The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-12-05
Carrdnza to Join Villa In
Dash to Capital
SAY TROOPS ARE STARVING.
Chihuahua to Be Base of the Consti-
tutionaIist Advance on Mexico City.
Rebel Leader is Preparing to
Rush Relief to tho In
habitants.

I'll FaSO, lex, DeC. o.-Oenerl ven
ustiano Carranza, head Of the Consh-
tutionalist party, is expected to start at
once for Chihuahua City, following the
report sent to him by General Paneho
villa that the federals had evacuated
the town. villa expects that his prog
ress to the capital Of the state Of Chi
huahua will not be opposed.
What has become of the large force
of federal troops which Villas rebels
recently routed at the battle Of TERRA
Blanca is not known. villa teiegraphed
to Colonel John Medina at Juare1 that
a dispatch had reached him stating
that the federal evacuation was com
plete.
1t is expected that Villa will stop
only short time at chihuahua City.
proceeding at the head Of the com
bined rebel forces to Mexico City. Car
rama may go with him.
Chihuahua City has a population of
B5,0O0, and most of the inhabitants are
said to be starving. Villa is informed
by the commander of his van that the
federal army of 5000, greatly weak
ened for want of supplies, evacuated
the capital on Sunday, taking all the
north and south.
In the wake of this starving army,
making forced marches along the dry
bed of the Conchos river with the OBJ
jective of Ojinaga, opposite Presidio,
Tex, according to reports, are hun
dreds of Mexican families, mostly
women and children, fleeing on foot,
hoping to reach the Texas side of the
Rio Grande, where food and refuge
from the horrors of war may be OBJ.
tanned.
Villa to Suoeor City.
Villas furthest south is about 120
miles north of the city Of Chihuahua
He has wired his subordinates to rush
the repair of the railroad into the city,
and in the meantime the Constitution
alists here are assembling all the sup
plies possible-and they are far from
abundant-to be sent forward by the
first trains for the relief of the famine
stricken city. Progress on putting the
railroad in condition is slow. The prop
erty Is in decay as a result of the three
years of civil war. In the recent re-
treat from Juarez the federals mined
the track.
How 5000 fugitives are going to fare
overland 100 miles to Ojinaga through
a deserted and fruitless territory and
what they will do when they get there
are puzzling questions, assuming the
report of the flight is true. Ojinaga
and Presidio are villages, the former
having been battered almost to pieces
In successive captures by rebels and
federals. Both towns together haven't
the provisions for 5000 unexpected Wis.
itOrs, even if the latter could pay.
In the fleeing column are Generals
Salvador Mercado, Pascual Orozco, An
tonic Rojas and Jose Ynez Salazar &C.
cording to report. Villa has priced the
head Of each. The rebel chief is pre-
pairing to send an expendition to cut
off the federals from the border al
Ojinaga and has already sent out
scouts from Carrizal to find them. He
is very eager to capture General Mer
cado.
1t is thought that trains will be run
ming into Chihuahua before the end OF
this week, AMI the blockade which the
rebels have maintained against thu
city for the last two months will bt
lifted.