Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-11-05
WILSON TO BREAK
HUERTAS POWER
President Said to Be Planning
Invasion of Mexico.
MOVE HINGES ON DICTATOR
Army Ready fer Action and Giant
Fleet Also Remains Within Reach
OF Wireless for Possible Action
PIotters to Be Arrested.

New York, Nov. "a special tele-
gram from Washington to the New
York World says:
That President Wilson will demand
the elimination of Huerta aid his fol-
lowers under penalty of intervention
by the United States in Mexico is re-
ported here. Activities in army and
navy circles are said to indicate the
truth of this report.
within the last three days orders
have gone forth from the Office of the
chief of the Quartermaster's corps to
have trains and vessels ready. The Of
Ulcers in command of the army trans
ports at Galveston have been ordered
TO stock up with provisions and coal.
Ready to Take Vera Cruz.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, command
ang the American warships at Vera
Cruz, has reported to the general
board of the navy that he could take
Vera Cruz in six hours, land marines
and control the railroad between Vera
Cruz and Mexico City.
With the arrival of the second di-
vision of the Atlantic fleet at Vera
Cruz Tuesday, the United States will
have seven battleships and two gun
boats there. On the west coast there
ARE three armored cruisers. Each war
ship at Vera Cruz has 500 seamen and
100 marines aboard.
'RumOrs were current that Presi-
dent Wilson would make known his
new Mexican policy in a message to
congress. Some asserted this mes
sage would tell of the revolutions that
have torn Mexico for three years and
the failure of the presidents efforts
to end the war by suasion, and a call
on congress for. support in the landing
of marines and troops as police
gOrce."
Carranza to Ask Recognition.
Nogales, Sonora, Nov 3.-Gen. We
MUSTANG Carranza, leader of the Next
can constitutionalists, announced that
ne would make a formal appeal to
Washington for recognition of the bel
ugerecy Of his forces. He arrived at
Nogales on a special train from Her
mosillo, capital of Sonora.
1t was said Carranza came to No
gales to meet an envoy Of President
Wilson today, but the truth appears to
be that he and his chief military adj
~Visers gathered to frame an appeal to
Secretary Bryan for American recog-
nitiOn through Henry Allen Upper. an
officer of the International Peace
Forum who had visited Carranza at
Hermosillo.
A strong message, promising peace
soon if recognition was granted, was
sent to Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Upper, how
ever, denied he was President Will
sons envoy.
Rebel Envoy May See Wilson.
Washington, Nov 3-Roberto V.
Pesqueira, until recently a member of
the Mexican congress but not identi,
fed with the constitutionalist cause,
arrived in Washington on a special
EMISSION as representative of General
Carranza, chief of the revolutionists.
1t is understood he brought a state
ment of the purposes of the Carranza
forces to be submitted to President
Wilson.
Mrs. Lind came in for a good deal
OF criticism for what was construed as
her exceedingly undiplomatic" act in
siding two refugee deputies of the
Vera Cruz assembly to escape on the
steamship MORO Castle.
Admits Huerta Ruled Election.
City Of Mexico, Nov. Bel Pals, the
nearest approach to an independent
newspaper in Mexico City, admits
Ghere was government influence in last
Sundays elections
Huerta to Jail Alleged PIotters.
Vera Cruz, Nov. 3.-There is an I'M
e1ereurrent OF excitement in this port
and the indications are that there will
ne some sensational arrests today 1t
IS again limited that the government
has knowledge that certain prominent
gcen were involved in a plot to over
brow the present regime and that
Ghese will be taken into custody.