Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-03
PORF|R|O D|Az IS
CALLED TO SERVE
CONTINUED from FIRST Paseo

re- establish his governorship in the
temporary capital.
The war department today an
nounced that General ArIzmendi and
other federal officers who fed from
Ciudad Victoria to Cerritos, In the
state of San Luis Potosi, had been
ordered to reorganlze their forces and
to march again upon Victoria. This
task had been entrusted at first to
General Rubio Navarrete, who re-
treated to Monterey after his failure
to relieve the hard-pressed garrison
of Victoria.
On account Of the nature of the or
ganization and equipment, as we'll as
the long distance and broken topog-
raphy of the country, the federal gov
eminent will find 1t difficult to handle
its various military expeditions with
out trains, now that the railroads
have been practically deprived of oil
fuel by the oil producing companies.
On some of the divisions of the rail-
road system coal may be used, and
sufficient supplies of that fuel are
available to operate trains for some
time, but at the best 1t is probable
that all traffic except military trains
will shortly be suspended.
Reliable news as to the military
operations In various parts of the re-
public are very meagre in the federal
capital, and what little there is does
not favor the government.
Telegraphic communication along
the line of the National railroad has
been re-esta blished, but 1t Is under
stood that this has been done with
the consent of the rebels. They are
known to dominate the line south Of
Saltillo and TO a point within seventy
five miles Of San Luis Potosi.
Residents Unable to Get News.
A consular report received hero
from Saltillo shows that residents OF
that city are still In ignorance of the
military operations in progress in the
surrounding country on account Of
the interrupted Geographic communi-
cations.
Extraordinary methods are being
employed here to secure recruits for
the federal army. Servant girls dis
play marked caution when they APP
pear on the streets, as they are aware
that scores of their fellow servants
female soldiers.
One trick utilized by the recruiting
officers netted the federal army sixty
five conscripts in a single haul yes
terday. The bills posted outside
moving-p picture show announced that
the exhibition was for men only"
The little room was crowded some
time before the performance began.
Sacred Pictures Used to FOment Riot.
A series of religious pictures was
thrown on the screen, the first being
THE Virgin of Guadalupe"-patron
saint Of Mexico. The crowd greeted
this good-naturedly, but when it was
followed by two other religious pic
lures, the men who had looked for
different kind of entertainment
started an uproar. This resulted In a
raid by the police, who marched off
the majority of the men to the bar
racks, where they we're at once placed
in the ranks of the army.
Preparations for defense in case of
local disturbances are being con-
tlnued by the various foreign colonies
other than the American. Leaders of
the American colony are inclined to
believe that any move in that direc-
ton taken by them would be mis-
construed by the Mexican govern
ment. In order to av i'd being regard
ed as organized combatants the
Americans in case of necessity will
take refuge beneath the protection Of
the various European flags.