Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-12-10
VILLA IS ANXIOUS
TO FIGHT DIAz
Rebel to Have 10000 Men at
City OF Mexico.
HUERTA REFUSES TO QUIT
Dictator Is Angry at Wilson's Message
House at Washington Passes
Hay Army Volunteer Bill
Mann Scents War Peril.

Washington, Dec 5.-Government
officials we're more confident than
ever Wednesday that the patience
which the United States had shown in
its treatment of the Mexican problem
was soon to be rewarded with a solu-
ton.
After a discussion into which the
Republican leader. Mr. Mann. injected
the Mexican situation, the house
passed the Hay army volunteer bill.
which went then TO the senate. This
would put war volunteer forces on an
equal footing with the regular army.
The men would enlist for the war
and the president would appoint al
officers.
Representative Mann said that
Chairman Hay of the military commit.
tee. the administration and all others
connected with the bill would deny the
measure was presented now because
the government was preparing for a
war with Mexico; he recalled that Just
before the Spanish-American war the
appropriations committee presented q
bill to put s50.000.000 into President
MeKinleys hands.
Il took minute then TO say" added
Mr.. Mann. that at least there was
one man in the house who was not at
tempting to deceive himself while all
the others had said that this was not
in expectation of war, but TO prevent
var.
Il fear that the same situation arises
now"
Juarez, Dec ST. will have 10000
men surrounding the City of Mexico
about Christmas" was the statement
with which Gen. "Pancho" villa met
the news from the federal capital that
President Huerta had recalled ex-
President Porfirio Diaz TO the active
list of the Mexican army.
With 1000 rebels, villa himself. en-
route from Juarez to the City of Chi
huahua. passed through Ahumada. S5
miles south of the border, and camped
at Montezuma. 80 miles further south,
Five thousand more rebels viii join
him on the way and with a combined
| force of 1000 men he will enter the
state capital to establish temporary
military headquarters fol- the constitu.
tionalist party.
City of Mexico, Dec. ST have no
intention of yielding" said President
Huerta. Should this fighting in Mexi
co continue for years l shall continue
to do my part in it II am still alive.
The presidents outburst came soor
after publication of President Wilson
message to the American congress
and news of the evacuation of the City
of Chihuahua by Huerta's forces.
Juarez. Mex, Dee. 4--Seven gener
ais of the Mexican federal army are
ready to surrender and the backbone
of the Huerta dictatorship in the north
has been broken. A peace commission
arrived in Juarez Tuesday. bearing
terms of the surrender.
Fleeing over the desert and pursued
by Villas rebels, several Thousand
persons, inn 'qding the rich Creel ano
| Terrazas families, who deserted Chi
huahua City in far OF rebel attack
were reported to be nearing the Uni
ted States border. Among the refu
| gees is Luis lerrazas, head OF the
wealthy TerranzMs estate. who is said
to carry 5.0o6.0Ol pesos which he
withdrew from Chihuahua banks. The
caravan, composed of men, women
and children, was described as being
| more than a mile long.