The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-17
ROUTED FeDsRAlS ReAcN BORDER
SOLDIERS. Poems. miLLIoNAIREs
END REMARKABLE AEGIRA
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avee Quarter At ojinasa-vma
Marches Into Chihuahua.

Preside Textile complete o u Of
Huerta's federal army in northern
Mexico. with the frantic aight OF his
generals for safety to the border and
the Generalization Of the unpaid
troops was established with the ar.
rival az Olinaga. Mexico. opposite Pre-
sido. O: the civilians and soldiers who
deserted Chihuahua City.
In the remarkable heeira. the par.
Elephants in which ~strueeled for eight
days over an iS5 mile trail through
the desert and endured great hard.
ships for want Of food and water were
General Salvador Mercado. Huerta's
deposed military governor and com.
mauder Of the federal troops in the
north. General Pascual Orozco Gen.
e-al Antonio Rojas, General Mercelo
Caraveo. General Nnez Salarar and a
host OF subordinate officers. They had
deserted their post in fear OF General
Francisco Villas rebel armv aad vir.
tuslly had sur7endsred 20 the rebels
IN chihuahua. the state capital and
the larges; 81 the far northern cities
AIMS NANa AatAA NaAafH 0AAAf.tA
with what properly they could carry.
I'M and children represent.
ins some o. the richest families In the
republic Their aighi with the army
was in ,hs face o. reports that they
might eXpec; no mercy should they
fall into the hands q The rebels Luis
Terrasas, a wealthy land owner. re-
puted 20 own half o. the state o. Chi.
huahua. was said 20 have brought with
him a vast fortune in cash. fearing
Il might be seized oy the rebels {. lie
remained in ne evacuated city.
Spectacle o. Despair.
Witnesses viewing the orco-inc
,hrone from the hills Q: o!iraga re-
ported the refugees were scattered in
= thin line for several miles into the
Interior and that the broken down
wagons, disabled artillery and ming.
ling o. disheartened soldiers and fam.
!shed civilians as they slowly moved
over the desert presented = spectacle
o. despair.
The fear % being unable 20 keep
pace with the escort!us army. Of be.
ing lost a. the desert. o. caught by
the rebels added 20 the mlseries OF
/ those who fed 50 p7ecipitately. Their
arrival IN 4 panic hu; unmoles,ed BY
the rebels formed one o. The most
;rae!c incidents Of the RESOLUTION.
Via Enters Chihuahua.
JuareZ-Through the gate where
nineteen wears acc he had aed .or life
pursued by 'ede-sls seeking 10 ARES;
him OF a charge q ha n killed az
army chCer. General Francisco villa
entered chihuahua City q, the head
% lo,oao 7ebs, soldiers greeted as the
greatest genera. n Mexico by The cit.
teens who welcomed hin ~ 4 ire
=.aI1Sus ovation His h-.ei career as
: leader after he had served !a Ma.
3e-os revolution, began I've month.
ago With a borrowed revolver and
thus led him 20 4 position where D.
may ISSUE commands from the stat,
capita. Naere be Vas ordered 81
rested.
A dispatch 20 General Reuevades
commander a; JuArez said Villas en-
uy into The city Nas attended by a.
ovation but no ceremony TIE ct
seas NAo had been under numerous
seges and long had been isolAtet
without fresh food supplies welcomes
the rev commander a. az eveut whie'
promises az early 7eopening o. n.
railroad and TELEGRAPH lines II,
feeling prevailed thar villa ,ow wai
N posiuoa 70 restore the no-therr
sectioa Of Mexico 20 a period o, peae,
slaee the federal troops by tseir 70,
uatsry vacation a the territory hat
evinoed no desire 20 continue Hgh,
ine a. least for the present