Arizona republican., 1913-12-10
Holds That Recent Voting in Mexico Was Not Con stitutional and Paves Way for HueI.ta to Retain Pro- visiOnal Presidency
FLEEING FEDERALS
 ON THE BORDER
Are Ready to Desert if the Rebels Put in an Ap- Dcarancc - CarranZa Is sues Amnesty Order, But
 Excepts Huerta Officers
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1srATCH1

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 9.-The Mexican congress nulHfied today the presiden- tial elections. New elections will be called next July.
 Congress, according to this action expects General Huerta to remain in the presidency for at least several months more. and if the time necessary for the selection of the installation of his successor is taken into considera- ton, it will be well toward the end of next September before he will yield his power to another.
 Tn voting the recent presidential cleo ton null, the deputies decided to fix the first Sunday in July, 1914 as the date for the new election. They also con firmed the position of General Huerta as provisional president until then.
 The action of the deputies was ac- companied by no debate. The Catholic deputies absented themselves from the session. The measure taken tonight also provides for the election of a new congress since the one elected was to take the place of that dissolved by Huerta to serve out the uneXpired term, which should terminate on September T..
 There has been a growing impression that congress might prove reactionarY but it's approval tonight of Huerta's program served to reassure the doubt ing ones that the acting president re- tains his grip on the political situation.
 Federals on the Border.
 PRESIDIO, Dec 9.-With General Mercado's northern division of the Mexican federal army in bankruptcy, and the soldiers threatening mutiny unless they are paid. every restraint was enforced today to prevent a gen. eraI rush of federals across the river from Ojinaga, Mexico, into the United States territory Driven from Chihua hua where they were besieged by rebels, to a point where communication could be opened, the army. representing the strength of the Huerta government in the north, reached the border with an empty treasury.
 The future of the army is said to de- pend on the response to urgent tele- grams for money sent to Mexico City United States troops here were rein forced by other troops from other points on the border, and in preparation for a possible emergency were in formed of the threats of the Mexican troops to rush across the border. Rebel
  ported that only the prompt payment of troops will appease them. In the meantime civilians and federal refugees continue to pour into Ojinaga from the state capital.
 General Salazar, one of the seven generals who fled from their garrison, is temporarily in command of the lit tie Mexican frontier village, while Gen eraI OrozcO, and Mercado brought up in the rear. Reports were brought by the refugees that the federal rear was continually harrassed by the rebels, who are too few in number to more than hasten the pace of the retreating federals.
 A crowd of federal troops stood on the banks of the river and shouted across they would desert if attacked by the rebels. It is reported that the rebels around Ojinaga are increasing and that a force of three or four thous- and is expected soon As the rebel troops appeared more numerous the federaIs showed increasing dissatisfac- tion al remaining in Ojinaga. There appears great activity among the American troops and more border pa trols have been ordered from Maria, | fifty miles away.
 Dr. Burnside, an army surgeon has ben asked to come to Presidio with quantities Of bandages and medicines for a possible emergency Luis Ter
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