The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-14
.HUERTA PLANS
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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.
GLE 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
O'Shaughnessy, former charge of the
American embassy in the Mexican cap.
ital.
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. ~ rH
Wants to Win Glory.
Realizing that he eventually must
be deposed, 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 matter of fact, they
number 1000 to 5000 men. Zapata or
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
eminent within the last few weeks.
Further information from these
sources is that Huerta has been ship.
ping gold abroad in contemplation of
his ultimate exile.
From Vera Cruz comes information
that there exists a vague apprehen.
sion Of important developments at
the capital. This is not traceable to
any specific information and in no
quarter is there to be found tangible
evidence on which to base this the.
DRY. Staff officers and many away
from headquarters, however, appear
convinced that Huerta must face a
crisis within a few days.
Unrest at Mexico City. .>4@,7~
It appears improbable that the reb.
els will be in position to attack the
capital for many days and perhaps
| weeks, but there is growing feeling
of unrest among the residents and a
few high officers in the army now
stationed at Mexico City are said to
| have been manifesting signs of 'un.
willingness to continue supporting a
| man whom they regard as already
defeated and in whose policy they do
| not fully agree. - ~
General Huerta has withdrawn to
| the capital more men of his army,
taking troops it is said, even from
the districts between there and Vera
Cruz. General Mas has established
! headquarters at Cordoba and many
of his field pieces, which a week ago
he had as. far south as Pace del Mac.
no, where General Rubio Navarret is
still located, have been moved north
to Cordoba. .~r al. 4 :.
In view of the undefinable fear that
sharp developments at the capital
| may be character to increase the
danger of Americans there the Ameri-
can consul there has renewed his ef-
forts to get out as soon as possible,
as many as he can. . .-.
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