The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-18

Ell PAsO, TEXAS. Dec. IL
Further evidence that Pancho Villa
does not intend to restore the
forfeited property of the Spanish Cit
liens of Chihuahua, Is contained in a
telegram which he sent today TO
General z, A Benavides, his lieuten-
ant in Juarez, for transportation by
Benavides to Alfonso Madero. In New
York. The telegram replies to an tn
quiry from Madero relativs to Villas
expulsion Of the Spaniards.
The message reads.
1T is matter of the dignity Of the
Mexican race. and we should indeed
be ashamed to remain unmoved at the
murder Of our fellow-countrymen by
the Spaniards, who have fought US,
both financially and with arms. with
out regard to the hospitality which we
have so bounteously granted them.
Has Saved Lives.
''Tf other civilized nations regard
these matters ashanCe, they should
take into account that in past epochs
they have also had to deal with SIM
liar outrages. and have been COM
PEELED to use like methods. methods
which. after all, are beneficial for
those concerned. as their lives are
thereby preservd. which. otherwise,
they probably would have lost AS
the whole people know in other States
they have unfortunately had to pay
with their lives for their participation
in this armed conflict, which confirms
me In my not allowing them to re-
main in our territory. If among them
there are worthy persons. they will In
good time be reimbursed for the
property which they have lost, owing
10 the exigenctes Of warfare
The fourth tra,nload OF refugees
from interior Mexico this week arrived
here today. They came from south
Of Chihuahua and reported that villa
has sent quite q considerable force OF
rebel troops south OF his head
quarters to me et the federals reported
to be marching north from Toreon
against Chihuahua.
Villa Well Armed.
The refugees reported that at
Chihuahua they were informed that
Pablo Gonzales. rebel leader from
Tamaulipas, Is to join forces with
villa as soon as he can march to
Chihuahua. They believe villa will
have 5000 men in a few days. count
ing those he now has In Juarez and
around Ojinaga. They say villa has
further augmented his ammunition
supply by the recovery of buried cart
ridges and machine guns in q lake
west OF Chihuahua City.
Eederais at o!inaga, after two
days scout, returned today to the
border with the news that they had
not seen any rebels near OJinaga.
General Merado, the federal COM
mander at OJinaga, announced this
Afternoon that his force. within a week,
would begin the return march against
Chihuahua City. This would about
give time for the column from the
south TO reach chihuahua at the
same time fMercado can get hack, un-
less villa Is able to stop either of the
columns with his rebel troops.
Came North for Food
Mercado explained that lie merely
came to the border to. get food and
money for his men, and to escort to
the United states certain citizens
whose lives would be worth nothing
II they had fallen into the fands OF
Villa and the rebels. He declared that
he would have no trouble retaking
Chihuahua from Villa.
United States troops at Preside, op-
posite O1inaga, are investigating re-
ports telephoned to them that Mex
lean federals have been deliberately
firing over the line into Texas at
Indio. twenty-five miles from Pre-
sidio.