New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-08
Soldiers Near Vera Cruz
Revolt and Americans
Are Warned.
FUNSTON PREPARES
TO MEET ATTACKS
u. S. Outpost GarrisOns Ordered
10 Act Only on Defensive
if Trouble Starts.

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Washington. July THE American
ohtposts at Vera Cruz arc In danger Of
ar attack from Mexican soldiers. &C
cording 20 report received at the War
pcpartmcu, from General Funston, but
Indications arc that there viii be no
serious Affair. There are rumors. how
cycr. that Hucrta viii force trouble
with the United States troops rather
than permit Mexico City 20 fall into
the hands Of the rebels.
General Funs.on's reports tell Of
r.utiny Of Hucrta's troops outside Vera
Cruz and Of lighting between the mu-
tineors and the soldiers who remain
loyal. Constitutionalists in Vera Graz
applied 90 General Funston tor passes
through tne American lines 10 10 out
and direct the mutiny, but were re-
tuscd. General Funston maintaining
neutral attitude.
General Fun ton reported yesterday
that the commander OF the Nc%can
tcrccs reported that part o. mas ,orces
had mutinIcd and that the. might at
t7cN the American Oulposts. Genera.
Funston ordered enc American troops
nor 90 con slider thc movement as on at
taos end TO oct only or the defensive.
Two more reports to-day from runs
q. said that there had been 20 Incl
dents r,Do~tcd from the outpos-s. Tie
usual morn n- train 10 Tcmb.adcras,
whore trains from Vera Cruz Tor Ac--
100 City proceed. arrived al is ocsuna--
-.o~ without incident. The general
stdoG that there was lighting between
Federal troops and mutineers and that
,re Fcderals were estimated al l,oOO
ner. probably an exa ggerauon.
still Waiting on Carranza.
Washington Is still awaiting General
CarranZa's answer 20 the proposal thA'
lo send delegate 20 take part IN con
t.rorcos with the Hucrta mediation
ocreratcs on the internal difficulties OF
Ncxi-o. Il Is suspected tha, nc is un-
.-.t-nr 20 decide until be has reached
.r understanding with Villa.
NANNY here believe Carran1c does not
intend 90 take part ln the proposed con-
+-~-rcc.. hut u.s. pCstpoulnS q oohnite
g.. .rer while trying 70 whip Villa mao
Inc SO that he can proceed against
Nc.-co CITY. II Carrsn1a reaches an
r,-tcr- .andinc with Villa. wnich al
-rc moment seems probable. he might
..- chat conference with the
rr-.-t- .+as would be useless. as he cN-
,er.cd soon 70 drive Hucrta out o.
N-.ico City.
An a@cn. OF Villa here said he had
-r-o-rsm direct rom Villa saying that
tie difficulties with Carranza we're nc
ny adjusted. The telegram IS sara 10
i.r- stated that the difficulty aoouI
General Angeles would be arranged
efactorlly. ,..,,. -..ll
q inmate De Ia Cara one OF MS cio'esc
.l.,sors = Carranza will get ria OF
,.,fscI Zybs.an and Lu4s Cabrera, now
rcorcsentinG him IN this country.
Minister Naon Hopeful.
.ti.5 f., not been for the differences
...-.-- .,o.e between General Carran-
-. and General villa" said Nh. Naon.,
,bo Argentine Minister. to-ncht' !
.-.-L ri. whole Mexican situal on
,-.~b, have been settled before tnls.
MIS- tho troubles -6f the Constituton-
.r,.ts .qttled. think that Vc wall near
encouraging news from General Naf-
rama soon.
Vera Cruz. July !. The cN,en' OF
.bo revolt among Huerta s troop7
..-t..,,.,.,, n headquarters here TO-DAY.
bl- II WAS believed that ~
or'v 2 small portion Of the McN-cah
forco IN front Of tho American llhes.
colonel luna, OF The Ne"lcans' go
clo-o enough 20 p fleeing outpost 20
the southwest OF TcJcua TINS mo hIi-
IN warrant him 'u attacking tho nn-
-incers. but instead of stopping 10 re-
si.. .br doserters replied 10 their pur-
suo-. only with a scattering fire.
Captain Agu ar and 'wo leutenan''
led a muti1ous infantry post Of sl>'l
mon. Thev mad been In commuinn'
,s-io, wi.h BODY o. Cons;ituuonaIis
ICONS estimated a. 1000 men, VINO
worked their way along the lines Of
.tc Americans and Ne@cans until near
TejerIa.
The outpost sent ar cmissa.ry 20 TO
.sv tho Constltut onahsts that zap
am Aru;lar va ready 70 DO ms part:
-bo csptain then seized the mounts OF
enc Rural Guard and all the ammuni-
ton IN the vicinity.
Another report that General huerta
Va ready 70 resign and had sun
,ooocd General Garcia Icaa - the
r.n..al from Cordoba 10 uccccd MN
va brought here to-day by ono whose
r,Iatious with the foreign legations
n Werico City are close. re sald mat
H. 5,,1o-oa.ic circles y was accepted
=. .~uo tbot Huerta was prepared 20
,,.gn 4 train 20 take Pena 70 Mexico
90 had been made up - CORDOBA
- 81. re,,,..r. loft for Vera Cruz.