Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-13

reappodrlnB at the mead of his men
in territory some distance from
where he was supposed to have been
killed. Two of Pascual Orozco's Off
GERS Of mportance-Franc del
Toro and Luis Fernandez-did surren-
der one Of them bringing with him
more than a hundred men, but the
other surrendered chiefs have been
men of almost negligible Importance.
From a few regions the rebels have
departed or have been driven out, but
what was an advantage to the peace
full residents of those regions was al
property owners Of other regions into
which the insurrectos had ridden.
Officially the grand total Of rebels
today is less than a few months ago,
but aside from the statement of the
government TO this effect there is no
good reason to believe the enroll
ment Of the rebels is not larger today
than ever. The Federal army, its
ranks filled with conscripts, including
prisoners and even captured rebels,
continues 70 garrison the larger cities.
and the rebels continue to control the
rural districts almost at will. Tales
Of rebel victories reach the capital
quently denied by the government Of
fcials. That fighting occurs some place
almost every day and that the engage
ments are OF such magnitude that the
federal forces employ artillery in
many of them is admitted in govern
ment Offices, but the losses almost in
variabiy are in the proportion Of about
so per cent rebels dead and 10 per
cent federals. Except in rare cases
rebel wounded art reported as rebel
dead The law gives the federals the
right to XIII the rebel wounded.
The movements of the rebels in the
north along the American frontier at
tract more attention in the United
States than do the operations of those
in the south. Mexican government
circles also display keener interest in
the border operations, perhaps on 'ac-
count Of the attendant danger Of in
ternatfonal complications. The great
est activity, however, and by far the
largest group Of rebels are found in
the region south of the capital The
isolation of towns Of considerable inn
portance no longer is of enough in
terest TO arouse public apprehension
to high pitch, and not even the pres
ence of rebels within ten and fifteen
miles of Mexico City, eXcites the resi-
dents of the capital.
Stories fatrocities are common
and the bearing away of young girls
by Zapatistas eXcites about the same
degree of interest as does the report
that the rebels have conhscated so
many head Of cattle. The rebels in
the north are not given TO the same
methods Of personal revenge as are
those in the south. Occasionally the
northern rebels have executed federals
in reprlsal but in the south wanton
torture is common. Recently. in the
state Of Mexico, forty miles from the
national capital, the Zapatistas, angry
at an aged Indian who persisted in
carrying the mali after he had been
warned not TO- disciplined him by
cutting off both bis feet. Then they
cut off his hands, ana the last act
was the thrustlng Of a pole through
The mans neck. and the hanging Of
his body to a tree, the ends Of the
pole resting on branches.
Foreigners and especially Americans
are not suffering as much as might be
expected. due. perhaps, to the fact
that probably four fifths " them have
fed from the rebel-infcsted districts
In the capital itself the residents
have not altered greatly their mode
of life, and there is little apparent
here to make the casual visitor believe
that the country is torn by the strug-
giles Of warning factions stormy de-
bates are heard IN congress. and dis
cussions Of the nations financial con
dltion are common. The present gov
ernmental operations are being con-
Quoted the reserve funds Of the
treasury. Already the government has
borrowed and used large amount of
money, and a loan authorized~ many
months ago has not yet beeh floated.
Arrests Of prominent persons in
Mexico are not uncommon in these
days and the judges of the supreme
court have felt that little precau-
ito on their part might save embar-
ragsment In due and formal manner
tho ,nernhere ~ this body decided to