Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-16
Hoerta Forces Are Reported
Approaching Chihuahua
From South While Rebels
Are Scattered,
STORES OF SPANIARDS
LOOTED COMPLETED
Goods Are Sold at Half Price
and Payment Accepted in
Currency Of Constitutional
lists,

fuf nosupo ioupnAt SPECIAL lGAe6n WtRsl
Juarez. Mexico. Dee. f5.-Whle
rebel headquarters la Juarez today
was sending urgent messages 10 Gem
cral Francisco villa. the rebel oom-
maudcr nt Chihuahua telling him he
was incurring the displeasuro Of for
clen countries In his actions toward
spannrds and other foreigners and
asking him To modify his attitude.
General villa himself was said to be
seriously concerned over renewed fed
.eral activity
Reports were that federals were adj
toward Chihuahua from Tor
icon. about 200 miles south. villa has
had Co scatter his forces by sending
troops TO surround the federals at
Ounaga. ON the horder while gar
risoning Juarez and Chihuahua This
was said to oner the federals an op-
.poruniW To strike al Chihuahua,
Witch was evacuated 10y them when
Villa has all his forces together Fed
rral troops also were reported on their
way from Monterey with a view OF
strengthening the position Of the
Hueru government In the interior
Am attack ON Chihuahua, which Is
not regarded as Imminent would cut
iNWa off FROM uny base ON the border.
llt WIS conceded hy rcneis that the
inst act of the federalH. should they
arrive ia the vicinity of chihuahua.
would bc to stop all telegraph and
lrailruad communication. Thus the
federal evacuation of Chihuahua,
which occurred Two weeks ago, and
enabled Nllla 90 enter the state capi-
tal without Il battle would prove TO
he something of military trap ont Of
which the rebels would have to fight
their way
The plan which the rebel forces
think the fedoms possibly are trying
to work out is to draw as many az
possible of the rebels toward 0iinaga
while the fedcralH from the south
reach Chihuahua Others believe that
the federal activity southward may
u0 merely preparation to check
Villas projected mareh on Torreon.
The fedemls who retook Torrcon, ac-
cording "a refugees, now also occupy
Barras. and have charge OF all the
industries owned hy the Madero fam
ilv n the state Of Coahuila.
The situation at Chihuahuas on ae
count Of the protests Of spalnards
against their expulsion from Mexico,
was less critical II was understood
that arrangements were completed for
( Tho sending OF an official inquiry
from the American government to VII
m through Consul retcher villa was
making progress with the disposal of
goods which he seized from the Span
iards AN the supplies Of foodstuffs
and clothing In the Spanish retail
stores were sold at less than half
price and constitutlonalist money was
accepted
Word came that Luis Terrazas, Jr.,
for whose release from prison an APP
pea was sent to Secretary of state
Bryan. already had granted forced
loans TO villa This took the form Of
checks lon small denominations, ag-
Qregating S25O.000 and the checks
were being used as currency.
Luis Terrazas, Sr., who is refugee
in El Paso, feared his son might meet
with violence should he be unable to
furnish more funds The father,
however, was hopeful that represen-
tations by the American government
would result in the release Of the pris-
oner who Is a Mexican citizen,
An explanation given by General
Benyades commander at Juare2 re-
garding Villas acts In Chihuahua was
that villa had been consistent to his
nt.u fdraa aa ta what warfare WAS