Evening star., 1913-12-03
Mercado and Six Other Lead
ers ForSake Chihuahua
City.
ABOUT THREE THOUSAND
OTHERS AMONG REFUGEES
Villa Tries to Intercept Them
Recipient of Peace
Proposals.

JEAREz. Mexico. December 3.-Conn-
dent that seven federal generals who
evacuated chihuahua city with their
troops, after having sent peace proposals
to Gen. Francisco Villa intend 10 seeA
refuge in the United States and thus be
beyond danger OF being taken prisoners
by the rebels, Gen. Villa today sent more
troops to attempt TO intercept them. The
generals. led by Gen Salvatore Mercado
whose desertion OF chihuahua and whose
statements that he had no money TO pay
his troops are regarded as a virtual
breakdown of the Huerta dictatorship SO
far as the north of Mexico is concerned.
are headed for Ojinaga on the border lt
Is thought they win cross the river to
, Preside. The federal generals in the
party. in. addition to Gen. Mercado are.
Gen. Pascual Oroxco, eCsn. Jose Ynez
! Safazar. Gen. MareelIo Caravo. Gen. Jose
Aianziiia, Gen. Biaz Orpinai and Gen
Landa.
Arrest Is Expected.
At Preside the generals arc expected
TO be arrested by the United States milf
! tary authorities taken TO Maria ana
thence to San Antonio. Their arnest on
| crossing the river would follow as a mat
OF War Garrison.
With the generals are many subordinate
officers, about 2.UuU federal regular SOL
dters and more than a thousand persons
OF the wealtniest CLASS of chihuahua, VINO
took to flight rather than lace an attacA
/ by the rebels.
Gen Pascual Orozco and Gen. Jose
YneE Salazar. said To be with Mercado.
are under Indictment returned in the led
eral court in El Paso. Texas, for Tiola-
! nf fhka yls.t Ssx Soil
out on bond. but Orozco never WAS ar
! rested.
,ien. Villa had little hope that his SOL
diers would be abe TO overta'se the ted
| era.s, vino had let .hihuahua several
days before the TACT OF. their nigh, se-
came known.
Unusual Proceeding.
That Gen. Mercado, after handing the
1 portfolio of state to Federico Moye. civil
i governor ad interim. should on behalf
i Of himself and subordinates offer TO sur
render and then ny TO the border was
regarded By Villa as an unusual proceed
ing.
I ..Tne only place they viii surrender
viii be In the United safes, said VA q,
as he sat at breakfast in his Juarez head
quarters today ana fpat.eu autoraaslc
ievo.yer whicn lay among The spoons anu
! FORKS at his plate
The pfoposa.s were sent by Cen Me-
cado to Gen. villa, rebel leader, tnroUsI
Federico Moye. evil governor of CG.-
huahua state. appointed ad interim. Along
| with II came an appeal, signed by all the
+, foreign consuls IN Chihuahua, calling
upon Villa to give police protection to the
citizens OF Chihuahua City. Gen. Merca-
| dos proclamation said:
| Under the circumstances which have
! existed in Chihuahua IL has been deemed
necessary for the federal troops TO evacu-
ates 1 leave in charge Federico Moye, a
person who In not identified with politics
and who is therefore qualified TO give luil
protection to foreigners. IT as Impossible
10 remain here tunger. as there =, 10
lnoney With which pay the troops.
-.ercados Eroposa-s.
/ The peace commission proposed to Gen.
Villa that all non-combatants who
sought safety by fleeing to the border
| be permitted to go without being tired
| upon and all the federals in Chihuahua
City be pardoned. 1t also asked leniency
| for federal officials. The commission
stated that before leaving Chihuahua
| the federals destroyed all the postage
and government revenue stamps, and
/ that there existed practically no money
/ in the city The commission Started
! back for Chihuahua last night with oea.
/ sI.-i s assurances of saie,y tor the 9-v-
.j.e u mat cay.
IrtSon Is EMplleG.
Carlos \. Heber,ein of Los Ans..es.
Cal. who came from Chihuahua with the
peace commission requesting Villa to vc-
uupy the city, said that before the fed
erals left the penitentary was emptied
| Of ali the political prisoners.
Everything possible was done by Cen.
Mercado to treat the citizens humanely,
said Heberiein. Patience, however. Was
| worn out The people had been in
! panic for SO long they could endure Il
no longer. All the money had been
withdrawn from the city. The repeated
deleat OF the federal troops as lhey ysn-
tured forth and came back broken @ts
Encouraging There was no money -
pay the troops a.il everybody 1oas
heart.