Evening star., 1913-10-06
Leader of ConstitutionaIists
Will Set Up Provisional
Government in Mexico.
HEADS IN HIS CABINET
TO BE CALLED CHIEFS
Ignores Titles to Avoid Charges of
ulegality-Loan Secured. to
Finance Enterprise.

tuuonalists IN Mexico were siven o,,f
here today and indicated that a campaign
mapped out by Gen. Carranza. the .fr,t
chief" OF the constitutionalisfs. includes
STEADY advance of his troops with the
OBJECT OF capturing the City of Mexico.
according to the information given out
mere, Carranza will not take the title of
provisional president although his posi-
ton VIII correspond to that of Madero
when he assumed that title. He viii
continue to call himself first chief" He
VIII form provisional cabinet, but the
heads of the different departments will
call themselves chiefs instead OF minis
ters.
This policy has been adopted. IL was
SAID here because Of the desire of Gen
Carranza to avoid anything which is not
constitutional and to leave alone high
sounding titles which mean nothing. His
provisional government will be military
In character, although several civilians
are to be placed in the cabinet.
To Confer With Carranza.
Francisco Escudero. until recently Car
ranza's representative in Washington, is
due to arrive at Hermosillo. the con-
stitutionalist headquarters. tonight I'm
mediately after he confers with Gen
Carranza the provisional government is
to be formed Senior Escudero is to b.
chief of the department Of fnarfce in the
new government.
Before leaving for Hermosillo Senor
Escudero made arrangements for a loan
70 the constftutionalists, to be secured by
lien on the customs of the state of
sonora, which Is completely controlled by
the constitutionalists. The bonds for the
loan were today In the hands of Perez
Romero, brother-in-law of the late Presi-
dent Madero, and now chief constitution
alist representative here.
fhe contract for the loan has not been
signed. but this formality is expected to
be carried out within the next few days
While reports have placed the loan at
S600 600. 1t was said here today that It
probably win not be quite that large
9on1e Of the money Is 70 be used in pur-
chasing vessels for the use OF the con-
now controlled BY tie federals.
70 Cut on Federal Armies.
The campaign plans of the constitu-
tionalists. IT is said. is to cut OF federal
armies. whenever possible, and gradually
wear them out.
Word received here regarding the
plans OF Gen. Huerta indicate that he has
embarked on a determined campaign to
put down the revolution prior-to the 18th
when the general elections are scheduled
He is sending troops into territory hither-
to left to the constitutionalists.
Dispatches were received here today
telling of the recapture by constitutions
alists of Monclova. Much Importance
was attached to the news because Mon
clova is between the main army of Gen.
Mas, who has been marching ON Piedras
Negras. and his base of supplies. The
word received here was that the rear of
Gen. Mas federal army had been sepa-
rated from the main column
The constitutionalists are said to be
getting large quantities of arms and am
munitfon by way of British Honduras
through points near Campeche. in the
easy, 1t was said here. to get munitions
OF war In this way because of the few
federal troops in Campeche.
Organizing for Elections.
MEXICO. October e.-Federico Gamboa
nominee OF the Catholic party for the
presidency; Manuel Calero liberal candi-
date, and the followers of Gen. Felix
Diaz are pushing the work of organiza-
ton for the elections October 28 The
bill for the postponement Of the elections
is due to come before the chamber this
week In political circles the defeat of
the measure is assured.
Government officials regard federal
successes during the past week as a
death blow to the organized revol&-
tion in the north. The defeat Of the
rebels at Santa Rosalia appears to be
confirmed. Advices from Gen. Samuel
u. Mercado. military governor of the
Dknt 80 N1~lt L..
suit as rout Of the enemy. The town
was recaptured. according to the gov
ernor. Several thousand men were
said to be engaged at Santa Rosalie
and hghting had been In progress since
Thursday. This victory. together with
the occupation by Gen. Mas of Sa-
binas. on his march to Piedras Negras,
has encouraged war department Of
ficials.
Rebels Badly Routed in Chihuahua.
Ell PASO. Tex. October 6-AdditIonal
details Of the federal victory at Santa
Rosalia have been received by Guiilermo
Porras, personal representative of Presi-
dent Huerta in this city. In dispatch
from Gen. Mercado. military governor
of Chihuahua.
What remained of Villas army OF 4,0Oo
men broke and fed under the final as
sault of Gen. Castro's 4, 700 troops FRI
day afternoon, and split into two parts.
one flying southwark and the other re-
treating to the east.
Suffer Second Defeat.
Gen. Marcelo Caravec with his COM
nand pursued those who fed southwark,
overlook the flying rebels and forced an
engagement. The harassed rebels were
again defeated with great loss
The fate of the revolutionists who fled
was even more disheartening
Cen. Jose Ynez Salaxar has been sent to
Conchos by Castro before Fridays as
,ault and the fleeing rebels ran into a
surprise. They suffered severely. At
asst reports they had swung and joined
heir comrades in flight southward
War Munitions Taken.
Gen. MercAdo's dispatch reports the
capture of many horses, arms and num-
ions with the taking Of Santa Rosalia.
n the field assault on the town Castro's
.rmy moved forward with Gen. caraveo
Ind Gen. Landa on the left, Gen. Ro1as
Ind Gen. Maneilla on the right and Cas-
TO himself on the center. The dispatch
lid not say how much the federals suf-
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