The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-02
city will Be Surrounded on East,
West and North by Gen.
Villas Men
FEDERAL STRENGTH IS 5000
preparations Will Be Made at
Once for the Campaign
in the South

.IllUlIRE. MtNlAbb W. 60 I'll Nllbh-
sand rebels mobiized in this vicinity
today awaited the coming of General
villa. who will leave Juarcz tonight for
Cihuahua To prepare for his campaign
i'm the south, west and east of Tor
rcun. where it is expected the next
important military conflict viii take
nla.c. and with troops mobilized to
the Lorth. the rebel generals assert
the, will attack the city with "A total
strength of sixteen thousand men. Ii
is estimated the federals number six
thousand ANA up.
Much Money Made Worthless.
Chihuahua, Mex, Feb. 2.-Currency
issued by banks established uudcr The
plaz regime viii be treated as coun-
terieit money after tch. 10, under a
degree ISSUED by the rebel government
Yesterday. The free and unlimited
coinage of silver will hc offered as -
means Of providing ample money.
The enlarge against the old bank
currency, which is frowned upon as u
survival of the old days, will make
lions OF dollars in paper money. The
cInulation of all paper Cf individuals
AMI corporations is prohibited after
today.
mint has been established Tor the
coinage Of silver bearing the constl-
mtionalis stamp. Tho offer of free
coinage will he extended to all bull
lion owners. but I has not been indi-
Gated To- what extent the offer viii be
accepted The rebel government al
ready is in possession of much bull
lion which will be coined To enrich tn"
treasury. 1t was also announced that
y large American smelling interest has
entered into an arrangement for the
immediate opening of a %meltcr in
Chihuahua which has been closed fo"
many weeks.
FeaeraIs FIGHT Among Themselves.
Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mex, Feb. -
Fodrrdl troops on the outskirts of
Guaymas have mutinied and are fight-
mg am1ns themselves. according to
belatcl dispatches reaching the Con-
stitutionalists The evacuation of the
city by General Oieda's forces is eX-
rcctcd momentarily.
Heavy firing began on Saturday in
the vicinity of caro- P,eta, an outlying
town, hut it was asserted the insurG-
out outposts took no part in the firing.
Continued rifle firing and cannonading
Indicated that the fedcrals were en-
gaged in 4 combat among themselves.
Nip Plot Against Huerta.
Mexico city, Mex, Feb. with the
orrcs, late Saturday lose Luis Re
quena chief of the Felix Diaz political
organi2atiOn and two or three other
men who were also prominent in his
support in the late race for the presi-
dency and the discovery Of several
hundred rifles stored in the capital, the
war department believes it has we'll in
hand new plot, which, it Is alleged,
had as its object an attempt To over
throw the IIuerta government Sunday.
The case has been handled entirely
by agents of General Blanquet min
lister Of war, and the chief of police.
Colonel Francisco Chavez, many Of
whose men are alleged To be impli-
Gated in the reasonable plan, is in
'Iinod Ia doubt the accuracy of the
war departments information.
Suspected Plotters Released.
Mrjco city. Feb. Jose Luis Re-
aucna chief of the Felix DiaZ political
organization. and Pedro Nillar, who
were arrested on the charge of COM
rlri'y In plot against the govern
inent, were released yesterday. No of
hclal statement had been made with
reference to their release, hut il Is
Understood that both have agreed To
leaNe the country. Tie people gen.
orally have received the news of the
"'S''Ncty and blocking of the conspir-
"cy with reserve the evidence submit
'eo hy the secret agents not being
credited In some quarters.
General Blanquet. minister of war,
''u'hltted that lighting was in progress