The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-26
RIOT AND PILLAGE IN
CITY OF MENICO

Washington. Nov 25.-Riot ard
pillage obtain in Mexico City for the
first time since the present four years
OF trouble In the republic began, ac-
cording to advices received here today.
Official dispatches received today
confirmed other reports that General
Blanco had violated his pledge not to
leave the city un2uarded and had left
the capital with his cavalry division.
The sole protecting force REMAINING
after the general evacuation by Car
rama. With the withdrawal Of Gen
eral B!anco's troops Zapata, adherIng
to his object of the last three years,
entered the city unrestrained. The re-
suit was O considerable disturbance
with open footing of stores and Other
business establishments In the city.
while the remnants of the troops and
citizens stood helpless in t,ae face Of
the mobs
II became evident that following
their practice of turning from ono
! hope to another. administration Off
Gals are now counting on the entry
of Villa into Mexico City soon as the
means Of checking any disorder which
may exist there during the occupation
Of Me city by Zapata and his forces.
Deny Rioting Reports.
Villa agents gave out here the re-
port that Zapata had not entered the
( Mexican capital. but was waiting out =
side 10 enter simultaneously from the
south with the entry Of Gutierrez and
villa from the north. and that the
| looHng has amounted to very little
and has been checked by the police.
: Carranza leaders here. however. assert
/ that Zapata mas entered the capital.
/ has proclaimed himself free OF all
I alliances and associations. ready to
! fight Villa, Carranza or ANYBODY else.
/ and absolutely against Gutierrez for
provisional president. Zapata is said
I to have repudiated the action of the
1 convention. because that body had re-
fused to allow his DELEGATES To vote
I n II and had otherwise 'lumiliated
them"
The convention. when it adjourned
/ At ARuas Calientes. sent The Zapara
/ delegates back to their leader with
/ Instructions to secure proper ereden-
tails from him, meet them in Mexico
! City on the arrival Of President Gu
! tierrez. and there join In officially
sanctioning ''ae actions o. the conven-
| lion. Villa AGENTS on the border as
sert tonight that they have no reason
! to believe that Zapata will not keep
| his word and cooperate with Villa
I and Gutierrez when they reach the
! capital
Carranza Folk Juh'lant
Both the Carranza and Villa fac
/ ions ag"fe that there has been riot
! ing and footing in the national capt.
! tai The Carranzistas are iubilant
and assert thst the Villa and Zapata
armies wilt be fighting between them.
selves n tht national capital In an
I other few hours.
! The Villa force moving on Tampico
| from San Luis Potosi was defeated In
a sharp battle at Cardenas. a point
west Of Tampico. according to advices
received by the Carranza consulate In
Ell Paso. 1t is stated that the Car
| ranzista forces We're under General
.Caballero. The villistas were part OF
the forces sent out from San Luis
| Potosi.
That the CarranZa forces are taking
| the offensive in the Tampico settle
ment is also indicated by the report
| that General Cabaliero has sent a
force In the direction OF Victoria
Tamaulipas. and that 100 Nillistas
/ have been captured in the town OF
I Tula, on the road to Victoria.
Hay and Viliarcai Free.
The Carranza consulate has re-
ceived notification that Generals Edu.
! ardo Hay and Antonio l. villareal
| who were reported as having been ar
rested in Mexico City by General
I Blanco. when they finished superin
4 tending the loading OF troops at Puerto
/ Mexico on the gunboat Zaragoza. viii
sail for Tampico to help defend il
with the gunhoat. The gunboat will
! operate along the Panuco river In the
Tampico region. These same tactic,
prevented the fall of the port fol
many months during the Huerta re-
gime
General Alsvare Obregon has or.
lered the large detaehmepts OF troops
from Topic, JaHsco and Sina oa coas
points ia the defense of Guadala lara