The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
FRsrr TROOP TRAIN LEAVING o H AMER1cAN s1DE e. ROUTE o Aqua pRErA
Saw No Hope of Revo.
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Creel palace Mt Chihuahua City, looted by the
villa troops of everything it possessed. including
the ~statuary In the patio and the chandeliers in
the great ballroom.
The Bishop OF Guanajuato, now a refugee In
Barcelona. Spain. succeeded recently in recover.
ing a Murillo and a number of other priceless
paintings which had been stolen from his palace
and shipped out of the country by villistas and
sold in III I'aSo for SiO.
Don Luis Terrazas, once accounted the richest
man in all Mexico. whose herds were never
counted, whose acres were unknown accurately
even To Observation-Disclosures of Enrique Creel
saw an brought to FL Paso from
Juarez the other day that was sold by the villa
officials for So. Gen. Terrazas declares he
once paid $1,000 for the car. but he could not
recover it in II Texas court for the reason that
1t had been repaktel-daubpd Il dirty yellow
and the numbers had all been obliterated.
While loot has NOT been sold over the border
by the CnrranZa officials, as In the case of the
Villistas. NOW hard pressed for money. they have
looted aS the NilliStas have done. THE Sun has
printed letters telling Of how they tore the tapes
tries from mansions in Mexico city to make into
saddle blankets: Of how they even removed the
Presidential chair from the Palace Of Chapul
t.Icc when they evacuated the national capital
on the approach Of villa in the height Of his
successes; Of how chandeliers and even bath.
room fixtures were torn out by these same
soldiers. these former poems. Rathtubs are torn
out ~ homes by the soldiers ~ both factions for
horse %troughS, carpets have been made into
saddle blankets and pianos have been split up
for fuel for cooking tortillas.
Photographs accompanying this article Show
the types Of soldiers" fighting in both armies.
Villas army WIS originally recruited from the
bandits who rode and robbed with him during
the days when Mexico was at peace. They have
been augmented by men of the same type, some
better, many worse.
The Carrnnza forces are recruited from sim
liar sources. Both sides number the worst clc-
ment in Mexico among their fighting men. Both
armies are composed " at least 95 per cent. Of
poems. Their methods Of campaign. their modes
Of living. attest this. Neither army has II com
miSSary or II uuartcrmnstcr supply outfit. Of
the railroad they live on the country. The
women do the foraginC and the cooking. Women
travel with both armies. women and children.
Many mothers may he seen with babes from II
week old upward strapped to their backs while
they gather bits of wood to cook the beans and
tortillas-if they have the beans. Beef and
tortillas are the principal food. Beef is plenti-
full. for the ranches have not al been denud"d
Of their herds. Corn is less plentiful and some
times the tnrtilla is absent from the meal
which then consists only of the beef, boiled often
without salt or seasoning.
Americans who know Mexico are not ms san
guine regarding the future of that country as
the United States officials at Washington.