Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-10
REBEL SWAY IS
IN DISPUTE
IN NORTH
FEDERAL ARMY HAVING REACHED
the BORDER, WITH PORT OF
ENTRY FOR PROVISIONS, MAY
MAKE STAND At 0JlNAGA.----IHE
REBELS MAY ATTACK TAMPIC0.
IMPRISONED AMERICANS
NOT RELEASED AS YET

Ml MLEAStD N III
Juarez, Mex, Dec. 10,-~Events to-
iday indicated that Ojinaga, sometimes
Preside del Norte, the small Mexican
village on the border opposite Presi'
dio, Texas, probably would be the
scene of the next important move in
the Mexican revolution Rebel lead
ers were more than ever convinced
that Oiinasa, where the federal troops
have concentrated, cannot be ignored
by General Francisco Villa, the rebel
leader. Within the town are fortified
practically all the federal troops OF
the north with most of the important
generals. Their retreat thither avow-
edly was to obtain money and provl-
sions. In the interior they had been
on the verge of famine and the troops
had been without pay. Re-provisioned
land provided with money the federals
would be in position to renew hos
tilities. Should he determine to at
tack the federals in force, General
! v liza nov at N''1' '"~''
have to check temporarily his adj
vance southwark toward Torreon, but
it would be in the line with his plan
to leave only rebel territory behind
him in his southward march,
The rebel forces about Ojinaga are
greatly in excess of the number at
: first reported. 1t was said that the
5000 troops which Villa sent south OF
Juarez about ten days ago have been
detoured eastward and are now on the
, road to Ojinaga.
Threatened mutiny of the federals,
as was shown by their calling across
THE river to the American side that
they would desert if attacked, is be-
ing relied upon by the rebels.
May Attack Tampico.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 10.-An ovarwneln.'
ing force of rebels threatens to attack
l Tampico al any moment, according to
e idvices received by wireless tele'
graph this morning from Clarence A,
Miller, American cnrs"' at 'hat sen
A messenger from General Viilareal
the rebel commander. addressed to the
|. American consulate at Tampico last
= night, with the information that AoOl
rebels commanded by General Villa
h real and General Castro, were ap
I preaching the city. The rebel advance
l. guard, il was said, was at LaSunt
s Puerite, nine miles from Tampico.
If General Villareal declared his in
e tention of assaulting the city with The
d least possible delay. He said he ha(
e given his followers strict orders to re
of frain as far as possible from desfrur
1t ton of property, and to protect I'M
b lives of foreigners. but he feared the.
ID would be gravely imperilled in the at
n, tack on the city and the consequen
fighting in the streets. For this rea
r son, he earnestly requested the Amer
IS ca nauthorities to take immedlat
Dt steps to remove all foreign resident
Z. from the place.
IL Up to the time of the dispatch O
10 Consul Miller's advices, no definite az
'u ton had been taken on this request
~ but Rear Admiral Fletcher, command
H. err of the United States fleet, ma
81 made preparations to take all foreign
20 ers on board his vessels on me
III ment's notice and to land marines II
q appeared advisable.
IT is understood that the captain c
i" :" the German cruiser conferred VIII
~ Rear Admiral Fletcher on the questio
io of landing marines and courteousl
"a assured the American admiral that h
w would act in harmony with his desires
Not Released Vet.
Pasadena, Calf, Dec. 10.-Furthe
action to obtain the release OF w.
Windsam and ]. w. Dunn, former Pa
. adenans held by the constitutionalis
= rebels in Sinaloa, Mexico, was take
today by the Pasadena board of trad
an which telegraphed Secretary of Stat
of BRYAN the following message:
ed Mine days having elapsed and n
n word as yet received from w. 5. VIM
I'd ham. former cashier of the Nation;
he Bank of Commerce, who is held
ay Mexico for ransom, we again earnest
rk request that further action be take
Immediately to insure his release"
or Windham was the manager of til
th Ouimichis ranch in Tepic, owned t
DO former L. s. Senator Thomas r. Bal
in and other wealthy Californians. Dur
~ was his associate.
he Two weeks ago Windham got
es' message through stating that he al
icy Dunn were being held until they pa
let ransom of $4,000 gold. Carranza c
for dered their relase 10 days ago, accor
oal ing to messages from Hermosillo, b
nothing has been heard here to int
cate that the men have been set free
,r To Take of Americans.
r Washington, d. c.. Dec. 10.-T'
rd placing of the scout cruiser Chest
of. and the gunboat Wheeling at Tam
re. co Yesterday was intended by the ma
tbe to meet just such an emergency as
he. rebel attack on the city. The CHI
md ter and Wheeling, ships of light dra
rho with the Tacoma and the suppy 81
ore Culgoa. also at Tampico. can approa
ra. near enough to the city to take
Americans and other foreigners "