The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-23
Leader of the Revvlutionists in
Mexico Issues Proclamation
and Will Protect All
Foreigners
TO GIVE BATTLE TO TROOPS
Rebel General is Marching to Meet
Federal Foree-Serious Fighting
at Torreon and Other Clashes
Are Imminent.

Ciudad. Porfrio Diaz. Mexico. Nov.
23.-Francisco !. Madero has pro-
claimed himself president OF the pro-
visional government of Mexico" ana
admoniShes his followers not To COM
NIT overt acts against Americans nor
Camage the property of Foreigners.
Maderos proclamation is being gem
orally circulated today throughout
northern Mexico.
Rebels Defeated at Torreon.
FL Paso, Texas. Nov. 2S.-At $3.50
o'clock this morning there was a lulI
in the fighting at Torreon with the
government forces In full control OF
The city. wild scenes of disorder
marked the night and the death list
is estimated at sixty or seventy,
largely from the Insurgent side.
The revolutionists lack organiza-
ton and leadership, and their supply
Of arms and ammunition is limited.
Fighting has already ceased at Chi
huahua. The Insurgents are massed
outside the city and have control OF
a large territory Government forces
and property owners are in possession
Of the city All is quiet at Mexico City
Buobla, Orizaba and Pachuca.
Madero. on the March.
Reports from Montrey declare fed
eral eroops are en- route to Monclova,
Coahuila, to meet Madero who is re-
ported marching on that place with
about 1000 well equipped cavalry and
several hundred infantry. This force,
II L. said. is being augmented by re-
cruits all along the line of march.
Never Captured the City.
Fl Paso, Texas. Nov. 23.-Passen-
gers arriving here on a Mexican train
this morning, and members of the
train crew, deny that Torreon fell into
the hands of the revolutionists. An
attack was made on the town, they
say, the invaders using one or two
pieces Of artillery that had been cap
tured at Gomez Palacio. but Torreon
was not taken.
Government in Control.
El Paso. Texas, Nov. 23.-Advices.
seemingly authentic, show today that
the federal government is again in
control of every town In northern
Mexico, save perhaps MADEIRA from
which nothing can be obtained. The
revolutionists have disappeared in the
mountains.
Battle May Be Near.
Laredo, Texas. Nov. 23.-It is said
on the best authority that two hun
dred revolutionsts are encamped about
thirty miles from this city on the
American side. awaiting an opportun-
ity to cross into Mexico. on the Mexi-
can side is a body of troops fully
armed and anxiously awaiting an at
tempt to invade Mexico. If the two
forces clash there is bound to be a
SERIOUS battle.
| Among the passengers passing
through this city today en- route north
was Arnold Shanklin. American con-
sui general in Mexico. Shanklin re-
ports everything quiet along the line
of the National railways between the
capital and Laredo. and says he heard
absolutely nothing of any unrest while
en- route north.
Situation Well in Hand.
New York, n. Y, Nov 23.-The
Mexican government has the situation
well i'm hand and everything is quiet
today. is the substance of telegram
| from President Brown OF the Nation-
al railways of Mexico to Vice Presi-
dent Bennett of that system. whose
offices are In the city. Brown also
says the reports OF trouble during the
last two weeks have been grossly ex-
aggerated.
U. S. Preserving Neutrality.
Washington, ID. c.. Nov. 23.--ln re-
sponse to request from the depart
ment OF Justice. which is charged with
the responsibility Of seeing the United
states is not used as a base Of war In
connection with the Mexican revolu
tion. the war department today in
structed General Hoyt, commander OF
the department of Texas, to respond
to requests from United States mar
shals for the assistance OF troops I'm
preventing violations Of neutrality.