MEXICO

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 21 May 1914, Page 5

MEXICO

VILLA AND H!S FOLLOWERS FOREIGNERS HAVING A BAD ! II WE, (Press Association. —Copyright.) MEXICO CITY. May 19. < amoral Vilia's followers art- engaged in extensive pronator/ 'operations agaijist foreigners owning property, At Tam.pico, The constitution.'u'fst.s immediately upon taking possession bej'ii.u blustering and blackmailing business men. (ietiHia! Oonzak's demanded a lingo sum from the. Tampieo Chamber of Commerce. It was paid under throats of violence. The Dutch warships have been ordered to leav« the river. They arc powerles.j, owing to the departure of the Dutch Minister. The authorities at Washington have telegraphed an urgent demand to General Carranza and Gonzales thai the constitutionalists must behave. The constitutionalists are arranging to' sell millions of dollars' worth of cotton, stok'ii from the .Spaniards. The British Minister has reported that the. constitutionalists are executing Federal officers wholesale. Looting is fearsd if Villa enters Mexico City. FEDERALS AGAIN DEFEATED. (Received May 21, 11 a.m.) MEXICO CITY, May 20. _ Anoth<y Constitutionalist victory is reported, four thousand Federals retreating from Monclona, after 'being dispersed with heavy loss.

EXECUTION OF FEDERALS. ' MEDIATORS IN SESSION. (Received Mav 21. 1.35 (p.m.) MEXICO CITY, May 20. Con.-titntionalists executed a number of captured Federal generals after the battle»of JParedpn, in Avhich other Federal generals were killed. regarding the Surtuche light, reports state that one general and 32 members of tho staff Avere executed immediately. The mediators convened their first session at Niagara Falls, and are disclssing the procedure. Ambassador -Dogama welcomed tho delegates officially.