Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-30

American CoIors Carried
Beside the Mexican Flag
as Greeting to Carranza
JUAREZ, Mexico March 20 - Gen.
Venustiano Carranza, first chief of the
revolution, was welcomed to Juarez yes
terday.
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 stories that he was
feeble and that he had constant re-
course to stimulants in order to bear up.
When Carranza entered this city today
the American flag was carried by the
side of the Mexican emblem. Americans
in the crowd cheered and were Joined
by the native spectators.
Surprises the Crowd.
The incident came as surprise to the
crowd. Gen. Carranza, on foot. had
passed, and behind came a troop of his
soldiers. AS they entered the main
street only the Mexican flag was visible.
but at that moment the Stars and Stripes
were unfurled and the two emblems
were carried through the streets to the
Juarez monument
All afternoon automobiles and carriages
streamed out the road past the race
track and along the railroad to anticipate
his arriva.. Gen. Manuel Chao. military
governor of the state of Chihuahua, gal
Hoped with his staff to a point three
miles south OF the city. Here Gen.
Carranza and his staff and the recep-
ton committee met and then ensued a
long wait for the troop train bearing
the horses and men of Carranza's own
army.
Of the one man in Mexico whom Gen.
Villa recognizes as chief. He is big
man and vigorous despite his sixty-tive
years.
duced to Gen. Carranza, he said:
The time Is coming when the whole
world can see that the great cause of
which I have the honor to be at the
Of better things is opening up and the
day Of retribution for treachery and in
fanny draws near
News Unfavorable to Rebels.
Such news as reached here from the
front yesterday was unfavorable to
the rebels. Wounded rebel soldiers
continued to arrive by train, bring
ing the number now here to 5sS. Sew
eral hundred other wounded were be-
ing provided for at Jininez, and patches
Of wounded were distributed at Parral
and Santa Rosalia. This evidence Of
the sanguinary conflict at Torreon.
with the suggestion that the list Of
dead on the rebel side necessarily
would be great, tended to make head
the battle Officers admitted they
have received dispatches from the
front, but declined to reveal the con-
tents.
The report originated from one of the
hospitals that Gen. Francisco Villa had
been wounded slightly and compelled
to leave the front The report was
based on the word of a. wounded SOL
seen Villa wounded. He declared that
for moral effect the news was withheld
from the ranks of the rebel army.
Lured Into Gomez Palacio.
A German military observer who ar
rived from the front said:
The federal army lured US right into
Gomez Palacio. suburb to the north
of Torreon. before they opened fire.
Then they let loose such a hail of rife
and machine gun shot as would have
completely demoralized an ordinary
Mexican army. The men fell by the
score. A cotton bale platform by the
railroad tracks was so covered with
dead rebels that one could not walk
across 1t without stepping on a body.
Gen. villa had such a large army that
he felt he could afford to sacrifice many
men to get a foothold. Almost the
rhnl 10 hrYe
Aguirre Benavides, was wiped out, al
though ] think Gen. Benavides escaped
The shock and surprise to the rebel
troops. who had expected to scare the
federals and walk into Torreon with lit
tie fighting. resulted in a temporary with.
drawal. Three or four days of fighting ul
to the time I left failed to bring abou,
any results
it is said. has revived belief that should
the Huerta forces drive him north, some.
thing in the nature of a northern repub-
lie. embracing the states bordering or
the United States, will be established.
Financial Crisis Feared.
Unless decisive results are achieved
soon. financial affairs of the rebel terri
tory will reach a crisis. according to mer
in authority. Six million pesos in fla
money are In circulation in the states O.
Chihuahua, Durango and parts of Zaca
tecas. and this money is steadily decreas
ing in purchasing power. with no pros
pective reserve backing, while NOR,
money is being issued. The present vaIu'
Of peso note is about IS cents.
Despite Gov. Chaos assurance to tn,
state Department that Luis Terrazas, jr,
would not be executed, II was Learned
definitely here that Terrazas was threat
ened with execution twice within the las
eight days. He was saved from dealt
within twenty-four hours on one occa
sion only through the efforts of repre-
sentatives of foreign government. VIII
pleaded all one night that the prisoner b.
given an extension OF three days Tn
three-day extension was granted, an
later. through another influence. the tall
of execution was dropped temporarily.
To Graft Skin to Save Her Life.