Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-04
General Movement Of Consti-
tutionaIists Toward Chih0a-
hua With National Capital
at Main Objective,
REBEL COMMANDER
DlSTRUSTS FEDERALS
Generals Fleeing To-
ward Border Fall Into Rebel
Hands Little Mercy May Be
Expected for Them,
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Juarez, Mex. Dec "A new era
been In northern Mexico today 1t
marked the peaceful occupation by
the rebels Of the territory abandoned
by Huertas federal troops
With 1000 rebels. General Fran
cisco villa. en- route from Juarez TO
the evacuated city Of Chihuahua,
passed through Ahumada. eighU-hve
miles south Of the border and camped
.at Montezuma. thirty miles further
south. Five thousand more rebels viii
join him on the way and with COM
hined force OF 1000 men he will en-
ter the state capital there To- estab-
lsh what will be the temporary mili-
.tary headquarters Of the constitution
.alist party.
The departure Of the rebel forces
from Juarez with their equipment was
made on four trains, a garrison of
LOO soldiers having been left be-
hind to guard the border town. As
far as Ahumada. villa has restored
the telegraph and the railroad line
ITO Montezuma, where it IS interrupted
by burned bridges. ft is to be recon-
structed within a few days.
Whether General Corrauza. the rec-
|ognized head Of the revolution also
will go to Chihuahua, seems to Doe In
doubt although villa said me expected
.Carranza's forces to cross from so-
mora 20 concentrate the men for oper-
.ations further south
When the rebels enter Chihuahua
with the tattered Mexican flags which
they are carrying as symbolical Of
their demands for restoration OF
constitutional government they will
have Zacateeas as the nearest federal
stronghold on the south. II Is toward
that city that villa insists ne viii
march,
The flight Of General Salvador
Mereado, the federal governor and
mmander-in-chief with all his Of
fcers and troops, after sending q
peace commission to VIVA, whose
answer he did not wait to receive
makes possible the rebel occupancy
OF the city without a fight. The fact
that Mercado sent a commission TO
villa through Federico Moye the civil
governor ad interim, was regarded 10y
the rebel leader as a mask TO enable
Mereado TO get away So far the reb-
els and federals have had no parleys
Of any character and villa said he
did not think Huertas officers would
expect clemency from him.
No word was received today from
the fleeing federal generals and the
band of civilian refugees. The rebels
expressed the belief that after escort
ing tn civilians 60 the border, the Of
hcers might retreat to Nuevo Leon
state, as Generals Orozco and salazar
are under indictments in the United
States for violation of the neutrality
laws
Monterey and the few remaining
federal strongholds in NueVo Leon and
other northern states villa said would
be left to local bands of rebels lie
intends to direct his main army to-
ward Mexico city
Il will have 10000 men surround
ing Mexico city about Christmas
time said Villa. "Our numbers will
increase as we march southward and
by the time we reach the capital of
the republic the people in that city
will be ready TO Join u.s."
A message received from Chihuahua
by courier said the city was quiet
and the citizens. including the Ameri
cans, were much relieved by the exo-
dus Of the fedcrals. 1t was stated Mer-
cado has been bankrupt for weeks
and that the soldiers had been without
pay for 80 long they threatened loot
ing and mutiny.