Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-04-17

Villas rebels have defeated the COM
btned federal army In nine days bat
tie which Is reported to have been
the hardest fought of the whole war.
It took place 40 miles east of Torreon.
The total casualties are unknown. An
official report from Villa places the
number of federal losses at 5000. This
is thought to have been an error. 9th
or reports place the combined federal
losses at $500.
Mexico City, April 15.-Optimism
prevails in official circles. 1t is
stated on high authority that Presi-
dent Huerta believes the difficulties
Of the nation are rapidly approach
ing solution by which all elements
win be united General Huerta
showed little concern when the news
reached the palace that President Will
son had ordered more American bat
tleships to Tampico to compel the fed
eral government to salute the United
States flag. 1t is known that the Mexi-
can president regards the apology he
has already made as ample.
Washington, April 15.-At long
cabinet meeting President Wilson and
his advisers reached a decision that
the policy. Of "watchful waiting" must
be abandoned for more drastic mode
of dealing with President Huerta AS
q basis for the coming change of pol
icy, orders were sent to Rear Ad-
miral Charles j. Badger, commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, now at
Hampton roads, to proceed with the
vessels under his command at once to
Tampico.
Virtually all other naval vessels on
the Atlantic coast or in the West
Indies were either ordered to Tampico
or directed to hold themselves in
readiness.
The idea of sending such great
feet to Tampico was first to compel
the Huerta government to salute the
American flag as an apology for the
arrest of American bluejackets.
Machine Guns in Capital.
Eighty United States marines with
machine guns are secretly in Mexico
City in plain clothes, prepared to lead
In the defense of the American colony
If the aggressive measures by the
United States government should pre-
cipitate retaliatory action.
Rear Admiral Mayo reported this
message to the navy department:
'sThe attack of the constitutionalists
ON Tampico is undoubtedly over and
the refugees who we're taken on board
batt1eships at Tampico are now being
landed.
No UItimatum Time.
No ulttmatum was issued, that is,
no specified time was set within which
the Huerta government must comply,
but the naval demonstration was or
dered as a concrete evidence of the
fixed determination of the United
States to back up Rear Admiral
Mayo's demand for a salute.
Badger to Have $1,000 Men.
Rear Admiral Badgers force at
Tampico, not including vessels that
ara held in readiness, although not
actually ordered to the scene, will con-
sist of IL great battleships with many
cruisers and auxiliary craft, carrying
In all about fifteen thousand men.
Huerta Says Sailors Erred.
The decision to send the fleet was
reached after the president and Sec
rotary Bryan had conferred for an
hour with John Lind, personal repre-
sentative of the president in Mexico,
and after a two-hour cabinet meeting,
during which dispatches from Charge
Shaughnessy revealed that the
Huerta government disputed the right
OF American bluejackets to be ashore
at Tampico and contended that its re-
cent public statement of apology was
ample Immediately after the cabinet
meeting adjourned Secretary Daniels
issued his order to the Atlantic feet.
Wireless messages flashed up and
down the Atlantic coast to put the
Neet under steam for Tampico 1t