The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-26

past year.
Failure to Plant Crops.
Failure to plant crops has not yet
had it's full direct effect The season
for the maturing OF most crops has not
come, but when 1t does. IL is inevitable
that the country will find itself forced
to buy abroad, and money Is scarce.
In previous revolutions the planting
has not been 80 seriously hindered, but
since this is the most widespread re-
volt the country has seen there are
hundreds of thousands of implanted
acres.
Those who were attempting to keep
in touch with revolutionary activities
by marking map realized early in
July that the most simple means was
not To block in with black those re
Yions held by the rebels, but To block
in the portions where the govern
ments control was unquestioned. 1t
was much more simple and required
much less time.
Keen expectations of success We're
created by the determined efforts to
reopen the railroad from the Capital
to Laredo, but in spite of some success
attained ,he rebel movement continued
to grow and government was forced TO
concede the seriousness of the situa-
ton in the extreme south in the states
of Campeche and Tabasco, as well as
! in the north. while rebels operating in
Neracruz along the coast line between
| Neracruz and Tampico forced the at
tention of the war department.
Changes in the Army.
| From time To time marked progress
i'm the campaign against the Zapatis-
tas was announced, and undoubtedly
thousands were brought from that dis
trict and sent into the army, eNiled
To Quintanoo Roo or shot. But the
Lapatistas continued active, carrying
the. warfare characterized by fire ana
loot into neighboring states and even
into the federal district That bands
were operating in rifleshot of Tlalpam
ur San Angel ceased To excite interest
ON san Francisco street.
AS an example of the nervousness
felt i'm official centers was the fact
that soldiers were detailed To ride ON
the suburban ears early in July.
Rebels ON whom Pascual Orozco last
year conferred the title of a commits
stoned officer, and whose title was
used with quotation marks in the
newspapers of the capital, have come
into their own. They were taken into
the army with the same rank, but III
a division styled irregular militia,s
The army had become top heavy with
considerations, and President Huerta
has announced that hereafter General
Oro2cu and General Salazar and Gen
cral Campo and all other holders o
titles should be generals or such ~
+, their rank might entitle in the regulal
army.
In connection with his program fo
Iupbuiding the army. lluerta has or
dered number of changes that haV
created comment, some of which, is no
altogether favorable. one OF these wa
the order to purchase lances wit
which a portion of the cavalry will ID
equipped instead of with sabres TIL
fact that the British used them wit
some success in South Africa is sal
:, To have caused Huerta to insist upo
their use in his army.
The use of more automobiles ais
has been insisted upon by the Presi
dent, and the column which went mort
!, along the line Of the National railwa
carried about thirty cars. When III
|. order reached the war department
use more automobiles there was 4
7 time TO deal with factories, and agent
of the department went ON the stree
buying where they could from priva
individuals. Ii was Huerta's idea
use the ears not 80 much for the rap
Transportation of officers but for Il
speedy movement of reserves from q
rear.
Banquet Rose from Ranks.
General banquet, the successor
Geeral Mondragon as Minister of Wa
rose from the ranks. and wears on h
watch chain a gold coin commemor'
4 tive of a duty he performed when
non commissioned officer. He was
THE army that beseiged Emperor Ma