The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-14
NLLMEXICAR POLICE
REvolUTioNsTs ROUND UP 81
OFFICERS AND TORTURE
THEM TO DEATH.
TORN BODIES ARE HANGED
President Wilson TO Act In Republic
Soon n May Recognize Belliper.
ency OF General Carranxa-Huerta
P.otters Arrested.

San Luis Potosi. Mexico. Nov. l.
Forty-seven members OF q squad or 90
mounted police, who were sent to pro-
tect a ranch west OF here were cap
tured. tortured and put TO death by
a band OF 600 rebels. The three sur.
vivors reached here with the story
the outrage and q force of federal sol
diers with rapid fire guns were ser
against the insurgents. Terrific bar
barities were inflicted upon the cap
tured policemen.
Oiaz on Way to Havana.
Vera Cruz. Mex. Nov. 1.-Gen. Fe-
Liz Diaz and his two companions put
to sea on board the United States
battleship Michigan. to which they
had been transferred by Rear Ad-
miral Fletcher from the flagship Lou
isiana- The cours of the Michigan
was laid for Havana
No public announcement of the de-
parture Of the fugitives was made and
friends Of General Diaz on shore were
unaware that he had gone.
Two German ~warships, the Martha
and the Bremen. are now in this port.
the Bremen having just arrived from
st. Thomas.
Wilson to Act In Mexico.
Washington. Nov 1.-Strong evil
dence that President Wilson is plan
ming immediate and f~orceful action
against General Huerta. the Mexican
dictator, was given here when he took
up the question of recognizing the
a long conference al the White House
with Acting Secretary OF State Moore
regarding the legal aspects of the sit
uation. 1t is understood that the rec
ognition of the belligerency of General
Carranza was tentatively approved.
1t Is said that one of the vital fea-
lures Of the presidents new policy
toward Mexico will be the support of
the constitutionalist cause by the
United States government in the same
vigorous fashion that former Secre-
tary OF State Knox encouraged the
anti-Zelaya movement in Nicaragua
Huerta Will Not Resign.
Mexico City, Nov. 1.-"victoriano
Huerta will reject any demand by
President Wilson that he resign his
post as president of Mexico. General
Huerta is the legal president of the
republic"
This declaration of Huerta's firm
stand in defiance of the wishes of the
United States government was made
nv q Nnvioon ofioiol foIl,uo~ xLoSv
receipt of dispatches from Washing
saying that the American admins
tration was going to serve a formal
demand upon Huerta to retire.
b internal situation in Mexico is
becoming more serious daily. Govern
employees are on the verge of
mutiny because they are unable to get
any pay.
1t is reported that the Banco Ma
was asked for a loan by the
government. but refused it, saying
the French board had given or
ders to advance no more money. This
that France will exert finan-
cial pressure to force the retirement
Of Huerta.
Arrests of supporters of Felix D;az
Masses Mexican Troops on Border.
Laredo, Tex, Nov. 1.-The Mexican
government is massing heavy bodies
of troops along the border. An army
Of 600 Mexican federals has been COL
lected at Neuvo Laredo, across the
Rio Grande. and within "a hours 1000
more government troops will have ar
These reinforcements, togeth-
with the regular force in the garri-
will bring the troops at Neuvo
up to 5000 A detachment
may be sent to the relief of Monterey.
which is under siege by insurgents.
Bare Plan to Kill Huerta.
Mexico City. Oct 31.-The capital
city was thrown into a frenzy of ex-
element by the arrest of several poll
who are accused of plotting to
assassinate President Huerta.
Two women disclosed the plot. and
The police. under orders from Presi-
dent Huerta, are searching the city
Tor other evidence against the prison
ers who. if found guilty. will be shot
Huerta's soldiers.
The women accused several men
who. they say. offered them $500 to in
luce General Huerta to visit them so
hat the plotters could have an oppor-
unity of assassinating him
The women asserted that they had
TO participate in the conspir
lcy.