Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-25
Huerta Begins to Realize He Is
Doomed, but Continues Cruel
and Vindictive as Ever, Abus-
ing Children, Women and Men.
Mexico Bankrupt, Cost Of Food
Rising, and Poems Are Re-
duced to Actual Starvation.
Villa Hopes to Win at Torreon.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 24.-Huerta,
harassed and beginning to realize the
hopeiessness of his situation, Is en-
deavoring to obtain conferences
through his agents with John Lind,
the Special Envoy OF President Will
son, with a view to arranging a COM
promise with the United States.
great deal of Huerta's pride and con-
fidence has disappeared with the re-
verses in Northern Mexico, and with
the nations official bankruptcy
But the Dictator has lost none OF
his vindictiveness and cruelty. News
has come from every direction Of the
persecution of wives. daughters and
women relatives of his suspected and
known political enemies. This course
he has adopted as his latest form Of
reprlsal and revenge. Rumors are
| circulated that helpless women ara
retaliation for political crimes
| CHARGED against the male kin.
| It is believed that hundreds Of the
| better class of Mexican women have
been barbarously treated, but the
persecution has been accomplished
secretly and In places remote from
the Capital, to which the women are
! hanished
1t Is said that for weeks not ves-
sci of the line between Vera Cruz
and Progreso has sailed without
bearing women bound for exile In the
tropical wilderness territory OF Quin-
tano Roo where death by disease or
mistreatment will be their fate None
of the unfortunate women are trans
ported aboard the Ward steamers.
| which are patronized largely By
Americans, who likely would protest
or spread the news of the perseeu-
tions.
Herded On Deck.
It is said that tina women are herd
ed on deck, subjected to every in
dignity, regardless Of how gentle they
have been reared, or what their So
cial condition may be.
Miss susanna Barrios., sister Of for
mer Deputy Angel Barrios, who is
now in arms against Huerta in oaxa-
ca. is now confined In the military
barracks at Vera Cruz, awaiting
transportation to Quintano Roo.
Eight women were sent south on the
last boat, and many are on their way
under guard to Vera Cruz doomed
to the same fate
While the women suffer pitiably.
like measure of suffering has come
to the entire nation, Thousands OF
Mexicans, It is announced, are dying
Of cold and starvation, while other
thousands. forced into the Cover
ment ranks or into the army of the
constitutionalists. are being shot or
blown to pieces by dynamite. TIE
country's wealth Is disappearing r..
millions each way; industries hava
beer wiped out and large areas, to-
merly fertile and rich, have hecon,e
barren wastes, on which the famis1-
ing population can find no subsis-
tence
Poor Are Starving.
Even in the Capital evidences o.
acute suffering are 10 be seen ever
where. With the cost of necessities
OF life increasing steadily, the poor
are reduced to actual starvation
The Federals have about decided
to abandon North Mexico to the reb-
els, and It is likely that all posts in
that section VIII be evacuated and
that all the Federal troops will be
massed at Torreon or Tampico to
form a line OF defense Of the Capital.
1t is reported here that the rebel
leader, Villa, is hopeful of winning
the forthcoming battle at Torreon. An
army Of 49, 900 rebels will attack the
garrison there. The following de-
FAINT message from villa has been
announced here:
ut soon will be shown that the
United States has not waited in vain
in the belief that the Huerta kGov-
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