Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-28
Villa Loading Trains
to Move Forces Against
Chihuahua, Which He Ex-
poets 10 Capture,
ARMY 1900 STRONG TO
SURROUND CAPITAL
ConStitutionaIist Chiettain to
Leave Only One Thousand
Men to Protect Border City
From Hueta,

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El Paso, Tex, Nov. %. r. Rebel
scouts reported to General Francisco
Villa az 1uarez, tonight, that they had
sighted the federal outposts at villa
Ahumada. eighty-three miles south Of
Juarez during the day. The presence
of the federal forces at villa Ahumada
has caused no little concern IN Juarez
as the rebel officers do not know defi-
pltely whether they are the trops
which retreated from TERRA Blanca
after their defeat Tuesday. or are re-
Inducements from Chihuahua which
are again moving north to engage
Villas rebel troops In battle. villa Is
determined TO find out what their
presence at villa Ahumada means and
viii leave tomorrow or the following
day for the south with 1000 troops 20
drive the federals bacl, and attack the
state capital
81 win leave To attack chihuahua
Just as soon as ] can get my trains
loaded with provisions and my trops.
which will probably be tomorrow
might or Saturday morning" said Cen
eral Villa to an Associated Press rep
resentative at Juarez tonight. And
when / get to Chihuahua you can bet
your life that / will take the town
without delay he added.
Tomorrow morning General villa
win hold a review and parade of all
of his troops in celebration Of the vic
tory over the federals al TERRA
Blanca After the parade and review
the troops will make immediate prep-
aratlons for leaving FOR the south. The
parade OF Villas troops tomorrow
morning viii be led by the Fifteenth
battalion band OF the federal army
which was captured by villa when he
took Juarez and which has been in
corporated into the rebel army
Thousands Of dollars worth OF pro-
visions were transferred from El Paso
70 Juarez today To be loaded on Villas
trains which win go south to Chi
huahua.
Villa expects to have AT least 10000
men on the rebel side when he attacks
chihuahua as he stated tonight that
he has sent word for General Tomas
Urbina to bring 5000 men north from
the Torreon district and that General
Manuel Chao is already in the vicln-
I ity of Chihuahua with 1900 rebel
troops villa viii take 1000 soldiers
from Juarez, leaving a garrison Of
about 1000 men TO protect the bor-
der city
General villa today attended the
opening Of the Juarez race track and
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dreds Of Americans who were present
and oheered for the successful rebel
commander The bands played the
national hymn Of Mexico as villa en-
tered
Rebel forces under General An
tonic Villareal today defeated and
routed General Rubio Navarette's fed
eral column at Ia cruz, state Of Ia
Imanlipas Mexico according 10 an Of
/ flcial dispatch received at General
Villas Juaroz headquarters from Jose
lVasconcelas. a rebel agent The mes-
sage said
General Antonio Villareal defeat
ed and routed Rublo Nayarette at La
Cruz. near Linares Navarette aban-
dcned his trains General Candido
Aguilar and Abel Salazar with 5000
constitutionalsts, have demanded the
surrender Of Tampico. Nayarette was
going to the relief of Tampico"
An Of the Spanish residents of
Juarcz appealed Co American Consul
Thomas B Edwards. Of that city to-
day, to take charge of their possess
slons In the city us General Pancho
villa has threatened to eonfiscate their
stores ana other property Consul Ed
wards accepted the custody Of the
properties and viii use his Influence
with villa to prevent the eonfiscation
of the property There are about 100
Spaniords in Juarez and they have
aroused Villas displeasure by refusing
to accept rebel fiat money and closing
their stores Tho complaint Of the
spanards is the only one made by
Foreigners 20 Consul Edwards about
being mistreated by villa.