The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-16

people feel that any resistance Is hope
less
The 1000 insurrectos who are approach
ing from the south today reached Esca-
Ion, a town on the Mexican National rail-
way few miles below Jiminez. AS they
proceed the insurrectos are tearing up
the railroad to prevent any pursuit By
federal troops in their rear, The federal
troops south of here all are rctreatng
TO this city. having found it impossible
TO stem the onward march of the insur-
rectos. An armored train filled with fed =
eral troops. which went south to open
the railroad soon returned with the re-
ing numbers and 10 attack from the train
would have meant annihilation.
The belief Is that the insurrectos easily
VIII soon take Jiminez together with
the branch railroad running to Parral and
then Will encamp around Chihuahua to
attack the city In conjunction with part
of Maderos forces to be sent from Juarez
Federals Bottled Up.
The federal troops are regarded as be-
ing effectively bottled up. Only 1900
are cut Off from any return here by an
iinsurrecto band which came in behind
him, him The TlIa,t only way federal reinforce
railroad running from Monterey to Mad
adores and then overland through the
arid plains In the states of Coahulla
1t is believed 1t will be at least ten
days before the insurrectos will be in a
position to open attack on Chihuahua
Meantime the situation In the city is be-
coming daily more desperate. Supplies
are scarce. All train and telegraph COM
munication has been cut off for two
weeks The Associated Press correspon-
TO El Paso by series OF relays connect
Ing with Casas Grandes
Governor Ahumada today issued an or
der forbiddlng the taking out OF the city
Let %
many surrounding mining camps Most
people. including the 700 or 500 American
residents; used up all their reserve sup
plies. thinking peace was in prospect
Many Americans have appealed to United
states Consul Marion Letcher for protec-
ton in case OF an attack. Some havo
attempted TO return to tine United States.
but 1t is impossible for women and chill
dren TO go. Conveyances are so few that
prices ranging from $500 to $3.50 are asked
for single automobile trip to El Paso.
that relatives In the United States of
families living here need have no fear
for the safety OF foreigners
Town Being Fortified.
More Notifications are being burriedly
built. The cathedral. the top of which
country. and all the outlying houses are
well fortified and trenches have been
built across the streets leading to the
heart OF town.
1919 Ni'oL tNc "oi WdS W NC continued
caused keen disappointment, especially as
suffering among the poor already seemed
TO have gone the limit Of endurance.
Beggars now literally line the streets
Hunger drives some to the extreme of
entering restaurants and boldly grabbing
food from the tables.
More hardshlps are expected when the
managers of some of the big mining and
lumber interests carry out their threat
OF shutting down because OF the impossi-
bility of getting food supplies from Chi
hushua. More than 90 900 men are en-
p.oyed in the mines affected. Some of
the mines. such as those at Minaca Par
raj and Rosario. are located In hot bar
rem hills which yield absolutely no vegeta-
tion
News of the breaking off of peace ne
gotiations was kept out OF the city by
the insurrectos. obviously 10 keep the
federals In the dark and to prevent the
sending OF reinforcemeSts to Juarez The
very day on which the battle OF Juarcz
was fought the people, on an erroneous
report which was given official credence
were celebrating the advent of peace
BeRgars and men who had served terms
in the penitentiary as political prisoners
hailed the news as the dawn of a new
era. But the next and following days
vaguely adverse reports threw the city
into gloom, The newspapers appeared
with pessimistic comment headed God
Save the Country and I'm What VIII
II End?"
The editor of one newspaper who
blamed the government officials for not
keeping the public informed as TO the
true state of the war was put in jail.