The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-03-24

FIFTEEN WILL n lkAtHEp i7o|
MILES TO FACE CIVIL
COURTS or MEXICO.
ARE AMERICANS CITIZENS
Attempt Made to Blow Up the Federal
Barracks at Juarez 10 Partially
Observation-Disclosures eattla
Impending at Douglas.

! Barracks at Juarez 10 Partially
| Observation-Disclosures Battle
| Impending at Douglas.
Ell Paso. Texas. Assurance q
che safety Of all Americans now con
fined in Mexican prisons is given in a,
official statement issued at Juarez
Americans now prisoners will be civ
en- trials in the civil courts on charge,
Of seditton against the Mexican gov
eminent. but hereafter I'LL insurrectos
whether citizens of the United State.
or not. may be subject to the deatt
penalty under summary military pro
cedure. 9f re z
The statement from the Mexican
officials was issued relative to the II
foreigners now imprisoned I'm the fed
eral Jail at Casas Grandes. Fifteen OF
them are Americans. Pending thief,
trials they will be given the consid.
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 40 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-
tions.
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 6,
when the battle at which the insurrec.
tos We're defeated was fought.
It 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
up railroad bridges. Govern
ment officials received orders to put a
stop to the crossing of Americans
from Ell Paso into the insurgent terri
tory. Reports from the interior of the
war zone" are that the insurrectos
are concentrating at various points.
Francisco l., Madero. revolutionary
leader, with 1000 insurrectos, one
pound cannon. a three inch field piece,
and two rapid fire guns is somewhere
north of Casas Grandes and is drawing
coward him Gen. Orezco with 800 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.
An attempt was made to blow up
the barracks at Jaurez. Two heavy
charges of nitrogiycerine were placed
under the place and exploded, tearing
out parts of the buildings occupied by
the Mexican troops. Two of a small
band Of insurrectos who secretly had
entered the town were wounded and
captured. A. number of Mexican cav
alrymen are reported to have been in
iured.
The shock of the explosion was felt
Jhurez and Immediately a
cry was raised that the insurrectos
had surrounded the place in great
and were attacking. Mer.
chants left their stores and crowds
to make general exodus to
the American, side. Extra guards were
placed about the quarters of Col. Tam
berol, the commandant and of Gen.
Navarro.
The barracks are occupied by the
Fourteenth Mexican cavalry and are
located in the heart of the town.
There has been general feeling that
the insurrectDs were surrounding, the
city.
A small band of insurrectosS is, sup.
posed to have crept into the. town
along the railroad tracks shortly az
ter o'clock. After placing this bombs
they attempted to get away. Soldiers
on the lookout on top of the, barracks,
Immediately opened fire.. bringing
down two Of the insurrectos: The
rest escaped into the country.
All the Mexican soldiers i'm town
were called on duty. A guard was
placed around the barracks and nc
official account of the damage is Civ.
en-. It was seen from adjacent
streets, however, that q number of the
barracks buildings were wrecked.
More Trouble at Douglas, Ariz.
Douglas, Ariz., March "A federal
force of 400 men and Blanco's troops,
numbering several hundred men, con.
front each other, not more than two
miles apart. Information is that 9
battle is imminent, near Niger Head
mountain, on the border, nine miles
east of Douglas.
Mrs. Deitz Gaining.
Rice Lake, Wisconsin. - The con
dition of Mrs. John F. Deitz is great
ly improved, and it is expected
she will recover. All the family /,
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