The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-05-12
MEXICAN REFUGEES DECLARE
MEXICAN DICTATOR HAS MIN
ED ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
NOTHING FOR VILLA
In Event of Successful Entrance of
Constitutionalists Into thc Mexican
Capital Whole City will be Oyna-
mited by Huertas Orders

Vera Cruz, Nav 11,-All attention
on the main situation has turned to
the condition of affairs in Mexico
City, where the reXt scene of the
international drama is looked for by
many American and foreign observers.
The outside world knows little of
what is going on there. 1t is i'm
possible for any correspondent in the
capital to send out any but a closely
censored report. Those from the out
side who venture into the city-and
most of, these are foreigners who go
protected by passports-se9 evidence
of such tense situation that they
do not think it safe to remain long,
and make only the most cursory OBJ
servations.
Signs of Intrigue Apparent.
Refugees who arrived a ' era ca,
today and foreigners who have o,
tured to penetrate Huerta's siro,o.
hold describe the capital a surl,arg.
ed with intense Apprehension, and do.
spite Huertas' apparent corfderce
and the pursuit of the daily rortine
there are signs of underct .ronts of
intrigues.
To those who would zrr, +o-+,e
world a true picture oe conditions
there, the capital is Writ ,aIlv for.
hidden city.
One Traveller wlo r5t,-red today
declared that Lou Pantirc, the only
American remaining Of tro embassy
when Charge O'Shf,ebnessv and his
staf departed, pd bee, seized by
.GSents OF dueII and was II danger
of extC,, jtion I'd the British ambas-
sador inte nd obtained his re-
lease giving ;n protection in the
British legation The arrest Of Wal
ter c. Whiffen, correspondent of the
Associated Press, and a Washington
newspaper photographer, y. ! Sutton,
and their detention, while two Eng
lishmen, who were arrested with
them, were promptly released, has
been taken as an added evidence OF
Huerta's determination To take the
most extreme measures before per
hitting the rebels to acquire pos
session of the capital. In this con
nection various reports are current
ranging from threats to force an o..
side conflict, to pretty vel autheu
tic report that Huerta mined the o..
tional palace, the postoffict, the de
rartment OF communicates and 9th
er public buildings.
Has Flower of the Army.
One man, who has been residing in
Mexico City, estimates HUeTta's fore
es there as probably not more thar
5000, with no great SUPPLY of ar
tillery and ammunition low. The
troops about him howeyer. are de
scribed as the flower OF the army.
Zapata, after a successful attack on
! Curanavaca, is reported q have NOV
ed his forces to Ajusco, only few
miles from the capital. Tie northern
rebels are meeting with less resist
ance from the discouraged fedora
commanders, many of whom have
been called into the CITY by Huerta
The impression among most mill
tary men and nearly az residents OF
the capital is that the wSrld win not
have long to walt for the rnal chap
ter in the struggle betweea Huerta
and his enemies.
Several of the diplomat,c corps
headed by the Spanish Minister, are
reported to have called On President
lIuerta few days ago and urged him
not to subject the city to lombard
ment, but to lead his troops outside
and there make his stand Huerta
according to this report protested
but the Spanish ambassador is said
to have insisted that unless he con
sented the minister would demand
his passports. Huerta finally agreed
but reserved the right to retreat into