The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-17
HALT REBEL MARCH.
VILLA Can not GO SOUTR WITH
MERCADO BEHIND him
MUST RETAKE 0JINAGA
Other News From War-Sricken
Country Shows Rebels in Great
Force Around Tampico, Where
Fight is Being Waged-Huerta
Appears to be Unmoved.

Convinced that Gen. Salvador Ner-
cado, with his 1000 soldiers, tho
largest body Of Federals in the north,
is preparing at Ojinaga, on the border
opposite Preside, Texas, to make a
desperate stand against an attack,
the rebel Mexican Thursday sent an
artillery regiment with ten cannon to
reinforce the $500 rebels already ap-
preaching Ojinaga.
Until the outcome Of the situation
at Ojinaga is determined Gen. Fran
cisco Villas march southwark will be
checked. The rebel leader, now at
Chihuahua, informed bis headquar-
tiers in Juarez that he would not leave
the north with Federal troops behind
him. He ordered the artillery sent to
Ojinaga in the belief that the town
would have to be besieged because
the Federals have build extensive de-
fences there. It is believed that an
attack at Ojinaga would be Of long
duration. as the town stands on hill
and from the forts the Federals have
a sweeping survey Of the approaches.
During the Madero revolution the
place long held out against superior
numbers, even though the water sup
ply had been cut off and fortified
ditch from the river had to be dug.
The only guns the Federals have at
Ojinaga are those which they carried
with them in their retreat from Chi
huahua and these are believed by tho
rebels to be few, because the Fed
erals lost heavily in ammunition and
arms in their fights south Of Juarez.
Dispatches from Hermosilla, Som
ora, tell OF the plight Of the Fedefals
at that place, saying that a mutiny
among the two thousand or more
Federal troops defending Guaymas Is
threatening, according to reports
reaching the insurgent lines. It Is
reported that three Federal deserters
arrived with news Of the execution OF
Federal officers to prevent their de-
sertion to the Constitutionalist side.
The refugees, who brought arms
and ammunition with them, said that
First Lieut.. Gastel and Second Lieut..
Manzonax were executed as an exam
pie to other Federal officers. It was
stated they had attempted to leave
Guaymas with their command Of six
ty men, taking arms and supplies.
The Federals had not been paid for
three days, it was said, contrary to
the usual custom Of making small!
daily payments.
A decree has been issued by the
department of the interior OF tho
Constitutionalist government, warn-
ing all mine owners in states held BY
insurgents that taxes paid to the
Huerta government would not be
recognized by the revolutionary
party. It is said that many Amert-
can mining men have paid taxes to
Mexico City on property located in
territory under Constitutionalist con-
troll.
According to the news from Me1i-
co City in describing conditions at
the capital, says the knowledge that
Tampico was in danger Of falling into
rebel hands did not appear to disturb
President Huerta in his routine OF
affairs, and late Thursday he was the
guest of honor at a banquet at Tacr-
baya, suburb, to celebrate the In
auguration of the Interurban railway.
Gen. Huerta gave the impression that
he was not troubled by the possible
outcome of events at Tampico.
At the time of the celebration, ae-
cording to a private message, fighting
was in progress at Tampico, the reb-
els being in possession Of the freight
yards at Dona Vecilia, between Tam
pico, and the coast, from which point
the Federals had been forced back
into the city. Official messages indi-
Gated that the Federals would be
able to resist the attack, but optt-
mism was lacking in the messages.