New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-01
Plans to Put Conquered
Territory Under the
Leaders Rule.
WOMEN EAGER TO
GO TO THE FRONT
Arm Themselves in Juarez and
Plead to Take Part in the
Coming Battles.
LRv Telegraph to rhe Tribune. !


sive plans for uniting the forces Of Cen
erals Carranza and Villa. and for bring
ing under the control of the Carranza
constitutional government the territory
in the State of Chihuahua which Pan
cho Villa has wrested from the Huerta
government are being made in Juarez
at a conference between General villa
and Manuel Escudero. Minister Of FL
nance and Foreign Affairs of the .on-
stitutional government in Sonora.
Minister Escudero reached Jusrez to-
day from Hermosillo. Sonora, and i'm
mediately sought Villa. He was sent
by Carranza to congratulate the rebel
chief on his victories below Juarez and
to arrange with Villa for reorganiza-
ton of the customs affairs of Chihua-
hua and of the towns in the state now
under Villas control.
The significance of the visit lies in
the cordiality with which Villa has
greeted the Carranza agent and in the
evident disposition by Villa TO recog-
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head of the rebel movement and the
rebel choice for Provisional President
To succeed Huerta. Villa and Escu-
dero attended bullfight in Juarez to-
day, and occupied seats of honor. 1t
was the first bullfght Villa has at
tended in Juarez. and the rebel leader
received an ovation.
General Villa sent one trainload Of
troops to the south to-day. but on the
arrival Of Minister Escudero he held
hack all of his artillery and infantry
until Tuesday, when he will go south to
join his army at Los Medanos, the
point which was reached to-day by the
first soldiers sent from Juarez.
Women Eager to Fight.
That women will take prominent
part in the fighting hereafter was in
Dictated in Juarez to-day. when several
wives. daughters and sweethearts of
the rebel officers and soldiers armed
themselves and requested Of General
villa permission TO accompany the
troop trains and take part in the bat
ties. Villa would not give the women a
definite answer to-day, but tonight IT
was said in Juarez that the women re-
ceived practical assurances that they
will be permitted to 60 If they still
insist when the troop trains leave on
Tuesday.
tnff -
are armed with rifles and have
equipped themselves with an abun-
dance Of ammunition. Already more
than twenty-five have so equipped for
the war. and IT is said many more VIII
be ready to go when the trains leave.
Chihuahua City, which has been the
storm centre OF revolutionary disturb
ances since the death of President Ma
dero. is completely cut off from the
outside world and has little food AM
no means of securing more. Wlthln a
week it will be surrounded by Nlllts
army. if the rebel chief succeeds in
driving back the federal army rom
Villa Ahumada, and the 10000 resi-
dents Of Chihuahua, including ABOUT
200 Americans and other foreigners,
will probably be reduced to the starva-
ton point should the siege last Tor
many days.
Villa says the fight at Chihuahua will
be short. He has received advices that
the Federal army heavily reinforced,
has moved from Villa Ahumada, hut
still is making that point It's base OF
operations Villa still thinks that the
principal point of resistance will be at
I.aguna. eighty-three miles north Of
Chihuahua, and he plans to abandon
the railroad al Los MedanOs and move
on the -Federals in three divisions,
adopting the plan which the Federals
used IN the attack on Juarez, but with
the advantage of knowing every foot
of ground over which the men VIII
move, while the Federals were ignorant
Of the country around Juarez.
Glad to See Them Go.
JOY is genuine in Juarez over the re-
moval Of the fighting to the south, and
the departure of the rebel troops is
the occasion for much gaiety. Villa
rebel money is in general circulation
among the stores and saloons of the
natives, and villa has secured a guam
tity Of small change, which has greatly
relieved the situation.
None of the foreign-owned stores has
reopened and none of the money
reaches the American side except as
souvenirs On the street cars which
run between Juarez and FL Paso only
American money is accepted, although
the rebel money is often offered.
Wounded rebels in Juarez are being
treated by surgeons and nurses OF the
American Red Cross, the points in dis
pute which kept the Red Cross out Of
Juarez for four days having been ad-
justed.
General villa has set aside the Tivoli
Hotel in Juarez for Red Cross hos
pital. and the more seriously wounded
soldiers are to be taken there for treat
ment. All expenses incurred by the
Red Cross hospital are to be borne by
the Red Cross, it is said, 81 900 already
having been sent here for the purpose
and more being available when needed
Villas final acceptance of the Red
Cross offer followed the exchange of