Evening star., 1914-07-15
HUERTA MAY ELECT
TO RISK KABATTLE
Remains In Capital and Belief
Is Expressed He Is Not
Ready to Quit.
DICTATOR SENDS FAMILY
TO PROTECTION OF U. S.
Rebels Gathering for What =
Likely to Be Last Great
Drama Of the War. =

Though Huerta's family and ssversA
close friends have fed from Mexioo City
to United States protection in Vera Cruz,
no word OF the movements or Intentions
OF the dictator himself was contained in
official dispatches today. and there is a
strong belief among those closest to Med-
can affairs that Huerta Is not going to
leave the Mexican capital openly Pre-
diction was made by several ofdcfeip
today that Gen. Huerta will eventually
flee to save his life. disguised as an m
dian. probably through Salina Cruz on the
west coast.
The only official communications today
TO the State Department from Mexico
City were from the Brazilian legation
there, which had evidently been censored
until only a list of routine formal an
nouncements was left.
Banquet Stays With Chief.
With Gen. Huerta remains. I'm Mex,co
City. Gen. Banquet, his minister of war.
In some quarters the view was ex-
pressed that the departure of Huerta's
relatives only meant that he Was pre-
pairing to make a final desperate stand
against the constitutionalists. command
ing his troops In person. Some admin
istration officials said they are not con-
WINGED that Huerta is ready to quit
while Querido Moheno, foreign minister
of commerce in the federal cabinet, was
quoted as declaring that "Huerta will
not leave Mexico as easily as is generally
thought
1t was learned on reliable authority
here today that the entire constitution
alist bund is centering toward Mexico
City, and that it expects to march into
the capital without serious opposition.
onward march is San Luis Potosi,
Which it is predicted will be evacuated.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales has reported that
he has this stronghold completely sur
rounded
Murderer of Madero" There.
This. according to the constitution
alist viewpoint. will be an important
capture. not only because 1t is practi-
cally the last outpost against their
entry Of the capital but because Col
Francisco Cardenas. whom they say 10
tine murderer of Madero'' is supposed
to be in the garrison there. and he is
one OF the thirty federal leaders for
whom they have decided upon the most
severe penalty. They are even bitterer
against Cardenas than against Huerta
and Banquet, and the efforts OF the
are being bent to save these thirty
leaders from torture.
The plan of punishment provides that
all officers in Mexico City at the time
Madero was overthrOwn and who acqui-
esced in the ascension of Huerta must
pay the extreme penalty. 1t is under
stood that the soldiers who Joined in the
coup d'etat are to be stood up in regi-
ments and decimated. and the rest of the
regiments sent to the penitentiary for
at least ten years. According to consti-
tutionalist estimates, about 1900 men
joined willingly in the Huerta ascend
ancy: the rest were overawed.
Another reason for belief that Huerta
will not escape through the American
lines at Vera Cruz is given by men in
the condolences of the constitutionalists
tdth his chief of staff. Col. NJ. Perez Ro-
nero. who was confidential agent here
last summer. is at OriZaba, on the rail-
road between the capital and Vera Cruz,
ready to intercept the flight of Huerta.
He is the leader of the constitutionalists
nearest to Mexico City.
Not Easy to Escape.
That Huerta would have difficulty in
escaping undisguised to Puerto Mexico
is also stated by constitutionalist
agents. Gen. Zapata, commanding the
division of the south. is Huerta's great
est fear, and revolutionary sympathizers
say that Zapata is in a position to cut
OFF attempted flight of Huerta through
Puerto Mexico.
Carranza, first chief of the constitu-
tionalists is at Monterey, ready 10
march into Mexico City at the head of
his forces. All of his five division COM
manders are converging toward the
capital Gen. Obregon. commanding the
division of the northwest. is about to
proceed II from uaaala5ara r through
revolutionary army is to muster.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, commander OF
the division of the northeast, has his
forces massed about San Luis Potosi
and expects soon to capture it. He is
then to proceed south to Queretaro.
Gen. Natera. commander of the central
is now at Aguascalientes and
is to reach Queretaro about the same
time as Obregon and Gonzales. Gen
Villa. commander of the north is sup
posed already to have started his army
from Chihuahua south to pick up de-
tachments en- route and march through
Zacatecas and Aguascalientes into Que
retaro in time to participate in the
march into Mexico City. Gen
commanding the division of the
south, is in Guerro, ready to Join in
the attack from the south.
StrategiStS. figuring on the length of
time it will take Villa to reach Guere-
taro. say Mexico City will probab bly, be
in the hands of the constitutionalists
in about two weeks.
Schoolmasters Murdered.
Killing of the director and the inspector
Of the school of the Christian Brothers
at Zacatecas, Mexico. and the imprison-
ment of eleven other members of the or
der, all French citizens, was reported to
President Wilson today in a telegram
laid before him by Brother Clementius. a
member of the order, and William Fl.
De Lacy, former judge of the Juvenile
Court here. The President was asked
to take immediate steps to have the i'm
prisoned men set free. and to prevent
Mexico City. Mizcoac. Morelia.
Puebla. Queretaro and Toluca, where
other schools are maintained.
French government
The President expressed great regret
that the Christian Brothers had been
nolested and assured Brother Clemen-
.ius that he would do everything within
mis- power to give protection. and il is
expected that the Secretary Of State will
make vigorous representations to the
regarding the shooting
,f the schoolmasters at Zacatecas and
he safety of those in prison there. II
8 said that these schoolmasters were
shot in the most brutal manner by con-
authorities.
Seek to Save Capital.
Diplomats in Washington are directing
heir efforts at averting lighting In the