The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-17
Will Be No Pause i'm HOstilities
Says Rebel Leader
Until Overtures Come Directly
From President DiaZ.
HE MUST STEP DOWN.
On the Ground That His Elec.
tion Was Irregular.
Insurrectos Name Terms on
Which They Will Negotiate.

w ulCH lQ0y VIII NeSOCiaCos
FL Paso. March 17.-Despite assurance
that Senor Limantour, Mexican minister
of finance, has started plans for the
termination of the Mexican revolution.
the revolutionary leaders here today
declared that he fighting will con-
tinue
There will be no pause in hostll-
ities," said Senior Gonzales Cara, in
surrecto secretary of state. with the
threat of the Mexican government
hanging over US that we will be shot
without trial, our fight for liberty and
for the setting up permanently of the
Madero government will continue. No
overture for peace will be considered
officially by US until it has come from
Mexico City.
''It must come with a. promise that
Diaz will retire on the ground that his
election was not regular
Notwithstanding this assertion the
report of Limantour's exertion in be-
half of peace has created a profound
impression in the insurgent ranks. 1t
is known that courier has already
been dispatched to the field to inform
Francisco l. Madero, the revolutionary
president, of the latest phase. Madero
has already been made acquainted with
the preliminaries. 1t is said no nego-
tiations wills be undertaken without
his approval of the terms for arnistice.
The terms must be such that if peace
plans fail the insurrectos will not have
lost any strength by the effort. Two
hundred rounds of ammunition, a rifle,
horse, blanket, and rations consisting
of fresh meat, beans, corn cakes and
cinnamon coffee form the average
equipment of the 5000 insurrectos now
in the field, according to the reports to
the junta.
At night men sleep on the ground
rolled up in blankets. They procure the
| meat by killing the cattle on the
ranches.
Late reports from Chihuahua city
show that food conditions are becoming
serious there. Only occasionally in the
| last few weeks has telegraphfc COM
munication been possible and the wire
was used exclusive for federal official
4 dispatches. ~.s
! The citizens are not allowed to ven
| ture beyond the outposts and the tops
of the houses have been provided with
piles of sand bags to form breast works
in case of an attack.
Tactics of the Beers.
Presidio. Tex, March 17.-By a
spectacular trick, patterned after the
exploits of General De Witt in South
Africa, the lnSuregent forces be-
sieging the city of Ojinaga gained con-
troll to the ford connecting the be-
leaguered city with Presidio, last
night, and effectively bottled up the
| federal forces
stampeded horses, four volunteers
from the camp of General Sanchez,
| charged the crossing at IL o'clock.
Firing their revolvers and using 9TH
er devices to terrify the animals. they
drove the herd straight for the
Oh, fod hx1 oh fnl
erals guarding the crossing. AS the
frightened animals charged down the
| river banks the federals met them
with heavy fire and more than half
were killed. The others continued the
rush and many of the soldiers deserted
the rifle pits.
BY this time a force of SO insur-
gents who followed the horsemen on
foot and in the confusion advanced
| to within 200 yards of the federal
lines, hastily digging rifle pits and
esta blishing a position commanding
the only source of supply left open to
the feder6ls.
Three soldiers were killed and one
taken prisoner. The raiding party
was led by Colonel Toribio Ortega and
F. s. McCombs.
General Sanchez has asked Gen
eral Luque to permit the women and
children in Ojinaga to cross the Rio
Grande to the American side. Luque
has refused to permit the crossing
The insurgents have planted their flag
within 200 yards of the town. 1t is
| of red white and green, with the ma
tional coat of arms
Forty Yaqui Indians joined the in
surgents yesterday and 100 more are
expected today.
Troop II. Third United States cav
airy, commanded by Captain Williams
is patro1ling the river on the American
side Frequently bullets from the
federal lines fall on the American
They Believe in Limantour.
New York March 1.-THE Maderc
family here is watching the progress
of Jose Yves Limantour toward the
Mexican frontier with the greatest
anxiety. When they saw dispatches to-
day relating that the insurrectos pur-
posed to burn the railway bridges
south of Laredo, thus cutting Liman-
tours route to Mexico City. they show
ed grave concern.
."That would be a mistake" said
Gustavo Madero. ''Limantour is q
practicaI man and the country needs
him. He ought not to be kept out"
AS showing the attitude of the Ma
| deros towards peace negotiations II
became known today that Gustavo re
!, Gently visited Wall street with an offel
to sell part of the large family holdings
of land but shortly before Limantoui
left changed his mind and withdrew
: the commission.
Eighty Against Nine.
San Diego, March 17.-Barricaded il
adobe houses of the little hamlet o.
Tecate nine insurrectos are being
: bombarded today by force of Mexican
, soldiers which attacked the place al
DAYLIGHT The soldiers comprise com
: paTy F. Eighth Mexican infantry
: which marched from Enseneda, pre-
sl1mably for Tia Juana. Guided b!
Jose Morales who was run out o
Tecate by the rebels. last week. the.
r surrounded the town early today and
opened fire The rebels, under the lead