El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19
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sent to anything but the overthrow BY
force of arms Of what they term a
usurping administration. The scheme
fell Of its own weight.
The failure Of the government to
make any Roadway in Sonora against
the rebels; the daring displayed by
bands, which captured Zacatecas and
Durango, capitals OF adjoining states.
and raided with impunity the country
and smaller towns: the occupation or
blockading of all the border ports of
entry and the steady and swift grow tn
OF the movement throughout the ren1fb-
lie has created even at the national
palace a spirit OF pessimisn easily perI
ceptlDle Huerta and his counsellors
betrayed their dependency bv. concen-
trating all efforts on reopenfne the
National railroad from Mexico City 10.
Laredo II was believed that il this
line could ne opened, the effect abroad
might be such as to enable them to
market bonds for which foreign bank
ers were given options, and Huerta's
forces could thus prolOng the fight
The campaign against Matarnoros was
pracllcalIy abandoned in order to use
ali available troops along the railroad :
Army Not Dependable.
enforced service has provided Huerta
with an army OF perhaps $4,000 men,
but OF such character that government
bodies Of troops for scouting or other
work. Bugle calls might not bring the
detachment back to their camps.
Inc army has been recruited by con-
scripiion, BY emptying the jails and
utilizing prisoners captured in battle
These men are rushed into service and
carefully guarded until far from the
places OF their enlistment, so as to pre-
vent Wholesale assertions. 1t was with
such q body as this Gen. Ojeda was
compelled TO operate in his campaign
cut of Guaymas.
Rebels under Emilianc Zapata ap-
peared fully as active early :his month
as IN NOUNS past and daily insur-
sions Of the federal district itself were
common The raiding OF property or
village almost within sight Of the ma
uonal capital and tales of atrocities
had ceased 20 excite concern.
Men are Apnthetic.
An incident That illustrates some
what the apathy Of the people gener-
ally occurred recently in a village IN
the state Of Guanajuato. Rebels raided
the place and carried away from the
a sIl male population practically
all the women. The men drafted a pc
uuon to the president Of the republic
10 send sufficient soldiers to round I'D
the rebels and restore to them their
captured wives sisters and sweethearts.
The number Of males in that town was
greater than the number Of rebels who
raided the place.
Two rebel leaders of minor import
ance in the state Of Morelcs recently
lost their lives in a manner rather
lgnomintouB for men whose careers
had been as stirring as theirs with
their men they made what turned out
to be their last fight in a church. The
federals mad penned them in and then
began battering at the doors
one OF the men seized a priests robe
and when the soldiers gained entrance
they found him lSneeling before one of
the shrines. The pseudo-priest was
dragged TO his knees, and his identity
revealed. he was shot
The other rebel had sought safety In
a crypt. Lifting the stone slab he threw
out the crumhling bones Of the occu-
pant for more than 100 years, crawled
into the space himself and lifted the
stone back into place. The bones beside
the crypt excited the curiosity of the
soldiers, who examined the interior. The
living OCCUPANT became eligible forth
with for real interment.