The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-12-04
FEDERALS LEAVE AS
REBELS NEAR CITY
Chihuahua Is Evacuated by
Huerta's Troops.
AMERICANS ARE IN PERIL
Secretary Bryan orders Automobiles
Sent to ssttle-swept Town OF VIC
tocla After Appeal for Aid
Is Received.

Brownsville, Tex, Dec. MANY
Americans are in peril In the battle
swept City of Victoria, capital of
Tamaulipas, and they have appealed
to the state department for help. An
automobile relief has been organized
by Consul johnson on the order of
Secretary Bryan, which left here in
an effort to reach Victoria and bring
out the United States citizens.
Rebels Blow Another Train.
Mexico City, Dec. "A train on
the Central railroad was blown up
by Zapatistas near San Vicente
Thirty persons were killed and all
those who escaped were shot to death
by the rebels.
Constitutionalists now hold all of
Mexico as far south as the City of
Zacatecas. That city Ia still held by
the federals, but its fall Is imminent,
as the rebels are working around to
cut off the railroad from the south.
Federsis Flee Chihuahua.
FL Paso. Tex, Dec. 2.-Reports
reached here that chihuahua City,
capital of the state of the same name,
has been abandoned by its federal
defenders, that part OF them. have
left for Ojinaza, on the Texas border
northeast of Chihuahua City, and that
the others are attempting to retreat
south
Pancho Villa rebel commander In
Juarez, declared the report was true
He said his men who went south Sat
urday wired him to that effect.
Francisco Escuadero. foreign minister
In the Carranza provisional cabinet.
confirmed 1t also. The reports says
the evacuation took place Sunday fol-
lowing the return OF the federals de-
feated by Villa near Juarez last week
and that the citizens have placed
FREDERICK Moye, a business man, In
temporary charge of the city pending
the arrival of the rebel army of in
vestment.
Report Is Confirmed.
Without seeing a single federal, the
advance guard Of Villas constitution
alist army reached the station OF
Garrizal., ca. ...,..... .,,
Confirmation of the report that two
federal trains collided Thursday night
south of Rancheria, 81 miles from
Juarez, was received by Villa. When
the rebel advance guard reached a
point 20 miles south of Juarez they
discovered two abandoned federal
trains which had been almost de,
stroyed by fire. A number of dead
and injured Huerta soldiers. victims
of the collision, were lying where they
had fallen, 1t is said
To add to the catastrophe, the
trains caught fire and many of the
soldiers were burned. Those who
were detrained continued the retreat
southwark, it is reported
impossible to Clear Track.
Villas advance guard of $500 cav
airy. when it reached the scene of
the collision. detrained. as it was i'm
possible to clear the track of the
wreckage.
Francisco Escuadero. foreign min
lister in the provisional cabinet of
Venustiano Carranza. who is now here
warning from the rebels to the Uni
ted States relative to Intervention or
mediation.
The fall of Huerta Is inevitable and
the only slight hope for him is the
United States" said Escuadero. Amy
arrangement made by the United
States with the de tacto government
will work ruin for Mexico and will not
be recognized by the Constitutional
list party" he continued
1T is impossible for the United
States to dominate 2O,00O,OO0 Mexican
people. for we are of a rebel race
by right of our Indian and Spanish
blood. Nobody will ever dominate us
Hale Talks With Bryan.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Secretary OF
State Bryan had a conference with
William Bayard Hale. the PRESIDENT
special Investigator on the northern
boundary of Mexico. and Immediately
thereafter the impression was con
NtNtu ny oil thdl lbt sulu
ton of the Mexican troubles would
be the success Of the Carranza party
President Wilson Is yet to see Mr.
Hale, but no time has been fixed fol-
| the conference.
After meeting Mr.. Hale, Secretary
Bryan conferred with the secretary
Of war. but it was stated that the sub
ject Of the conference was not Mex
leo but San Domingo"
81 Huerta Still at Capital.
Mexico City, Dec. General Huer
IA caused furry here and started ru
mors of his fight from the capital b!
making a trip to the country withou
advising those in authority at the ex
ecutive Offices Of his whereabouts.
Railroad men started the story b,
saying they had seen Huerta depart Oh
a special train for Vera Cruz. Futil
search for the general seemed to col
roborate the report. and II was Sc,
eral hours before the return OF Huert
quieted the rumors.