New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
REBEL VICTORIES
STIR WASHINGTON
Taking of Mexico City
Would Solve President
Wilson's Dilemma.
VICTORIA IN HANDS
OF REVOLUTIONlSTS
Powerful Attack Expected on
Mazatlan-Foreign Property
Safe at Tuxpam.
frrom The Tribune Bureau. J

fFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Nov. 26.-Nictoria, an I'M
portant city IN the State OF Tamauiipas,
on the railway between Tampico ana
Monterey. has at last been captured by
1 the rebels after many days OF hsh'ihs
and after numerous incorrect reports that
IL had fallen. according TO official advices
which reached Washington to-day from
Tampico. other official dispatches state
that a concerted and powerful rebel at
tack Is shortly TO be made upon Maza-
tlan. on the Pacific side of Mexico lhere
Is no official confirmation of the reports
Of "a complete and glorious repel VIC
| tory at Juarez' The victors at Victoria
Will now turn their attention. it is be-
lieved here. 10 other centres, possibly
Tampico.
II is evident that the rebels in Mexico
are attaining considerable success ana
this has an important bearing on the
, whole situation, and the chances OF
Huerta's weakening in his dehant anu
tude because of the failure of his armed
forces to hold their own are being given
optimistic consideration by the Admins
tration. Constltutionalists In Washihs'o"
hope for the speedy capture OF Maza'iaH'
a seaport through which arms could De
taken into Mexico without the diihcul'F
attendant on smuggling them across the
border
All things indicate that the rebel out
look is now brighter than it has ever peeh'
The rebels have, within the last month";
greatly extended their area OF operauohs'
and moreover. have taken some impoi-
tant centres. They claim that they VIII
continue fighting until they reach Mexico
CITY and that they will drive Huerta out
They also declare that this Will not De
very hard, in which event president WI.
sons ardent wishes for the elimination OF
IIuerta will b. carried out without resort
to the use Of American armed FORCES
Report Heiehtens Mysterys
As had been pretty well discounted the
ranort which Admiral Fletcher SENDS con
cerning conditions at TuXpam' the o''
centre. OF which he has now made per
sonal investigation, shows tha' 'o'''e -
rronertv &c not In danger. This was al
road,. known. as both sides 70 the MeN-
con controversy had promised not TO daih-
age the oil establishments Adihira'
Irle,cber's unsensational report serves u
heiehten the mystery attending ms us
match TO Tuzpam, why John Lind' th'
president's personal representative III
Mexico. accompanied him, etc.
II has come to the knowledge OF Inc
Tribune's correspondents that one VI '''
nresent day objects OF British dip'oh"''
Is 10 disabuse the mind OF the ADMINS
tration i'm washington that Lord 70"
drav. the head OF Pearson a 90 ana '"'
gunner OF great Mexican oil helds. " DE
Mind the Ifuerta government, ana 'hd'
hnbind him Is the British Foreign p'n'e'
Nothing Of the sort is 90. according l"
Trustworthy information
Orders were issued at the war Depart
mont to-day directing the Goth Regiment
of Infantry to proceed from Fort Dous'"S
at Salt Lake city TO IL Paso there 10
form a mart OF the permanent garrison
This order was issued In response " "
panicky demands from the people oi +,
paso through the Texas Senators anu
others. for adequate protection ihe'
feared the results OF the lighting across
tho river II Is also whispered that the
III pasoans 60 not object TO the presence
Of an additional thousand men VINO "H'
spend their pay in I'll Paso.
The movement OF the 10Th Infantry VIII
eivo Ell Paso garrison Of about 2'5vI
troops. The I'd Cavalry. which has al
readv been relieved by the 18th. but when
has been temporarily held pending the
, resu,t OF the aghting south OF the Rio
crande will come north as soon as the
ootb arrives. unless there are more de-
velopments. Later squadron oi 'n'
10Th cavalry now off TO settle the Navajo
= Indian business, will also go to r lfaso.
Admiral FIetcher's Message.
y Following is paraphrase Of the radio