The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-02

finest orchestra in Mexico furnishing
music.
In the Oiusco hills, only twelve
miles from the Alamera, the center
of the city, the murderous Zapistas
Turk and fight. Paseual Orozco al
ready has started another revolution
and a few miles away Miguel Flores.
Carranzista general, is attacking
Pachuca, promising to loot the silver
mines. He processes ignorance of the
armistiee, and his hungry soldiers
want to enter the town.
The state of Oaxaca received most
of the Ypiranga ammunition from
Gen. Huerta, who also sent the In
dams and part of his army and arms
back there. 1t is said that 10000
men are ready to start a formidable
revolution.
"OaXaca is primed for a new revo-
tuition" said an American who had
just brought a car with $l,000,000
worth of silver to Mexico City. Poll
ticians holding concessions from
Huerta see these concessions about
to be revoked by Carranza. The
money is ready and meetings are be-
Ing held for their revolution. Unless
Carranza is stronger than he seems
it viii not be surprising II in two
years he goes the way of President
Madero. War is preferred to peace
by Mexican politicians and soldiers"
"At last we have started repairs
and are getting ready to run trains
because we believe the war is over
said q native Mexican who is at the
head of a big railroad. eve can have
trains to the United States in two
weeks and il a few weeks more
trains will be running as usual"
You are as safe in Mexico City as
| anywhere in the United States"
was told at the Brazilia nembassy.
you can go anywhere at any time
you please. Still. it is doubtful if the
war is ended. Trouble win come
from Orozco and Zapata."
"Our former SO a week office boy Is
now a lieutenant, grating twenty
times that amount" said a promin-
ent banker. Does he want peace2
1t is the same with many others"
els the war over? Who knows?"
said q Mexican colonel.
Il am satisfied" vouchsafed a SOL
der who was squatted by the side
of his wife in the sun cooking tortil.
las and making coffee.
"One of my leighbors who was
formerly glad to get work at so cents
| a day." said a farmer in a big som.
brero and tight trousers, sis now a
| colonel. He owns two automobiles,
a home and cattle. He won't return
to so cent jobs. Let the war go on.
The big haciendas can afford it. The
owners took everything the poor
Mexicans had"
Il am glad Gen. Villa is coming
because he will bur1 the Spanish
pawnshops and drive out the Spanish
| grocers," said a Mexican.
Views differ, but the fact is that
Mexico has two big armies on a war
footing and it needs only a modest
one on a peace footing. Many to
whom war was a most profitable job
must go to work If peace comes.
A Mexican Is not as excited over
the war as a Chicagoan is over q
street car tie-up. Zapatistas dash
down from their mountain Businesses,
fight and retreat. The army does not
follow. In the suburbs of the city
there may be fighting in the streets,
but merrymaking, bargaining and
confetti throwing never stop even
while ambulances clang through the
streets with loads of wounded.
When Xochimilco and other points
are attacked the stores are open and
doing a rushing trade. Sightseers
come in suburban cars to the point
where soldiers are guarding the wa
ter plant and aqueduct, valued at 81
000, 900 pesos ($10500,000) merely to
see the fighting. The car crews are
nonchalent and friends of the Zapa
tistas go out and visit and talk with
them in the hills then return home.
1t is like a sham battle, only there
are real bullets, bioodshed and death.
The Zapatistas are liable to pop up
on any hill The ten mile aqueduot
is underground and difficult to dyna-
mite. but the city was panicstricken
one day by false report that the
water had been poisoned.
Gen. Ocaranza was holding a re.
view Of newly arrived regiment the
day the correspondent of the Daily
News went to Xochimilco. The gen.
eral greeted his visitor formally and
asked him to stand by his side on the
balcony of the village hall where the
swarthy faced veteran was gravely
returning the salutes Of officers as
they rode past. Big piles of new sad
dies, blankets, clothes. shoes, car
tridges, belts and other supplies were
awaiting distribution.
There is no danger OF the bandits
getting into the city or cutting off