The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-02
Reports That Troops Have
Abandoned City Declared by
Villa to be True---Looting OF
Stores in Jaurez-
REBELS WILL HELP
DEFEND PANAMA
Caranza's Minister of Foreign
Affairs Says if Successful in
Disposing Huerta They viii
be Friends and Allies of
United States.

Ell PASO, Dec. REP 1rts reash-
ed FL Paso tonight that Chihuahua
City, capital of the state OF the same
name, has been abandoned by its
federal defenders, that part of them
have headed for Ojinaza, on the Texas
border, northeast of Chihuahua City,
and that the others are attempting TO
retreat South
Pancho Villa, rebel commander in
JuareZ, declared tonight when told OF
the report, that ii was true. He said
his men who went south Saturday
wired Ii to him today.
Francisco Escuadero. foreign minis
ter in the CarranZa provisional cabi-
net, confirmed it also. The reports
say the evacuation took place sun
day, following the return of the fed
erals defeated by villa near Juarez
last week. and that the citizens have
placed FREDERICK Moye, a business
man, in temporary charge of the city
pending the arrival OF the rebel army
of investment
Many stores Looted.
The capture Of Juarez by the re-
bells under Pancho villa WAS followed
hy the looting of many stores, and
the sale OF goods 10 American deal
ers. This IL confirmed from many
sources In Ell Paso tonight. The
sock OF merchandise will reach to-
tai of a half million pesos. The goods
were taken from a number Of the
large stores In Iuarez, Including a
number OF those which hao been
closed and in at least one instance.
where The keys OF the store had been
delivered to American Consul Ed
wards.
without seeing a single federal the
advance guard of Villas constitution
alist army reached the station of Car
rial this morning. according TO teie-
graphic advices received by General
villa. Carrizai IN ninety seven miles
south Of Juarez. on the Mexicon Cen
trail railway, and is nearly half way
10 the city OF Chihuahua
Francisco Escuadero. foreign min
lister in the provisional cabinet OF
Carranxa, who is now here treating
with Villa. today sounded note of
warning from the rebels TO the United
States. relative To intervention or
mediation.
Fall of Huerta Sure.
THE fan of Huerta is inevitable.
and the only slight hopes for him
in the United States said Escuadero'
"Any ARRANGEMENT made by the
United states with the de facto gov
eminent will work ruin for Mexico
and will not be recognized ny the
constituttonaiists party.
"As minister of foreign relations
saw that IL the United States knows
how TO deal with us they do not need
ia worry about the japanese. for Mex
loo will be the country back OF the
United States to the Panama canal
1--WE. OF Mexico. do not fea~ Euro
mean intervention. The only thing we
do fear is the bal will Of the United
gta.es towards us. We will he able 70
SIMPLY five hundred thousand men, al
fully equipped. to defend the canal
No other country cnn do that.
.I,et the United States be our sin
cere friend and treat us with pa
tience. and In the end the United
states will nave our hearts
There Is no friction between Tar
rama and Villa. for villa rs cohsla'
cred the supreme military command
er of Chihuahua.
Wilson Marking Time
DARLINGTON Dec. with Thu
rorthsrn revoiuticnists meeting witt
continued success the Wilson admin
istratfou sees no reason TO after III
policv of waiting for tha ran O
uuerta This was authoritatively IN
dicated here today.
President Wilson, IL is understood
feels that the revoiutionists are pro
eaeding RAPIDLY toward the accomplish
ncnt of which he has declared to hav'
hecn his program now for nine months
that Ia the ousting OF President Huerta
wtlltam Bayard Hale. President Wi
SONS unoffcial Investigator, and nego