New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-02
$4,000 REBELS MOVE
ON CITY OF SAL7lLLO
Start from Three Points to
Give Battle to 10000
FederalS.
CARRANZA AND VILLA
TO REPAIR COUNTRY
Plan to Restore Prosperity in
Northern Notwithstanding
for Missing Americans.

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Juarez, May Tighten thousand
rebel troops began moving to-day from
three concentration points on the city
Of Saltillo. where General Velasco, the
Federal commander, Is believed to have
assembled more than twelve thousand
Federals.
The order for the movement upon
SaItillo was given by General Pancho
Villa at Chihuahua before he left for
Parral. He will Join the main army.
which is moving from Torreon. and
as an evidence Of restored peace In the
rebel ranks it is alleged that General
Maclovio Herrera's cavalry will form a
part of the Torreon force.
From Torreon Villa has sent more
than ten thousand men TO Saltillo, from
San Pedro four thousand cavalry, and
from Monterey considerable portion
of the army which captured that city
from the Federals.
Northern Mexico is to be restored TO
n semblance OF its former prosperous
condition if the plans begun to-day by
Carranza and villa are carried out.
Thirty railroad men left Ell Paso to-
day for Eagle Pass TO arrange for the
restoration OF the railroad out Of
Piedras Negras to Torreon. force OF
engineers also left for Boquillas to ar
range for resumption Of work on the
Great Conchas dam, which is to reclaim
thousands of acres of arid lands.
Americans who had rushed out Of the
State Of Chihuahua when it was
thought there would be trouble with
the rebels are beginning to return, sat-
isfied that for a time at least they will
be safe.
All British owned cotton which was
seized by rebels in the Torreon country
is TO be returned to the owners, notice
having been given to-day to II. G..
Mylcs, the British Consul, by Ysidro
Fabela, rebel Minister OF Foreign At
fairs.
ISllOI - eiit W
States Consuls In rebel territory to find
several Americans who were known to
have been in Mexico before the exodus.
An especial effort is being made to find
range, and w. NJ. Brodie, who was In
Chihuahua city. Brodie left Chihua-
hua city to come to the border. but has
never reached here. Thomas d. Ed
wards, consul at Juarez, has been in
structed by Secretary Bryan to make
every possible effort to find the missing
men, and the same instructions have
been sent to Marion Letcher, consul at
Chihuahua. and Consul Hamm, at Du-
range.
4 report circulated here that Consul
Letcher had angered the rebel officials
at Chihuahua and was coming to the
border was denied here tonight. Mrs.
Letcher is here. and she heard from
her husband to-day and he said moth
ing about coming out. Consul Ed
wards, at Juarez, also was in COM
munication with Consul Letcher.
Monterey, capital of the State Of
Nuevo Leon. is to be the provisional
headquarters of the Constitutionalists'
army as soon as General Carranza and
his corps OF clerks can move from Chi
huahua. This was announced here to-
night, following the receipt Of tele-
grams from General Carranza to Ro-
berto Pesqueira, his confidential ad-
wiser The state palace at Monterey
will be used by Carranza as a capitol,
and the work Of preparing for the
change was started to-day.
The change is being made, IL is an
nounced, In order that General Car
rama may be In closer touch with Cen
eral villa during the campaign to the
south.
FL Paso. Tex. May i.-Saltillo, principal
city OF the State OF Coahulla, where the
remnants OF various Federal forces rallied
after their defeats at Torreon. Monterey
and other lesser strongholds. was report
ed to-day TO have been evacuated, the
troops retiring 10 San Luis Potosi in the
State OF that name. about three hundred
miles south.
The information was received here in a
letter signed by Miguel Avils, who said
he left the city on April q. when the
Federals. who numbered 1000 or u 100
acting on direct orders from Huerta, sci
fire 10 the place and abandoned II, leav.
ing for San Luis Potosi The letter
was mailed from San Antonio. Tex, last
Wednesday. 10 the rebel junta here.
This letter caused sensation, and the