The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
RELY ON REBELS
FOR SETTLEMENT
PRESIDENT AND BRYAN BELIEVE
THEY WILL DRIVE OUT HUERTA
MEDlATORS THEN TOSUBMlT PLAN
Villa Says He viii Have Taken Sal.
tiIio, rampico and San Luis Potosi
Within Ten Days and Then
On to Mexico City.


States is relying upon the rebels to
save the MeXican situation.
II was learned today that both Pres
ident Wilson and Secretary Bryan
believe that long before any accept.
able plan or mediation can be arrived
at the rebels will have driven Huerta
from power and will hold Mexico City.
Ii is believed that the mediators
can then submit a plan of action TO
the victors that will provide for a
new government in Mexico, legally
elected president and congress, and
strong support from without crushing
any rebellion until the new govern.
ment is established.
Because OF this fact the government
felt pleased when the mediators an.
nounced that their formal sessions
viii not begin until May Is in Niagara
Falls, Ontario, almost fortnight off.
Villa has assured George ID. Caro-.
theirs, representing the state depart.
ment with the rebels that he will
have possession of Saltillo, Tampico
and San Luis Potosi within the next
ten days. The occupation of these
cities would clinch the, hold of the
Iebels in the north. Ii would open two
direct routes to Mexico City so that
a speedy conquest of the capitol
would be possible. The one obsta.
Gle to this, however, may be a break
in the ranks of the rebels themselves
10 huerta to Skip?
Vera Cruz, May 6.-An unconfirmed
report is current here that quarters
had been held for several days on
board a foreign cruiser for some high
Mexican official coming down from
the federal capital. 1t was suggested
in some quarters that preparations
had been made for the coming OF Gen.
eral Huerta or General Banquet or
both.
There was a persistent rumor that
General Huerta was preparing to flee
and some close observers expressed
the belief that his recent solicitude
for the safe exit o. Americans from
Mexico was designed TO insure safe
conduct for himself in case of emery.
enCy.
Women SmuqgIe Cartridges.
FL Paso, May 6.-Because Mexican
girls crossing the border have been
smuggling cartridges in their cloth
ing female customs inspectors have
been appointed TO search every MeXi.
can woman crossing the bridge
Attack on SaltilIo.
TorreOn, May 6.-General Gonzales
has commenced the attack on Saltillo
and villa Is ready to leave for there
soon to take personal command OF
the assault.
Rebel Victory.
Nogales, Arizona, May "Details
OF decisive rebel victory over the
alg Of Ann
received today at the rebel headquart-
ers at Nogales Sonora. General OBJ.
ragCn OF the rebel forces telegraphed
of federals captured 1000 men, three
cannon, 1870 rifles and one million
rounds of ammunition.
Huerta Drinking Again.
Vera Cruz, May G.-;With revolt in
the capitol reported TO be threatened
against him and even the MeXicans
fleeing from the city to gain the pro-
lection of the American flag in Vera
Cruz, refugees here today say that
lluerta is drinking heavily. They say
that the promised protection of
Americans cannot be DEPENDED upon
and that the police themselves can
not be trusted. Ii is rlmored that
agents of Villa with the proposition
that they seize the capitol upon Vii
las approach thus preparing the way
for a triumphal entry. News of the
advances made to the police has
reached Huerta but he is afraid to at
tempt to disarm them. There was
another delay in the departure of five
hundred American refugees from
oh nd to h.
able that they will not reach here I'M
til Thursday. The military courts
are being kept busy here hearing the
cases of Americans against MeXicans.
Three Americans have also been tried
and deported.
Conference in Canada.
Washington, May g. Secretary
Bryan announced that Niagara Falls,
Canada, has been chosen az the city
where the mediation conferences Will
be held and that the conferences will
begin May Is.
Brigadier General Funston from
Vera Cruz has reported to the war de-
partment that increasingly large num-
bers of federal troops under General
Mas are being massed between Vera
Cruz and Mexico City 49,
Administration officials here frankly
fear an attack upon Vera Cruz-the
last attempt of Huerta to provoke In
vasion and unite Mexico against the
United States under his standard.
Should such an attack be made. 1t was
predicted here that General Funston
would be ordered to make an immedi-
ate advance. backed by marines and
bluejackets.
Fsdsrais Plant Mines.
Washington. May 6.--lnformation
came from Vera Cruz to the war de-
partmsnt that the Mexican federal