Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-04
Raid Movies" Theater Where Films
For Men Only" Shown.
RELIGIOUS SCENES AROUSE
Patrons Raise Rough House and
Police Are Sent For.
PRISONERS MADE SOLDIERS
Penitentiary at chihuahua Emptied
of All Political Inmates Before
the Government Forces
Flee,

! General Mercado, commander of the fed
eral forces in northern Mexico, has sent
military peace commission from Chi
| huahua to Juarez to treat with the
rebels. while vigorously denied in official
circles. Is regarded as the most serious
! blow yet struck at federal prestige.
In view of Provisional President Huer-
ta's statements that he never would
treat with the rebels, IL is considered
impossible that the peace commission has
been sanctioned by him. At the same
time, however, it is pointed out that
the appointment OF the commission is
! in line with recent suggestions made by
DIR. Aureliano Urrutia, when at the head
| Of the ministry of the interior, that over
lures might be made to the rebels with
out government sanction.
! TampicO Becomes state Capital.
| The seaport city of Tampico was to-
| day officially declared the temporary
capital of the state of Tamaulipas. Cen
eral Antonio Rabago, the military COVER
nor. was forced to abandon Ciudad Vic
toria and who was enormously reported
TO have committed suicide, has gone to
Tampico under orders from the federal
government to establish his governorship
! in the temporary capital.
! The War department today announced
Gene al Arizmendi an dother federal Of
ficials who fled from Ciudad Victoria
Cerritos in the state of San Luis Potosi,
rad been ordered to reorganize their
forces and to march against Victoria.
THIS task had first been entrusted to
General Navarette, who retreatcd to
Monterey after his failure to relieve the
hard pressed garrison Of Victoria
! Movements of Troops Hindered.
On account Of the nature Of the or
! ganization and equipment, as we'll as
! the long distances and broken topog-
raphy of the country, the federal gov
/ ernment vial find it hard 10 handle
! its various military expeditions without
| trains now that the railroads have been
deprived OF fuel by oil producing COM
panies.
on some OF the divisions of the rail-
way system, coal may be used, and suf-
/ ficient supplies of that fuel are avail
able to operate trains for some time,
but at the best 1t is probable all traffic
except m,u,-ry trains will shortly be
suspended.
line OF the National railway has been
re-established. but it Is understood this
has been done with the consent of the
! rebels They are known to dominate
the hne south OF saltiIlo and to a point
within seventy-five miles of San Luis
! Potosi.
Women Drafted Into Army.
Extraordinary methods are being en-
ployed here TO gain recruits for the
( federal army. Servant girls display eau
tlon when they appear on the streets,
as they are aware that score of their
fellow-servants have been drafted into
the army as female soldiers.
One scheme utilized by the recruiting
officers netted the federal army sixty
five conscnpts in a single haul yester-
day The bill outside the moving picture
show announced For men only" The
little room was crowded some time be-
fore the performance began. A series OF
religious pictures was thrown upon the
I screen. the first being THE Virgin OF
Guadalupe-Patron Saint OF Mexico"
The crowd greeted this good naturedly,
but when II was followed by two other
religious pictures, the men who had
looked for a different kind OF entertain
ment. started an uproar. This resulted
In a raid by the police, who marched
the majority Of the men TO the barracks
where they were at once placed in the
hands OF the army.
Finish Fight, Says ViIIa.
! JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 3.-Confident
that the seven federal generals who
evacuated Chihuahua City with their
troops intend to seek refuge in the
/ United States and thus he beyond danger
of being taken prisoners by the rebels,
General Francisco villa today sent more
/ rebels to attempt TO intercept them,
i The only place they will surrender
will be In the United States" said villa
as he sat at breakfast in his Juarez head
quarters today and patted an automatic
revolver which lay among the spoons
and forks at his plate.
Carlos A. Heberlein Of Los Angeles.
Cal, who came from chihuahua with
the peace commission requesting Villa
10 occupy the city, said before the fed
erals left the penitentiaTy had been en-
ptied Of all the political prisoners.
Everything possible was done by Gen
eral Mercado to treat the citizens hu-
namely" said Heberlein. Patience,
however was worn out. The people
had been in a panic for so long they
could endure II no longer. All the money
had been Withdrawn from the city. The
repeated defeats OF the federal troops as
they venturcd forth and came back
broken. was discouraging. There was no
money to pay the troops and everybody