The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-05
Former U. S. Military Attache at
Mexico City Tells Of Dispo-
sitIon of Forces
COUNTRY IS With REBELS
Attack on Capital by Revolution
lists Believed to Be Many
Months Away

A. Burnside, formerly military at
tache at Mexico City and now intel
ligencc officer of Brig. Gen. Funston's
force, has submitted a memorandum
on the strength and disposition of
Huerta's troops and summarizing the
territorial division between the Fed
erals and the Constitutionalists, He
estimates the total number of Huer
ta's forces, including police, students
and civil service employees, at 10000.
The memorandum says that the es-
Inmates are liberal, although the
newspapers controlled by the Huerta
administration are claiming consider
ably more.
As to the Constitutionalists. the
note says: Practically the entire
country is in sympathy with the re-
volution and the pacihed condition in
many places is due to intimidation or
indifference. For the purpose of rob
berry and the appropriation of prop
erty, probably 10000 armed men
claim to be revohtionists. However,
the armed revolutionists. having an
organization and being actually under
fair control of their leaders, are esti-
mated at about 10000"
$4,000 Troops In Capital.
OF the Huerta forces, the report
says that about 5000 are scattered
along the railroads between Vera
Cruz and the capital. and that the
garrison at Mexico City numbers 49,
600, including students and govern
ment employees. The estimate Is made
of only 5000 regulars in the capital.
The strongest Federal garrsons,
5000 each, are at San Luis Potosi and
kguas Calientes, with 5000 at Quay
mas
Referring to the situation at Tam |
pico and Tuxpan, now in Constitu-
tionalist hands, the memorandum |
states that the officers there are de-
ceiving the men i'm the ranks regard |
ing Vera Cruz, declaring that that |
city is held by the followers of Car
rama. To the direct question as to |
whether this was being done, the rebel |
officers replied:
"Yes. At the present time ii is not |
convenient to let the men know that
Vera Cruz is i'm the hands of the
Americans"
Capital Attack Not Near
The memorandum states that little I
military activity or efficiency can be
expected from the Constitutionalists
at Tampico and TuXpan, because
they are not led as ably as those di-
rectly under villa.
According to the reports received,
Guaymas. Mazatian, San Luis Potosi
and Zacatecas are the only Federal
garrisons north of the twenty second
parallel. They merely hold the towns,
controlling little of the surrounding
territory. The routed garrisons of
Torreon. Saltillo, Monterey and Tam
pico are believed to be concentrating
nj San Luis Potosi.
"Outside of holding the points men
toned" the memorandum continues,
There can be no basis for the claim
of Federal control north of the TWEEN
ty-second parallel"
Capt. burnside points out that ii is
improbable that any sweeping gener-
nj advance of the Constitutionalists on
Mexico City will be made soon. Dis
cussing the probable next moments
of Villas troops on the Capital, Capt
Burnside says there is no possibility
for the success of that camgaign for
many months.
With the arrival at Mexico City OF
the arms and ammunition landed
from the German steamers Bavaria
and Ypiranga, and with the receipt of
the news that another consignment of
arms had been disembarked on the
West coast there is said to have been
frank display of optimism at the
national palace and among President
Huerta's followers both officials and
civilians.
Tampico Still Open Port
Washington, June 5.--The situation
confronting Washington. with refer
ence to the shipments Of arms to the
Constitutionalists at Tampico, contin-
ued today the absorbing subject of de-
liberation in official quarters. Bryan
reiterated that Tampico was still an
open port. notwithstanding that sew
eral ships are enroute there with arms
for the Constitutionalists.
Admiral Howard reported fighting
about Mazatlan continues and that the
federal Notifications are badly dam
aged. Reports of forced loans con-
tinue
SiIlin,an Confirms Federal Raid.
Washington, June 5.--Vice Counsel
Silliman at Saltillo conferred with
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