The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-13
REIGN OF HUERTA
IS NEAR END
Within Next Few Days He
Will Send in His Resig-
nation as the Presi-
dent.
REBELS ON THE MOVE
Villa Gets Busy When He Hears Of
Victories Without Himself Be-
Ing on the Firing
Line.

VERA CRUZ, Mex, July 13.-The
next few days will see the end Of the
reign of General Huerta as dictator
OF Mexico. This was the confident be.
lief here today, following the arrival
of Roberto Esteva Ruiz. former act.
ing minister of foreign relations who
declared that before he left Mexico
City he understood Huerta was to sub
NIT his resignation to congress within
the next few days.
It would cause no surprise hero X
General Huerta announced his retire
ment today. The dictator has invited
newspaper men in the capital to a
dinner this afternoon and 1t was ex-
pected he might make this statement
then.
With General Huerta 1t is consider.
ed certain that General Banquet, the
dictator's chief advisor will step
down. He is expected to leave the
capital with Huerta. They may take
refuge upon British cruiser but
there ia q possibility that the reins
of government may be handed over
to Francisco Carbajal, present minis
ter Of foreign relations, in time for
Huerta and Banquet to sail on the
steamer Alfonso XIII from Vera Cruz
Thursday.
The 'loot ship" FspagDe bearing
Francisco De La Lama, former min
lister of commerce, Querido Moheno.
the Mass families and many represen-
tatives of Mexican aristocracy sailed
for havana yesterday carrying with
them their fortunes, aggrsgating sew
eral million dollars.
Villa Not the Whole Thing.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, July 13.-
Fearing the sudden turn of affairs in
Mexico will result in Gen. Alvaro OBJ
regon and Gen. Pablo Gonzales push
ing their forces to Mexico City before
t.onalist army can reach there. Gen.
Francisco Villa today ordered all his
commanders in the field to prepare
for an immediate movement south
ward. Villa announced that the cam
pafgn against Queretaro and Mexico
City would be well under way in less
than a week.
The success of General Obregon's 8
army in taking Guadalajara and the
reports reaching here that General
Gonzales is attacking San Luis Potosi,
the last Huerta stronghold north of
Queretaro, are causing Huerta much
worry as it has been considered i'm
possible for either Of these armies to
accomplish anything without his as
sistance.
From Cerritos field headquarters of
the division Of the east. it is under
stood General Gonzales is on his way
from Saltillo to take personal COM
mand and that the San Luis Potosi
campaign is on. Gen. Jesus Carranza
is also enroute from Tampico bring
ing ammunition and supplies. The
federal garrison at San Luis Potosi
estimated at 10000. is commanded by
Gen. Joaquin Meas.
simultaneously with this news,
comes word from Guadalajara that
General Obregon has started five thou
sand troops eastward to repair the
railway to Mexico City so that his
$4,000 remaining troops may be
moved by train.
Villa to Juarez.
CHIHUAHUA, July 13.-Villa will
leave this afternoon for Juarez to Sc.
cure arms and ammunition for his
coming campaign. He was met here
today by Lieut.. D. Mori, of the Japa.
nese navy, who has been attached to
the army of the north as military OBJ
server. He is the first foreign officer
to be assigned to the constitutionalist
army.
Francisco Carbajal will not be ac-
ceptable to General Villa as ad in
terim president of Mexico. Villa
agrees with General Carranza that the
revolution must continue in strict ac-
cordance of the plan Of Guadalaloupe.
Miss Virginia Menges Of Santa Fe, n.