Arizona republican., 1913-12-07
Feeling Spreading Among Rebel Leaders That All Will Not Be Easy Sail ing for March On to Mexico City
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 JUAREZ, Dec. 6.-The feeling spread today among the rebel leaders that the Huerta government is preparing some sinister surprises in connection with the projected march of General Villas army toward the city of Mexico. Some belief is expressed that the federals had an object in avacuating Chihuahua, and other isolated federal garrisons where it is impossible for them to do much more than defend themselves and that their purpose in abandoning their posts was to permit more energetic and con- certed defense in the central and south ern states, where forts are more num- erous and communication between them easy.
 General Villas intention to augment his present army of seven thousand by scattered bands about TOrreOn and Za- catecas and mass twenty thousand more rebels on the march to Mexico City would place the rebels in a position new to them. Hitherto they have been scattered while the strength of the federals has been divided by their hav- ing to garrison northern cities and as they gain territory the position of the rebels and federals will be reversed. the rebels having to protect the territory which they have won, while the feder- als will be more at liberty for aggres- sive fighting.
 It is this condition which led Villa to consider whether the government in Mexico City is not planning campaign of considerable extent, for the south and whether the comparatively undis- ciplined rebel forces might not have to contend with greater numbers and su- perior fighting ability. Noon tomor row is fixed by Villa for his entry into Chihuahua.
 General Villa tonight is encamped at Suaz about 30 miles north of Chihua- hua. Communicate between that city and his camp is by courier as the telegraph between those points had not been restored. Federico Move, civil governor, announced his readiness to turn the city over to the new authority It is the first time since the days be- fore President Diaz that this capital had changed authority while a revo- lution was pending.
 Word came from the vicinity of Oji- naga on the Texas border, that General Mercado and other federal officers and troops are moving slowly. Many of the civilians are on foot and the rebels have guaranteed not to disturb them until the border is reached. Somewhere behind the refugees is a bullion train struggling across the desert with $2,500,000 from the Hilver mines at Parral. Parral has been cut off from train service for months and it was decided to bring the silver to the border in wagons.
 Escudero is Retired.
 HERMOSILLO, Dec 6.-Francisco Escudero, secretary of the foreign re- latiOns in the constitutionaIist provis- ional cabinet has been retired from the portfolio. This was announced here to- night. Escudero is considered one of the ablest advisors of the constitution alist leader and represented his chief in the recent negotiations at Nogales with William Bayard Hale, President Wilson's personal representative. Neither Carranza or members of his diplomatic family would comment on