The Alaska citizen., 1914-07-06
WAR SITUATION
in OLD Mexico
HUERTA LOSES POWER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 29-
Advices. received from the Eastern
coast of Mexico this afternoon in
dictate that President Huerta is los
ing ground rapidly. owing to the
Eastern Mexico. The prediction is
made that the dictator will be fore
ed to vacate the capital before the
end OF the present week. unless an
agreement is reached with the Con
stitutionalists in the meantime
RESULTS UNCERTAIN.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. June 29-
y special representative of General
Carranza is said to be on his way
TO this city to discuss peace plans
with Huerta's ENJOYS. He was
scheduled to arrive tomorrow, but
il is considered doubtful if he will
be here by that time, and the settle
ment of differences between the en-
voys is regarded as a matter of still
greater uncertainty. in view of the
statements made last week by rep
resentatives of General CarranZa
who have been here several days.
The belief is general that they will
decline to treat with Huerta's men.
since it is almost certain that the
present government in Mexico will
fall within short time.
FEDERALS ARE DESERVING.
VERA CRUZ, June eft is re-
ported here today that thousands
of federal soldiers have deserted
along the coast during the past two
days. General Mas is said to have
lost nearly half of his command.
FEDERALS STARVE.
TAMPICO, June 30. - The rebel
forces at this point are being aug
mented daily by deserving federal
soldiers who are being driven out
of the ranks of the government
troops by hunger. Several hundred
federals brought in their arms today
and offered their services to the
rebel cause Many of them are in
d fanished condition.
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED.
MEXICO CITY. June 29.-Presi-
dent Huerta, evidently alarmed over
the continued victories of the rebel
troops in all parts OF Mexico has
appealed to congress for advice,
and he and the lawmakers are now
in conference. A special session was
called for the purpose of considering
lie question.
MEDIATORs DISCOURAGED.
NIAGARA FALLS, June 30.-The
failure of the representatives OF the
Constitutionalists to put in an ap-
pearanCe in this city for the pur
pose of comforting with the ENJOYS
of President Huerta has put stop
to further neotiations and the me-
diators have about made up their
minds to abandon the attempt to
bring the representatives of the two
factions together. They are unde-
cided however, whether to take a
recess or to call the session off al
together.
The conference between the Amer
lean and the Mexican representatives
has practically ended, only few
minor details remaining TO be deter
mined by the ENJOYS.
REBELS QUARREL.
Ell PASO. June 30.-Trouble is
brewing again between Generals Vii
id and Carranza, owing to the fact
that the two Constitutionalist lead
ers cannot agree on their plans
for the future. Advices received from
Mexico this afternoon state that
Villa has threatened to break away
from Carranza and establish pro-
visional government of lis own, with
General Angels as provisional presi-
dent.
1t is generally believed here that
Villa will carry out his threat with
chnn1H CarranZ1 a.
fuse to come to terms. Further
federal opposition is not considered
seriously by either of the rebel lead
erS.
HUERTA MAY QUIT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 80
Advices received today from Mex
leo City indicate that President
Huerta is in readiness to quit the
country at a moments notice. The
dispatches state that the daughter
and son of the dictator already have
left the capital for the Atlantic coast
and it is generally believed that
Huerta plans to join them as soon
as his position at Mexico City be-
comes unsafe.
LOSES AUTHORITY.
VERA CRUZ, June 80. - British
subjects who have arrived here dur
ing the past day from Mexico City
declare that conditions are rapidly
approaching a critical stage at the
capital Huerta's authority is wan
ing steadily, and it is expected that
he will be compelled to take flight
within few days. 1t is claimed
that members of the cabinet officers
of the federal army and others OF
prominence in Mexican affairs no
longer pretend to obey the presl-
dent, their attitude toward him bord-
ering on open revolt.
AUERTA DOWNFALL AWAITED.
VERA CRUZ, July. 1.-The down
fall of the Huerta regime is eagerly
awaited by the foreign troops sta
toned here, the belief being gen.
eral among the soldiers that they
will be given the opportunity to IN
wade the capital in case the Con-
stitutionalists are successful IN the
attack upon the city. Riotous times
are anticipated. and it is considered
certain that the foreign troops will
be needed to protect the non-combat-
ant residents of Mexico City Should
a dash to the capital be decided
upon, there is the probability that
the invading army will be made up
of American, British. German and
French soldiers and marines.
CAPITAL TO BE MOVED.
SAI.TIILO July General Car