The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-07-03
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
ALARMS MEXICAN REPUBLIC
Scores Killed and Wounded in
Attack on Las vacas.
INSURGENTS PUT TO FLIGHT

Mexico Urges United States to Keep
Citizens Neutral-Texans Report
the Arrival of Fugitives Across
the Border.
City of Mexico.-The revolutionary
uprisings in the northern part of this
republic have now become the subject
of international correspondence Com.
munications from Minister of Foreign
Affairs Maclocal have been sent to the
State Department at Washington
This condition arose out of the fact
that the raiders who shot up the town
of Las Vacas are now on Texas soil
and claiming the protection of the
United States. In an interview Vice.
President Corral said:
This whole trouble has been
caused by three agitators, who are at
present residing in the United States.
one lives in Los Angeles, Cal, an
other In San Antonio, Texas. and the
third in Austin, Texas. These men
recently appealed to certain of the
criminal and ignorant element of the
border State of Mexico, melting them
10 raid certain designated towns for
the purpose of robbing the banks and
Government offices, under the plea
that funds could be thus raised for
the cause of an alleged revolution"
Ell Paso. TeXas.-In an encounter
between revolutionists and troops of
the Mexican Government at the town
OF Las Vacas, in Coahuila, Mexico,
near the border, across from Del Rio,
Texas, between forty and fifty were
killed and the commandant of the
Mexican troops was badly injured.
The story of the battle as received
here is as follows
The quarters of the Mexican Off
GERS and barracks were fired upon by
the attacking band, and the assault
centred upon the Federal customs
house. Forty troops were finally as
sembled. In the disorder following
the first attack upon the barracks and
the discovery that the quarters of the
soldiers were burning, the revolutions
lists captured about sixty horses be-
longing to the Mexican cavalry. At
the customs house the troops made a
determined stand, and the fighting
lasted all morning without intermis-
sion. 1t is said that 5000 shots were
exchanged.
The revolutionists cut all telephone
and telegraph wires leading to Las
Vacas, and thus prevented the be-
sieged town from sending for rein
forcements. After heavy firing until
about noon the attacking party was
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tablished out of Las Vacas. Troops
were rushed to the place.
The Sheriff of Valverde County,
Texas, telegraphed Governor Camp
bell, of Texas, that the revolutionists
had been repulsed, and that many of
them were fleeing to the United
States. The county officials asked
the Governor if he could arrest the
fugitives for violation of the neutral
ity laws. Under advice from the At
torney-General. Governor Campbell
advised the Sheriff that the Federal
authorities alone had jurisdiction and
instructed him to keep hands off.
San Antonio, Texas With more
than ten full regiments of soldiers in
the field in the State of Coahuila,
Mexico, the Government has the stu
alton well in hand and the revolu-
tionists are scattered in the noun
tains of Durango, not far from Viesca
on one hand and in the hills of Texas.
across the Rio Grande from Las Va
cas-, on the other hand 1t is be-
lieved the revolution is over for the
present.
The assaiiants of Las Vacas pur-
chased their arms in Texas and laid
their plans on this side. 1t is known
that nine soldiers and twelve revolu-
tionists were killed at Las Vacas and
about fifty wounded. Mexican troops
swarm on the frontier and rigid rules
as to communication are maintained.
although some are now allowed to
cross the river at Del Rio ami Eagle
Pass.