The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-05
says II VIII Help Huerta.

, its dignity could not engage In the Snug
Cling business and 1t will now be per-
| m!tted to take over all the ammunition
and arms it wishes for the Federal forces.
! The Federal Government still controls
enough ports in the north to get plenty
of ammunition into Mexico for the fight
| ing force and the embargo will be a
greater benefit for the Federal Govern
ment than for the rebels.
| AS for recognition OF the revolution
! the raising of the embargo has no sucn
meaning While President Huerta is not
formally recognized by the United States.
he is in fact, for the Charge d Affaires is
In Mexico city. American Consuis are sta
toned throughout Mexico and Mexican
Consuls are credited IN the United States
I The rebels have no such Consuls have no
form of recognition and the status OF tho
situation Is not changed by the lifting OF
! the embargo
Local ammunition dealers declare that
there Is very little ammunition on hand In
| Ell Paso to supply TO the rebels on short
notice. but the United States customs on
Gals say they have records OF heavy ship
ments from other points to this place and
believe the local dealers can supply villa
with ample ammunition for his attack
upon Torreon and get more OF 1t here as
/ fast as he wants It,
During January 5S4 cases Of cartridges
/ containing 66+. 900 cartridges. and II cases
OF guns. containing 10 guns. We're shipped
10 FL Paso and nearby cities through
Galveston. Tex. according to kilograms
received by Customs Collector Cobb from
the customs collector OF Galveston.
/ or the cartridges 1903, 600 were for am
munition houses In Tucson. Ariz.. and the
Arizona Copper Company In Clifton. This
leaves $4,000 cartridges coming to FL
Paso ammunition houses. out of the II
cases OF guns 10 cases We're for ammu-
milton houses In Tucson, Ariz, and for
IA al Il IA n N as
leaving sc cases of guns and arms, or
SEQ guns. FOR FL Paso houses.
! Arms Cheap at New Orleans.
! There is much ammunition which was
bought FOR the Felix Diaz revolution
stored az New Orleans and other ports
/ which will he offered 10 the revolutionists
at a sacrifice. This will have a tendency
10 drive down the price OF ammunition,
dealers say.
There are 500. 900 rounds of ammunition
! and one machine gun, besides hundreds OF
rifles and small arms. stored at Fort Bliss.
/ seized by the United States officers IN their
work to prevent violations OF neutrality
laws. Gen. Scott says he has had no re-
quest for the release OF these supplies and
that he has no control over the munitions,
as they are still in charge OF the United
States court and much OF his stock Is
being held for evidence at the April term
Of Federal court.
| Assistant United States Attorney Robert
T. Nell says ne has no requests for the
release Of this seized ammunition and he
doubts IL he will receive any. az much OF
, IT Is being held for evidence and should
any OF those from whom II In taken claim
the ammunition 1t would be an admis-
sion of guilt that could be used against
them in court. He says cases against all
previous Offenders Will be prosecuted,
Lieut.. Luis A. Benavides. legal repre-
sentative OF villa. expects a decision from
Judge T. $. Maxey OF the United States
Federal court releasing the ammunition
now held by the military authorities. The
Constituencies have already applied TO
the Department of Justice for return
Of the ammunition.
OjinsGa Munitions viii He Held.
None of the Federal arms or ann
munition which was brought across by
the Mexican troops from OJinaga will be
released, as the international agreement
provides that their arms and ammunition
should be interned until the end OF the
war,
With the lifting of the embargo the
ammunition smugglers and gun runners
on the border are deprived OF lucrative
employment. Many men have been MAX
ing their living and putting away a nest
egg in the bank by smuggling ammuni'
ton from FL Paso to the Mexican side
Now that the embargo has been lifted
the rebels viii no longer need their
! services
The rebel troops In Juarez under Gen
T. A, Benavdes expect to be relieved
Friday and start south to participate
in the Torreon campaign. Col Avila, who
will succeed Gen. Benavides as COM
mander OF the Juarez garrison, will ar
rive In Juarcz Thursday night or Friday
with about 500 men to form the perma
nent garrison 10 Juarez.
Rebel military authorities in Juarez
| announce that 1000 troops under Gen
Aware Obregon will come from Sonora
TO reinforce villa FOR the attack. II will
be a week before the Sonora column IL
on the march. It Is expected to reach
Chihuahua about ten days later,
| Passengers who arrived In Juare2 to-
day by train from Chihuahua say that
the State capital IL nearly bare of troops
Among the arrivals was John Reed
magazine writer. who has been in tbs
field with rebel troops around Torreor
for several weeks, lie says there were
only 5000 Federals In TorreOn when h,
left that section ten days ago. He de
clares that the Federals are completely
surrounded and have no railway com
munication with either Monterey OF
Satillo.
, Gen. Jose Ynez Salazar, one OF the
Mexican Federal commanders at Ojinaga
who was arrested at Sanderson, Tex. a
few days after the battle. was brought
To I'll Paso tonight and informed at the