The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-01
mexico ALL TANGLED Up
AGAIN BY RIVAL CHIEFS
his faith and asking to be counted
upon as favoring anything villa de-


upon as favoring anything Villa de-
sires.
Villa himself says little about the
break, but h!s officers are not 50
silent. They assert Carranza's petty
interference Mt critical times has re-
tarded the progress Of the revolution
and that had it not been for such In
reference the army would now be
we'll on its way to Mexico City. They
allege Carranza's reply to the note OF
the American government at the time
OF occupation OF Vera Cruz was tact
less and that only Villas prompt do
NAL of any hostile Intentions saved IN
embarrassing situation.
Villa is expected to be guided sole
ly by the wishes OF his military sub
ordinates. II that be true 1t is be-
lieved that within q week they will
proclaim him FIRST chief of the revo-
luton and he will proclaim Gen.
Felipe Angeles head of the civil
branch OF the government.
In the event OF such result IL Is
expected Carranza will accept the
situation gracefully for the reason
that Gen. Pablo Gonzales and Gen.
Alvaro Obregon, his two principal
leaders have agreed that until Mexico
City is under constirutionalist control,
the OWL branch should be subordin-
ated to the military. Constitutionalist
headquarters in Juarez received .
dispatch today stating that General
Obregon had seized the electric light
plant in Guadalajara. Jalisco state
and expected to open his general as
sault on the city at once. Obregon
has more than 10000 troops in his
attacking force. Guadalajara IS the
second largest city in Mexico.
Huerta ls Furious.
PARIS, July Furious over the
practical failure of the Niagara peace
mediation conferences, Dictator HUI
ierta of Mexico, according to author
litative cable advices here from Vera
Cruz, Is to wage guerilla war to the
tycry last. disdaining all future at
Itempts a. compromise with General
| Carranza or the other constitutions
altst chiefs. Huerta, these dispatches
say, believes he has been betrayed
into false position by acceding to the
plans OF the United States and that
he has lost unnecessary ground while
waiting inactive for the rebels to
agree to talk over plans for peace.
Preparing for Trouble.
VERA CRUZ, July 1.-Rapid action
by marines and blue jackets from
American, British, trench and Ger
man warsh1ps in the harbor here was
freely predicted today in case the col
lapse Of Huer.a's power In Mexico
City, which seemed imminent, should
como in such way as to endanger
the lives OF foreign residents in the
capital.
While no official Of any OF the
powers would be quoted, it was per-
sistently reported that an agreement
has been reached that when Huer.a
fees, an international force will at
once be pushed over the railroad to
guard the persons and property OF
those who might be endangered by
anarchy following the dictator's fall.
It was stated here today that such
a dash by all the powers would In no
sense be regarded az intervention,
that it would be simply using sufficient
force to police the city and guard
legations until the United States had
decided what action would be taken
in a larger way-if any. 1t was under
stood that the United States had been
consulted and had agreed to this view
In The harbor today, beside the Amer
lean warships lay three British cruis-
srs. The German cruiser Dresden
was at target practice only few
miles off the port. The French cruis-
er Conde was at Puerto Mexico but
f1er commander notified Rear Admiral
Badger that she would return here
before July 4. These ships will furn-
ish the men for the international po-
lice, II dash to Mexico City becomes
necessary. It Is not believed they
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