Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-14
CHIHUAHUA FACES
GENERAL FAMINE
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NConlhueu from rage Ohel
he has gathered force Of 1000 men and Is
now within a few miles of me town. His
explanation OF the defeat Is that several
scouts, sent out 70 reconnoiter before the
attack, failed to report the coming of
Colonel Cuellar with a federal force. The
unexpected arrival of the federals r, suited
in a panic among the 'nsurreG-1s. The
scouts, he said. had been shot
emo Quarter" By Insurgents.
The news from Mexico City E At Presi-
dent Diaz has decided to take advantage
of provisions Of the constitution so that
summary death may be imposed by the
military authorities for any acts of vio-
lence and that the Mexican government has
decided to wage a sharp and decisive war
of extemination supposedly to end HOSTILE
ties has spread throughout the insurrecto
ranks. The reply, through insurrecto sym
pathizers here. is that In retaliation the
revolutionary forces hereafter will expect
and give mo quarter
Information from insurrecto sources is
that the attitude Of the Mexican govern
ment will intensity a situation already
tense and It necessarily will impose further
hardships on non-combatants, including
women and children living in the small
towns scattered throughout the war
zone"
No word has come from the city Of Chi
huahua for seven days. 1t is reported the
insurrectos are encamped around the city,
twelve miles distant in each direction, and
are successful in maintaining a stoppage
of trains and telegraph communication both
north and south. When the last word was
| received seven days ago it was that the
! food question already had become critical.
meat and breadstuffs having been ex-
hausted.
! The continued isolation of the place has
given rise to grave fears as to the fate of
the 5000 inhabitants. The presence in the
city of 1000 federal troops under General
Juan Hernandez, while being looked upon
as sufficient protection against an attack
is thought to have more than ordinarily
depleted rations.
Like conditions prevail in many small
towns.
FederaIs Have Military Train.
The Mexican federal troops have been
provided with military train By which
they hoped to be able TO carry supplies to
the isolated districts, bat the burning OF
the bridges and the blowing up of the
tracks for miles has made the plan i'm.
possible"
The trains are steel covered and provided
with loop holes for the action of the
machine guns.
The best information obtainable here as
to the strength Of. the opposing sides In
Sonora and Chihuahua states that the fed
erals under General Navarro have a tota
Of 5000 men Of whom 1000 are in Chihua
hua city, $50 in Juarez, and the rest scat.
tered, while the inserEsctos under MaderC
and General Pasqual lorozco have about ar
equal number. but no one force larger thar
LOCO -
In his letter Madero announced he haC
taken prisoner and would hold for tra
Colonel Jose Soto, a member of his owr
staff, Soto says Madero was taken prls
oner soon after the retreat from Casai
Grandes.
The arriva! Of United States troops here
today occasioned much interest. The ar
rivals were two troops of the Eight
cavalry from Fort Meade, S. d. With fou
more troops due tomorrow from For
Smelling, Mimi, and the troops alread!
here. they will compose a force of 30
men, under Colonel E. a. Stevens.
From their post at Fort Bliss, the troops
have a direct view of the mountains il
Mexico.