Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1914.
MEXICO AND MExICANS
Miscellaneous Developments Bearing
Upon Troubled Conditions.

Miscellaneous Developments Bearing
Upon Troubled Conditions.
The United States transport Pralrle
left Philadelphia for Vera Cruz, Fri
day. taking 100000 rounds of ammu-
milton. 1000 sacks of mail. 20 marines
and $50 bluejackets.
Fourteen Federal volunteers were
executed at chihuahua, Tuesday OF
last week. They were part of band
who escaped after Villas victory at
Paredon.
General Carranza is reported as be-
ing determined to take Mexico city
within the next sixty days regardless
of outside suggestions or influences
He also plans to be elected president
as the outcome of a general election.
The Constitutionalists have captured
the towns of Guadalupe, Mercedes and
Grillo. suburbs of ZacateCaS. but were
met with desperate resistance ut La
Ruffa, one of the strongly fortlhed
hills near the town. The rebel com
mander is awaiting reinforcemehts
from Villa at TOrreOn, the reinforce
ments being delayed by heavy rains
and washouts along the National rall-
ways.
Governor Maytorena of the state Oh
Sonora. is beSieged i'll the executive
palace at HermOSillO. Dispatches Oh
Saturday night were to the erect thaI
the palace would be stOrmed within ~
hours by a force of 1000 rebels II the
governor refused to surrender. Ii ne
would surrender he was Onered
chance to escape to the United States
one hundred and eighteen officers,
4 rim
guished themselves by conspicuous
bravery and herOism at Vera Cruz,
have been commended by Secretary
Daniels and medals. gratuities ana
promotions are to be distributed among
them. Admiral Fletcher is to be pro
NOTED to the command OF the nrst ul-
vision of the Atlantic fleet.
A dispatch from Nogales, state OF
Sonora. is to the effect that citizens or
MaZatlan, are committing SUICIDE 10
escape starvation. There is no food III
the city fit to be eaten. Whole familles
have died from starvation while neigh
hors looked on in helplesSneSs. Ma
zatlan has been besieged by rebel sol,
diers under Gen. ObregOn for several
weeks.
General Carranza claims that the
ConstitutionaliSts have 100 men under
arms and also have 12O pieces of
field artillery, captured from the
Federals, and 1I5 machine guns TO-
gether with plenty of ammunition:
The mediation conference at Ma
CARA Falls has reached point where
il is necessary to select a suitable
man for provisional president The
United States representatives will
probably insist that the temporary
president shall be a Constitutionalist.
The representatives of Huerta are in
clined to select some one who is neu-
tral. one who has taken no active
part with either side. selection
that will please all sides and at the
same time be a man strong enough 10
pacify Mexico. is recognized as
very difficult proposition.
With every indication of peace, the
natriotic fervor of the FederalS con-
fronting American OutpoSts increases
writes q correspondent from vera
Cruz. Word of the signing of the first
protocol sent a flock of enthusiastic
reinforccments from Vera Cruz to the
camp of General Navarette. Four
hundred railway employees who have
been keeping out of sight have joined
Nayarette since the probability OF any
fighting became remote. Dehnlte
news of certain peace will send nan
the population of Vera Cruz to the
Federal trenches. There is great com
petition among the Federal officers for
the honor of confronting the invader
now that it has become evident that
there is little likelihood of invasion.
This furnishes a perfect alibi for not
fighting the rebels in the north. which
all are lodging. Fighting the rebels
has it's disadvantages, but confront
ing the invader will furnish political
ammunition for forty years. Mexico
City is crowded with generals who are
ostensibly in command at San Luis
Potosi. Cuernavaca and other threat
ened points, but find it necessary to
report personally to the capital when
ever an attack on their posts seems
imminent. Where the Federal out
posts were of the flimsiest character
Of defense when the Yankee advance
seemed probable, so as to make II
easy to get out of the way, news OF
approaching peace has started an
elaborate system Of permanent fortlh-
cations. trenches and gun mounting.
There is no doubt that when the last
American soldier sails away the Fed
erals will have the finest sort OF de-
Tense to which Generals Navarette and
Garcia Pena will point with pride ana
tell what would have happened had
the brutal invaders stepped one foot
toward Mexico City.