Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-01-07
WILSON RETURNS
LIND To MEXICO
Farley of President and Envoy
Brings No Change.
HUERTA EXPECTED TO FALL
Gen. Villa to Take Command Of
Troops at Ojinaqa-WiII Await
the Arrival Of Rebels From
Chihuahua.

Pass Christian, Miss, Jan. with
the departure Of the scout cruiser
Chester, bearing John Lind back to
Mexico, the mystery which enveloped
his visit to President Wilson was only
partly cleared.
Determination to cling to his policy
as announced in the past was voiced
by the president. He said he had not
discussed a new policy with Mr.. Lind
or talked of raising the embargo on
arms.
The president referred to the con-
ference as a "get-to-gether talk" for
mutual information. He explained
that, although Mr.. Lind had been
sending full dispatches constantly, a
conversation of few hours had been
deemed worth more than weeks OF
Geographic communication, with the
added value of affording an exchange
of viewpoint regarding the situation.
Denies He Saw Huerta.
President Wilson added that there
had been no special occasion for Mr..
Linds visit, no advices, excitement or
new questions.
Asked if he was more hopeful for 4
speedy settlement of the trouble, Mr..
Wilson made it clear that his personal
view of the situation had not changed.
He had held that the Huerta govern
ment was slowly being crushed, not
only by the constitutionalist forces
but through incessant isolation, and
that inevitably it must fall.
Mr. Wilson smiled when told of re-
ports that President Huerta or some
high official had been aboard the cruis-
er Chester and said ''if they were
there he didn't see them"
General Villa to Take Command.
Preside, Tex, Jan. (By Telephone
to Marfa) Fighting continued at
Ojinaga with the federals somewhat
more aggressive than at any time
since the fighting began. A column
of 1000 federal cavalry were engaged
in an attempt to flank the rebel rear
guard on the way to Conchos river at
last reports.
Villa to Lead Rebels.
An effort by the rebels to storm
the federal position shortly after mid
night under cover of a bombardment
by all the available cannon was met
by the federals with steady artillery
and rifle fire which soon threw the
storming parties back in confusion on
the entrenchment. The coming OF
Villa from JuareZ to take personal
command of the operations against
Ojinaga may bring about a change OF
plan as the mode of attack followed
UP to the present time has been dis
astrous to the besiegers without in
fiicting any considerable damage on
the besieged.
endorsements on Wav.
chihuahua, Mex, Jan. 5.-Twenty-
two hundred men withdrawn from
the southern campaign are on the way
to Oiinaga to reinforce the 5000 con-
stitutionalists already there. The
reinforcements were called for by
General Villa, who has concluded that
the force now at hand is not sufficient
to dislodge the federals from their
strong position at Ojinaga
Refuguees Not Barred in U. S.
Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 5.-In a message
received by General Scott. command
er at Fort Bliss, Major McNamee, in
charge of the border patrol at Pres
lido, explains why some alleged fed
eral deserters from Ojinaga were dis
armed on the American side and or
dered back to Mexican soil a few
days ago. Major McNamee's mes
sage follows:
Party of Mexicans referred to in
my dispatch of December 81 as hav-
ing been driven back were not armed
soldiers seeking asylum but individual
! soldiers in civilian dress trying to use
our territory, not to give up but to
cross and recross for various reasons.
None have been refused asylum