El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-26
.EiIGlH5 ARE
BECOMING
HUNGRY
Failure to Plant Crops Is
Causing Widespread Fam
inc in Republic.
PRICES
ARE PAID FOR FOOD

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N is getting hungry. and it is evil
dent that this condition viii
| become much worse before relief can
be had Failure to plant crops in thou
sands of fields formerly cultivated, the
increasing number of idle mec due to
the closing down of numerous indus
/ trial concerns. and the indirect siege
instituted against scores of cities have
resulted in reducing to a deplOrable
condition regions where a great ma
Jor1ty Of the population asked only
TO be permitted to work
Lack of money resulting from lack
Of work has had its effect in increasing
has been the cutting OF the railroads
IN all parts of the country.
ExOrbitant Food Prices.
The fall OF Durango revealed that the
people of that town had been paving
fabulous sums for certain ordinary
commodities and that meat was an IN
Obtainable luxury TOrreOn for time
was In. situation almost as bad Re
ports from Chihuahua were that one
egg was bringing a peso and that eight
pesSOS were paid for a lkilO, or two and
tWO-fifths pounds. of sugar.
Conditions in SaltillO and Monterey
became serious Notwithstanding that
the government was able most OF the
time to keep open the line from Tam
picO- In all towns the neighboring
country is depended upon to supply a
large part Of the food supply, but even
where railroads were kept open ma
raudlnS bands OF rebels made it their
business TO prevent the entry Of sup
plies from the neighbOring truck farms
brought in on the backs Of indians or
in carts. The effect OF these tactics
has been keenly felt in the capital it
self, where prices have More than
doubled in the past year
Worst Is Yet to Come.
Failure to plant crops has not vet
had its full direct effect The season
for the maturing Of most crops has not
come, but when IL does, it is inevitable
that the country will find itself forced
to buy abroad. and money is scarce.
In previous revolutions the planting
has not been seriously hindered. but
since this IS the most widespread revolt
the country mas seen there are hud-
dredS Of thousands of implanted acres
Those who were attempting to keep
IN touch with revolutionary activities
by marking a map realized early in July
that the most simple means was not TO
block in with black those regions -heId
by the rebels, but to block in the DOR
tons where the governments control
simple and required much less time.
Keen expectations of success were
created by the determined efforts to
reopen the railroad from the capital
TO Laredo. but in spite of some success
attained the rebel movement continued p
10 grow and the government was forced
70 concede the seriousness OF the situa-
ton in the extreme south in the states
of Campeche and Tabasco, as we'll as
IN the north, while the rebels operat-
ing IN NeEacruZ along the coast line
the attention Of the war department.
Zapata Not Subdued.
From time to time marked progress
IN the campaign against the ZapadstaS
was announced and undoubtedly
thousands were brought from that dis
triet and sent into the army, exiled to
QuIntanOO Roo or shot But the ZaDa-
tlstas continued active, carrying the
warfare characterized by fire and loot
into neighbOring states and even into
the federal district That bands were
san Angel ceased to excite interest on
san Francisco street
As an example of the nervousness
1elt IN official centers was the fact that
soldiers were detailed to ride on the
suburban cars early in July.
Rebels Come Into Own.
Rebels on whom Pascual OrOzco last
year conferred the title OF commits
stoned officer, and whose title was used
with quotation marks in the neWspa-,
pers Of the capital, have come into
their own They were taken into the
army with the same rank, but in a
division styled Irregular militia The
army had become topheaVy with class
and president Huerta has
issued a decree converting ali affiliated
bodies into the regular establishment.
10 was announced that hereafter gen
eral OrOzco and general Salazar and
general tampa and all other holders
o. titles should be generals or such as
their rank might entitle in the regular
army.
Lanees for Cavalry.
In connection with his program for
1pbuilding the army, Huerta has or
1ered a number Of changes that have
treated comment some Of which is not
vas the order to purchase fances with
which a portion Of the cavalry viii be
instead OF with sabres- The.
act that the British used them with
some success in South Africa is said to
lave caused Huerta to insist upon their
use in his army
The use OF more automobiles also
has been insisted on by the president.
Ind the column which went north along
he line Of the National railway car
led about 80 cars When the order
cached the war department to use
more automobile there was no time to
ieal with factories, and agents Of the
department. went on the streets buy
ng where they could from private in
iividuals. It was Huerta's idea to use
ne cars not so much for the rapid
transportation of officers but for the
peedy movement of reserves from the
ear.
Blanquet a Veteran.
General Banquet, the successor Of
'eneral MondraSOn as minister of war.
ose from the ranks. and wears on his
watch chain a sold coin commemora-
I've OF a duty he performed when a
officer He was in
ne army that besieged emperor Max
milan at QUeretarO. When the order
anne Tor the execution of Macmillan.
'lanquet was detailed on the firing
quad After the emperor fell life was
OF extinct, and sergeant Banquet was
rdered to advance and deliver the
-nai 'snot- Just prior TO the shooting
iaximllian gave to each of his ex-
cutloners a gold coin, and it is one OF
hese coins Banquet still wears
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