Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-15
New Military Dictator Threat
ems to Escort German Con-
sui to Border for Asking
Protection Of Countymen,
$5.000,000 WORTH OF
PROPERTY IS SEIZED
SpaniardS Driven From City
ON Pain of Death and Not
Permitted to Take Any Of
Their Possessions,

fuy soHHso iousHtL SPECIAL trAarn wHri
sl pasO, Tex. Dec. l4-AmcriCens.
Germans and spanards. who arr
rived today from chihuahua. McNcd.
reported that General Francisco VIE
la. the rehcl leader. virtually had COM
eflmtcl himsClf dictator and that he
refused to heed the requests of rep-
resentatitea of foreign governments
They asserted that the reael leader
had seized S5.0oO.000 worth of prop
ery bclonging 90 foreigners. had put
tn death about twenty Mexican civi-
lians, including Sergio sanchez. law
yer ana former state official. and had
commanded the American German
and British consuls to obey rebel or
ders
The happenings in Chihuahua since
villa occupied the city ON its evaguo-
tion hy the federal troops. os given
uy tho refuecee. who numbered 1000
were
villa seized large department
store. valued ut S15O0.o0O and owned
hy French German, English and
Spanish interests but chiefly hy Spou-
Ish, and placed in command ot the
store General Chao. rebel leader
TIE also seized @ brewery "a clothing
factory and am the grocery and other
stores owned by Spanurds. valued at
sa50o.oa0
llc called meeting of merchants
of all uauonalitles and told lhom thcl
must 'pay him large sums OF money
aggrcsotire several million dollars
to support the revolution llc mW
orders that The so-cailcd constitution
alIst money should Doe accepted as eur
roncy
Nillas expulsion of citizens of spain
am of whom were progressive mer-
chants was on pain Of death lie at
first Informed them they must he
out or tine country within five DAVIS,
but later after am appcm hy Harry
Scohcll me British yice consul he
extended the time to ten days None
Of the Spuuiards was allowed 90 take
away anything except their personal
effects and they were told never Co
return.
The capture and Imprisonment of
Luis Terrazas, Jr son OF rich land
owner, was after rerr,Ms had sought
refuge in the British vice consulate
and after the rebels informed MT
Scobell they would hreak down the
British vice consulate unless Terugas
was released
Marion Letcher, the United States
consul was asked by The torelgners
to protect them. Mr. fletcher attempt
ed TO send cipher message to the
state department but was informed
by villa that no cipher messages
would be permitted on the rebel telc-
graph Villa then informed the for
eign consus in body that they would
have to obey rebel orders.
/ otto Kueck. the German consul.
protested to villa against the eXac-
tion of tribute from Germans. Nilla
threatened Kucck, SAYING HE lutter
would he escorted to the border if he
persisted In his protest a store I'm
which Kueck was Interested was rec
quircd to pay S30O00. An homes and
property of the expelled Spanards
were appropriated to the personal use
of the rebels
The expulsion Of spanish nuns ana
priests was complete except that the
bishop, a Spaniard, was allowed TO
remain
VILLAS attitude toward the con
suls was hostile, said Germon
clothing merchant 'The German
colony went to Mr. kueck for pfotec-
tion, Mr. kueek went TO Nilla with "
protest Nlla said, cannot shoot
you but / can escort you to the bor-
der Kueck replied he would remain
IN Chihuahua as long as derman
citizen was there II was impossible
for the foreigners to obtain any deii-'
mite understanding from VIVA ~ 'o