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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
6
Military leaders including General Salvador Mercano lead 2000 Federal troops fleeing in Mexico seeking safety abroad after mutinous threats and unpaid wages. The caravan lacks sufficient transport amid financial strain and scarce vehicles.
A medicine for throat and lung troubles well tested for years has helped many patients. Eckman’s Alterative has claimed credit in saving lives in various cases. A Wilmington, Delaware affidavit from JAS. SQUIRES cites recovery after hemorrhagic lung illness and long use of the remedy. More evidence is available from the Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
Civilians rushed to follow a deserting army on foot as they race toward the border. The 180 mile desert route lacks towns or rail lines and tests refugees with severe hardships. One fugitive, Luis Terraszas, reportedly withdrew five million pesos before fleeing. Marfa residents head to the border to see the refugees arrive, with Presidio about 50 miles away connected only by wagon road and telephone.
Official dispatches show increasing Mexican refugee arrivals at Laredo Texas with Mexicans outnumbering other groups. Tampico refugees expected at Port Arthur Sunday. Acapulco district displays worsened anti American demonstrations while the cruiser California lies near Manzanillo. Carranza ally Manuel Bonilla arrives to offer services to the Constitutionalist government.
Captain F Thord Gray, formerly of the British army, arrived at Hermosillo on December 5 and was appointed artillery and cavalry instructor for the Constitutionalists. The move aims to teach use of artillery to rebel forces.
Villa says he will march on Mexico City with fifty five hundred Constitutionalists as the nucleus of his army to topple the Huerta dictatorship. The march is to begin from Villa Ahumada in Mexico.
In Chihuahua City Villa plans to gather about 10 000 troops to push south toward Torreon and Zacatecas en route to Mexico City. He expects 20 000 by the plateau leading to the capital, aided by machine guns and ammunition from recent victories. A drowning conscript’s body is sent to his mother.
A 24 hour clash near Tula 40 miles below Victoria Tamaulipas ends with 220 Federals killed or captured, per an official Constitutionalalist report. Constitutionalists led by General Carrera Torres with 2000 men, faced Federal forces commanded by Generals Rabago and Arzamendi, numbering over 1000. Fighting was ongoing as reports arrived in Matamoros.
Captain John R. Hughes of the state ranger force meets with Adjutant General Hutchings in Austin to review border security. Governor ordered Captain J. J. Sanders and eight rangers to Laredo as a precaution for possible clashes at Nuevo Laredo between Constitutionalists and Federals. If needed, Hughes' unit at Ysleta near El Paso could be increased.
Orders at Puget Sound navy yard direct the cruiser Raleigh of the Pacific reserve fleet to go into full commission immediately for a two months cruise on the west coast of Mexico. Commander Thomas Magruder will command a crew of 290 and officers with provisions for that voyage.
The naval collier Neurus at Norfolk has orders to sail for Vera Cruz with a draft of enlisted men from the St. Helena training station. She will carry coal and supplies and is expected to depart December 15.
Willie Smith the American golfer is not missing. He is employed daily as a professional at the Mexican Country Club near Mexico City, continuing his career after previously holding the United States Open championship.
In Laredo Texas on December 5 a report states nearly all Americans left Monterey and nearby areas. About 95 percent are now destitute after losing possessions and decades of prosperity. The US consulate aided many before departure as conditions left most with only a bare living.
The gunboat Yorktown left San Francisco late yesterday bound for Guaymas on the west coast of Mexico.
Ady promotes Raeem LARD as the best act at the Horn Palace with music featured at every meal. The venue advertises its corner location at Main Plaza and Soledad Street.
Fire in the St Anthony hotel power plant was subdued by flood water. Electricity was restored by pumping water from the fireboxes before midnight and the hotel returned to its own power. During the outage the San Antonio Gas and Electric Company supplied electricity. Water did not reach the hotel basement.
Census Bureau figures show US farm egg prices climbed from 11 cents a dozen in 1899 to 19 cents in 1909 and reach about 55 to 60 cents for top grade in New York by late 1913. Production totals rose from 1.93 billion dozen in 1899 to an estimated 1.73 billion this year.
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