The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-11
Gen. Carranza's Message to Washington Representa-
 tive Fails to Arrive
ANTILLA TO ARRIVE
 AT TAMPICO TODAY
Indications Are That United States Will Not Interfere With Ammuni- ton Shipment-No Deadlock,
 Says Secretary Bryan

Washington, June 10---Raiiroad com munication between Mexico City and Vera Cruz is menaced by constitutions nIist forces, Brigadier General Funston reported tonight to the wnr depart ment.
 From sources in touch with the con stitutionaIist agency here it was learned the particular object of the ac- tivfty of Carranza's troops in Vera Cruz state Is to cut off all means of retreat for HuerE and his cabinet in cnse they determine to quit the cap ital.
 The constitutionalist forces in Vera Cruz state, numbering about 5000, are said to be disposed so that they might cut not only the railroad between Mexico City and Vera Cruz, but also the line between the capital and Puerto Mexico. The forces are under command of Gen. eral Aguilar. Interruptions of communi- cations between the capital and the east ern seaboard has been in contemplation Spy. the constitutionalists for the last six ntonths, it was said tonight.
 It has been understood here that South
  an appeal for Huerta's personal safety in the event his government collapes before the conclusion of the Niagara confer ence.
 Officials Not Alarmed ~
 Administration officials were not greatly alarmed over threats to cut communica ton between Mexico City and the gulf portsI because virtually all Americans who wanted to leave the capital and neSrby interior points reached safety sometime ago.
 General Funston reported that rumors of contemplated federal attack on Vera Cruz persisted to the point where they could not be entirely ignored. War de- partment officials, however, were not in .l clined to regard the rumors seriourly General FSlnston was unable to say now many federals remained in the territory between the capital ana the gulf
 Washington, June 1O.-Today brought little change in the Wash ington end of the Mey.can situation General Carranza's message of in- structions to Rafael Tdbaran, his repre- sentative here, on which the return constitutionalists' note to the media tors will be based, did not arrive. News came that the, steamer Antilla with it's cargo of war stores would arrive at Tampico 7 Tomorrow instead of today C Notifications were that the United States would not interfere with the shipment.
 The mediators and American dele- gates al Niagara Falls, Secretary Bryan said, We're engaged in give-and- take discussion of suggestions for the new order in Mexico. He said he knew of no "deadlock."
 MT. Zubaran received during the day a message from General Carranza in hi rival at Saltillo The message contained no reference to the appointment of constitutionalist delegates to Niagara Falls, Mr. Zubaran said, and he still was uncertain as to when General Carranza's long awaited message of in- structions would be dispatched
 Although department officials de- clined to make definite statements of the American policy in regard to the landing of the Antilla's cargo, it was strongly intimated that the vessel would be allowed to debark the num- tions undisturbed
 Embargo in Force
 Secretary Bryan made it clear that full embargo on the shipments of arms and ammunition from American ports to Mexico was in force, but would say nothing regarding the An tilla.
 Count Bernstoff, the German ambas- sauor' called at Inc state department to discuss the fines imposed upon the German steamers Ypiranga and Ba- varia in connection with the landing of arms at Puerto Mexico No formal protest against the fines was filed.
 Relief for some of the battleships at Vera Cruz was announced at the navy department. A division consisting of the New Hampshire, Michigan Ne braska and Utah will start north next week for home ports and their places Will be taken by the Delaware Rhode Island and Kansas. This is the first Important change in the composition of the naval force in Mexican waters since the crisis developed
 The written report of Vice Consul Silllman, covering his treatment by the federal commander at Saltillo, the forced entry into the safe of the Amer lean consulate there and the eonfisca- ton or the copy of the state depart ment code, was filed during the day. MT. Bryan announced that 1t would not be made public.
 On the west coast conditions re- mained unchanged Indications pointed to speedy evacuation of Guyamas by the federal garrison.
 Saltillp June 10--It was generally under stood here tonight that General Car rsnza already has transmitted to the mediators at Niagara Falls his answer to their latest note, but that the contents of the constitutionalists' reply would not be made public here out of courtesy to the mediators.
 Il It also was reported here tonight or