The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-25
TWO EXPEDITIONS PLANNED TO T AXE
 MEXICAN CAPITOL
War Departmenf Prepares For
 Simultaneous Advance From East and North.

Washing ton. April 3 25-The War College, which is the Army board Of strategy. has mapped out plans of campaign for the investment of Mex, leo City and the capture of Huerta. These plans have been submitted to the General Staff and have receiv- ed favorable consideration. !
 Two powerful expeditfons into th } heart of Mexico are involved in the will leave Vera Cruz and the other will be showed southward from Juarez Tor some other Texas border town More than 50.000 volunteers are re- garded as necessary to help the regu- lar army and thee marines to take Mexico City and make Huerta pris- loner of war. The investment of Mexico.City from Vera Cruz involves the use of aero planes, the artillery arm of the caHal- ny and of the infantry forces.
 WILL FOLLOW RAILROAD The army to be nobilized at Vera. Cruz is to proceed through the mounk tains to Mexico City by the route of the present line of the Mexican Cen tral railroad If this line can be maintained the troops are to be nov ed over it. If not, they are to proceed along the highway, which pierces the mountain gofges and finally ends at
  The siege guns are to. be- thrown ahead and a way cleared AeropIanes are to be Used to mark the presence of sharpshooters and forHncations Of the Federalists. These machines also are to carry bombs with which to dislodge any enemy who may be in the mountain passes
 Following the heavy field artillery will come the light artillery. In the wake of this will be the. infantry The cavalry will be used by the field artillery to- aid in clearing the path: The line from Vera Cruz to the rear of the invading army is to be pro- tected by the marines and the sailors from the ships. This will be kept open to provide supplies from the ] and free comm unication from the in terior.
 EXPEDITIONS FROM NORTH
 The second expedftionary force l will start from the snorthern border and will penetrate Mexico over what 1 IS described as the plateau route This route lies between the two ranges of mountains and extends from the frontier to Yucatan. This force will push ahead through the Constitutiona5ists lines if neces- sary to Mexico City and will form a junction there with the invading army from the coast.
 
 the surrender of the city. and the per sonaI surrender of Huerta.
 VOLUNTEERS TosGUARD BORDER This in a general way is the cam pafgn plan as it now stands. It may be altered somewhat. All such plans that are merely on paper are altered when the armies get intq the field but unless the President xetoes the scheme Huerta will be proceeded against from two sides and his fate is obviously a@fpregone conclusion.
 In order to make up the expedi- Tion that goes from the northern base the volunteers will be ordered for the most part to Texas. Those not1 sent along with the regulars will De left behind to guard the border against raiding parties and to maintain a line of communication for the invading force
 The use of aeroplanes in this cam baign will be the first time they have been used in war on 1thiss continent, and the greatest interest centers in their Availability and their usefulness as may be demonstrated by the inva- sion Of Mexico and the siege of the capital