The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-03-31
, Aged Leader of Rebel Army
Rides Horseback Long Trip.
is PICTURE OF HEALTH.
Tells Newspaper Men His Cause is
One for Justice" and
Better Things


500 miles and in the last two months
-he has travelled 1000 miles in the
klame way.
He looked the picture OF health
and vigor, a living contradiction to
stories that he was feeble and that he
had constant recourse to stimulants
In order to bear up.
All afternoon automobiles and car
riages streamed out the road past the
race track and along the railroad to
anticipate his arrival.
General Manuel Chao, military gov
ernor of the State Of Chihuahua, gal
loped with his staff to a point within
three miles of the city.
Here Caranaza and his staff and
the reception committee met and
then re-ensued long wait for the
troop train bearing the horses and
men of Carranza's own Army.
Visitors were eager to catch
glimpse OF the one man in Mexico
whom general Villa recognizes as
chief
He is a big man and vigorous de-
spite his 65 years.
To those who were presented to
him, he stretched a big strong hand.
"Have you any advices from Tor
reon?" he has asked.
since last night" was the reply. "Per
haps General villa has not yet taken
the city"
CONDEMNS HUERTA GOVERN
MENT.
He added that he had no occasion
to modify his decree of several
months ago wherein he stated that
no act or contract Of the Huerta
nnf
should the revolutionists succeed in
capturing Mexico City.
"Huerta is not President OF Mexico
and none of his acts can be legal
and therefore none Of them can be
binding"
When the newspaper men were in
troduced to General Carranza he
said:
"The time is coming when the
whole world can plainly see that the
great cause of which have the hon
or to head, is the cause OF Justice
The path of better things is opening
up and the day of retribution for
treachery and infamy close"
Early In the afternoon crowds be-
gan to gather about the big noun
ment Benito Juarez for the hour for
Carranza's arrival was uncertain. 1t
was considerably after nightfall
when he arrived.
AS the day wore on and the delay
became tedious many left the city
and took to the road along which the
distinguished visitor was to enter
the town.
REVOLUTION FOR YEARS.
The countryside spoke graphically
of the years OF revolution. Every
where there were rooress and uncO-
cupied houses which had been the
homes of the wealthy and ranchers
In the days of peace. Ihe hamlet of
Ruente Del India, where CarranZa
was received by General Chao, not a
house was occupied and all showed
signs or previous battles.
Delay first was occasioned while
Carranza waited for his troop train
to catch up. This done, other hours
were consumed while the soldiers
waited for new uniforms.
The pilot train which preceded the
troops train ran into town for supp
lies and when IL returned there was
a great scramble for the outfits. The
Brown MeZa Immediately became a
clothing store and box cars and the
abandoned houses were turned into
dressing rooms.
1t was dusk when the cavalcade
mounted once again and started for
the city. The streets were illuminat-
ed and triumphal arches blazed with
many colored incadescent bulbs.
At the monument General Carran-
"a was widely cheered. He spoke in
acknowledgment OF the welcome and
then repaired to the house set aside
for him. General CarranZa said he
expected to spend several days in
Juarez probably until the battle OF
Torreon is decided.
1t was believed here that General
Villas assault on Torreon last night
was repulsed or that some incident
had prevented the attack The last
word from the rebel general came al
IL o'clock last night when telegram
from him was quoted as saying that
the taking OF the city was not a mat
ter OF hours but OF minutes.
This was premature, for even Cen
eral CarTanZa, on his arrival today
said he had received no wor. from
the front and that evidently Villa
had not taken the Federal strong
hold.
The Torreon attack began last Fri
day and up to last night rebel ad-
vices, private and official, were that
General Monclovia Herrera had TAX
en- some OF the most iIhportany points
I'm the city.
There have been no newspaper dis
patches dealing with this attack and