The Detroit times., 1914-02-06
Belligerents Must Show Who Is
Fittest To GOvern-OShaug-
messy May Be Given
Passports
HUERTA CONGRATULATED
ON HIS ATTITUDE
Anti Wilson Newspapers Accept
DictatOr's Offer to Finance
and Protect Correspondents


20 fight IL out and demonstrate
which 10 the stronger faction, was
one Of the motives actuating Pres
ident Wilson when he lifted the
embargo on arms, John Lind is
said TO have told friend here.
Mexlcans today were quoting Lind
as saying that the president not
only desired to eliminate Gen.
Huerta. but wanted the beiliger-
ents TO show who is the fittest 20
govern.
Tho federal gunboat zaragoza
had steam up today and was ex-
pected to sail for New Orleans.
ignacio MeIgarejo, confidential
agent OF Huerta, was aboard her
and IL was said here that the
Zaraqoxa was going to the United
States for . cargo Of arms and
ammunition.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.---The de-
clsive campaign in the Mexican revo-
ution has already begun. according
TO advices received here Dy consutu-
ionalists from Gen. Villa. The cap
|.ure OF Mazatian, on the Pacific, Nlila
wires. is to be followed Immediately
| by the taking OF Torreon and Tam
pico. Mexico City be claims, will be
n his hands within 80 days.
simultaneously With this declara-
ion from Carranza headquarters came
ne announcement from the Mexican
legation that Gen, Huerta Is about
10 assume the aggressive. II Is ne
|lieyed here that he will take the iield
f,n nerson against villa within the
|next 10 days.
The report that Nelson O'Shaugh-
messy would be handed his passports
law Huerta and that John Lind wouid
Il he expelled from Vera Cruz was per
nicious activity" against the govern
|mant persisted here today. There
Twas no confirmation from administra-
ton sources.
The constitutionaliets are reported
|to have negotiated loan OF So.
(0O0 600 within the last as hours. This
(noney the reports received here say.
viii he devoted To buying modern
siege guns and il possible, gunboats 5
10 aid the land forces IN operations
against Vera Cruz.
/ staff Correspondent United Press.)
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6-Ihe repeis
|were closing in on Tampico today, ac'
cording to the latest information re
ceived here and desperate battle
n the heart OF the oil port was con
sidered a possibility before nightfali.
|rhe federals had barricaded the main
t4treets in the business section ana
we're prepared for stubborn resist
ance.
Four American varships. under com
mand of Rear Admiral Fletcher, are
! standing of Tainpico. ready TO Jake
\ care of Americans, foreigners and any
Mexican refugees VINO may care 10
fleaye the besieged town.
The war Office gave out report
that the rebels have lost 20 men. no
estimate OF the federal casualties was
made. All during the night wounded
! federaIs we're brought into Iampico
rom a Puerta, "A suburb to the north
~ the oil port. where hard iighting
went on all day.
Tamplco is an isolated place with
the gulf on one side. the river oh
ne other and otherwise bounded D.!
| swamps. The only approach is the
| rauseway over which the rallroad
crosses the swamps. The reDels are
| ii lighting TO obtain possession oi thls'
1'hev are much better equipped win
1 artillery than when they attacked
/ ramnico before. The fall of the town
| might tie up the entire railroad traf-
dce OF Mexico If the consututionahsls
hose TO cut on the oil supply.
e,lan banquet. war minister, and
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