The San Francisco call., 1910-12-19
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HIHCAHCA. Mexico. Dec. 1.-THE
WIDEST rumors are current here today,
doubt exaggerated. in the absence
q communication with the front. Th,
uthors relate insurrecto success
ne .ast aUthentic news came in over
tie ra-lroad wire from San Antonio
tate Yesterday afternoon. The opera
t9f SAID he could hear the booming CT
Ca-.-ieA. but could not see lighting
OWNS to the lay OF the land. The
hring was distant
me passenger train due here Thurs
Gay night. which was detained near
Pedernales has not arrived. The pas
7ehSers, owing 10 the lack Of food in
ne o-safected district. and the cold
nights, have undoubtedly been extreme
~ uncomfortable. even if LEFT unmo-
ested by sold iers or insurrectos
tle telegraph wire over the Mexico
and southwestern railroad IS still down
west OF san Antonio, for which reason
u IS impossible TO ascertain the true
coholtlon Of affairs. An official report
yesterday stated that fighting at san
andres last Thursday was Of minor i'm
oortance, being merely a sisirmfsh
TROOPS SEIZE RAILROAD
General Hernandez. commander Of
mis- military zone took virtual control
or the NOrthwester railroad TODAY
when for the first tine in a month sol
clers were put aboard a train bound
for the front. The greatest difficulty
was experienced in securing crew.
americans, who ordinarily run the
trains. declined fatty to take the risk.
despite the offer Of bonuses running as
llgh as $1,000 gold. Mexicans who de-
lined 70 work Yesterday are reported
10 have been placed in jail which
measure resulted in obtaining native
,rews today
nto seven passenger coaches There
vas also 2 carload Of women and sew
,~al stock cars loaded with horses and
mules. The soldiers. il was stated.
viii he used to guard the road in order
mat othEr troops may be moved swiftly
nto the disturbed districts.
BANDIT ARE ROUTED
The < vernment realizes the seri-
BUSINESS the situation and this move
the beginning Of the campaign by
which President DiaZ intends to crush
tle revolution by sheer weight of num-
3ers- The train travelled in two sec
lions leaving here. preceded by a hand
-ar 10 test the track, s the insur-
rectos have declared they viii wreck
the road II it attempts TO handle gov
arnment troops Great anxiety is felt
for the safety of the train. which was
last reported about 80 miles west Of
aere
The hghting at San Andreas is said
20 have been between the bandit Pan
eno Villa, with 2S followers, and de-
tachment of NavarrO's troops number
ng 100 The bandits fed, leaving two
lesd. II is reported. A few rihes and
saddles We're captured by the federals,
also q camera belonging to F. A. Som
7lerfeld Sonamerfeld accompanied the
Associated Press correspondent to the
front week ago. and remained behind
q cover the situation when the corre-
fpondent returned 10 Chihuahua TO file
ield glasses We're stolen by Villas men,
and ne was marooned when trains were
stopped.
REBELS GET SUPPLIES
The reported detection of Castula
Herrera the revolutionary leader, ap-
pears to have been a miscOnstruction
of his acts. He appeared near Terrazas,
about % miles north of here, yester-
day. where he changed some large bills
20 secure pesos with which he pro-
seeded to pay his men.
He paid cash for coffee, -four and
sugar. which he took from the mining
.ompanvs s store at that place. When
~ heard Of fighting at San Andres, he
exchanged his jaded nags for fresh
horses and started west again. He said
ne was on recruiting duty He started,
he said, with 90 men for Terrazas.
where he had more than 10O all
mounted and most Of them armed.
The reported holding of Enrique
Gameros. son OF one Of the richest
men in Chihuahua, for ransom is not
confirmed. When Gameros started for
his ranch at Santa Clara in an auto
mobile. he was accompanied by L. r.
Wohlheim Of New York. The two were
college chums at Cornell, where Wohl-
helm PLAYED fullback for two years.
Reports that General Hernandez is
leading column in the field are un-
rue The general is still here direct
ug onerations