The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-07-13
War SITUATION
IN OLD MEXICO
HUERTA ELECTED.

w AS1lNGION, u. u, july o.
A general election which was held
throughout Mexico under the person
al direction of President Huerta and
his supporters, resulted in the cleo
ton of Huerta General Banquet
was elected vice-president
ELECTION IRREGULAR.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July g..
President Wilson refuses to believe
that the Mexican election, which
was held on Sunday, was regular,
and he has announced that he will
continue to refuse to recognize Huer-
ia as the accepted head Of the Next
can republic. The executive in
formed the various diplomats this
afternoon that, in spite of the cleo
ton, Huerta is not in the confidence
of the United States.
PEACE PLANS PROCEED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July g.
1t has been announced that the Mex
lean peace plans will be carried out
without waiting for the scheduled
conference between Generals Carran-
"a and Villa. 1t is understood here
that the rebel leaders have patched
up their differences and that they
are agreeable to the plan that has
already been outlined.
GETTING AWAY WITH THE CASH
VERA CRUZ, July 6.-President
Huerta's motherin-law, daughter and
two sons are expected here next
Saturday from the interior. They
are expected to leave for Havre i'm
mediately upon their arrival here,
and it is understood that they have
more than $4,0O0,0O0 between them,
which they are taking to France for
Huerta.
WILL PROTECT sPANIARDs.
TAMPICO, July THE American
authorities here have announced that
they will give protection to the
many Spania1ds who are arriving
from the interior. Several hundred
of the refugees have reached the
coast during the past several days,
and more are coming.
OUTPOsTs IN DANGER.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July T.
Advices received today from Gen
eral Funston state that there is the
probability that the American out
posts at Vera Cruz will be attacked
by federal troops which have broken
away from President Huerta. The
general states that the attack, should
there be one, will not be considered
as an overt act on the part of the
Mexican government, but simply as
mob violence, in which light it will
be treated. The attitude of the
Mexicans amounts practically to mu-
tiny, the federal commanders having
oil hnir
COMPACT RUMoRED.
VERA CRUZ, July There is
report in circulation here to the
effect that General Carranza and
President Huerta have entered into
some sort of compact. the nature
of which cannot be ascertained.
cARRANZA FEARS VILLA.
Ell PASO, Tex, July Tt is re-
ported here that General Carranza
will not enter into any agreement
with President Huerta because of
his fear that Villa will disapprove.
Should he enter into compact.
General Carranza would not have a
supporter in Northern Mexico.
TO APPROVE PROTOCOL.
MEXICO CITY, July Sit is cur
rently reported here this afternoon
that the peace protocol. which was
framed by the mediators at Niagara
Falls, and approved by the represen-
tatives of the Huerta government
and the United States. will be sub
mitted to the senate tonight. It is
understood that Huerta will appear
personally before the lawmakers to
urge the acceptance of the agree
ment. and It's approval is regarded
as a foregone conclusion. inasmuch
as the dictator is in full control OF
both branches of congress.