The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
HUERTA RESIGNS

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line, but while neither army nor civil
officials have any objections, the mat
ter was dropped.
The sudden but not unexpected turn
Of affairs at the national capitol led
to speculation regarding what troops
Of the constitutionalist army would be
the first to enter Mexico City. The
forces under Generals Aguilar and
Obregon are the nearest the goal of
the Carranza revolution, but Villa Of
f1cials tonight express the belief hat
troops of all the divisions would be
represented in the triumphal entry.
Villas army cannot be moved south
ward for several weeks.
Federal GueriIIas Active.
Columbus, N. M, July 16.-The an
Inhalation yesterday of the constitu-
~tionalist garrison at Palomas, Chihua-
hua, by federal regulars, broke the
peace Of northern Mexico and revived
reports of counter revolutions in the
der Gen. Rogue Gomez, attacked the
little border town in view Of the
troops of the United States army pa
trl. Every man of the village garri-
son was killed, it is reported.
Thirty men Under Captain Topete
fought desperately from adobe houses
in the town, but were overpowered
within a few minutes. Seven men of
the garrison kept ur a fire from a
house. 1t Is believed the eve were
captured n executed.
Gomez announced today that he
would leave during the night and it is
believed he will make no attempt to
kold the town from the advance of
troops from JuareZ or Casas Grandes.
1t was learned that 200 men from the
Pearson garrison, almost directly to
| The south. had been sent by General
Villa with orders to retake the town.
Rogue Gomez was second in COM
mand under Gen. Ynez Salazar, when
that federal commander Of former an
ti-Madero rebels took Palomas in
November, 1912. His men are Chi
huahua ranchmen who have been in
arms since the Madero revolution Of
1910.
English Consider it Wilson Victory.
London, July 16.-Huerta's resigna-
ton is regarded here as a victory for
President Wilson's policy. and is well
coined by the English public. and in
official circles here as a possible solu-
ton of the Mexican problem. A peace
full end to the complex situation is
greatly desired here o naccount of the
large British financial interests In the
country. Most or the London Jews
papers, however, express doubt as to
whether. conditions will be better un-
der Carranza than when Huerta was in
power in Mexico.
The Pail Mall Gazette points out
that If Corbajal surrenders to Carran-
zfia, as he Is expected to do, "it may
! soon be possible to exact reparation
from General Villa for the murder at
Juarez of William S. Benton, the Scot
fish rancher."
The Evening Standard say "The
Washington administration has won a
diplomatic victory. President Wilson
has been persistent and patientin his
policy of n-recognition of General
Huerta, but it is likely hat he will
be met now with other obstacles just
as hard to surmount as was General
Huerta's ob~stinacy."
The Globe takes much the same
view, saying: THE elimination of
General Huerta Is a triumph Of a sort
for President Wilson " = y But 1t may
be assumed that his difficulties and
anxieties are by no means over. There
is no reason to suppose that the real
opinions of the Mexican people will
have more opportunity to assert them
| selves under General CarranZa than
they had under General Huerta. The
UNITED States, however, has been
warned by experience not to inquire
too closely nor expect too much