The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-04
MORE TROOPS At
THE FRONT NOW
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fight. however. and reports brought i'm
by passengers from the west contradict
each other i'm a great decree.
According TO the most consistent in
forma ton. the government troops who
left the train at San Andreas nearly
two weeks ago. when the coaches were
attacked By revoluuonists. They es-
capped at that time and uD to last Tues
day had been moving west gaining
food and water in n DreCariOus fashion.
Hunger. IL is said. drove them 10 Ped
ernales. where insurrectos were known
20 be.
Attack In Force.
The revolutionists. by a long-range
fire. drew them close to the village.
where the former attacked in force.
firing from roofs and windows. The
two officers at their head were killed
and a number Of soldiers. reported any
where from nine 90 twenty. Several
prisoners were captured and are said
20 have followed the Latin-American
custom OF joining the enemy. Governor
Sanchez explained to the Associated
TO the death OF the officers. he was
without reliable advices. He under
stood. he said. that about fifty OF the
soldiers made good their retreat and
were endeavOring 20 return TO Chihua-
hua.
The governor confirmed the report
that achievements ere expected here
daily TO garrison the town, while the
force OF 500 troops now here proceeds
along the Mexican & Northwestern rail-
way in an ATTEMPT to Dacify the disaf-
fected district. He anticipates severe
fighting OF a guerilla nature I'm the
mountains
Many False Rumors.
False alarms Of fighting within easy
riding distance Of here have been fire.
Quent. creating among foreigners
feeling Of pleasurable excitement
rather than alarm. The foreigners
would not be unduly frightened even
n the city itself were taken. The
revOlutionists have given too many as
surances OF their friendliness for that.
An example occurred today. a fac
tory superintendent on the outskirts OF
the town telephoned I'm that he had
seen forty insurrectOs moving around
distant hill. Two shots, possibly sig
mails. he said. had been heard. and "a
detachment Of soldiers were on their
way out to meet the enemy.
10 was the lunch hour. and most peo-
pie waited TO complete the meal before
starting for the scene. Automobiles
and cabs were called into reQuisitiOh
and large number OF persons took
are growing monOtonous. but each
time the self-same cavalcade makes
the trip. hoping with their own eyes
20 capture one indisputable fact from
the mass Of rumor which forms the
gossip OF the streets and Of the clubs.
Insurgents Gaining.
Every mining and business man who
has arrived here yesterday and today
agrees on certain points-that the
Irevolutionists are gaining in strength:
that they are well differed. that they
treat foreigners with the greatest con-
sideration. and that they have plenty
OF money. Business. they add. has
been greatly depressed by the uneasi-
ness and excitement OF laborers. There
l is no truth in the report that mines
I I'm the MADEIRA district are short OF
I food. The mines I'm that section usual
/ ly have supply sixty days ahead OF
present needs.
A story typical Of the situation
comes from Minaca. At that point a
store owned by German named
Jungk was entered BY revolutionists
| recently. The next day a leader Of the
/ insurgents appeared with a list OF the
goods confiscatcd. Tt Tailed exactly
with one made up by the storelSeaSer.
The insurrccto produced large roll
OF money. from which he paid the
usual price Of the goods. He then in
sisted or paying ior the broken locks,
explaining that he and his comrades
had plenty Of money
One Leader Chemist.
! The rcvolutionists are by no means
solely Of the peon class. In fact. the
small ranch owner Is said TO be large
I Iv represented. The insurgent COM
mandant at san Andreas is Francisco
valdez NaSqucz, "A chemist and as
sayer Of this city, who is also the au-
/ thor Of a book on assayinE. The usual
I trains move on the railroads They
l are scrutiniZed at various stations, but
are otherwise unmolestcd. There is
/ no truth I'm the report that the gov
I ernorship OF this state has been
] changed. or that a change Is expected
Z The son OF Enrique Creel. foreign min
lister. who was reported missing a
week ago. has been heard from and is
perfectly safe.
No demonstration was occasioned
| here by the Inauguration Of President
Diaz AT Mexico city