The Calumet news., 1914-02-05
At His Request, De La Lama, Form.
er Minister of Finance will
Take Old Position
WILL RAISE FIVE MILLIONS
Much Ammunition Under Seizure
on Border, Is Being Turned
Over to Rebels

Paris. Feb 5.-Adolfo De La Lama
who in January resigned as Mexican
minister of finance. as protest
opaiust Hucrta's decree suspendng the
uayment of interest ON the Mexican ma
tional debt has decided to return to
Mexico to serve again as minister #
finance. He will leave for New York
on Feb. II.
After his resignation, Huerta sent
him long aud friendly cablcgram,
ngm4 him to continue as minister If
finance. His wife and five sons will re-
main iu switzerland
The three quarters of Il million in
rer,st due ina April on the Mexican debt
Is said to DE i'm hand. De La Lama has
begun negotiations to raise five million
dollars to meet the July interest pay
mrat
llucrta has informed all army chiefs
and governors of states that the gov
eminent has begun II more active cam
piign against the rebels. and has urged
the protection of all non combatants.
Rebels Capture Seaport
Nogales, Ariz.. Feb. j.-Mazatlan. an
Important sea coast port, fell into the
hands Of the Carranza rebels today, ac-
cDrdiug to reports from rebel sources.
The capture places ;he first seaport
in the possession of the rebels. The
CuuSlitutionalists have been investing
the city for some time, having cap
;mcd Guliucan. the state capital, some
time ago. Hot lighting is said To have
accompanied the fall of the port, many
buildings being shattered by rebel ar
tilery. The city is the home of many
Spniirds ana McXicans.
Great Activity Among Rebels.
taIu,an, Mexico. Feb. 5.-The lift
ing ol the embargo on arms has caus-
od lreat activity among the Constiu-
roual military chiefs. Car.anza's head
fyom arms manufacturers in all parts
uf The world.
Much Ammunition Is Released.
Washington. Feb. 5.-Hundreds Of
thousands of rounds of rifle and ma
chine gun ammunition, under seizure
alon- the Mexican border. are being
turned OVER Ia the Constitutionalists
as fast as they prove ownership.
No Anti American Demonstr5 ton.
Mexico City. Mex, Feb. 5.--Studcnts
in the capital yesterday made plans to
hold big public demonstration to-
morrow against the American gov
eminent, but the governor of the fed
oral district acting under instructions
from President Huerta, announced
laSl night that no anti-foreisn demon
sIwtion would he permitted.
The students planned to take adyan-
'aro of the fact that today is a ma
iionai holiday--thc anniversary of tn"
lromulgation of the cCnstitution--as a
demonstration on such an occasion
would draw thousands of idle men
Satisfaction was expressed at the
American embassy last night over the
prompt manner I'm which the author
itics denied the students PERM mission to
hold the meeting.
Although the newspapers continue
to print bitter articles dealing with
the lifting of the embargo on arms by
President Wilson. the public generally
has yet displayed no Gctive interest in
the subject. Nothing has developed
io indicate that President Huerta in
icnds to hand Nelson O'Shaughnessy,
IN" American charge d'affaircs, his
Passports.
President Huerta yesterday cabled
lo the newspapers in Buenos Ayres,
london, Paris and Madrid and To
Vow in the United States that he had
an army Of 135,O00 men and expected
soon To issue decree increasing this
number by $4,000. He invited the
newspapers To send correspondents 10
Mexico saying that he would place
Them IN position where they could
ascertain the truth concerning con-
diti"ns i'm tho republic.