The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-28
Recruits For Carranza
Gathered In Chicago
From Fridays Daily. !,

From Fridays Daily: r Il
Chicago, November 21.-Generai
Lee Christmas, soldier OF tor
tune, has completed successful
recruiting campaign here in be-
half of General Carranza. Christ
mas left fer the border with
anumber of his recruits, accrding
to reports of American capitalists
who have supplied million dol
lars to Carranza. Christmas is
literally supplied with money.
PAY of 5000 to $500 per months
offered, skilled recruits, such as
teieqraphers and men who have
had experience in other wars.
Negales, November 21.There are
rumors CT a disagreement between
General Carranza and General Vii
la, which threatened to disrupt tn;
constitutionalists ranks.
The reason why the conference
between Ambassador Hale and Gen
eral Carranza were broken up is thu
failure of General Carranza to giv'
the United States his assurance
that the accepted rules of civilized
warfare shall be observed by tn
constitutionalists.
Mexico City, November 21.-Tht
demand made by the federal mill
tary authorities ON all foreign bust
ness concerns in Monterey for casf
provide for the maintenance of thu
sctv nt m n
gers of the Waters Pierce Oil com
pany instructed the representative!
there to refuse payment and plac,
themselves and property under th'
protection of the American consu
late.
Washington, November 21.-Th,
converting of the Mexican congress
and Huerta's reading of his messag
is regarded by officials here as mere
ly carrying the situation a step fun
Their along and not as events whicl
forecast any immediate steps in tn
United States. The view here i
that each day adds to the steady ant
gradual disintegration of the Huert
regime. The officials stated Shouts
the Mexican congress act on the Eng
lish oil concessions that are pending
such acts would be regarded as in
valid, not only by the United State
but also by England A protest ur
derstanding is said to have BEEF
reached on this point between tn
United States and England.
Horrible conditions in Mexico ar
painted by Mrs. Harry l.. Eisenhar
in letter to her mother, Mrs. Chri:
tine Perry of ST. Peter. According t
her letter, which was received las
Saturday, foodstuffs are advancing i
price, imports have fallen Off becaus
of the enormous war tax that is be
ing imposed, and suffering is becon
ing widespread and general.
Speaking of the arrest OF the Mea
lean deputies recently, Mrs. ElseI
hart says: "One hundred congress:
men were arrested and put in tn
penitantiary They he'd met in Sc.
sion, and when they wanted to leav
the congressional building they foun
it surrounded by troops, with feel
guns and heavy artillery. Thousand
of soldiers stood ready to fire. Th
city was worked up to such pitc
of excitement that for awhile W
thought that fighting would brea
out. / live only two blocks from tn
congressional building and thre
blocks. from the palace. We all wer
up to the congressional building
see what was occurring. Thousand
of soldiers were stationed about .th
city, ready to fire at the command {
the war department, and the pres
dent was protected by stron
| guard"
Rebels viii Control.
Continuing She says: Opinion
general that. the rebels will soc
come to occupy the city. All th
large cities are falling to the rebel
and the loss of life is fearful. "
have had an election for a new pres
dent, but no one went to vote. TT
present president wants. to keep IL
office, and to make it impossible I
| hold legal election. He puts ever
one in Jail, or kills anyone who trit
! to be a candidate. He is drunn a
i the time, and does very little but S
in the palace and order men killed.
/ The revolution is SO strong TIL
nothing can put it down but IL
foreign powers. We all expect tn
the United States is Poing to I
T something. The harEors are full
foreign warships, but they cam
make move until the United Stat
takes the lead.
Conditions are terrible. All Il
congressman and men of high pc
ton are in prison. Others have be,
executed outright. Public men d
appear and President Huerta refus
to give any account of them. T.
whole nation is in mourning, and (,
go about asking ourselves what is
happen on the morrow.
Horrors of War.
mo one can imagine the horro
of war until they. have witness
them. Food is so high that the pc
people are starving. A slice of bre
(only one slice) costs 81 A SIN
sack of flour costs $40, and a SIN
sack of potatoes 500. Other pric
are in proportion.
Il have received four TELEGRAM
, from Harry (Mr. Eisenhart). He
, badly wounded, and still at Duran,
: A major of artillery delivered the
: He is stationed near Durango a
, says all is quiet there at prese
/ The kilograms cost $40 apiece,
: you see everything is very high. he
) Reports say the rebels have TAX
, nearly the entire state; they burr
cars and engines to the value
$4,000 in one place alone, and a
burned 1000 sacks of mail.