Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-17

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| lay before the administration at Washing
! ton the exact situation in Mexico but not
before July 81, the earliest he can reacn
| the American capital, unless quarantine
| is waived, which would permit MN 70
proceed from Havana by way OF Key
West
Sharp developments in Mexico curing
| the ambassadors absence would cause
| no great surp. Use, although at present
| there is no good reason to peleVe that
| the situation will alter materlaiiy' Tex,
| deyed anxious by the ions Wariare anu
| conjectures regarding Intervention the
| Americans resident here were somewhat
| alarmed at the Ambassadors summons
| to Washington, but this fear was ailayeo
| to some extent By the knowledge that
| the secretary of the embassy, Nelson
| OShaughnessy, will remain
Looks for Intervention.
| That the ambassador will make plea
| for recognition, except possibly IN some
/ modified or indirect form. is open TO
doubt; that he will advocate intervention,
| unless conditions during his absence
| grow worse. is considered unlikely.
| Many Mexcans appear to regard in
| PREVENTION almost a certainty. Some
of the Mexican newspapers this week
| have devoted considerable space edito-
| rally to such a possibility, ana nave
, urged Mexicans to forget their dlHer-
ences and unite for the defense or the
| fatherland. Impassioned letters In the
| same vein have also been publShed, ana
| in the cafes and clubs conversation DRIFTS
to the subject of an international war.
| With the respect to the campaigns now
proceeding throughout the country, gov
/ eminent reports which are practically
/ the only available information here, IN
| dictate that the federals in the north
| are meeting with success. Ihey nave oc-
| cupied some of the towns Formerly helo
by the CarranZa adherentS, but the
rebels have not been captured and are
| still operating
Every advance of the federals is
| costing the government heavily Inc
rebels are cutting the railroads, ana the
National, which was repaired py Col.
Mas, is again in ruins for great part
OF the distance.
There is no radical alteration in the
situation except for the advances mace
| in the north by Col. Mas and Gen
Navarrete. Durango Is still in rebel
hands N the state of Sonora, Cen
Ojeda, according to the war department
| has begun an advance from fort quay
| mas into the desert, where the rebels
| are waiting.
Nearly All States Affected.
| In the entire republic there are only
| two or three states that are not affected
by the rebellion. In Michocan the reb-
els control a great part Of the rural dis
| tricts, but the federals hold the more I'M
| portant towns including Morelia, the
| capital In Morelos. the center OF Ia
| pata's rebellion. Gen. Robes continues
desperate and terrible warfare. IN wnlcn
| no quarter is given, and town after town
has been burned. The state is practically
deserted except for the federals and
| rebels.
| Between here and Cuernavaca there
has been erected in the past week a
line of forts guarded by artillery, from
| whose walls searchlights play on the
mountain passes. In this way the gov
| eminent is endeaVorlng TO noiQ the HIe
| of communication.
| Vera Cruz has furnished uneasiness
because of the presence In that state
of rebel bands near the Mexican and
interoceanic railways. the only outlets
! TO Vera Cruz, the only practicable port
of exit.
sued a statement that in every state
along the frontier large bands Of rebels
are surrendering to the government, but
has failed to give es Mochis
say the commander of the American
gunboat Buffalo frightened off rebel
force which had announced its intention
ening to land bluejackets. The Amer1,
cans as a protective measure. had
| The Americans at Los Mochis and
| Topolobampo are dependent on the
| American warships for food and water
| 1t Is said.
Capture Ammunition.
Ell PASO, Tex. July 17.-United States
officers. assisted by Mexican consular
agents. captured the largest consignment
| of contraband ammunition ever taken
| here when they discovered four Mexi-
cans covering with coal boxes contain
/ ing AS, 900 pounds Of rifle cartridges.
| Santa Fe railroad yards. The prisoners.
| who are of the laboring class, We're ar
| raigned before the United States COM
mission. An American believed by some
of the officers to be the leader of the
| smuggling gang. escaped. The ammuni-
| ton is believed by the officers to have
been a shipment for Gen Francisco Villa.
destined to border point near Column
cartridges is $4,000.
! An American business man from
Chihuahua, who passed through Villas
camp at Ascension. made the statement
we'll drilled and thoroughly equipped
cavalry. Villa told the American his
| intention was to assail Juarez within
| ten days
detachment Of the Independent forces
under Maxine Castillo, were captured
and executed last Sunday. together
with eight other men by one OF villas
scouting parties commanded by Por-
forio Talamantes, after a fight at
Casas Grandes, according to an Ameri-
can rancher who has reached here.
| PARA was reported as having been on
a footing expedition among the Nor
mon colonies in the Galeana district.
Opinion in London.
| LONDON. July 17.-The London morn
ing papers are interested in the posi-
bility Of the United States being obliged
to intervene in Mexico. The Morning
Post in an editorial says:
| ut would be a curious instance in the
irony of fate If such policy were forced
on the Wilson administration, and, as in
PREVENTION would mean a long and a
costly guerrilla war. 1t may be assumed
that President Wilson will not take
action unless absolutely compelled to do
so. But he cannot tolerate Indefinitely
| the continuance of anarchy"
! PETITIONS THE PRESIDENT.