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last week while supposedly defending
Mazatlan, it is alleged with the be-
siegers. Mazatlan several times has
been reported captured by the const-
tutionalists. Lastly, vincente Zguera.
the insurgent millionaire bull fighter.
was said to be approaching Pachuca
lin an attempt to capture that city.
| Zguera set out on his own responsible
lily to raise and equip a rebel army.
He now has his followers organized
and his first move is to be an attack
of Pachuca. The opinion of military
experts here today was that some OF
the rebel attacks would prove success
full during the week and Huerta Is
doomed certainly to one or more re-
verses.
News that American soldiers have
crossed the Rio Grande to search
Cumbre tunnel in Chihuahua for the
bodies of fifteen Americans reported
killed when Maxine Castillo's band
burned train, was received with un-
certainty by the government. Huerta
seemed unimpressed. The govern
ment does not consider the act an in
vasion.
Newspapers friendly to Huerta here
today made capital out of the Cumbre
tunnel tragedy, pointing out that It was
the work OF rebels against Villas
authority. The Castillo bandits, they
said, formerly were Villa constitu-
tionalists and their detection and dep
relations indicate that Villa is weak
| er than Huerta In his ability to hold
his followers together and commend
peace and unity.
To those on the inside, the acquis-
| ition of funds by General Huerta in
the face of the financial blockade"
against him is no mystery. Huerta
| thinks on his feet" and is quick to
take advantage of the proyerbial
straws. Villa unconsciously put a
when he confscated the estates Of rich
Tcrrezas a few weeks ago. Huerta
Immediately sent for the richest Mex.
leans in the capital and told them that
1.-THE constitutionalists were socialists
land that they would conflscate all
private estates and fortunes If success
full
They are socialists, these followers
Iof Villa Huerta told the rich men
I"And if ever they get to the capital
they will seize your estates, your bank
holdings and all your property. just
Jas they seized the Terrazas holdings
in Chihuahua. l am the only power
standing between you and these social
lists and II you expect me to save you
you must help me get money"
In few days Huerta obtained more
than million pesos in this way.
Huerta's relatives have obtained
consessions for gambling houses IL
1.-The capital and It is estimated thai
1.-The dictator's revenue from this
source aggregates 100000 peso:
monthly. Since the gambling start
ed many bank clerks have been charg
led with embezzlement and the bond
tluR GOUlpdulGS nave IctOhS0 tAO ouA .
ties of many trusted employees.
| [By a United Press Staff Correspond
emit.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 9.-That Sir
Lionel Garden, the British minister
criticised in certain quarters for his
alleged activity in behalf OF General
4 Huerta, is interested with Lord Cow
dray in a big company, organized fol
1.-THE exploitation Of Mexican land, the
success of which company is largely
dependent upon the Huerta govern
ment, was the declaration made to
day by the American embassy. The
alleged information was obtained
from the official record Of Mexican
minister's department OF colonization
and industry. These were copied b.
Louis Dantin, lega adviser OF thu
American embassy and show that thu
company was organized by Garden
Lord Cowdray and several Mexican
millionaires six years ago. while
Garden was British consul general II
Mexico. The American embassy as
tonished diplomatic circles by dis
closing it's alleged confirmation OF
Garden today with the information
j that the copied records will be for
warded to the state department
Washington by the next mail steam
| er.
i When asked today by the Unitet
Press if it were true that he was In
terested in the organization Of a LAM