The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-03-16
OFFICIAL STATEMENT SAYS
UNITED STATES CITIZENS
WERE NOT SHOT.
FACE SED|T|ON CHARGE
But Hereafter, Says Federal Com.
rander, All Soldiers Of Fortune"
Serving in the Rebel Ranks and Who
Are Captured by Government Forces,
viii Be SummariIy Dealt With.

III Paso. March i5.--AssuranGe OF the
safety of all Americans now confined
in Mexican prisons is given In an Of
ficial statement issued at Juarez to-
night. Americans now prisoners will
be given fair trials In the civil courts
on charges Of sediton against the
Mexican government. hut hereafter al!
insurrcctos, whether citizens of the
United States or not, may be subject
TO the death penalty under summary
military procedure.
The statement from the Mexican Of
ficlals was issued relative to the II
foreigners who are now imprisoned IN
the federal Jail at Casas Grandes. Fiji
teen of them are Americans. Pending
their trials they VIII be given the con-
sidcration due TO prisoners of war.
Colonel Cuellar. In command at Casas
Grandcs. s suffering from wounds and
as soon as he Is able to move the prls-
oners viii be marched 11O miles 10
Chihuahua to face the civil courts.
The two other foreigners are Euro
b'hii r'lhl'F6 w WIN IhNi
fought in Central American revoiu-
tioDs.
Confined in Cells.
The men are confined in cells in the
adobe prison and are under guard of
Mexican soldiers. Their rations con-
sst of such as can be spared them
from the military stores. for the town.
about 150 miles southwest Of I'll Paso.
has had no food supplies since March
6. when the battle was fought at which
the insurrectos were defeated.
Colonel Manuel Tamborel. military
commander at Juarez said "the Amer
leans have not been shot and will not
be. Colonel Cuellar has go reported
To US here and Mexico City. II Is
the intention TO give the men fair
trail This does not mean the same
consideration will be given to for
eigners hereafter captured"
Colonel Tamborel said Mt first he
had been advised that 40 foreigners
had been captured. but later said the
report was Incorrect He said he had
net received the names of the Amer
leans.
Many Americans in Rebel Ranks.
II Is said the citizens of the United
states now fighting In the insurrecto
ranks number 900. The largest force
Is with Captain Oscar G.. Creighton
who has been active In blowing up
railroad bridges. Government officials
received orders today to put q stop 10
the crossing of Americans from FL
Paso into the insurrecto territory.
Reports from the interior of the
war zone are that the insurrectos are
concentrating at various points. Fran
cisco ]. Madero. revolutionary leader.
with 1000 insurrectos. one cannon, n
hree-inch field piece and two rapid
fire guns. Is somewhere north of
Gasas Grandes and is drawing toward
him General Orozeo with 500 men, The
lhsurrecto forces were scattered after
their casas Grandes defeat and the in
activity for several days was due to
reorganization. The general move-
nleht or the insufreetos Is northward
presumably toward Juarez.
Quien Sabe?
New York, March 15.-rhc Mexican
minister Of finance departed this att
erhoon for Mexico, he said. He sllpped
quietly from his hotel and took n
tram senor Eimantour left a long
typewriter statement and the clerk
al the desk of the hotel said he had
inquired particularly about the sailing
Oh or about March 20 of all lines run