The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-09

attack on Pachuoa The opinion OF
military experts here today was that
some OF the rebel attacks would prove
5uccessful during the week and Huerta
is doomed certainly 10 one or more re-
verses
News that American soldiers have
crossed the Rio Grande 20 search
Cumbre tunnel. in chihuahua for The
bodies OF fifteen Americans reported
killed when Maxine Castillo's band
burned "A rain. WAS received with un-
concern by the government Z iiuerta
seemed unimpressed ghe govern.
ment does not consider the act an
invasion OF Huerta territory.
Newspapers friendly TO Huerta here
today made capital ont OF the Cum
bre tunnel tragedy, pointing out that
II was the work OF rebels against
Villas authority The Castillo ban-
dts. they said. formerly were VILLA
cOnstitutiOnalists and their detection
and depredations indicated that villa
is weaker than Huerta IN his ability 10
hold MS followers together and com
mand peace and unity.
To those on the inside the acqulsi-
ton OF funds by Gen. Huerta in the
face OF Financial blockade against
him, is no mystery. Huerta thinks on
his feet" and Is quick 10 take advan-
tago OF the proverbial straws. Villa
unconsciously put powerful weapon
IN Huerta S hand when he confiscated
the estates OF the rich TerraZas a few
weeks ago. Huoua Immediately sent
for the richest Mexicans in the cap.-
tai and told them that the constitu-
tionalists were socialists, and that
they condscate al private estates aud
fortunes il succt ssful
They are socialists. those followers
of villa" Huerta told the rich men.
and IL they get 10 the capital they
will seize your estates, your bank
holdings and all your property, just as
they seized the TerraZas holdings in
Chihuahua. am the only power stand
ing between yor and these socialists
and II You expec, me TO save YOU you
must help me get money
In a few days Huerta obtained more
than million pesos in this way.
Huerta's relatives have obtained
concessions for gambling houses II
the capital and il is estimated that
the dictators revenue from this source
aggregates 100000 pesos monthly
Since gambling started, many bank
clerks have been charged with embez
element and the bonding companies
have revoked the sureties OF many
more trusted employees.
JUAREZ. Mexico, Feb. 9,-The at
tack by constitutionalists on Torreon
has been waged against Maxine Cas-
tillo's bandits who wrecked and
burned the Cumbre tunnel, near Pear
son, into which Mexican Northwest
ern passenger train plunged head
long. Through prosecution of the
work OF exploring the still burning
tunnel wrecksge is proceeding rapidly,
nothing has been found but a few
charred bones and buttons. IL is be
lieved certain, however, that all OF the
persons on the Inflated train, mum.
bering more than so, persisted.
Immediately after his arrival here
from chihuahua today. Gen. Francisco
villa communicated with Gen. Venus
tiano CarranZa, rebel chieftain. and
promised 10 exterminate Castillo's rem
egades, who are believed 10 be In
thickly wooded mountains near Chu'
ichupa.
"Banditry must be stopped in west
ern Chihuahua and in all constitu
tionalista territory at any cost said
villa today. should my soldiers fai
TO capture Castillo within six days.
will begin u series OF raids and OK
petitions hoping To starve him into
submission. In such an event | would
order out every non-combatant and
citizen in that district"