Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-12-11
VILLA IS ANXIOUS
To FIGHT DIAz
Rebel TO Have 10000 Men at
City of Mexico.
HUERTA REFUSES TO QUIT
Dictator Is Angry at Wilson's Message
House at Washington Passes
Hay Army Volunteer Bill
Mann Scents War Peril

Borwnrille, Tex, Dec. "a "a
hour battle near Tula, 40 miles below
Victoria, Tamaulipas, in the region of
important Mexican oil fields, resulted
IN a federal loss of 220. according to
. constitutionalist report received at
Matamoras from General Aguilar,
commander-in-chief in that district
Thursday The constitutionalist loss
was not stated.
Washington, Dec. 5.-Government
officials were more confident than
ever Wednesday that the patience
which the United States had shown in
its treatment Of the Mexican problem
was soon to be rewarded with a solu-
ton.
After a discussion into which the
Republican leader, Mr. Mann. injected
the Mexican situation. the house
passed the Hay army volunteer bill,
which went then to the senate. This
would put war volunteer forces on an
equal footing with the regular army.
The men would enlist for the war"
and the president would appoint all
officers
Representative Mann said that
Chairman Hay Of the military commit
tee. the administration and all others
connected with the bill would deny the
measure was presented now because
The government was preparing for a
war with Mexico; he recalled that just
before the Spanish-American war the
appropriations committee presented a
bill to put $50000,000 into President
McKinley's hands.
4 took a minute then to say" added
Mr.. Mann. that at least there was
one man in the house who was not at
tempting to deceive himself while all
the others had said that this was not
in expectation of war, but to prevent
war
Il fear that the same situation arises
now"
Juarez, Dec. ST will have 10000
men surrounding the City of Mexico
about Christmas was the statement
with which Gen. "Pancho" Villa met
the news from the federal capital that
President Huerta had recalled ex-
President Porfrio Diaz to the active
list Of the Mexican army.
With 1000 rebels, Villa himself. en-
route from Juarez to the City of Chi
huahua. passed through Ahumada, IS
miles south of the border. and camped
at Montezuma, 80 miles further south.
Five thousand more rebels will join
him on the way and with a combined
force of 1000 men he will enter the
state capital to establish temporary
military headquarters for the constitu-
tonalist party.
City of Mexico, Dec ST have no
intention of yielding" said President
Huerta. Should this fighting in Next
CO continue for years I shall continue
to do my part in it if am still alive"
The presidents outburst came soon
after publication of President Wilson's
message to the American congress,
and news of the evacuation of the City
Of Chihuahua by HueTta's forces.
.Juarez. Mex, Dec. 4.-Seven gener-
ais OF the Mexican federal army are
ready to surrender and the backbone
Of the Huerta dictatorship in the north
has been broken. A peace commission
arrived in Juarez Tuesday, bearing
terms of the surrender
Fleeing over the desert and pursued
by Villas rebels, several thousand
persons. including the rich Creel and
TerTazas families, who deserted Chi
huahua City in fear of a rebel attack,
were reported to be nearing the Unit
ted States border. Among the refu-
gees is Luis Terrazas. head of the
wealthy Terranzas estate, who is said
TO carry 100000 pesos which he
withdrew from Chihuahua banks. The
caravan, composed of men. women
and children, was described as being
more than a mile long