Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-26
ZAPATA IN MEXICO
CITY,HE DENOUNCES
VILLAS CONVENTION
Southern Bandit Chief Enters Capt.
tai After Blanoo Withdraws
His Forces.
MOB LooTs STORES AND SHOPS
During Period After Departure and
Before Arrival of Troops,
Rabble Busy.
NORTHERN LEADER MOVES ON
Will Make Attempt to Reach Place
with Body Of Cavalry.
ASSEMBLY IS NOW UNDER FIRE
Guerilla General ExcOriates AguRs
NORTHERN LEADER MOVES ON
Will Make Attempt to Reach Place
with Body of Cavalry.
ASSEMBLY IS NOW UNDER FIRE
Guerilla General ExcOrtates AguRs
CaIientes Body which Has De-
cIared Against
CarransR.

ELL PASO, Tex, Nov. %.--General
Zapata personally has entered Mexico
City and has denounced the Aguas
Calientes convention. according to a
message from the capital given out today
by the Carranza agency here. 1t was
stated also that General Blanco, with
his troops. had reached Orizaba, midway
between the capital and Vera Cruz.
Juarez officials conferred by telegraph
with General villa, who was at Tula, two
hours by train or automobile from Mex
ico City. villa was quoted as having said
that he had received no word Of dis
orders at Mexico City nor of the change
of government. Villa intimated that he
would hasten into the capital with cav
airy.
Force to Oppose Wills
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. 5.-A tel
egram stating that Generals Blanco and
Obregon have 1900 men ready to oppose
Villa, near the suburbs of Mexico City.
was received by the collector of customs
in Matamoras today from General Vas
quez, q Carranza official in Monterey.
Doubt In Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--Confllcting
ady1ces and uncertain communication
with Mexico City caused doubt and ap-
prehension today over what actually was
occurring in the Mexican capital.
A first official dispatch dated early
yesterday said General Lucio Blanco had
abandoned the city and that the Zapata
forces were entering. Then later dis
patch dated at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon said that while General Blanco
a. - .Aslt
to be somewhere in the capital. while
his troops. however, were evaeuating and
taking property as they left.
In Pact with villa.
The Zapata forces were then reported
on the outskirts OF the city and it was
understood that they were In agreement
with Wills forces not to enter the cap
ital until the latter arrived.
This. the latest official dispatch pointed
out, was uncertain, however, though the
Brazilian minister had received assur-
ance from the Zapatista chiefs that they
would preserve order and give every pro-
lection to foreigners.
Mob Loots stores and shops.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 24-CDelayed)-
Serious disorder occurred in the capital
eSAhohNs a AAAOb BoNhCAON az AAOhb
OF the national palace.
Later they marched to stores where
arms and ammunition were kept, bat
tered down the doors and sacked the
places of their contents.
There was much shooting, but thus far
according to reports. the casualties are
few.
Police POwerIess.
The police were powerless, as the few
who remained TO guard the city were
stripped of their arms by the mob.
Later in the evening the mob which
had been constantly growing, broke uI
into smaller bodies and the looting OF
pawn shops and other establishments IN
various sections OF the city was begun
The trouble began at o'clock In the
evening and at late hour still con-
tinued. All the street car traffic was
stopped except the Red Cross service,
which was taking care of dead and
wounded brought in from the fighting
around Tacubaya.
At s o'clock bodies of civilians and
former federal soldiers were formed
They paraded the principal streets and
marched to police headquarters and the
Brazilian legation, where they wer-
armed.
1t was hoped that this force eventually
would be able to control the situation.