The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-14
HUERTA PLANS
FINAL BATTLE
FOrtifying Puebla to Resist
Advance OF Rebels.
WANTS TO WIN GLORY
Knowing He Cannot Prevent Fall OF
Capital Provisional President De.
cides Not to Give Up Without Strug.
ele--Strength - Army Exaggerated.

cides Not to Give Up Without strue
ee--Strength - Army Exaggerated
Washington, May 14.-That General
Huerta, preparing for a crisis in his
dictatorship, has long been. planning
to leave Mexico City with his troops
and make last stand at Puebla, mid
way between Mexico City and Vera
Cruz, was understood to have been
told President Wilson by Nelson
'Shaughnessy,. former charge of the
American embassy in the Mexican cap.
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The president it is said, was in
formed that Huerta had picked Pueb-
la for his last refuge in case rebel
assailants got too close to Mexico
City and that late developments in
the revolution had caused him already
to begin fortifying and provisioning
Puebla.
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy is said to have
told the president that Huerta had no
intention of resigning, but that the
Mexican dictator realized that his re-
gime could not stand long. At Puebla,
according to plans said to have been
determined upon some months ago, he
would fight rather than consent to
elimination.
Wants to Win Glory.
Realizing that he eventually must
be deposeG Huerta, it is said, desires
to acquire as much glory as possible,
before the inevitable happens.
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy is said further
to have told the president that the
number of troops which Huerta has at
his command is greatly exaggerated,
and that, as a matter of fact, they
number 1000 to 5000 men. Zapata )r
Villa would have little difficulty in
taking the city is understood to be
the view Mr.. O'Shaughnessy expressed
His information is along the line
of other reports reaching the gov
ernment within the last few week ;
Further information from the
sources is that Huerta has been ship
ping gold abroad in contemplation oi
his ultimate exile.
From Vera Cruz comes information
that there exists a vague apprehen
sion of important developments a.
the capital This is not traceable tt
any specific information and in ne
quarter is there to be found tangible
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ory. staff officers and many ava.
from headquarters, however, appear
convinced that Huerta must face ;
crisis within few days.
Unrest at Mexico City.
It appears improbable that the reb
els will be in position to attack thu
capital for many days and perhaps
weeks, but there is growing feeling
of unrest among the residents and
few high officers in the army nov
stationed at Mexico City are said t.
have been manifesting signs of un
willingness to continue supporting
man whom they regard as alread
defeated and in whose policy they d.
not tully agree.
General Huerta has withdrawn Z
the capital more men of his army
taking troops it is said, even from
the districts between there and Yer
Cruz. General Mas has establishe
headquarters at Cordoba and man
of his field pieces, which week ag
he had as far south as Paco del Mac
no, where General Rubio Navarret j
still located, have been moved mort
to Cordoba.
In view of the undefinable fear tina
sharp developments at the capita
may be a character to increase tn
danger of americans there the Amer
can consul there has renewed his e
forts to get out as soon as possible
as many as he can.