Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-08-27
MORE j. s. TROOPS
FOR MEXICAN LINE
President Lets Arms Be Sent to
Huerta.
PLAN TO KEEP OUT REBELS
Wilson to Enlarge Guard by $4,000
at Border-Madero Adherent Slain
For Alleged Plotting Against
Provisional President.

Washington, Aug 25-Plans for
the concentration of probably $4,000
American soldiers near the Mexican
border became public. At the same
time it was disclosed that President
Wilson had granted permission for the
expectation of 1000 rifles and $4,000
cartridges from the United States to
the Huerta government of Mexico and
that Great Britain, France and Japan
were trying to influence Huerta's ad-
ministration to accept the proposals
of President Wilson for a settlement
of the Mexican revolution.
Although no orders have been is
sued plans of the army have been
fully developed largely to increase
the maneuver division under General
Carter, who has 1000 men now.
These plans contemplate large drafts
on the eastern and western depart
ments, probably aggregating $4,000
men.
Plan to Keep Out Rebels.
Augmentation of the force under
General Carter was considered in
view of the fact that only three
American soldiers to the mile are
available now for the protection of
the Mexican-American line, and the
additional fact that quantities of arms
and ammunition are being struggled
across the boundary.
Besides, the possibility that as a
result of the federal troops in Mexico
the numerous constitutionalist bands
in Mexico might be tempted to cross
into Texas and Arizona was taken in
to consideration.
The augmented force of General
Carter, it was pointed out, could be
used as a unit for a successful expe-
dictionary force if such should be
found necessary.
Wilson Allows Arms Shipments.
President Wilson's permission to
let arms go into Mexico was the first
granted since June 25, although many
applications had been denied. 1t was
declared that the government had not
changed it's policy toward the Huerta
regime, but that the neutrality procla-
nation allowed the president to au-
thorize shipments of arms at his dis
erection.
Unofficially it was said the United
States was not averse to having the
Huerta garrison at Juarez we'll armed
to discourage battles near the border.
Madero Adherent Slain.
City of Mexico, Aug. 25.-Serapio
Rendon, a member of the chamber of
deputies, was executed by a firing
squad at Atzcapotzalco, suburb. He
was an adherent of Madero and was
accused of plotting to assassinate
Huerta. Deputy Bordes Mangel was
shot dead two days previously by sol
diers at the same spot.
Orozco Seeks to Avenge Father.
Pascual Orozco, Jr., who recently
was advanced to the rank of general
of brigade in the Mexican army for
service to the Huerta government,
has asked for permission to return
from northern Mexico, where he has
been fighting, and to go to Morelos or
Guerrero to avenge the death of his
father, Col. Pascual OroZco, ST., who
was shot by the rebel leader, Zapata,
when the latter was forced by federal
troops to evacuate Huautla in the
state of Guerrero.
Milwaukee Man Slain in Mexico.
Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 25-A report
that Robert Rudolph, former alder
man of the Eleventh ward and for
many years well known politician in
Milwaukee, was shot and killed during
battle in Mexico, has been received
in Milwaukee. Rudolph was a mem
Der of the Mexican rebel army and
was fighting under the name of Rob
ert Lincoln.
Rudolph, who was involved in con-
siderable trouble at the end of his
career as an alderman, was indicted
and imprisoned for grating, and later
obtained employment as a cigar sales
man, disappeared from Milwaukee two
years ago, leaving his wife and four
children here.