New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-09
Other Government Sup
porters Join Movement
Toward Border.
REBELS CLOSING IN
ON MEXICO CITY
Advance Nearer to Capital
at Each Conflict with
FederalS.
PREPARE FOR WORST
PREPARE FOR WORST
Refugees May Seek Safety on
American Battleship, 1t Is
Reported.
rPy Gable to The TribuLc.l J


Mexico City, Dec S.-Evidences APP
peared on every hand to-day to indi-
cate that Provisional President Huerta
is preparing for the worst. Most OF
the members Of his family are in fight
already from the capital, and there is
a general movement Of The govern
ment's supporters toward the border
as the rebels close in on Mexico City.
The Presidents household went to
Guadalajara, the capital Of the state
Of Jalisco, from where it was said
they would go to the Pacific port OF
Manzanllo. in the State of Colima.
The party included Senora Huerta'
Captain Luis Fuentes, President Hu-
erta's son-in-law; Mrs. Fuentes and
Miss Elena Huerta, another daughter.
The trip Of Se1ora Huerta and fam
lily is officially explained to be an ex-
cursion for pleasure only, as the HUI
erta family belongs to the State OF
Jalisco, of which Guadalajara is the
capital. Sehora Huerta departed last
right in a military train. II is report
ed that safety may be sought on an
American battlesnip.
in the mean time Congress meets to-
morrow morning to ratify Huertas ac-
tions as dictator and pass on the valid
ity of the Presidential elections.
4 telegram received from Cuernaya-
ca announces that the Zapatistas
again attacked the Federal outpost az
La Herradura, the hill country between
the Valley of Mexico and the State OF
Morelos, but were driven off in the en-
gagement. They shouted they would
avenge the death OF their chief, so 1t
is inferred that in the previous fighting
one of their leaders was killed, either
Genovevo de la O. Francisco Pacheco
or Felipe Neri.
Other Zapata detachments arc
threatening Amecameca and OSumba,
on the northern boundary Of Moreloe,
and increased activity has been dis
played of late by the rebels in various
parts of the south.
Unofficial information has been re-
ceived here that the rebels 10 the
south of Juarez have succeeded in plac-
ing Pascual Orozco, jr., at disadvant-
age by attacking him to-day
The War Department has issued or
ders to Federal officers TO instruct their
men to use such methods in firing as
not 10 waste the ammunition.
Eighteen former officials of the
Huerta government who have been
refugees at Nogales, Ariz., from So
nora since the Constitutionalists de-
feated General Ojada in the battle
Of March Is, left to-day for Laredo,
Tex. in obedience 10 orders from
Mexico City. other former Federal
officials in the territory controlled By
the insurgents have received orders to
proceed to Mexican border points.
The complete rout of Huerta's army
in Northern Mexico. with the fight of
his generals for safety 10 the border
and the decentralization of the unpaid
troops was established to-day by the
civilians and soldiers who deserted
Chihuahua City and arrived at Oil
naga.
Adolfo de la Lama, Minister of FL
nance in the Cabinet Of President
Huerta, arrived at Havana from Vera
Cruz on board the steamship Ypiranga.
He is going TO Europe by way of New
York.