Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-16
Rebel Military Chief is
Marshaling Force OF.
$4,000 Troops.
TO JOIN CARRANZA MEN
Bryan Announces No Change In
Policy of the United States
Toward Huerta.

Chihuahua, Mexico. Jan. 16.-Fran.
cisco Villa today announced he would
enter the central and southern states
of Mexico with an army of $4,000. He
will attempt to join Carranza's army
of 10000 at Guadalajara and march to
Mexico City.
After his decisive victory at Ojinaga,
from which place he drove General
Salvador Mercados federal army into
the United States, General Villa, the
rebel military chief, returned here yes
terday with his army. He gave direc-
tions for the early departure of his
troops southwark, with a view of at
tacking the federals about Torreon and
of carrying the revolution into the
southern cities.
To Attack Matamoras.
Laredo, Texas, Jan. 16.-Opening of
a Mexican federal campaign against
Matamoras is believed here to be in
dicated by the arrival last night at
Nuevo Laredo of General Pena of the
federal army with 1000 troops, in.
cluding artillery, from Monterey. He
brought with him 100000 pesos to pay
troop at Nuevo Laredo and 100000
rounds of ammunition.
Finance Minister Quits.
Paris, Jan. 16-Adolfo de Lama.
Mexican minister of finance, who re-
Gently arrived in Paris on a mission
in connection with the finances of his
country, today cabled his resignation
to General Huerta as a protest against
the action of the provisional president
in repudiating the interest payments
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Mexico. The finance minister said he
was not informed of the Mexican gov
ernment's decision to default on the
payments. M. de Lama left Paris
yesterday for Switzerland. though his
exact destination is being KEEP. a
secret.
Policy Unchanged, Says Bryan.
Washington, Jan. 16-There has
been no change in the policy of the
United States in regard to Mexico.
This was the substance of the replies
made yesterday by Secretary Bryan to
several of the members of the diplo-
matte corps who called upon him at
the state department.
The foreign representatives, noting
the depressing effect upon Mexican
bonds held by citizens of their com
tries of the default in the semi-annual
interest payments, had inquired as to
what action, if any, the United States
would take in view of the new condi-
ions.
Presidio, Tex, Jan. 16.-All of the
800 federal soldiers and 1000 women
who sought safety in the
United States after the capture of
0jinaga by rebels, had left Presidio to-
lay for the march to Maria, where
hey will be transported by railroad
@ Fort Bliss. The ragged army is
scattered 81 miles along the mountain
Dad to Maria, closely guarded by
American cavalrymen. Generals Mer
ado and Castro rode in automobiles
md the other generals on horses. Sol
liers and women carrying children in
rms. marched afoot.
Each of the hungry Mexican horses
arried at least two riders, usually a
nan and a woman, while the burros
arried their belongings with children
'erched On top. The soldiers and
women were merry in spirits.
interchange Denied.
Berlin. Germany, Jan. 16.-Authori-
ativc denial was given at the foreign
flee of report published in local
newspaper that an interchange of
Jews on the Mexican suspension OF
interest payments was taking place
etween the United States and other
owers.
SaIazar Arrested.
Sanderson, Texas, jan 16.-Generai
'alazar, commander OF Mexican volun-
eers, who was driven out of Ojinaga
" rebels, has been arrested here.
Salazar. while under Indictment for
of the neutrality laws,
umped bail several months ago.