The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-04-09
GEN, CARRANzA ENTERS JUARez
WELCOMED ENTHUSIASTICALLY
AFTER 5oo.MilE JOURNEY
Stars and Stripes Carried Through
Streets Beside Rebel Banner
Fighting Terreon Undecided

Juarez.-When Venustiano Carran.
"a. first chief OF the revolution. en-.
tered this city Sunday the American
flag was carried by the side Of the
Mexican emblem. Americans in Tho
crowd cheered, being joined to some
extent by the native spectators.
In the last few weeks the general
has ridden horseback for 500 miles.
and In the last two months he has
travelled 1000 miles in the same way.
He looked the picture of health and
vigor. a living contradiction TO stor.
les that he vas feeble and that he
had constant ecourse To stimulants
in order to rear W. and other reports
OF a similar nature. Ills appearance
also branded many Autographs of him
as libels for they made him appear
old and rather thin.
All afternoon automobiles and car.
riages streamed out the road past the
race track and along the railroad 70
anticipate his arrival. The road held
a struggling procession of these We.
hicles, bicycles, saddle horses and
men, women and children in gala at.
tire, each with a bit of the native red,
white and green.
General Manuel Charo. military
governor of the state of chihuahua,
who came here to formally welcome
the jefe suprema, Palloped with his
stan to a point three miles south Of
the city.
Here General Carranza and his
STAFF and the reception committee
met, and then ensued a long wait for
the troop train bearing the horses
end men OF Carranza's army.
Has imposing Physique.
Visitors were eager to catch q
glimpse OF the one man In Mexico
whom General villa recognizes as
chief. He is a big man physically
and, despite his So years, looks as II
he could still hold his own In a wrost.
ling match or a bout with the gloves.
His shoulders are broad aud his chest
deep. The beard alone vas true to
the pictures-gray and OF medium
length. lie was in uniform. spic and
span. for the occasion. To those who
were presented to him he stretched
a big strong hand with a firm, warm
grip.
lie added that he had no occasion
10 modify his decree OF several
months & wherein he stated that
no act or contract OF the IIucrta. gov.
eminent would be recognized should
the revolutlonists succeed in captur.
ing Mexico City,
Day Of R~etribution Near.
1.-THE time Is coming when the
world can plainly see that the great
cause of which ! have the honor TO
be at the head is the cause OF justice.
The path OF better things Is opening
and the day OF retribution for treach.
cry and infamy draws close
An official message from the front
tates that fighting Is still going on
for the possession Of Torreon,
The telegram says the rebels now
hold all positions except the main
barracks and two smaller barracks
II Is reported that General villa took
Cerro de La Cruz and the Torreon
foundry.
among the rebels wounded Is Gen
eral Tomas Crbina.
The News From Chihuahua.
chihuahua That General Fran
cisco villa. rebel leader, had been
wounded and had been compelled or
this account to retire from he from
was the statement Of n wounded sol
der received here, The informant de
clared he had seen villa wounded
but that the news had been withheld
from the rank OF the rebel army OF
account OF its moral effect.
Such news as reached here from
the front was u~nfavorable TO the reb
els. Wounded rebel soldiers con
inued to arrive by train bringing tn,
] aumber now here TO bSS.