Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-05-13
[IDRAN5 NEAR
Mexican CAPITAL
.ouy ADVANCES WITHIN
!. NILES OF HUERTA
STRONGHOLD.
,,rOv RECEIVES ORDERS
states Army Chief at Vera
a., Authorized 70 Extend
l,.s As Required TOR De-
fensive Purposes,

lr.s As Required Tor De
fsrsive Purposes
..si,gtoB. D. C., May while
v.resn situation remains out
7, calm pending the formal open
the conference of South Amer
mad stors at Niagara Falls on
IA acre continues an active I'M
~ of discussion and prepare
K EDeace plans and at the
dUesuite reports have reach
r. Frydonalist headquarters
.rber Fond victories of their
s3snt, H. Bills Potosi and other
Id Tcepresiden Saltillo, where it
MD Oshkosh; sec ext big battle
Walter s. DENIM
aay William Tistorious.
habach OF Milw' nationalist sue
Fsnd du Lac, J.a in dispatches
10, and w. c. j TO Raphael Zubar-
President lsse Interior in the con-
animation -1-.nst who has a di-
APPLICATION Clip To- the headquarters
aoh nemtl MA a Chihuahua. Gen
ono new mess yes showed that
Routbrergiuz aampaigns were in
ss7ss.orsrati0a each within 800
le d Mexico City. Gen. Obregon,
600 men, operating from the
coast side had captured all the
y, ing territory, was besieging
NJ, an and was threatening Next
- ty from the west.
mother division, Gen. Carranza re-
ports, had fought battle at Pensacos,
near San Luis Potosi, which is 800
miles north Of Mexico City. This is
the southernmOst point which the con-
sttutonalists have reached in cen
tTal Mexico and with the army now
attacking Tampico they declare that
the general advance on the Mexican
capital is to be made within a few
weeks from three sides.
Huerta Foes Near Capital.
The significance of these constitu-
tionalists successes lay in the fact
that San Luis POtosi is far south of
SaltillO and only 300 miles from Tam
pieO on the west and Mexico City on
the south. Gen. Carranza's report of
the desperate condition of the feder-
ais at Mazatlan was coincident with
reports from Rear Admiral Howard,
who stated that land and sea en-
gagement was carried on there
throughout Tuesday, the constitutions
aiists firing rifles and field guns from
Piedra island, while the federal gun
boat Morelos was supported by the
federal shore batteries.
Funston Gets Orders.
Aside from the notable constitution
ehst successes the chief military de-
Nelopment on Wednesday was the au-
thorization to Gen. Funston to extend
MS lines at Vera Cruz as might be re-
CURED for defensive purposes with
out however, undertaking any ag-
gressiye operations. No further rein
Iorcements have been ordered to Vera
Cruz nor has therd been any sign of
ten Wood moving 10 the front to as
sumo command.
Congress 5sgcks Wilson.
congress ay6fn came into the Next
: q situati9-6 on Tuesday when caus-
tic RnaEJe'occurred in the senate over
the resolution of Mr.. Lippitt of Rhode
Island asking President Wilson for in
formation as to his reported support
OF Bancho Villa for next ruler of Mex
leo. The resolution was finally tabled
by viva voce vote but not until Sena-
tor Lippitt lad discussed reports of
the administrations support of the
'viilainous Villa" the landing at Vera
Cruz and other incidents.
Villa Refuses to Fight U. S.
TorreUn. Mexico, May 6.-The an
swer Of Gen. francisco villa to a re-
quest from Gen. Mass, in command of
the Saltillo federal garrison, that
Villa Join the federals in avenging the
American occupation of Vera Cruz was
delivered to the federal messengers
on Tuesday. Villa refused to ally him
self or his men with the federals and
declared that the Huertistas had pro-
Noked foreign intervention for their
OWE ends.
Gen. Mass letter to Villa announced
mat IN addition to occupying Vera
Cruz the port Of Salina Cruz had been
seized by the United States forces
April %.
In his reply Villa said:
You desire to provoke a foreign
war TO save yourself from the disaster
coming from the civil conflict You
nave sought to make this union be-
In nv halves and the constitu-
~ "e under arms, with
you are about to