiOn officials in an attitude
of keenest apprehension toward the
situation. which officials believe to be
perfectly trustworthy, and seem to in
dicate that the strife between the
Huerta regime and the revolutionary
elements is nearing a point whey
some definite conclusion is to .
reached. =
Information of this situate Ss
permitted to become know y ied
with the authoritative stat that
the United States was n no ad-
ditional naval or militars prepara-
tions. RepOrs of impending collapse
of the Huerta regime are being talk
ed freely in official circles, though
no official of the administration will
permit his name to be coupled with
them. All information made public
was with the stipulation that il
should not be represented as reflect
! ing the views of the administration.
/ Meanwhile President Wilson is
awaiting the coming of Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, hurrying north
from Mexico City to make first-hand
reports of conditions His reports will
be compared with those President
Wilson has received from other
sources.
some of his lecture dates that he may
return to Washington Thursday or
Friday, will participate in the con-
ferences.
Ambassador Wilson was at Habana
today, and an indication of the desire
to hurry him to Washington WAS seen
in request by Secretary Bryan to
Surgeon General Blue of the public
I health service to expedite the am
basadors' passage through quaran-
tine at Habana and Key West.
While the first intimation Of the
administrations apprehcnsive regard
for the latest developments came
early today, there was no additional
information later to supplement
these semi-official announcements
from high quarters that the govern
ment considered the situation a very
grave one for the Huerta regime and
looked forward to the developments
Of the next two weeks with the deep
est interest
Refusal of foreign consular repre-
sentatives to hold parley with Gen.
, Urbina, the Mexican revolutionary
leader, before his attack ON Durango,
is given as the reason for the out
RACES against residents, irrespective
of nationality, according to state de-
partments advices received today.
Gen. Urbina sent the consuls word
OF his intention to besiege Durango
and sought a conference with them.
AS retaliation for their refusal to
meet him, it is said, the city virtually
the mob, who fired and plundered
property indiscriminately. Money
was demanded from the banks and
from wealthy citizens Prices are now
extremely high and Consul Ham fears
famine is ahead, although all Amer
leans remaining in the place are re-
ported well.
! The state department has been ad-
vised that the government at Mexico
City has expressed it's intention OF
preventing a demonstration upon the
arrival of the new Japanese minister,
which might be considered anti
American in character.
Transportation facilities in Mexico
continue in a state of generalization.
More than 200 bridges have been de-
stroyed between Monterey and Tor
rcon.
From Guaymas Admiral Cowles,
commanding the Pacific squadron. re-
ported today to the navy department
that the city IS quiet after the ar
rival of federal rcinforCemcnts. state
department reports say that all COM
muniCatiOn with interior Mexico was
cut off yesterday. The rcVolutionists
have taken the principal towns to
the west Of Tu2pam and early fight
lng is expected at that place. Con
SUI Canada has reported that the bat
t"ship Louisiana probably will go
from Vera cruz To Tuzpam i'm order
To guard American interests when
TN" clash comes. Maraudcrs are op-
Grating around Vera Cruz, and two
American plantations near that port
have been attacked in search for
arms ana provisions.
Two Vera cruz newspapers have
been suspended 10y order of President
tiucrta. The WrcCkinC of a hridyc