The state herald., 1913-11-21
REBELS CAPTURE
JUAREz in FIGHT
CIVIL AND MILITARY oFFlcERs
SHOT TO DEATH At GEN.
VILLAS ORDER.
SPARE NONE, IS ORDER
OFFICIAL WASHINGTON NOW be.
LiEvEs HuERTA WILL SOON
BE ELIMINATED.
Western Newspaper Union News servic.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Ell Paso, Texas, Nov. 15.-(4:S0 q.
m.)-A telephone message from one
of the rebel officers announced that
Juarez is In complete control of the
Constitutionalists. who have taken
possession of the customs house.
Fighting In the streets ragged fierce
ly. The rebels got into the town on q
federal train, disguised as federals.
They are 5000 strong.
El Paso. Tex, Nov. 17.-Executions
of federal prisoners captured by Gen.
Pancho Villas rebel troops Saturday
at Juarez continue.
The order for the execution OF
many of the prisoners has been issued
directly by General villa and at diff
ferent periods during the day the fir
ing squad took out men and shot
them.
Col. Enrique Portillo. commander OF
the federal volunteer troops in the
Juarez battle, was executed by a fir
ing squad commanded by Maj. Cornu.
Portillo was brought before Gen. villa
and sentenced to death after which he
was taken to the rear of the barracks
where he was shot to death.
Among others who were executed
were Enrique Ziega. customs officer,
Coptain Lopez of the federal army.
Juan Cordova, chief Of the Juarez &C.
cret service. Pablo Ebave of the Jua-
rez police. and Commander Buene-
vides of the fiscal guards.
All officers of the federal army Will
be put to death Capt Cornu of Gen.
Villas staff announced The soldiers.
he said. would be pardoned. and given
an opportunity to Join the rebel army.
The provisional state government OF
Chihuahua will be established in Jua-
rez within the next few days and the
provisional capital will be located
there until the rebels take chihuahua
For the sixth time in the last three
years Juarez changed governments
when 1000 rebels led by Gen. villa
attacked and captured the town be-
tween 2:30 and ) o'clock Saturday
morning.
Taken completely by surprise the
federal garrison OF approximately
1000 men put up weak resistance.
A squad OF fourteen federal prison
ers was taken to the cemetery 10 bury
eighty.nine OF the soldiers killed In the
Juarez battle. One OF the prisoners.
fearing he was to be executed. tried
to escape. and was shot by the guards.
No looting." was the order given
by Gen. villa to his victorious men af-
ter the town had surrendered. and not
single case of theft has been re-
ported
Briefly the result OF the Juarez coup
gives the rebels 1876 federal prisoners.
$4,000 rounds OF ammunition. two
field pieces and two machine guns
all In addition to an important border
port of entry and military strategic
point.
Rebels Insist Huerta Be Eliminated.
Nogales. Sonora.-"Gen. venustiano
Carranza will not consider any means
of accomplishing peace In Mexico not
predicated upon the absolute elimina-
ton OF Huerta.' The Constitutional.
lists political and military leader is.
sued this announcement In character.
istIc brevity and directness. and
added: we will recognize nobody
who succeeds Huerta by the power
which he has usurped."
Huerta Determined to stick to Job.
Mexico City. Nov. II -Presidcn;
Hucrta was unable to bring his new
Congress fully to life Saturday. The
Chamber OF Deputies met and effected
temporary organization but the Sen.
ate proved rcactionary and the lack
OF u quorum prevented organization,
v. s. Believes Dictator VIII Quit.
Washington. while official In.
formation from Mexico City was
mcagre. the Washington government
maintained Saturday night Its conf.
dcnce that Provisional President
Hucrta soon would be eliminated from