Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-11-26
REBELS TAKE TOWN
Mexico Appears to Be s%eething With
RevoIution-Diaz Establishes
Censorship
Censorship.

odu AHhOHIO, ltAdS, November -
Troop X, Third United States Cavalry,
Capt. Arthur Thayer in command, lett
in a special train for Del Rio. The
troop Is equipped for a stay of a
month IN the field. It is said that 9TH
er troops will be sent from Fort Sam
Houston within a day o. two to do
duty along the Mexican border,
Capture Town.
Mexico City, NOV. 22.-Gomez Paa-
clio, a town of 1000 inhabitants and
the junction point on the railroad near
Torreon, is said here 10 be in the
hands Of reyolutionists.
Railroad and Geographic commmi-
cations are curt eff. and this lends color
to the report.
Riotinq at Puebla Renewed.
Laredo, Tex, Nov. 22-Reports have
reached this city from what is consid-
cred a reliable source to the effect that
rioting was renewed at Puebla, Mexico
yesterday and that 80 persons were
killed in the fighting.
1t is said in Laredo that the Mexican
military authorities are conseripting
large numbers of the residents OF
Nuevo Laredo into the army for emer-
gency purposes. The situation in Mex
leo appears to be serious.
For the first time in the fifteen
years of operation the leased wires OF
the Associated Press from Laredo TO
Monterey and Mexico City was com
mandeered by The Mexican Govern
ment ON the plea of military need.
The Federal telegraph circuit mana
ger in Heuvo Laredo was ordered to
cut off the Laredo office of the Asso-
ciated Press to prevent the clearing of
information of messages moving over
the wire.
These instructions come from head
quarters of the Federal telegraphs in
Mexico City. where it was explained
that the government would require the
fun capacity of all it's telegraph facili-
ties throughout the night.
Coming as 1t does after what was
officially reported to have been a per
fectly tranquil Sunday throughout the
greater part of Mexico broken only by
a few small insignificant disorders in
the smaller places, this action on the
part of the government would appear
to lend substance TO the ru-nors of
bloody riots at Zacateas, Gomez Pala-
clio and Torreon, the authenticity of
which had been in doubt.
srbAca fhrao fp,,NO,topt aft;oa ,ro -
uated in a region which has been
d~isaffected for years. Gomez Palacio
and Torreon are cities of about Il. 900
and -, 900 inhabitants respectively.
and are four miles apart, in the Lagu-
ma district of Coahu@a.
This territory was the scene of the
insurrection in 1908, which was then
quefled by The Federal government and
which is supposed to have resulted in
sending Gen. Bernardo Reyes out of
Mexico. General Reyes at that time
was governor of the contiguous s ate
of Nuevo Leon. The revolutionists
claimed him as their leader.
Repeated disavowals on his part did
not seem to convince the central gov
eminent that he was not covertly abet-
ting he disaffection. He was dispatch
ed to Europe, ostensibly ON a military
mission. and he has not yet returned.
Almost at once the same element
hat had recognized Reyes as its stand
ard bearer turned to Francisco l. Ma
dero and nominated him for President
of the Republic in opposition to the
incumbent. Porfirio D,az, in the cleo
tom held last spring.
Madero and his supporters said that
they were not accorded fair treatment
in the campaign. Madero was impris-
| oned on the charge of insulting the
| government by his statement hat he
could not get justice in the courts. He
was he'd in prison until several weeks
after election day, when the exac, ing
government was overwhelmingly re
turned to power.
Madero made his way to San Anto-
| MO, Tex, disguised as a peon. At San
Antonio he is alleged to have been Sc
| cretly preparing his partisans for the
widespread revolt which was planned
to begin on Sunday, November 20.
On November IS Madero slipped o u
of San Antonio. made his way ON a
train to Co;u.la. Texas, where he was
met by four companions with horses
and a guide. They departed in a west
erly direction II was then said that
he was going to the family estate in
1 - -FV. - 4 -~A.n a,a nd "a
lfhe anti-government forces in the field
No further word has been obtainablt
regarding his movements and it is be
lieved he is in Mexico today.
Every %precaution is being taken by
American officers to prevent violation
of neutrality avs on United States
soil.
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