Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-21
Recruits Taken From Chi
cagO to Help Carran-
"a in Mexico.
PAID FANCY SALARIES
Million Said to Have Been Sub.
Scribed to Rebel Cause
Watch Huerta Congress.

| Chicago, Ill, NOV. 2l.-Oeneral Lee
Christmas, soldier of fortune. has COM
pleted a successful recruiting cam
paign here in behalf OF General Car
rama. Christmas left for the Mexi-
can border last night with some re-
cruits. Others followed today, 19 in
all. il is said. Christmas literally sup
piled the money. He promised pay
ranging from $500 TO $500 a month,
and is bound by contracts.
Two recruits are TO receive maxi
mum salaries as expert telegraphers.
All have had experience in warfare.
Funds for the recruiting campaign are
said TO have come from American
capitalists, whose important interests
Mexico have suffered severely the last
three years. Recruits reports that
capitalists have subscribed s1,O00,000
TO Carran3a's cause.
See Gradual Disintesrstion.
Washington. Nov. 21.-The conven- !
tion of the Mexican congress and !
Huerta's reading of his message is |
regarded by officials here as merely !
carrying the situation one step further |
along. and not as events which fore f!
cast any immediate step by the United /
States. The view here is that each /
day adds TO wi.at administration Off
cials regard as the steady, gradual dis
of the Huerta regime
The official view is that should con-
gress act on the English oil conces-
sions- -pendiRg>-s g>-sueh--aets--pSeald be TO-
garded as invalid. A perfect under
standing is said TO have been reached
London and Washington on
II
here that the new congress may legis-
late as il will but the acts will not
have the sanction of the nations of
the world. While no action of a sum-
mary character as far as known is !
being taken, the disposition of high ]
officials is 10 await the slow but what
hey term inevitable process of fore .
ng Huerta TO retire.
Levy to Pay Troops. :
Mexico City, Nov. PA levy of a !
lalf million pesos was made at
fOnterey to pay the troops there. If
5 stated the American Smelling and
refining company's contribution to- ,
ward this was $4,000 pesos
A demand was made by the federal
military authorities on all foreign bus
ness concerns in Monterey for cash
or the maintenance of the army in L
hat district From the Monterey v
steel company 10000 pesos was asked. n
others were taxed in proportion. The I,
Naters-Pierce Oil company refused \
he payment of $4,000 pesos and will r
lace its property in the protection of
he American consul. il
Fighting Continues. II
vas still in progress today at Ciudad, -
'ictoria. capital of Tamaulipas. ac- :
ording to the war office. 1t was claim !.
d Federal Commander Rabago is =,
olding the place. although there has
cen continuous fighting inside the
ity the last "a hours. Federal rein l.,
,rcements are due any moment. in
Request for Prisoners Denied. pl
Vera Cruz, Nov. 2I.-Request for the sc
lrrender OF Daniel and Evaristo Ma ca
ero to the local authorities, made in 70
ehalf of Federal Commander Mas. hl
as promptly refused by Consul Can
Ia The MaderOs took shelter at the
consulate yesterday follow
Y their release on bail. Washington ~
dered Canada 20 accord asylum.
The two Maderos were today taken
board the American fiegship.
HaIe's Break With Carranza.
Nogales. Nov 2I.-it is learned from T,
sources that the principal
ason of the conference here be-
cen William B. Hale and General
rranza broke up was the failure of
rranSa to give assurance that the
cepted rules of civilized warfare
,uld be observed by the constitu- oe
nalists if allowed TO import arms 10
d ammunition. Carran;a is under Pc
,od not to be in position TO give as m
RANGES because of inability TO con- M
u the generals in the field. There WI
rumors here of a disagreement be
cen Carranza and General Villa w
ich threatens to disrupt the consti-
ionalists' ranks. Idi
Tucson. Ark. Nov. 21.-Hale has
lived here. Should there be any
ther conferences with Carranza Cli
" will be held in HermosiIlo. Par sal
5 will be resumed if Washington Do
Iuests, or at CarranGa's request, but sio
hout the presentation Of ere att
ltials. su.
Ex-Ald. Francis Safe he,
1os Angeles. Cal. Nov 2I-J H col
Incis. the former Chicago alderman An
orted missing after the battle OF gri