The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-14
MORE TROOPS MAY
START FOR MEXICO
WAR DEPARTMENT BUSHES PREP.
ARATIoNs TO MOVE LARGE
BODIES OF SOLDIERS.
REBELS CONTINUE TO WIN
Huerta Complains United States Has
Violated Armistice-Bryan
Says No.

Washington.-High tension marked
the Mexican situation on both the mil
itary and the diplomatic sides.
The war department was the CHIEF
center of activity and while no au
thoritative statement was made be-
yond Secretary Garrison's formal re-
ply that mo orders for any national
troop movements have been sent" it
became known that the administration
was considering sending off additional
troops to Vera Cruz, and probably
would do so.
Huerta's protest to the mediators
that the United States had broken the
armistice by landing additional troops
at Vera Cruz, was considered by the
cabinet, and later Secretary Bryan
announced that the reply of this gov
eminent stated that no aggressive
steps had been taken by the United
States forces, and that nothing had
been done to violate the suspensions
of hostilities. The American reply
was delivered to the mediators. The
mediators themselves also took the
view that the question raised by Huer
ia over the observance of the arms
tice could be settled.
Vera Cruz.-Reports of rebel victo-
ries continue to reach Vera Cruz 1t
was reported that Emaliano Zapata
had taken Cuernavaca, capital of the
state of Morelos, which is within forty
miles of Mexico City. Reports of rebel
successes are still being suppressed
in the capital and few persons there
know of General Villas steady ap-
prOach from the north.
Galveston, Texas.-On orders from
Washington the Fourth and Sixth bri-
gades of the United States army at
Texas City were made ready to embark
for Mexico at moments notice and
the troops are prepared to go aboard
transports quickly as orders are re-
ceived
Three steamships, the Denver and
Colorado of the Mallory line, and Os-
sabaw, of the Texas City Steamship
company, were chartered to be used |
as transports and carriers of army sup
plies
The Denver came into port from I
New York with eighty-four recruits for |
the army. The Morgan line steamer
Ell Vale is here and probably will |
be drafted for service by the govern
ment. 1t also was reported that GER
tain railroads have been asked by the
war department to keep themselves
in readiness to handle large number
of troops on short notice. Maj. Gen.
j. Franklin Bell will arrive here to
take command of the Second division.
Great quantities of supplies for the
army were delivered at the govern
ment- pier by the railroads and as fast
as possible these were loaded on the
transport Fitzpatrick, which had orders
TO sail as soon as she was loaded. The
will carry one hundred
lorses. The Satilla was almost ready
% leave for Vera Cruz with permanent
camp equipment for General Funston's
roops. Several torpedo boat Destroy
,rs sailed for Vera Cruz.
The second division now at Texas
City embraces the Fourth brigade,
composed of the Twenty-third, Twenty
sixth and Twenty-seventh regiments,
md the Sixth brigade, composed of the
)ne Hundred and Tenth, Eighteenth
nd Twenty-second regiments There
llso is in camp at Texas City two bat
all1ons of engineers and the Fourth !.
leld artillery. The company of army =
viators at Fort Crockett here is also .
eady to embark.
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