The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-02
Mexican constitutionalists Defeat
FederaIs Between Zacatecas
and San Luis PotoSi
WILL NOT DEAL WITH HUERTA
Revolutionists will Meet Him Only
at1Point ofSword"-- Deadlock
at Niagara Falls

Durango, Mexico, June 2--(DelayeD
federal troops, between Zacatecas and
san Luis Potosi, were won by the
Constitutionalists on May 30 and 81,
according to reports received by Cen
eral Carranza.
Col Reyes, with six hundred men,
administered a decisive defeat to a
large force of federals at Salinas and
later also defeated force sent from
San Luis Potosi To reinforce the Sa-
linas garrison. The fighting at Salinas
lasted 2S hours. The federal loss was
46 privates and four officers Fourteen
federal officers were captured and eX-
ecuted, and 81 privates captured and
liberated. Among the officers was Col.
Chaves.
Col. Catoca, investing Zacatecas,
captured federal troop train, killing
sixty federals.
No Dealings With Huerta.
Washington June commenting
on dispatches from Mexico City repre-
senting Huerta as desiring the Consti-
tutionalists to enter mediation pro-
ceedings that MeXico's affairs might be
settled by MeXicans, Rafael Zubaran,
head of the Carranza agency here,
said:
The Constitutionalists have nothing
to mediate with Huerta. and can only
meet him at the point of the sword"
Ammunition for Rebels.
New York, June Five hundred
tons of ammunition ordered by the
Constitu,ionalists which arrived today
from Bridgeport, Conn. on the steam
er Naugatuck, will not be allowed to
leave this port. Although il was stat
ed at the custom house that no nstruc-
tiaus had been received from Washing
ton. officials declared it was probable
that any vessel bearing arms and am
murltlon consigned to either Mexican
faction would be refused clearance pa
pers.
Later the five hundred tons of am
munition was transferred To the Ward
liner Antilla. and no objection to the
Antilla's sailing was made when a
manifest was presented and clearance
papers asked.
Rebel Representation Unsettled.
Niagara Falls. June Still dead
locked over the question of the Com
stitutionalst representation at the
conference here. the Mexican and
american delegates We're awaiting
more information about the character
and ability of certain persons sug-
gested To compose the new provisional
government.
The American delegates have not
finished their discussion with the
mediators about the COnstitutionalists
and are awaiting more information
from Washington in this connection.
The indications today were that moth
ing definite would be resolved on Cod-
stitutionalst representation though
the mediators were reported to be
framing reply to the last Carran%a
note.
The statement from Durango giving
the Constitutionalist view of the
mediation conference is regarded here
as likely to delay rather than hurry
The negotiations. The statement IS
said to have served to show lack OF
Information by the Constitutionallsts
on some important points being treat
ed here. especially just what repre-
sentation in the new provisional gov
ernment the conference had intended
for them.
There is reason to believe that the
conference here has planned from the
hrst to give the Constitutionallsts
large share in the new provisional
government, but definite information
has been withheld until the view
points of Huerta and Washington
were obtained.
Upon receipt of dispatches from
Nashineton. following a cabinet meet
ing there, the America delegates re-
Puested "A conference with the media
tors this afternoon