Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-23
FEDERALS ARE
IMPORTING
ARMS
PRESIDENT WILSON ALLOWS HUERTA
GOVERNMENT TO IMPORT 1000
RIFLES AND A QUANTITY OF
AMMUNITION THROUGH PORT
OF JUAREz.
FIRST PERMIT GIVEN
SINCE 25TH Of JUNE

dent Wilson has granted permission
for the expectation of 1000 rifles anh
$4,000 cartridges to the Huerta gov
ernment. All but 1000 rifles. which
go to Vera Cruz from New Orleans
will be shipped from Ell Paso via Juar
ez. Some of the latter already have
gone.
Although it was the first permission
granted since June 25 and many appli
cations have been turned down, it was
declared no change had been made in
the government policy and officials
pointed out that the neutrality proc
lamation permitted the president to
authorize shipments at his discretion
Unofficially it is said, the United
States is not averse to having the
Huerta garrison at Juarez we'll armed,
to discourage attack and battle on
the border with its consequent compli-
cations Neither is this government
averse 20 seeing the line of COM
munication between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City kept open as an avenue
OF egress for foreigners in Mexico
City No general shipments will be
permitted
Arms Are Shipped.
FL Paso, Texas, Aug. 23.-Permits
were granted today, according to Gus
toms and military officials here to the
Huerta government to export 100000
rounds of ammunition anad 1000 rifles
to Mexico. This is in addition to the
forty thousand rounds of ammunition
and three hundred rifles permitted to
cross yesterday. Rebel sympathizers
have telegraphed to congressman at
Washington protesting at the permis
sion granted to the Huerta govern
ment.
Mexican federal officials received
telegraphic orders from New York to-
day for $250.0o1 gold This is to he
used to pay the troops in Juarez said
to be in state of mutiny because of
lack of pay.
Villa on the Move.
Pancho Villa and his rebel band are
not on the Mexican Central railroad
awaiting to attack supply trains head
ed from Juarez for Chihuahua, accord
ing to information received here to-
day by Americans This information
is to the effect that Villa and his rebel
band passed south through MADEIRA,
Chihuahua last Sunday, headed for
the mountains. The supply trains,
;,,
since Monday are still held in the bor-
der city. The exact reason is not
known 1t is generally believed, how
ever. that the delay is due to non
receipt of money for the troops, who
are to guard the train.
Mexico City, Aug. 23.-Nine fights
between the federals and constitu-
tionalists are reported to have taken
place during the last twenty.four
hours. All of them are recorded as
federal victories.
According to the official reports,
the military situation throughout the
republic is greatly improved. The
rebels are said to be generally dis
heartened and on the defensive in all
quarters.
These official reports are practlc-
ally the only source of information
on which news for local consumption
is based. The other side of the story
rarely reaches the capital, because OF
interrupted communication and cen
sorship of dispatches at points out
side the capital. In three Of the
fights reported. 175 rebels are said
to have been killed, while the federal
loss is given at eight.
The situation about Torreon is now
admitted to be slightly worse. 1t is
understood the rebels control much
of the country about that section and
that a thousand more are marching
southwark from Cuatro Cienegas,
Coahuila. to reinforce those already
there. General Pena's quarters at
Monclova, has reported a portion of
his men cut off by the rebels and in
need of help General Joaquin Mas,
who is marching northward from
Monclova to Guidad Porfirio Diaz, has
been instructed to delay his move
ments in order to cooperate with
General Pena. The government eX-
presses confidence that Pena and
Mas will be able to check the south
ward movement of the rebels.
Great improvement in the situation
in the state of Chihuahua is reported
by the government. The public has
been given no news from Guaymas,
Sonora, for several days, except as
surances that the rebels in that vi.
cinity are demoralized because of dis
sensions between the rebel leaders,
Maytorena and Pesquiera. 1t is un-
derstood that the federal general,
Ojeda. will attempt no advance is So
nora until he is reinforced.
New Orleans, Aug. 29.-The bodies
of Pascual Orozco, Sr., and other
,peace commissioners, riddled with |
bullets. were found in the streets OF
Huautla. Guerrero, when the federal
troops forced an entrance into the