The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-09
High Tension at Washington With
War Department Center Of Inter
est-More Orders Expected
MAY CALL OUT MILITIA
Governors of States Along Border
Asked as To Readiness Huerta
Still Claims Armistice Breach

from washington, the fourth and
sixth brigades of the United States
army at Texas City are ready to en-
bark for Mexico at a moments, no.
tice. The troops are ready to aboard
transports as quickly as orders are
received. Three steamships, char
tered late yesterday, will be used as
transports and carriers of army sup
plies. 1t is reported tonight that
certain railroads have been asked by
the war department to keep them
selves in readiness to handle a large
number of troops on short notice.
Ships May, Land ne :.
Washington, May 9,-Hhe> navy
department said late last night that
the United States warships would
not prevent the landing of NUM-
tons for the Huerta government at
Puerto, Mexico. -
Late last night the South <Ameri-
can mediators were notified that the
Mexican delegates would leave Mex
leo City tomorrow for Niagara Falls,
via Vera Cruz and Key West.
At High Tension
High tension marked the Mexican
situation, both on the military and
diplomatic side, today. -.
The war department was the
chief center of activity; and while
there was no authoritative state
ment made beyond Secretary Gar
rison's formal reply, that mo: or
ders for; additional troops had been
sent" it became known that the
plan of sending additional troops to
Vera Cruz will probably be carried
out. -.
This step will not be intended in
any way as. an aggressive measure,
but as a resemble precaution to sup
port the force already there in case
of an untoward event, which is con-
sidered as an eventuaiity, but not
imminent.
Of equally serious import was the
report that. two German merchant
ships were about to arrive at Puerto
Mexico, with large supplies of arms
and ammunition for Huerta. 1T is
realized, if this is true, that this will
present an incident similar to the
arrival of the Ypiranga at Vera
Cruz with her cargo of munitions,
which led Immediately to the Am
erican occupation of that port
No Reply to Huerta.
Huertas protest to the mediators
that the United States had broken
the armistice by landing additional
troops at. Vera Crux was considered
by the cabinet, and later. Secretary
Bryan announced that there was no
reply to this to give, only: he Stated
that no aggressive steps had been
taken by the United States forces
and nothing done in violation of the
suspension of hostilities:.1 49,: .
!: The mediators took the view that
the question:: raised :1by Huerta re-
:. ;arding the armistiee could he clear
: ed away and Huerta :ibe <eonvinced
that the United tsates had not: vic;
. lated the armistice. :: 49,. =
j After the cabinet. meeting it; was
: said that that the: matter. of troop
!: !. liaoy ements, as previously, was left
;: to the war departna ent but: there is
:. little doubt regarding sending. addi-
tional forces, wholly: for: precauticn-
airy. purposes, 1t: also became known
. that inquiries: have been made Of: the
:. governors of states to@aascertain; the
condition of 5th g ma ional guards. ani
how soon, they could be- prepared fol
active service, if required. This
again, is a precautionary measure.
-. The decision. of. the: number: O.
. troops to, be given to- General -Fnns
ton is left, lit is understood, to tht
judgement Of the general staff. Gar
risot said that; as yet. on orders ha'
been issued for the movement, bu
: tits known, >authoritatively, tina
-. contracts were closed .eharterinl
several merchant vessels, Wiithin /.
day or two and formal orders be is
sued =. ;. .-s ~ Il q IS
:: = The fact that: high. 6fficefs of tn,
army recommending sen ding at leas
from fifty thousand to sixty thou
sand men to Vera Cruz; in prepare
~ationr~e..for eventuaiities;; becam
known. .s1 M 51 Il, S.
Regarding the American represen
j tatives ito the mediation conference
it became known that Justice Lama
of the United States supreme SQUIRT
and Newton Barker Of Cleveland
will be the two. of the men probabl
to be named.
American; Troops Reviewed.
81 Paso, May,9.-F Five thousand Uni
ed States troops quartered here an
at Fort Bliss passed in review abefor
Brigadier General Pershing in whs