Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-11-07
UiTlMATUM IS
SENT TO nUERTA.

garded as one In WHICH nC VIII
be forced TO give one OF two
answers.
Refuse point blank to comply
with the demand, or eliminate
himself.
He may hand Americans diplo'
matte representative his pass
ports.
The ultimatum was presented
Sunday, but Huerta has present
ed no answer.
It is not believed by those init
mate with him that he will elimi'
nate himself.
Official Mexico believes that
Washington favors the revolu'
tionary cause.
Huerta held conference last
night with the diplomatic corps
brit its purpose was not revealed
Mexico City, Nov. 3.-Pres'-
dent Huerta has been told IL
must resign the Presidency Of
Mexico without loss of time and
that he must not leave as his sue
cessor Gen. Aureliano Banquet,
his Minister of War, or any other
member of his official family or
of the unofficial coterie whom he
might be expected to control.
This ultimatum from WASH
ington was conveyed to President
Huerta through his private sec
rotary, Senot Rabago, by Nelson
O'Shaughessy, the American
charge d'affairs, acting under in
structlons from the State Depart
ment.
NOTE PRESENTED SUNDAY.
Senior Rabago presented the
m .morandum to his chief late
Sunday, but up to this evening
President Huerta had returned
NJ answer and. as far as could
b. learned, had guarded its con-
tents from almost all of his
official and intimate counsellors.
Those who learned of the
Washington note regard Gen.
Huerta's position as one in which
he will be forced to give one of
two answers, refusal point blank
to comply with the demand. pos
sibly going so far as to hand the
diplomatic representative his
passports, or the elimination of
himself officially.
NOT EXPECTED TO RESIGN.
Those most intimate with the
President insist that the latter
course will not be taken, for
many reasons, chief among which
is that such action would be
tantamount to submission to the
rebels. Official Mexico is no
longer in doubt that the WASH
ington Administration favors the
rebel cause and is Convinced that
this is the means adopted by
President Wilson and Secretary
Bryan to assist Carranza to win.
DIPLOMATIC CORPS AT PALACE.
General Huerta summoned to
the national palace tonight the
diplomatic corps, but for VIII. t
purpose was not revealed. Three
of the Ministers. those of Ger
many, Norway and Russia, were
absent. They have been in Vera
Cruz, where they vert in con-
ference with President Wilson $
representative. John Lind, who
is understood to be fully CONVEX
SAINT with the latest representa-
tions from Washington.
CHANGES IN MILITARY SITUATION.
Changes in military situation
throughout the country today i. :
cluded. according to report, the
advance of the rebels to attack
Zacatecas, but the Government
believes that the garrison there
is sufficiently strong to resist an
attack successfully.
Queratra. capital of the State
of the same name. on the main
line of the National Railway
south OF San Luis Potosi, is su :
rounded by rebels and practically
in state of siege.
North of San Luis Potosi
new method has been adopted by
the rebels to prevent the opera-
ton of trains. Placards address
ed to railroad employees have
been posted notifying them the,
will he hanged if they attemp
% run the trains. As a result
he men are refusing to take out
he trains.
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