El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
JJiRF7 CENTER FOR GAlIIGGI Inc
Of AMMUNITION FOR VILLISTA5
Port Will Be Held by Villa Long as Possible Because
It Is a Source of Revenue and Is Alse Supply
Point for Cartridges and Arms Snug
gled Over River in Small Lots

the hunt for arms and cartridges sell
ing their hands full of war material for
ksilVer pieces in the commercial agency.
n When a supply sufficient to warrant
Shipment is collected, a detachment of
troop escorts IL out along the railroad
TO the west, 1t is reported. making Oft
overland to deliver it to Gen. Villas
main body of forces in upper Sonora.
Each week sees some 40. 600 rounds of
ammunition and about 400 rifles on
hand, through socalled insignificant
dribiets which accumulate TO a real
amount in the course of steady day by
day business, il is claimed.
VIII Not Evacunte.
Stories of the preparation to evacuate
JUarez are declared TO have no fOunda-
ton in fact, in posted sources in Juarez-
Should Juarez be evacuated before a
6lZe2 Ole force make its approach. II
is pointed out, one of the important
villa inlets for munitions and revenue
would be thrown away for nothing
With larse weekly revenue from
gambling alone in even these poor
times. a recognized money accumulation
would be disregarded if Juarez was
evacuated This supply of money is suf-
ficient TO pay for the munitions brought
into the city from United states sources
in small individual lots Of second hand
guns and good cartridges
VIII Hold Tightly to Juarez.
Until Carranclsta force makes its
appearance close to Chihuahua city.
ID
Nillista agents, it declared; and until a
Carrancista force moves up on Juarez,
that city will hold out for all il is worth
in money and munitions
Wire communications continue to
keep Juarez in touch with garrisons
along the railroad lines out of the city,
although they are admittedly small
ones. But in the event of no force to
attack Juarez anywhere in sight, Juarez
will remain one Of Villas main sources
of inlet for revenue and munitions. no
matter how insignificant the individual
Struggled lots may seem, II IS said The
weekly and monthly Accommodations can
not make Juarez anything but one OF
Villas main ports Of entry for war
goods, IL is declared
The Leading Revenue Source.
NacO and Nogales may help villa but
these cities are not close to $1,000
population which contains as much
tourist and spendthrift money for outlet
into gambling. bull fight and other re-
sorts as FL PasO does Juarez will be
held until a military force approaches
near enough TO threaten warfare at this
part of the border, it is maintained
Villas new silver money, declared to
be coined in Chihuahua city, is expected
shortly in Juarez, and il is argued that
this species of money viii help pay for
more struggled munitions Of war
brought to the commercial agency
Juarez May "FlOp."
United States federal authorities in FL
EdSO C4e1lLl h4lOAf leu e u q " eli lAtAAAAEu
plot in Juarez among the officers of the
garrison to declare for the recognized
de factO government of Mexico. Villista
army lieutenants are stated to have
made declaration that they are con-
niving with Carrancista agents TO bring
about the renouncing of Villa by a
large body of the troops across the
river and the sudden switch is expected
by local officials at any time, it is de-
clared-
In Juarez the commercial agency
points to Gen Manuel Ochoa for his
loyalty to the Villa cause, the pay
ment Of silver money 10 the troops,
who are declared to be living under
satisfactory conditions, and the unruf-
fled. continuous course Of business and
military affairs in the garrisoned city.
May Evacuate City.
FL PasO officials are divided in opln-
ion as to whether Villas forces in
Juarez will turn over or evacuate, they
say. The collection of horses and accu-
mutation OF munitions by petty snug
Cling methods in face OF the embargo
indicates evacuation preparations, they
claim, but news Of the intrigue said
to be in progress among the military
chieftains in the garrison, they state,
points to a sudden flop TO Carranza-
CarranZa agents all along the Dor
der have been reported busy endeavOr-
ing to make inrOads into the Villista
civil and military authorities in Mexico
border towns. and representatives Of
CarranZa's government are stated to be
working overtime in Juarez-