Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-10
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LEADER BASES PREDICTION ON
\ HASTE WITH WHICH HOUSE
1 ACTS ON ARMY BILL. =
BIG INCREASE IN FORCE
Women and Children Join Exodus on
Foot--one Man Carries $2,5oo,0o0
With Him, Which he Withdrew
From Bank. 5@''

Washington, Dec. s. - Government
officials were more confident than
ever Wednesday that the patience
which the United States had shown In
it's treatment of the Mexican problem
was soon to be rewarded with solu-
ton "A + .t.5;, M ", INK ~
After 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 all
officers. III b XIII. Is.5&.
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 a
bill to put $50 100000 into President
McKinleys hands. 9..s "
II took minute then to say added
Mr. Mann, .that at least there was
one man in the house who was not at
tempting to deceive himself while all
the others had said that this was not
in expectation OF war, but to prevent
war. y e NH Y !. s},s Il NE + "a
IT fear the same situation arises
now T, n III #s'&a
Jaurez, Dec. ST. will have 10000
men surrounding the City Of Mexico
about Christmas, . was the statement
with which Gen. "Pancho" Villa met
the news from the federal capital that
President Huerta had recalled ex-
President Porfirio Diaz to the active
list of the Mexican army. u
While Villa did not know the where.
abouts OF the seven generals who had
evacuated the City of Chihuahua and
| offered to surrender to him, he was
not alarmed by the prospective appear.
ance on the battlefield of the exiled
ex-president. He did not believe that
the leadership Of even the once loved
Diaz would avail to avert Huerta'' g
downfall "a I52 5l.,s: I.
City of Mexico, Dec. ST have no
intention Of yielding" said President
Huerta Should this fighting In Mexi.
co continue for years shall continue
to do my part in 1t If am still alive.
The presidents outburst came soon
after publication OF President Wilson's
message to the American congress,
and news Of the evacuation Of the City
Of Chihuahua by Huerta's forces.
%.& Juarez, Mex, Dec. Seven gener-
ais of, the Mexican federal army are
ready to surrender and the backbone
OF the Huerta dictatorship in the north
has been broken. A peace commits
sion arrived in Juarez Tuesday bear
| ing terms OF surrender. &$ X
Fleeing over the desert and pursued
by Villas rebels, several Thousand
persons, including the rich Creel and
Terrazas families, who deserted Chi.
huahua City in fear OF rebel attack,
were reported to be nearing the Unit
ed States border Among the refu.
gees Is Luis Terrazas, head OF the
wealthy Terrazas estate, who is said
to carry 5000, 900 pesos which he
withdrew from Chihuahua banks. The
caravan, composed OF men, women
and children, was described as being
more than q mile long, Il III NJ: !; + .55i