The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-04-09
VILLA FOLLOWING !.
FLEEING FEDERALS
REBELS ATTEMPTING AN ENVEL
oPING MOVEMENT, SAYS
REPORT.
u. S. RECOGNITION is ASKED
Movement Started on Border by Prop
erty Owners in Northern Mexico
in Behalf of General Carranza
-Huerta Denies Victory.

Juarez, Mex, April 6.-General Vii.
la has gone to take charge of his
troops at San Pedro. where they ara
reported to have brought on an en-.
gagement with the federals who evac
uated Torreon.
This information was given out OF
ficially and it was added that the reb.
els were attempting an enveloping
movement 1t was said that the bat
tie is still raging.
Effect Of Victory.
Ell Paso-The effect of the rebel
victory at Torreon was felt here in a
stiffening of the market for ConstitU-
tionalist money and in the beginning
Of movement to organize foreigners
owning property in Mexico to appeal
to Washington to recognize the Car
rama government.
The latter idea originated with for.
mer Governor George Curry of New
Mexico. but having placed the matter
in the hands of certain leading Demo
Gratis to work out as they promised
to do, he expressed desire to WORK
Olll. III llAC loI IA1C ShSCCoo O1
the movement. General Carranza de-
clined to comment on the movement,
but information of it caused much
gratified comment in Juarez.
New lnsurrection Unlikely.
The movement is said to be signt
ficant of recently prominent senti-
ment that if the revolution is carried
to success. the counter revolutions
which. it has been predicted. would
follow would not materialize. In this
connection one of the most prominent
Americans doing business in Mexico
said that the greatest guarantee OF
peace. which he prophesed would
follow rebel success lies in the fact
that the incomes of the rich men for
merly able to finance reyolts. haya
been depleted in the last few years
to an extent which would make it Elk,
ceedngly difficult for a new in5urrec-
ton of any proportions to be financed.
Mr.. Curry said he was convinced
that foreign sentiment upheld the be-
lief that recognition Of Huerta being
out of the question: the time has come
| for foreigners to lend such aid to tina
/, Carranza revolution as will help it to
speedy conclusion.
Federal Loses $500.
Federal sympathiZers in this city
! claim information to the effect that
| the federals who escaped from Tor
reon number $500 AS they esrimat-
| ed NelascO's force at 5000 this would
/ indicate that in dead. wounded and
/ prisoners the TIuerta forces lost 800
The federals believe that Velasco
| and the remnant of his army will at
| tempt to join with the Monterey gar
rson, said to number 4,00G General
| Pablo Gonzales. the rebel leader op.
Grating in that section, is believed to
have a following Of 5000.
Huerta Denies Defeat.
MeXico-The government persists
in it's denial that Torreon has fallen.
charactelizing the news as pure
of War Banquet and Minister Of the
Interior lgnacio Alcocer maintain that
the government is giving itself no
concern about the immediate safety
of Torreon. although admitting they
had no direct communication With
the city Senior Alcocer offered i'm
support of his contention telegram
from Comoduran. emigration chief Of
FL Paso, dated April |, authorizing a
: denial of all stories that Torrepn had
fallen