The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-05-07
ELIMINATE REBELS
FROM PEACE PLAN
MediatOrs Notify ,eaFranza InN-
tation Is Withdrawn.
HUERTA NAMES TWO AGENTS
Mexican Dictator Notifies Diplomats
Of observation-disclosures Again De-
mand That u. 8. Force Sur
render Water>Horks.

IuS peace proposals. Iney nave n0tl'
fed him that as, he has refused to
agree to an armistice the invitation to
him to join in the Mexican proceed.
ings is withdrawn and that he need not
send representative. AS Huerta has
limited his representatives to a con,
sideration of the Tampico incident, the
mediation plan appears to be practical
ly throttled
Vera Cruz, May 5s--All the field
pieces and rapid-fire guns on the Uni.
ted States warships in the Vera Cruz
harbor were taken ashore and parked
on Sandal wharf for distribution to
repel any attack which might be made
by the 10000 federals under Gen. Gus
tave Mas. l... ... ...,...., ..
Reconnoitering parties reported to
Brigadier General Frederick Funston,
the military governor, that there are
5000 Federals at Soladad, 5000 more
at Jalapa and force of 1900 at Ell
Palma. Jalapa and Ell Palma are on
the Interoceanic railway, respectively.
30 and So miles north of Vera Cruz.
Washington, May 5s---Secretarys, of
War Garrison took under considera-
ton at a conference with Major Gen
eral Wotherspoon, chief of staff, and
Major General Wood. plan for rush.
ing reinforcements to Vera Cruz IL
conditions become more alarming. a,.
The concentration of Mexican SOL
diers under federal General Mas.
fifteen miles from Vera Cruz, is looked
upon by army officials here as a
threatening move. The fact that
Huerta has agreed to mediation is not
interfering with the preparedness Of
the army in Vera Cruz for eventual
ties. ....
Huerta Selects Mediators.
D. Amelio Rabasa, the Mexican
jurist, and Augustine Cara Galindo.
under-secretary or Justice, have been
selected by General Huerta as dele.
gates to confer with the Latin-Ameri
can mediators. A third name will be
submitted later. This information
was submitted to Secretary OF State
Bryan by the South American media
tors. .,,
No American representatives have
been designated by the United States
as yet, Senior Naon, the Spanish am.
bassador, stated after the conference
with Secretary Bryan.
Rebels Refuse Truce With Federais.
Chihuahua, Mex, May 5.-General
Carranza will not permit his troops in
front OF Tampico to make a truce Of
any sort with the federal garrison de-
Tending the seaport. In reply to a
message from Gen. Luis Caballero.
commander of the constitutionalist
forces at Tampico, asking for advice
on, the truce asked by the federal COM
mander in the city, Carranza said:
do not enter into any truce under
any circumstances"
General Caballero did not say for
what reason the federals desired an
ermistice. He reported to Carranza
that the constitutionalist forces have
taken possession OF the waterworks
outside Of Tampico and that the water
supply of the town is completely cut
of. ,st ~-. ,aae
U. s. Soldiers Fired on by Mexicans.
Ell Paso, Tex, May 5.--Two troop
ers of the Twelfth cavalry patrolling
the border east Of Ell Paso were fired
on by three Mexicans on the other
side of the Rio Grsnde. The Ameri-
cans were not struck and did not re-
turn the fire.
Chihuahua, Mex, May 5.-The coz
stitutionalist commander at Cruz de
Piedra, Sonora, wired General Carran-
"a here that his wireless operator in
tercepted message from Chapultepec
castle, Mexico City. reporting that
General Huerta resigned and was fee.
ing from Mexico. The message. ac-
cording to the constitutionalist com
mander, was intended for Gen. Joaquin
Teller, federal commander at Quay
mas, Sonora. q "a ,e4 3. &C.
Demands U. s. Surrender Again.
Washington. May 5.--Another de-
mand by Mexican soldiers for surren.
der OF the waterworks just outside OF
Vera Cruz was reported by General
Funston. Mexicans retired and no
shots, were fred. Funston has asked
lot lHSLTuCilOHss 49, ".- sHEW a
~ Two Mexicans Are Hanged. ns4r
Vera Cruz, May 1.-Two Mexicans
were hanged by. soldiers of General
Mass because they were bringing milk
into the city to be sold to the Ameri
can troops. Details OF their execu-
tion were brought here by another
Mexican who succeeded In getting
through the federals with his sup
plies. He declared that at least twen-
ty other. men had been killed in the
last week by the federals because
they violated General Mas order to
bring no. supplies to Vera Cruz.
Huerta Preparing for War, y,
Confirmation of reports that Presi-
dent Huertaris preparing for war was
given by El Dictamen, Mexican
newspaper. It announced that Gem
erals Lasque and Lis. with 1900 fed
erals, we're marching To join General
Mayslette at Jayala. that Gen. Juygns