The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-04-18
new PACT MAYFA|L TO|SOLATE MEXICO.
RaiIwayCOnneCtiOnWi
Will Be Gut Off.
REBELS MOVING ON LINES
Are Blowing Up Bridges and Tear
ing Up Rails, Compelling the
Mining and smelter Indus
tries to Close.

San Antonio. Tex, April l7.-Rail-
road officials OF the connecting lines In
he United States believe that before
The end Of this week Mexico City and
all of northern and central Mexico VIII
be cut OF from all communication
with the outside world save by the
seaports OF Vera Cruz and Tampico
and the lines connecting those two
cities with the interior.
The line Of the National railway en-
lering the United States at Laredo,
Tex, and passing down through Mon
terey and Saltlllo to Mexico City. now
the only avenue ont OF Mexico to this
country remaining open, was temper
lrily cut near Vanegas. in the state OF
San Luis Potosi, and rebels are re-
ported to be moving on a half dozen
stragelic points along the line south
Of the border, with the purpose OF
stopping traffic on this last Of the in
territorial commercial channels
+. Meunzenberger, general agent OF
the Mexican National railways In San
Antonio. received report that band
Of insurrcctos had appeared in the VI
entity OF the long Salinas bridge. that
crosses the Salinas river north OF
Topo Chico mountain. in the state oil
Nueyo Leon. He also heard that to-
day had been set for the blowing up
of two bridges south OF Monterey so
that this capital city Of the state will
be Isolated from communication north
and south.
Women and Children Fleeing.
The Mexico City Pullmans on the
/. G. y. train connecting with the main
line at Laredo came in on time. They
we're filed with women and children,
many Of them the families OF Mexican
residents Of Mexico City These pas
sengers said that all along the line
north OF San Luis Potosi the railroad
Offices we're giving notice that the
purchase Of a ticket into the United
States would not guarantee passage
thither Freight was being accepted
only subject 10 indefinite delay.
Rebel activity within the last two
days has struck a paralyzing blow to
the already crippled mining and
smelling industries which are centered
in the states Of Zacatecas. Coahuila
and Durango. The cutting OF the old
international line. now a part Of the
Mexican National system. and linking
the Southern Pacific railway al Eagle
T Pass with Monterey. TorreOn and Du'
range City, cuts on absolutely the last
coal supply for all the American
smelter4 and mining properties Of
these three states. besides stopping
the supply for the remaining rail
roads to the south which depend upon
the Coahuila and Durango fuel output
for their operation.
No word Of the receipt OF any or
ders for the supplementing OF the
American troops patrolling the line in
the vicinity Of Douglas, Ariz., or FL
Peso. Tex. came out Of the division
camp under command Of General VII
liam II. Carter. The sending OF the
Sixth cavalry from Dies Moines. Ia,
to augment the small guard at Doug
las. where another battle between In
Isurrectos and federals at Aqua PrietA
is imminent, instead Of detachlng the
Ninth or Eleventh cavalry for the
purpose from the division at San An
tonic, is taken by army officers to in
dictate a real necessity for keeping the
division modified at San Antonio in
tact.