Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-07
Reason for Retirement of
Francisco ESCudero From
Post Of Secretary Of For
eign Relations Not Stated,
REBEL COMMANDER
HEARS OF VICTORIES
Federal Military Train in Nuevo
Leon Reported Captured
With Many Prisoners, Arms
and Ammunition,

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Hermoallo Mex, Dec. 0.--Fran-
cisco Escudero, secretary OF foreign
relations In the consttutionallsts pro.
visional cabinet has been retired from
the portfolio This was announced
here tonight.
Escudero was considered one Of the
Iablest advisers OF the constlutionalist
leader and represented his chief In
/ the recent negotiations al Nogales
with William Bayard Hale President
Wilson's personal representative.
Neither General Carranga nor mem
bers Of the diplomatic family would
comment upon the causes OF Escu-
'dero's retirement, The impression pre-.
wallis, however. that the change had
been oecasloned by personal mat.
ter which arose while Escudero was
recently IN el Paso, where he went
to arrange the customs business on
the chihuahua border
Escudero's successor has not been
selected II was considered possible
that his position would be filled hy
Manuel Bonilla. who served In Presl-
dent Madero's portfolio as minister
.of communications Bonilla arrived
here yesterday 10 offer his services 20
the constitutionallst government II
was asserted that his arrival here and
the retirement Of Esoudero while st
III Paso had been purely clrcumstan-
tlal Escudero was reported as being
In New York or on his way there.
a consiitutionallst victory before
Monterey IN Nueyo Leon, was re-
ported tonight TO General Carranza
here. General Pablo Gonzales stated
TINT his troops had captured a milf
tary train bearing the federal troops
Of General Rubio Nayarette to rein
force the capital. capturing many
prisoners horses. ammunition and
supplies
General Gonzales also said that his
troops had captured l.lnares and
Montmorello. two towns near Monte
rey.
Opening Of telegraph oommunlca-
ton with districts IN The Interior OF
Mexico has assisted General Carranza
in safeguarding the interests or
Americans ana other foreigners in
territory controlled by the constitu-
tionalists. Il also has put him In closer
touch with the various military and
civil chiefs and assisted IN the prog
ress Of the revolutionary movement.
Many messages were received to-
night which indicated a general in
clination to abide absolutely by the
orders Of the insurgent commander
in-chief They came from Wide area
stretched from coast TO coast and far
into the interior Of the republic.
From rampico in Tamaulipas. near
the Vera Cruz line on the east coast.
came report from General Candido
Aguilar that his troops had dispersed
a group OF bandits who molested the
Of the Electric oil company.
a foreign corporation lie stated that
three Of the bandits had been execut-
I'd as q warning to other small inde-
pendent bands in the vicinity
Governor Riveros Of sinaioa. on
The west coast reported that his
troops had acknowledged receipt of
The complaint from the American
state department that T.. s. Windham.
All AintilhhH iNUtHHlhM WIS htiu VI
'or ransom by Mexican insurgents Il
was assured that the matter would be
investigated with all haste and that II
he reports proved true the guilty
persons would he punished
Pastor Rousny constltutionalist
sovernor Of Durango, telegraphed
General CarTanza that the issue of
lapcr currency IN his state had been
completed and that the result had
proved satisfactory to the busness in
erests
In Durango the business Houses.
With the assistance OF the governments.
ave issued fiat money which had the
moral backing Of the business men Of
he community This issue may be abb
orbed by the fiat paper curency
fhich is being issued IN great guam
tiles here. This issue is not Of the
arious states but bears the backing
I the entire revolutionary govern
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