The Irish standard., 1911-03-18
Fifteen WILL BE MARCHED ITO
MILES TO FACE CIVIL
COURTS OF MEXICO.
FUTURE CAPTIvES MAY BE SHOT
Barracks at Juarez Is Partially
Observation-Disclosures Battle
Impending at Douglas.

Ell Paso, March 16.-Assurances Of
the safety of all Americans now con-
fined in Mexican prisons is given in an
official statement issued at .Juarez.
Americans now prisoners will be Civ
en- trials in the civil courts on charges
of sediton against the Mexican gov
eminent, but hereafter all insurrectos,
whether citizens Of the United States
or not, may be subject to lie death
penalty under summary military pro-
cedure.
The statement from the Mexican
officials was issued relative to the {
foreigners now imprisoned in the fed |
eral Jail at Casas Grandes. Fifteen OF
them are Americans. Pending their
trials they will be given the consid" i;
GRAFTON due to prisoners Of war. Col
Cuellar, in command at Casas Grand
es is suffering from wounds and as
soon as he is able to move the prison.
ers will be marched ITO miles to Chi
huahua to face the civil courts.
The two other foreigners are Euro
pean SOLDIERS of fortune" who have
fought in Central American revolu-
tons. ~ saa .4esa
The men are confined in cells in
the abode prison and are under guard
of Mexican soldiers Their rations
consist Of such as can be spared from
the military stores. for the town has
had no food supplies since March S.
when the battle at which the insurrec.
tos were defeated was fought.
1t is said the citizens OF the United
States now fighting in the insurrecto
| ranks number several hundred. The
largest force is with Capt. Oscar G.
| Creighton who has been active in
| blowing up railroad bridges. Govern
| ment officials received orders to put g
stop to the crossing Of Americans
from FL Paso into the insurgent terri.
tory. Reports from the interior OF the
"war zone are that the insurrectos
are concentrating at various points.
| Francisco !. Madero, revolutionary
| leader, with 900 insurrectos, one
| pound cannon, three inch field piece.
and two rapid fire guns is somewhere
north of Casas Grandes and is drawing
toward him Gen. Orozco with 500 men.
The insurrecto forces were scat
tered after their Casas Grandes de
feat and their inactivity for several
days was due to reorganization. The
general movement OF the insurrectos is
northward, presumably toward .Jaurez
Barracks at Jaurez Are Wrecked.
An attempt was made to blow ur
1or oo1- of
charges OF nitroglycerine were placed
under the place and exploded, tearing
out parts Of the buildings occupied by
the Mexican troops. Two of small
band OF insurrectos who secretly hac
entered the town were wounded an6
captured. A number of Mexican cav
alrymen are reported to have been in
jured.
The shock of the explosion was fel
throughout Jaurez and Immediately {
: cry was raised that the insurrecto
had surrounded the place in grea
numbers and were attacking Mer
chants left their stores and crowd
prepared to make general exodus t.
the American side. Extra guards wer,
placed about the quarters of Col. Tam
: berol, the commandant and of Gen
Navarro.
The barracks are occupied by TIN
Fourteenth Mexican cavalry and ar
: located in the heart of the town
There has been general feeling tina
the insurrectos were surrounding tn
city.
A small band Of insurrectos is SUP
u posed to have crept into the tow
Il along the railroad tracks shortly al
ter o'clock After placing the bomb
l. they attempted to get away. Soldier
on the lookout on top of the barra cks
y Immediately opened fire, bringin
down two Of the insurrectos. Tn
!. rest escaped into the country.
All the Mexican soldiers in tow
were called on duty. A guard wa
placed around the barracks and n
official account Of the damage is gi,
en- It was seen from adjacen
streets, however. that a number of tn
barracks buildings were wrecked.
More Trouble at Douglas, Ariz.
Douglas, Ariz.. March ia feders
!, force of 400 men and Blanco's troops
!" numbering several hundred men, col
front each other, not more than tw
!, miles apart. Information is that
- battle is imminent near Niger Hea
mountain, on the border, nine mile
east of Douglas.
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