Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-12-25
REBELS HURRY
ON TO TORREON
Villa Despatching All Available
j Forces for Attack.
AMMUNITION is SEIZED

SPorTed at ~. =. BOrder, 1t is Sotd ny
Consignees to acknowledgements
Threatens Foreign Ships - Bank,
Closes and Opens-Pays $4,000 to
Save Sister
Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 24.-Skirmishing
| continues in the suburbs Of TorreOn
| between the federal defenders of the
place and the rebels in that vicinity.
Meantime, Villa is hurrying south
wards as many men as he can spare
from Chihuahua to reinforce the
rebels and attempt to prevent the
federals marching on Chihuahua. Re.
ports in Juarez is that Villa has gone
south in person but this is denied Of
f1cially. Big quantities Of supplies
are being shipped southwark daily
from Chihuahua. Four hundred rebel
cavalry have left Juarez on a special
train bound for the City Of Chihuahua
to reinforce Villas army Half an
hour after the departure Of tie caval-
ry supply train carrying large
quantity of food steamed out of
Juarez for Chihuahua,
Although rebel officials say that
there has been no Interruption Of rail
road communication with Juarez, re-
port in Juarez says that several
bridges have been burned on the Cen
trail near Moctusuma, 1872 miles south
of Juarez.
Ammunition bought by the rebels
for use against Huerta and spotted by
the United. States and Huerta's secret
service men so that it could not be
moved without seizure, has been sold
to the Guatemalan government by the
rebels. 1t was shipped to New
Orleans for transshipment to Guate-
mala.
Will Sink Foreign Ships.
London, England Dec. 24.-Armed
with General Carranza's threat to sink
foreign ships carrying munitions of
war intended for the provisional gov
eminent of General Huerta, Miguel
Covarrubias, formerly Mexican min
lister to Russia, now confidential agent
in London of Mexican constitution
alists, appeared at the office of the sec
rotary of Lloyds Maritime insurance
agency and formally delivered the
pronunciamento of the Mexican con-
stitutionalist leader The secretary
of LIoyds posted the warning on the
notice boards, where it attracted the
attention Of underwriters.
Bank Closes and Reopens.
Vera Cruz, Dec. 27.-Americans at |
Panuco near Tampico made an ap-
peal to United States Consul Miller |
at Tampico asking him to protect |
them from a rebel force which they |
say is in that vicinity. The federal |
government has promised to send |
troops to garrison the town.
The branch Of the Banco Nacional |
here closed in the morning but re-
opened in the afternoon. 1t was an |
nount ed that the bank was closed for |
balancing purposes. The branch of |
the Banco Mercantile is open and is
overrun with depositors exchanging |
state for national bank bills.
The United States Battleships Con-
recticut and Kansas have arrived here |
from Iamp1CO.
Pays $4,000 to Save Sister.
Juarez, Mex, Dec. 24-Tribute is |
still being exacted at Chihuahua from |
refugees. Mrs. Pedro Pristo, wife Of |
a merchant, said she had to pay $12,-
500 in gold, and Luis Sequences and |
Tedro Torres, merchants, $4,000 each. |
The home and property Of Jacob E.
1ouc1e G, native of Turkey, valued at
100000, was confscated by Villa and |
Touche paid $4,000 cash for the re-
lease of sister. Touche was reputed |
to have amassed large fortune in
Mexico after entering this country
many years ago with nothing more
than a trained bear. His elaborate |
home in Chihuahua was one of the
sights of the city.