The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-07
Mutiny Begins When 800 Fed
erals Declare Intention of
Marching Into American
Lines and Quitting
DICTATOR'S ONLY ROUTE
OF FLIGHT CUT OFF
If Detection Spreads, He win
BE Unable to Flee From
Mexico City
BY WILLIAM @. SHEPHERD.

D4 WILLIAM u. 6hEPHEhO.
tStdf Correspondent United Press.l
VERA CRUZ. July Mexican fed
eral troops stationed six miles be-
yond the American lines are in a state
OF revolt. Senior Campero, the repre-
sentative OF Gen. CarranZa here. to-
day, declared that couriers have
reached him with information that
the mutiny is spreading like wildnre
and will reach the capital itself.
American officers believe Campero
is unduly optimistic as to the extent
OF the mutiny, but 300 federals sent
word to the constitutionalist repre-
sentative that they wished to surren-
der and declared they would march
into the AmericaL iihSs turning over
their arms and ammunition.
Gen, Funston was advised OF the
revolt In the federal lines during the
night. He issued orders to the out
posts TO be on the lookout for the
federals and not to fire upon them. n
they actually surrender they will
probably be treated In the same man
ner as the federal troops which re-
treated from 0jinaga and we're held
at Fort Bliss.
Reports OF the revolt in the fed.
eral camp astonished the American
officers here. The forces outside Vera
Cruz were supposed TO be picked
troops, selected TO guard the road to
Vera Cruz, which Is Huertas only
possible route OF flight
Campero last night, wired General
Carranza:
THE federals along the railroad to
the capital are shouting Viva Car
rama. and wish TO Join you. can
not leave the American lines. tonight,
but Will go out to the soldiers early
In the morning.
The 300 soldiers who started the
revolt created a wild scene in the
federal camp They openly proclaim.
ed their intention OF marching into
the American lines and LAYING down
their arms Campero declared that
word brought TO him by couriers was
that federal officers were finding II
difficult TO round up enough loyal
men to place the mutineers under
arrest.
TORREON. Coahuila. July DE
spite the serious nature OF the dead
lock in the conference here between
constitutionalist military leaders over
demands for removal of certain high
officials OF the provisional gov
ernment. Gen. Francisco villa today
expressed confidence that the new
differences would be smoothed over.
Delegates representing both Car
rama and Villa have complicated the
situation by these demands. IL was
announced today that the villa fac
tion had insisted on the removal from
Office Of Rafael Zubaran Capmany,
Carranza's minister OF gobernacion:
Alfredo Breceda. his private secre-
tary; Gen. Jacinto Treyino, his chief
OF staff, and lsidro Fabela, In charge
OF Carranzas department OF foreign
relations.
So far the Carranza delegates have
refused 60 entertain the demands.
Instead they have made counter de-
mands for the removal OF the follow
ing
Eusebio Calzado Villas director OF
railways Gen. Felipe Angeles. chief
OF his artillery; FREDERICK Gonzales
| Cara. his legal adviser: Col Rogue
Gonzales Cara, president OF the mill
I tary court. and Manuel Bonilla, one
Of the villa delegates in the confer
ence
| Another brigade OF Villas troops
was sent north. today, 10 recuperate
/ I'm the cooler climate OF the noun
tains OF the Parral district This
makes three brgades that have left
here Many soldiers who participate
Cd In the Zacatecas campaign are
suffering from typhoid and dysentery.
! Though few deaths have resulted.