The Washington herald., 1914-04-21
STRATEGISTSMAP
OUT war PLANS
President Studies Charts at
Late Meeting with Mill
tary Heads.
NO ORDERS OVER NIGHT
All Is Ready for Joint Operation by
y the Army and Navy
Today.
NO ORDERS OVER NIGHT

At o'clock last night there assembled
in the Presidents office the war" council
OF the United States government. The
President met Secretary of War Garrison.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels, Secretary
OF State Bryan, Rear Admiral Fiske.
chief OF the Bureau Of Operations; Rear
Admiral Blue. chief OF the Bureau OF
Navigation: Mai. Gen. Wood, Chief OF
Stan of the Army, who will have SUI
preme command OF the army operations;
Capt Mccoy. aid to Gen. Wood: Maj
Connor, member OF the General Stan OF
the Army. and John Lind.
The two members of the general board
OF the navy were present who had, with
the aid of the War College. worked out
the plan for a naval campaign against
Mexico. Gen Wood has superintended
the preparation by army strategists of the
plan for the land campaign. John Lind
was called to the conference for his prac-
teal knowledge OF the conditions which
will have 10 be met in the joint opera
tlons OF the army and navy.
OfceTs Wear Uniforms.
Capt Mccoy and Maj. Connor. wear
ing their uniforms to the White House.
added to the impressiveness of the con-
ference. The two army officers carried
roll of charts and other data bear
ing upon the plans for moving the
army They waited in a room near the
Presidents once while the general fea-
lures of the plans were gone into by
the President. Then they were sum-
moned to lay out their maps on the
Mexican campaign.
The conference lasted nearly two
hours The President had thorough
discussion of the plans for joint army
and navy operations from Vera Cruz
and Tampico. He desired to have
everything in readiness for action to-
morrow. when the joint resolution of
Congress comes to him for his sigma
ture. II was decided that the situa-
ton should remain in statu quo over
night and that no orders should be sent
to Admiral Badger.
No Orders During Night.
Secretary Garrison left with Gen. Wood
after the conference for the Army and
Navy Club. He said that no orders for
army movements would be sent out dur
ing the night
Secretary Daniels said that Admiral
Badgers orders to steam for Tampico at
eleven-and-one-half knots an hour would
not be supplemented tonight. He indi
Gated that everything was in readiness
for speedy action tomorrow. Mr.. Daniels
denied a report circulated at the Capitol
that Vera Cruz had been taken by the
American ships OF that port without
awaiting the passage OF the joint resolu-
ton by Congress. No such action has
been authorized from Washington, he de-
clared.
Sits Up for Late News.
Mr.. Daniels remained at the Navy De-
partment until a late hour awaiting news
from Tampico and Vera Cruz and from
Badger.
While Gen. Wood was with the Pres-
dent a dinner was being given in his
honor at the Army and Navy Club. COM
his retirement as Chief OF
Staf, which will take place today. The
general dropped in" at his dinner short |
~ before midnight.
Gen. Wood informed the President that
the most recent estimates made by the
War Department as to the number of
Federal troops available for field duty
in Mexico is 4, ,T0l. These are said to be
distributed as follows:
Mexico City. G,OOO; Guadala jara. 5000;
Tampico, $500: Zactecas, 5000; Mazatlan.
600; Lastilal, 2,oO0: Guanajuata, 2,6S5;
A AcalpuIco. l,550: Victoria, l,5OO: Wales.
|, 400: Pueblo. 1,cO0; Tampecho. 500: Fres-
milo, 500; Cabvilo. 500; Tulo, 100; Los
CHARGES, 400: Tepic, 500: Vera Cruz, 900;
Libre. 400: Jadajo, 800; Caczarao. LOCO:
Ometepec, $50: Culima. 800; Manizimillo,
100: Ixtila. SOC, two field guns, seven ma
chine guns; Aytlau. 50; Tehuntapec. 81;
80: Ubero, Is; Rincon, so; Conejo.
70, and three machine guns: Acayucam,
10; Port Au Mexico. 30.