Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-13
FAMINE STRIKES
CHIHUAHUA
City Surrounded by Rebels
Who Have Cut Off All
Food Supplies
WOMEN, CHILDREN FLEEING
Twenty Five Thousand lnhabi-
tants Doomed to a Lingering
Death.


of intense suffering throughout north
ern Mexico continued today. A courier
who walked from point north of Chi.
huahua City, reported that famine
faced the $4,000 inhabitants of the
city. Hundreds of women, fearing
that the siege of the city, which al.
ready has continued eight days. will
soon cause starvation, have secured
permission from the authorities to
leave, and bands of women accom-
panied by their children are now roam
ing the country. The last word
from Chihuahua City was seven days
ago when the wire resumed working as
far as Parral. The operator at Chihua-
hua said: 'No food stuffs received
here the last two weeks. 1t looks
like famine for all of us. The inscur.
rectos have encircled the city and the
troops attempting to forage are driven
back by the bands of guerrilas." The
bridge at Mesa, nine miles south Of
JuditL, was uloHA up last uISAl Ny d
small band of insurrectos under Cap
tain Reighton of New York.
No Negotiations for Peace.
New York, March 13.-Jose Liman-
tour, the Mexican minister of finance,
made positive declaration today that
the reports nat he had been conferr-
ing with th Mad5ros and their asso-
ciates here With view of bringing
about the CESSATION of hostilities.
are absolutely without foundation.
There can be no negotiations with
the insurrectionists or consideration
/ of their alleged grievances except
they first lay down their arms!" said
Senor Limantour.
Sinister Spread of Rebellion.
Washington, March 13.-The upris
ing in Mexico has spread to the states
of Coahuila and Morelos, according tC
adyices received by the revolutionary
agents here. The uprising is of for
midable proportions. The dispatches
set forth that telegraphic communi
cation with both states has been de
stroyed. Hence details are lacking.
Martial Law to Be Proclaimed.
Mexico City, March 13-The actor
of the governments measure invok
ing the clause of the constitution
which provides for the suspension O
personal guarantees where deemed
expediant has been deferred unit
! Wednesday.
Battle at Aqua Prieta.
Douglas, March 13.-Eleven federal
soldiers dead, eleven wounded, with
the losses to the rebels unknown, is
the result of battle just east of Aqua
Prieta yesterday.
The opposing forces were 500 insur
rectos under General Jose De Luz
Blanco and federal force of 800 dir
ected by Colonel Mora.
The battle was spectacular and was
witnessed by several thousand Ameri
cans, many of whom rushed close te
the battlefield while the firing was
| still at it's height. After the smoke
had cleared away, it was Americans
in automobiles who gave the first ait
to the wounded, hurrying them tt
Aqua Prieta, where two American ply
sicians were in readiness to assist tht
Mexican army surgeons. If there were
any rebels killed Or wounded they
were taken back to the mountains b.
their comrades.
/ After mystifying both the Mexican
officials and the American on tht
/ border for week, Blanco suddenly
broke from the canyon leading from
Cenizes Springs and engaged the fed
eral troops that had been rushed init
Aqua Prieta last night on a specia
train, under command of Colone
Mora. Except for a few prisoners TAX
en- by the federals, the rebels retreat
ed in good order. 1t is understood tha
Blanco's entire force did not partici
pate in the engagement
Rebel Signal Fires.
Douglass, Ari., March 13.-Fron
midnight until early dawn, followin,
the battle of Aqua Prieta, the mesa
west and east of this city were dottet
: with signal fires of the rebels. /
: strong force of insurrectos was re
ported today, a distance southeast o
the city. Douglass today is the seem
of bustling activity with American
troops arriving from other towns
Following yesterdays battle, the Mex
: ican sympathizers with the cause o
: Madero, poured out of Douglas to tn
south and east with Blanco's camp a
the probable destination.
; Shot Without Ceremony.
Tia Juana, Lower California, Marc
13.-Captain Nunios, in command her
captured Mexican smuggler, name
! De Reyes in TIA Juana last night. H
was put in Jail charged with fomen
e ing the rebellion, recruiting insure,
tos and spying upon the feders
l. Troops. He was at once taken out an
/, shot. De Reyes was well known alon
J. the border immigration officials d,
O clare that he was smuggler of Ion
/, offending.
l. Planting Dynamite to Blow Up Rebel.
S Douglass, Ariz., March 13.-An al
}, tomobile load of dynamite take
l. across the line today was planted q
d Secret locations throughout Aqua Pri