The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-24
Present fer Scott.

The general brought with him a
hundred woven rugs of the softest
lambs wool as a present for General
Scott. who recently left Fort Bliss to
become assistant chief OF stan at
Washington. Carothers promised to
forward 1t along with Villas congrat-
ulations to the recipient of the pro-
motion.
Villa said he had arranged with all
foreigners. except Spanlards. to ship
out their cotton from Torreon on pay
ing a war tax TO which the foreigners
had agreed. He said Spanish cotton
was not included In the arrangement.
having been condscated. There are
10000 Dales there. valued at $3.50 900.
Roberto V. Pasdueira. Carrarza's 8
confidential agent here. insisted today
that the note of his chief TO Secretary
Bryan was not hostile. but was in
tended as basis for further negotia-
tons. He was expecting a reply from
Mr.. Bryan setting forth the views OF
the state department.
The rebel position is that the Amer
ican troops should be withdrawn from
Mexican soil. Carranza recognized as
defacto president, or. at least, as a
belligerent. and the punishment of the
individual Huerts and other individual
offenders left to the rebels.
CarranZa, IL recognized. would not
hesitate to apologize and diravow the
acts OF one whom he considers a trait
or.
No Excitement.
While this city was in a ferment
of war talk and military preparations
today. the Mexican city OF Juarez.
across the river, rursued the even
tenor of its way. The arrival of Gen
eral Villa from Torreon. which took
place this afternoon. failed TO excite
the villagers.
In FL Paso. H. c. Miles. British
consul. carrying out the orders OF his
government warned British citizens
To get out of Mexico. The battalion
OF infantry which has been guarding
the city was reinforced from the post
by another battalion OF the Twen-
tieth. squadron OF the Twelfth cav
airy. Battery G Of the Sixth artil-
lery and machine gun platoon.
quarters in the city hall. on
the roof of which a military wire
less tower was erected and telephone
wires were strung by the signal
corps to enable him to communicate
promptly and confdentially with his
subordinates In the field. Tonight
the black muzzles OF field guns.
parked in the, camp OF the reinforce
ments in the Texas & Pacific railroad
reservation in East II Paso, are
ready to pour their shells into n for
cign foe should one appear
At the hardware and gun stores to-
day purchasers Of weapons stood IN
line ~ II waiting at n box office for
tickets at some porular show. They
were Americans, for The edict went
forth that none could be sold 20
MexiCans withOu permit from
Sheriff Peyton T. wards.
Has No Significance.
General villa u day was supposed TO
be bringing personal escort OF two
hundred men. but the General left
most OF them behind at chihuahua
his followers. lie remarked
What does the United States want
20 pay any attention to that old
drunken ass Huerta for anyway"
Villa is teetOtaler.
The hero Of Torreon said ne came
on private business affairs and 10 see
Mrs. Villa.
With villa were General Urbina
Angeles and Rodriguez.
In Juaroz tho saloons and gambling
halls were closed today and few per
sons were in the streets.
N had been reported that four hund-
red soldiers had arrived from the
south to reinforce the garrison. but
this proved unfounded
Early in the day ~ PaEo was OK
cited BY reports that four troop trains
and n train Of ammunition and horses
was on its way from Chihuahua 20
Iuarez under General ToborlO Ortego
u had much 20 do with the transfer ~
more soldiers from Fort Bliss 70 this
city. hut tho truth Of the story was
generally denied In a way that car
ried conviction.