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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
PLUNDERERS BUSY
AROUND TIA JUANA
Bands of Armed Men Active
In Lower California APPS
Smuggle III.

Tie Juana. Lower California, March
1s.-Jnhindered, bands Of armed men
are pfllaging ranches and isolated ham,
lets in Lower California near the IN
ternational boundary line. These men
are under the leadership of desperate
characters, who make no claim to pa
triotism.
one band captured the village OF Te-
carte Sunday, and shot up the place,
under the leadership of German S. Sa-
nnas, a half breed, who has renamed
himself Francisco Salinas. He is a
former employe of the Mexican Gus
toms service. who is said TO have es-
caped from the Tia Juana jail, where
he was confined for stealing.
Salinas has Is mounted followers, and
half a dozen others on foot He has
sent word to Tia Juana that he in
tends to shoot up the town
Another band is supposedly under the
leadership OF one Dorsey" and was re-
cruited near FL Cajon near San Diego,
Cal
Capt. Evans, U. S. A, in command
of the border patrol here, has asked
for more men. He is now endeavoring
to patrol so miles of wild mountain
country with so men. assisted by two
line riders of the immigration bureau
Chinese smuggling has stopped, but
Japanese are said TO be crossing the
line whenever the opportunity offers.
Capt Nuncies in command here. cap
tured a Mexican smuggler naved De-
reys in Tia Juana last night and put
him in the Quartet, on q charge of To-
menting a rebellion, recruiting insur-
rectos and spying upon federal troops.
Dereys is well known along the border
and immigration officials declare he is
q smuggler of long offending.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

line far to the right in an apparent
endeayor to flank the retreating rebels.
A rebel who had been endorsed, and
who was in riding in the brush, gave
himself up.
Those Of Blanco's men who had not
been engaged in the battle. climbed to
high ground at the base of the foot
Hoped back to join them.
During the engagement, at least
5000 Americans lined the border, and,
had the firing been north and south
instead Of east and west, the bullets
would have rained into the onlookers-
Americans over Battlefield.
B. A Packard and Z. r. Pirtle, in
automobiles crossed the line at the
customs house and drove forward to
the battlefield. which they reached
while the action was still on.
Wounded soldiers and officers were
lying on the ground and the Mexican
army had no stretchers. One soldier
lay dead and with the permission
of the Mexican officers, the body was
taken TO Aqua Prieta in an Automobile.
Other Americans IN automobiles had
Some difficulty in securing permission
from the Mexican officers to assist other
wounded from the field, but the per-
mission was finally granted
Americans Care for Wounded
One wounded soldier shot through the
breast died on the way to- Aqua Prieta-
Two American physicians were in wait
ing at Aqua Prieta TO care for the in
jured, assisted by Mexican surgeons.
Following this first effort to care for
the wounded on the part OF the Amer
leans. other automobiles were soon on
the scene and the field was soon clear
ed of dead and injured.
In all, IL dead federals have been
brought in, and the bodies lie in the
bull ring The wounded are placed
in the barracks at the headquarters OF
the comnissario.
When the Americans attempted TO
relieve the wounded of their guns and
heavy cartridge bslts in order to lessen
the burden. the soldiers refused to give
them up. holding their guns to their
breasts as they lay on the cushioned
seats of the automobiles
Thirteen Mexicans who We're bold
enough to cry Viva Madero,' were ar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
MANY FEDERALS
KILLED NEAR
Aqua PRIETA
CONTINUED from page u

left. shooting from their horses and
then dropping from their saddles to
fire from their knees. At the first vol
ley, several federal soldiers dropped.
The soldiers of the 9th regiment SEEM
ed to bear the brunt of the rebel fire.
The rebels, after a short encounter
at close range, galloped over the crest
of the draw, the federals following. As
the federals appeared on high ground
the insurgents poured in a deadly fire
and it was at this point that most Of
the federal soldiers were shot.
Officers Killed.
Lieut. Manuel Robes. Of the 9th,
fell, shot through the right shoulder
and the right arm.
Lieut. Morales. also of the 9th,
dropped with a similar wound.
The loss of these two men is thought
to have affected the ranks of the feder-
ais for the troops on the left swung
around, following blindly over the next
ridge, where they were encountered by
so rebels at a range not greater than
200 yards.
Here corporal Viegas fell with his
right leg shattered close TO the hip
Silvestro Ramirez, of the 9th, was
also shot through the right leg and
five soldiers were killed.
Beyond the last little ridge the reb-
els continued to retreat towards the
east, the federals following and fir
ing as they advanced.
The rurales deployed in the skirmish
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

rested and are held in the bull ring.
Several Americans also were arrested
but later released.
Harry Wheeler, former captain OF the
Arizona rangers, had been in BIanco's
camp before the action started, with
w d. Woods. line rider. They were
looking for stray horses. They followed
the rebels into action and were fired
on several times but escaped injury.
BlancO's Loss Light.
When Americans in an automobile
gained entrance 10 the camp Of Gen.
Blanco. who talked with them through
an Interpreter, he said the rebels could
account for only one killed and two
missing. and the loss OF two horses.
regarding the action OF the United
States troops. When informed that many
federal troops were advancing toward
Aqua Prieta, Blanco said:
All the better; there will be many
more guns for US TO capture"
Commissario Garcia. OF Ell Tigre
camp, who Blanco took prisoner when
he captured that place and who ae-
companied Blanco's force to act as Sec
rotary 10 the general made a sensa-
tional escape from the rebel ranks dur
ing the battle by galloping across the
field to American soil. He was per-
mitted to remain in the United States.
According TO Capt. Wheeler. about
one-third OF Blanco's force Of SIS men.
were engaged in the battle.
BlaneO Leads Fight.
Blanco led the sortie in person.
Blanco expected Red Lopez and $50
men to join him at once, and IL is ex-
pected that they are now in his camp.
This force viii increase Blanco'S
army TO more than roo fighting men,
Lopez himself Joined Blanco and was
In the lead with the squad which was
surprised by the federals on the draw
when the battle began
Gen. Chiapa. with 500 men Is re-
ported moving rapidly from MOctezuma
to Nacozari, intending TO entrain there
and come on TO Aqua Prieta, while 500
troops are coming from Cananes-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
FEDERALS REPORT
BIG VICTORIES
Declare They Routed the
Rebels in Durango Sew
aral Times.

Mexico City Mexico, March IA
ter cutting the telegraph wires ana
tearing up enough of the railroad TO
stop communication between Torreon
and Durango. see rebels were twlce
engaged in battle Saturday by 100 fed
erals. according to dispatches received
here today.
The first engagement took place at
Ell Coyote, a hacienda near Seacuillo-
Several fedsrals were killed before the
rebels were forced 70 retreat. leaving
60 dead on the field II is reported that
among these we're six Americans
Another small detachment OF govern
ment troops attacked the fleeing reb-
els at hacienda Colima, inflicting fur
Their losses. It Is reported that among
those killed at FL Coyote was the rebel
leader Ortiz. All these reports are from
federal sources
Fighting IN PuebIas
A body of 12e ipsurreetos was cut to
pieces by rurales az San Bartohto,
PllebIa. Saturday, according to federal
reports reaching here. 4ore than so
were killed, II seriously wounded and
81 captured. AS the rurales have adopt
ed the revoluticnists' tactics of am
bushiTlg their enemy, none Of their
number were killed and only few
wounded.
Col. Guerrero, in command, upon
learning that the rebels were march
ing to attack the municipality Of Ma
tivitas. sent loo of his men to greet
them tffty others were ordered TO cut
off their retreat
The first force selected q favorable
position overlooking ravine through
which the rebels must pass, and when
they were in the trap, opened merci-
less fire. The rebels are said to have
made a stubborn fight but at the end
of a half hour were completely demon
allied.
News from La Dura.
Arrivals from the Yaoui country re-
port that during the fighting at La
Dura the end of last week (prior to
the insurrecto victory on Monday a
number of federal soldiers were made
prisoners. 1t Is reported that the rev.
olutionists took the uniforms from the
prisoners and burned them, giving the
ex-soldiers new clothing and five pesos
apiece.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

ties or the commission of any act cal
culated to endanger life or property
or to impair the efficiency of the ser
vice are features of this portion of
the law, and for the commission of
which death is the penalty; summary
death If detected in the commission,
and death at the end Of eight days II
found guilty.
Hits Americans, Too.
In reviewing this revision Of the
Mexican constitution president Diaz
is preparing to use again the weapon
with which he whipped his country
into order many years ago. The rea-
son for the destruction of property
this time is different, but Gen. Diaz
believes that what was efficaciouS
then will be so today. In its applica-
ton this law will fit the foreigner, as
it will the native. In the ranks
of the rebels there are numerous
Americans and a few OF other nation
alities.
Should any of these soldiers OF for
tune be captured while in the act of
blowing up a bridge they will not be
entitled under this clause Of the con
stitution to any more mercy than is
accorded to the Mexican revolutionists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
CREIGHTON BURNS
BRIDGES NEAR
G. JUbREz
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t&OnA4GACG A-O~--
3 fight over the possession OF rifle
and Lieut.. cano. Creighton's right hand
man. went over and separated them,
and gave them a good stiff lecture
Creighton seemed sick He had not
slept for many days. All of his men
I saw are Americans with the excep-
ton Of his Mexican lieutenant
Bridge Below Mesa Destroyed.
II was learned in Juarez MONDAY
morning that q bridge four kilome-
fers south Of Mesa was destroyed sun
day night
Yaquis on the March,
Capt. Creighton has sent word 10 FL
Paso that there are 200 insurrectos IN
the hills near Ciudad Juarez, ana tnal
q large body of Yaqui indians are on
.the march from Sonora The indians
are being led by a brother OF Lieut.
Cano. Creighton's left bower. Inc
party under Creighton has been in the
vicinity Of Juarez for more than week
and it is believed that its activity Is
preparatory to some sort Of cam
paign in this vicinity.
Creighton Has Forty Men,
It is stated that Creighton N all Is
Ia command of about 40 men, operal-
ing in small bands around Juarez- Ow-
ing to the difficulty in procuring FOOD
no more men are allowed to serve The
small command is made up almost en-
tirely of Americans. and no man is
recruited unless he COWBOY or an
ex-United States cavalrynan. NO at
tempt is known to have been made oy
the Juarez military TO locate THIS
scouting and bridge burning party
A work train was sent out Monday
morning over the National lines from
Juarez to Investigate the~reDorteo oy'
nan,itine of the bridges near Juarez.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
DIAZ SAW BIRDMEN
IN MEXICO CITY
Aviator Advance Man Says
President Was In Per
feet Health.

J. o. Richards, advance agent for
the international aviators when the y
were in Ell Paso, returned Sunday even
ing from Mexico City. where the avn
ators gave a series of flights before
great crowds in the Mexican capital.
Mr.. Richards says that president
Diaz attended the aviation meeting
last Sunday and witnessed the flights
of the daring French and American
birdmen. He congratulated all of the
flyers. Richards says, and give no evil
dences of being overcome by his al
vanced years.
Before they left there. president Diaz
arranged for the purchase of seven
aeroplanes to be used by the army Of
Mexico. The international aviators left
Mexico City for Havana, Cuba, where
they will give a series OF exhibitions.
Mr.. Richards was accompanied by
J. Henning, of the Curtiss company.
They will join the Curtiss company at
San Francisco. Henning was mechani-
clan for McCurdy when he made his
famous flight from the United States
to Cuba.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

rebel outposts and was responsloie ior
+bo concordance in Medcal again Of
sc,antain" stanley. the American who
was driven out of the rebel camp about
a week ago by Berthold and Leyva.
Stanley was reinstated in his command
today and now claims moro authority
than Rerthold or Leyva, saying ne holos
an Independent commission from the
junta at Los Angeles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
IN co m ROSWFLL,

W. E. Nix, who has been working as
a superintendent of construction on the
Arson Mills building, viii leave Mon.
dav evening for Roswell, where he viii
be in charge of the construction of the
building that is 10 be erected there for
Rev. s. E. Allison. He will represent
frost & frost on this contract.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

II you have trouble IN getting rid
of your cold you may know that you
are not treating it properly. There
is no reason why cold should hang
on for weeks and It will not II you
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
For sale by all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
HERBINE

HERBINE cures constipation and re-
establishes regular bowel movements.
Price soc. Sold by Scott White & Co.,
204 Mills. and Depot Pharmacy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13

Special sale Of carnations this week.
s125 and s1.59 carnations. soc and 75c
per dozen. Potter Floral Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-13
CAPTAIN STANLEY is
AGAIN WITH INSURRECTOs

Mexicali Mexico, March 13.-The in
surrecto camp was alarmed early today
by a report that a federal force was
coming to attack it through Yuma The
rumor caused a hasty calling in Of
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
THE ART OF GROWING OLD
GRACEFULLY AND USEFULLY
It Is Work that Rounds Ont Human Life Into
Completeness.
~ ;. FRAIsE RICHARD.

No
late than that OF the the closing
Holy Writ in the statement The Lord God caused to rain
the occupation " implied in the to
he had
implied
enjoyable
old
peaceful had
.
l. few wmaxim mayb Do
10 n age"-Pope
Tis the sunse
And coming even ca before"-campberL
wearou out"-Proverb.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30


publicans nor Democrats. He appeals
to Americans in the interest Of the coun-
try's welfare.
Such Presidential 'deliyerance re-
minds us once more Of the vast impor-
tance in our system of one national
voice that is heard everywhere. Par
ticularly in all that affects international
relations our President eminently
possesses that voice. Lord Palmerstor
used to say 1t is the pitch which makes
the song in diplomacy" In American di-
plomacy it is peculiarly the President
who sets the pitch. Only recently, when
affairs on the Mexican border seemed
threatening, it was the President who
by his GOODNESS, patience, and determine.
ton not to seek quarrel nor even to
have one thrust upon him, demonstrated
the utter foolishness of the talk of in
tervention and war;,
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
Educated Policemen.

Judge De Lacy, of the Juvenile Court,
argues for educated policemen. If he
means by this an officer of the law who
knows when not to make an arrest and
who knows the distinction between the
proper exercise of authority and official
arrogance, one who is an efficient agent
of the law by reason of his study and
close application of the rules of the po-
lice department, he has spoken wise
word.
But if Judge De Lacy means by "an edu-
Gated policeman" one who has been grad
ated from college or university; one
who could pass the examination neces-
sary for appointment as United States
patent examiner, consulship, or high
school principal, then he has gone too
far. Such policeman might be ar art
critic, a student of the drama he might
be inspired to belong to a theosophic so
ciety. or enter into discussion of occult
theories with an eye for astronomy or
the study of hieroglyphics, but he would
fail in the real duties Of his position.
We take it for granted that Judge De
Lacy does not mean this kind of educa-
ton. He wants intelligent policemen,
who possess, above all things, the maxi
mum of common sense. AS matter of
fact, his words are more applicable else
where than in Washington. In this city
the policemen are not appointed through
political influence and without regard to
their mental and moral standing. They
must possess something more than the
rudiments of knowledge The result is
that we have force which, as whole,
reflects credit upon the city, and the
occasional exceptions only prove the rule.
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
Education that Is Too Practical.

1t is sign of the times that 4 man
Of such influence as Prof. Hibben, of
Princeton, has come out strongly against
specialization by undergraduates. He
fortihes his opinion, not by an array
of statistics, nor by pertinent illustra-
tions from the leading institutions, but
by calm and philosophical reasoning. His
warning is sure to carry weight. The
points of his argument are not new, but
the precision with which they are made
will show the need of our producing
minds of this broadly educated type. He
argues that specialization defeats its own
purpose; that for a student to narrow
his attention to only such subjecrs as
bear directly on his chosen profession
makes him an inefficient man.
There is an important side of this
question. 1t is the danger that if present
systems prevail, the college and univer-
sity will cease to be the home of ideals.
Some would say that this is already the
case. There is close connection in this
country between these higher institu-
tions and life without. In the popular
mind. education means something prac-
teal: it must lead to visible results. Ac-
cording to it, course in literature must
elevate in way that can be measured
A nation Of experts, Americans chal-
lenge the right of even the university to
teach in ways whose use does not satisfy
their practical intelligence
Many of the universities haye yielded
They have devised schemes of study
which respond almost automatically to
the social and industrial conditions of
the outer world Scarcely an occupation
springs into being before courses are
given in preparation for it. Given work
ers, they turn them out steeped in CON-
mon sense. Tho difference intellectually
between the college man and Others is
growing to be not one of quality By
the very nature of the educational plan.
his mind is trained in matter-of- fact
way; it catches up = wider range of
facts. yet only rarely does il acquire
that sturdy logic and imaginative reach
which should Be its distinction. Herein
lies the irony Of those advocates Of up-
.o-date systems who, defennined DIT
the eolleee I'm oeryn - eplu6ex1. -
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
Mr.. Taft's Reciprocity Speech.

Mr.. Taft's address to the editors and
publishers at the banquet in New York
will carry nationwide and across the
seas. AS was to be expected, the Presi-
dent directed himself mainly to the sit
uation in the Senate. One point which
he made has been overlooked too much.
1t is that the proposed agreement with
Canada is not policy which, once
adopted, cannot be reversed, if we see
fit. The case is not like treaty rum
ming for fixed term and requiring due
notice before renunciation., 1t is simply
a legislative act which can be repealed If
it does not work we'll. The President is
willing that it should stand or fall BY
the test of actual experiment, and its
opponents may well be called unfair if
they refuse the trial. What standpatters
really fear is that reciprocity with Can
ada will prove so popular that no back
ward step will ever be possible.
An admirable Characterization was
given by the President to describe the
efforts that are being made by Canadian
opponents of eciprocity to scare Ca
nadians with the bogy of annexation.
"Bosh" was the word chosen by him,
and it certainly fits. Talk in this coun-
try of the Stars and Stripes floating
from Panama to the pole, or from Terra
del Fuego to Bering Strait, is absurd.
The man in Canada who quotes Champ
ClarRs exuberance as proof of the ag-
gressive purpose of the United States
is kin intellectually to the man in France
who would quote Tennyson's ''Locksley
Hall" as proof that Great Britain in
tended to bring continental Europe un-
der the. dominion of the union Jack.
Trained as judge and perfected as
a colonial administrator. Mr.. Taft never
was much of a partisan<in the old-fash-
ioned sense He shows this plainly. He
gives the House Democrats credit for
patriotism quite as readily as he would
members of his own party. He is interest
ed first, last, and ali the time in results.
He is above playing party game His
spped 70 she Senate Is 10 neither Re-
The Washington herald., 1911-04-30
Books,

"All books wrote Ruskin, "are di-
visible into two classes. the books of the
hour and the books of all time"
Surely the books which were Of
fered for sale in New York last week
must have belonged to the latter class
Fabulous prices were paid for them by
bidders who eagerly strove with each
other for the privilege of ownership
Nearly $4,000 was given freely for rare
old volumes in the gathering of which a
fortune and lifetime had been ex-
pended. Chief among them was the
Gutenberg Bible, for which $4,000 was
accounted a reasonable sum.
If 500 years ago, the German who, in
Strassburg. struggled and starved in the
effort to discover the secret of the art
of printing could have looked forward
to the day when the product of his hands
would have commanded a fortune, the
dark clouds of his existence would have
had silver lining. 1t is far cry from
the crude and tedious operation which
Gutenberg finally looked upon as the
climax of his labors to the perfection
of the art to-day. When he made his
first movable type, clumsily carved out OF
wood, he felt that he had made an epoch
in the world. 1t was beyond his ken,
however, to foresee the revolution which
he had actually accomplished
To-day it is literally true that of the
making of books there is no end. To be
sure, most of them belong to the hour.
None the less, the great advance which
the world has made in civilization is due
to the facility with which education can
be spread through the instrumentality
of Gutenberg's invention. Ruskin was
right when he wrote about books as
kings treasures and said that a noble
society was always waiting to talk to
us, thankful if we would listen. They
are to-day the solace and the boon of
mankind. We pick them up and lightly
glance through their pages. rarely ap-
the wonderful progress which
makes it possible to present the elusive
and immaterial thing which we call the
mind in the concrete and lasting form
which we call the book.
1t is not remarkable that the ancient
volumes which mark the beginning of
the era of the printed page should be
looked upon as jewels to be treasured
without regard to cost.