New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
pEBELSPLAN TO CUT
OFF HUERTA'SLlCHT
Moving, 1t Is Believed,
Toward Capitals Seat of
Electrical Energy.
pFFUGEES LIKELY
TO BE BOTTLED UP
americans Making Epidemic in
Vera Cruz Impossible-Cus-
toms Duties Piling Up.

Vera Cruz lnpOSSiDle-CuS-
toms Duties Piling Up.
Vera Cruz. May IA detachment Of
,bc Constitutionalists who have been
.smnaicning along the coast north of
Vera cruz is likely TO be sent on
short cut across the country directly
.ovard the capital. according to mill
TAR, men here. But it is not thought
hat the Constitutionalists will at
.empt to worry the Federals now in
'front.' Of the American lines.
II is generally believed that the
greater part of the Constitutionalist
army under General Gonzales will be
sent forward from Tampico to unite
with the main body Of those in the in
terror m a campaign against Saltillo
and san Luis Potosi but that those
under General Candida Aguilar, who
occupied TuXpam, will be sent into the
interior over trail through the noun
tairs and Jungle that will bring them
ont in the vicinity of NecaXa, where
the electrical energy is generated for
Mexico City and the large territory
surrounding the capital.
This would leave them some distance
from the capital, but would place them
in a position. in cooperation with the
smaller organizations already operat-
Ing in that direction, TO cut the capital
of from light and power, thus making
Tho position Of President Huerta and
the residents Of Mexico City extremely
awkward and adding materially to the
danger on account of the facilities
which darkness would give the mob
element. General Aguilar also could
De utilized to advantage in that part of
the country to organize numerous
hands Of Consttutionalists who are op-
Grating Independently.
May Stop Refugee Train.
To the south Of Vera Cruz band OF
revoIutionists under DR.. Camacho has
been meeting with considerable sue
cess. His forces were last reported as
surrounding TERRA Blanca, division
point on the Vera Cruz & lsthmus Raii-
road There was only a small garrison
there. and he would have little DIM
cultv in gaining possession. The occu-
nation Of this point would be valuable
10 the Constitutionalists, as it would
enable them to break General Huerta' S
last line Of communication with the
east coast.
Arotber noint connected with the oc-
cuuation Of TERRA Blanca is that II
would probably result in stopping the
train service from the capital TO Puerto
Mexico and interfere seriously with
the departure Of refugees. 1t is re
norted that another refugee train will
he sent over that route tomorrow.
When passengers who arrived here to-
dav left Mexico City yesterday 300
foreigners had signed their names Tor
massage by that train.
The sanitary work at Vera Cruz unoer
tho American administration is pro-
cecding vigorously, but the doctors are
finding the task an easy one owing
to the work done by the Mexican OFF,
Gals in the last few years. Colonel
II. p. birmingham, Of the medical
corps is directing the sanitation. He
has been aided by DR.. John Gulteras'
chief sanitary officer of Havana, and
a house TO house inspection has been
completed. The city is divided into
three districts and 800 natives are
being utilized for the general cleanup.
No increase in sickness in the city
has been reported, and the majority OF
native cases in the hospitals are re-
covering. Every measure taken has
been in conformity with the Mexican
laws. which are ample and modern,
covering all points, such as compulsory
vaccination and the infliction Of fines
for uncleanly houses. A Mexican law
Yer from the capital is aiding in the
work Of codifying the laws for the use
of the American officers.
Vera Cruz was once considered the
pest hole of the Gulf coast and was
stunned by tourists because of yellow
fever and smallpox. Under Porfirio
Diaz il was thoroughly cleaned up,
modern sewers were established and
crude oil was 'pplied to standing
water mosquitoes being virtually elm
mated. The American authorities are
merely emf ing rigidly the regula-
tions then enacted.
The provost marshal is handling the
native population on similar lines, ap-
living the Mexican laws. Foreign resi-
dents are held accountable under mill
tary laws promulgated by Brigad!eT
General Funston and are being dealt
with entirely by the soldier police.
The custom house reports show that