The commonwealth., 1914-05-14
MORE TROOPS MAY
START FOR MEXICO
WAR DEPARTMENT RUSHES PREP.
ARATIONS TO MOVE LARGE
BODIES OF SOLDIERS.
REBELS CONTINUE TO WIN
Huerta Complains United States Has
Violated mistice-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
ernment 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 tue
view that the question raised by Huer
ia over the observance Of the armis-
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 a 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
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 a 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
Fitzpatrick will carry one hundred
horses. The Satilla was almost ready
to leave for Vera Cruz with permanent
camp equipment for General Funston's
troops Several torpedo boat destroy
ers sailed for Vera Cruz.
The second division now at Texa:
City embraces the Fourth brigade
composed of the Twenty-third, Twenty
sixth and Twenty-seventh regiments
and the Sixth brigade, composed of tn,
One Hundred and Tenth, Eighteenth
and Twenty-second regiments. Their
also is in camp at Texas City two bat
tallions of engineers and the Fourt]
field artillery. The company of arm
aviators at Fort Crockett here is ais
ready to embark.