Arizona republican., 1915-12-30
CARRANZA NOW
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ments form in line through the custom l house, headed by their officers As name is called, one of the sol ulers salutes and steps to the desk or Colonel Alvarado, aid to General Obregon ''- An official to the right of Alvaredo counts off twenty pesos in constitu- ! uonaIIst money and hands it to AL Nafado, who places S1O T-nited states gold note on top and hands if to the soldier. Should the applicant pc petty officer, he receives a S2O ChIted States gold note and thirty pesos of constitutionalist money. From captain to colonel the pay is s3o in tinted States currency and 50 pesos oI constitutionalist money. The high , CT ranks receive $50 United States and 100 pesos cOnstitutionaIist money. A salute and a nod and the trooper shuttles out on sandaled feet to gather on the curbs with thousands of fellow soldiers. there to compare notes on currency The constitutionalist cur rency is quoted here at cents Der peso, but the average ex-ViIIa soldier IS unable to understand how one piece of paper buys so much and so many pieces of paper so little
 I Although the disbanded men s11r- round the cuartel general, daily. beg glng permission to enlist in the Car ranI" ranks, they have been told to wait, and they understand the gov ernment is chary of rearming the late enemies until the arrival of more Car ranza forces. Meanwhile the barracks are free to all soldiers and camp fol- lowers and rations for men and horses are free.
 The first sign of the resumption of international business at this part of the border was the announcement by the American Smelling and Refining company of the purchase of 2,000 car loads of fuel for the Chihuahua and Durango smelters, to be opened as soon as the fuel could reach the plants. The company, which is con- sidered the barometer of the mining industry from Zacatecas to the border, has also purchased freight cars and locomotives in wholesale lots. So far as rolling stock is concerned, 75 per cent of the equipment of all | Mexican railroads is on sidings or ditches between Aguas Calientes and Juarez, together with vast quantities of machinery footed and brought north by the Villa forces since last July.
 General Obregon today protested that much less damage had been done to industrial plants in Mexico than was reported and said he would place at the disposal of American business men a special train or a series of special trains in which to tour the country and report conditions. The offer has been accepted by local mer- chants, who hesitate to ship goods now.
 Train service to Mexico City from Juarca is expected to be established on 2 regular schedule.
 General Trevino at Chihuahua City tonight advised General Obregon here that the Villa troops surrendered and disbanded there in connection with the commands of Generals Margareto, I.eza, Antonio Orozco, SeveTa Nativi- dad. Julio AsuEa, Porfirio Orozco and some of General Mediuavetia's men. l With the arrival at Juarez of Gen
 eral IIliZondo, it is understood the pur-
 suit of Generals Villa MeLinaveitia and Rodriguez, and the rehabilitation
 of the state will be left to General
 Trevino. General Obregon, it is
 known, intends to leave soon for So-
 rora. to assist in reconstruction of the
 government there and to keep in touch with the pursuit of the Broncho