The daily sentinel., 1913-12-03
REIGN OF
HUERTAIS
NEAR END
Women Forced to Join Mexican
Army; Maz Is Recalled;
FederaIs Lose.
CUT OFF SEVEN GENERALS
Washington Predicts the End Of Hu-
ertas Government; Congressman
Mann Fears q War With
Mexico at An Early Date.
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Mexico City. Dec 3.-Tampico was
officially declared the temporary
capital of the state Of Tamaulipas to-
day.
General Antoni Rabago, who was
enormously reported to have suicid-
cd when he was forced to evacuate
Victoria. has gone to Tampico 10 re-
esta blish the governorship.
The war department has ordered
General Arizmendi and others who
fled from Victoria. to reorganize
their forces and march against Vic
toria.
The Mexican government now
finds It difficult to handle military
expeditions without trains. now that
the railroads are practically deprived
OF fuel by the oil companies. On
some of the divisions coal can be US
ed. but 1t is probable that all traffic
except military trains Will shortly be
suspended. Reliable news of mill
tary operations in various states Is
meaEre and that little Is not In favor
of the government. Extraordinary
methods are resorted to to get re-
cruits for the army. Servant girls
display caution when they appear on
the streets, as they are aware that
scores have been drafted az female
soldiers.
Yesterday s5 conscripts were ta-
ken from a picture theater when
pictures' shown. w
A sharp fight was made today
few miles from the capital, between
q small detachment of rural guards
and the followers of Emiliano Zap
alta. The total casualties Is said to
be ten dead and twenty to thirty in
jured.
Associated Press.
Mexico City, Dee. 3.-The war de-
partment of Mexico published an or
der today transferring General Por-
f!rio Diaz from the retired to the ac-
tive list This order bears q date OF
September 2s.
Associated Press.
Mexico City, Dec. 3.-The outline
OF President Wilson'S message was
prominently displayed in all the big
Spanish newspapers today. The only
paper which is s--printed in English |
buried 1t on an inside page.
Commenting on the message the
Independents, which is controlled by
the government says: The man at
the White House has dared to affirm
(against the truth which Is univer-
sally conceded) that Huerta Is losing
sympathy every day and that his fall
can be expected. 1t was hardly be,
lievable that President Wilson would
have the temerity to assert such
thing. He thereby gives testimony
Of bad faith toward all things con-
cerning the Mexicans.
Tho impartial says: From good
sources 1t Ii known that some foreign
ministers accredited to Washington
criticized the message OF President
Wilson severely"
Associated Press.
Juarez. Dec. 3.-Confident that
the seven federal generals who Will
evacuate chihuahua City with their
troops intend to seek refuge In the
United States at Presidio. Villa to-
day sent a force of rebels In an effort
70 Intercept them.
General Paseual Orozco and Jose
luez Salazaar, who are believed 10
be with General Mercado in the
flight are under Indictment In Ell
Paso under charge of violating the
neutrality laws. Salazar Is out on
bond, while Orozco was never ar
rested.
Charles A. Heberlein OF Los An
geles accompanied the peace com
mission to ask villa to occupy chi
huahua City, and says Mercado re-
leased the political prisoners before
his departure. Villa tried to treat the
citizens humanly: that the people
had been in a panic so long tnnt
they could not endure longer.
Aesocf.ta Press
washington. Dec. s.-The flight
Of Huerta's generals In northern
Mexico. the evacuation Of Chihuahua
and Guaymas and the refusal OF the
Mexican Oil Companies to furnish
fuel for the movement Of the Federai
troop trains, is pointed out by OIL
cials today, as such events to wnicn
President Wilson referred In MS
message when he declared the Huer-
to regime was crumbling little
every day." -,
Diplomatically there are no devel-
opments. Some diplomats are inclin-
ed to $50 in the presidents express
ion q hopsfullness that when Huerta
ie forced to retire that order Will be
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