Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-17
Messages Of Protest Delivered
10 Federal Commander.
InsuTrectOs Lose Near 200 Dead
or Wounded in Fierce Battle.
FedeFaIs Used Women and Children
Captiyss for Protection.

Washington, April 16-Anxiety over
deelopments in Mexico endangering
the lives and property of Americans
near the boundary line was plainly
evident in official circles here tonight.
President Taft until nearly midnight
tonight received bulletins at the White
House from the War department re-
garding the advance of the Federals
upon the insurgent forces at Aqua
Prieta but retired confident that an
attack would not be made before to-
morrow.
DR., Vasquez Gomez vas in con-
slant communication with the insur-
gent army advancing on Juarez Mind
full of the incidents of last week
around Aqua Prieta DR.. Gomez tele-
graphed message of warning to his
constituents to avoid injury to Amer
lean lives or property.
He was advised that the Insurrectos
had mobilzed practically their entire
army in Chihuahua, under Francisco
/. Madero, Jr., to within striking dis
tance to JuareZ.
The messages that DR.. Gomez sent
to the insurgent forces in a manner
still unexplained here prevented the
attack tonight on Juarez. He attached
much Importance to the pause of the
insurgents and other Mexicans drew
much hope from the occurrence But
DIR. Gomez was unable to say whether
1t was caused by his long message of
last Tuesday, addressed to Francisco
|. Madero. Jr., and explaining condi-
tionS under which peace could be ar
ranged or his message of last night
advising the Insurrecto forces to defer
their attack pending the receipt of GER
tain messages from Mexico City.
DR.. Gomez was said to be arranging
FOR an armistice to take effect imme-
diately, by which peace negotiations
might be instituted near Juarez
Senior Oscar Braniff and Senior Es-
quival Obregon, two business men of
Mexico city. who came here unofficial
ly to confer with DIR. Gomez about
peace. left tonight for the camp of
Francisco 1. Madero, Jr Both men
talked with Dr. Gomez before they left
and received passports through the in
surgent lines and letters Of introduc-
ton 20 the rebel chief. They also call
ed on Senor De Zamacona, the Mexi-
can ambassador, today. They declined,
however to discuss the result Of their
mission here, but it was learned from
other sources that they were unable
to obtain anything definite in the way
of peace conditions, and decided to con-
fer with the rebel chief in person. 1t
was explained at the Mexican embassy
that the envoys did not constitute an
official commission, but that their mos
sion was not without the knowledge
of the Mexican government.
DR.. Gomez was in communication
with Mexico City tonight in an effort
to bring influence to bear on the Mex
lean government and avert a great
loss of life at Juarez which he be-
lieves to be inevitable unless the fed
eral garrison there is withdrawn or an
armistice arranged. According to his
advices the Federais are outnumbered
nearly two to one and tomorrow almost
| the entire Insurrecto army will be con-
| centrated within the vicinity of Juarez.
DR. Gomez hopes that the serious sit
uation at Juarez may be averted by
concessions from Mexico City.