Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-19
WOULD NOT
GIVE UP GUNS
Aqua Prieta Under Martial
Law and Situation Is
Critical
PhyMASTER UNDER ARREST
Americans Detained and Cannon
Placed in Streets and
on Border.
(By Special Leased Wire to vew Mexican

| Douglas, Ariz. July 10 Aqua
Prieta is under martial law and no
one has been allowed either to enter
! or to leave the town since nine O'Clock
this morning. The secretary to Col
onel Cabarajal went there yesterday
to act as special paymaster to the
soldiers who were to be discharged.
The men this morning received $40,
Mexican money each, and then re-
fused to give up their arms as re-
quested. The paymaster was placed
under arrest as we'll as many other
| citizens of the town. No one in
Douglas is allowed to cross the line.
| Several Douglas people unable to
get back to this side are now in Aqua
Prieta. Cannons have been placed
along the border, permitting no one
to pass.
| Captain Romero, the paymaster,
was arrested when after paying the
men he insisted on taking their guns.
Captain Herrera, commander of the
garrison, ordered his arrest. J. l..
Lubbert, customs collector, also was
placed under arrest,
Customs Officers Arrested.
| Douglas, Ariz., July 19-All Gus
toms officers at Aqua Prieta have been
put under arrest. Americans who
We're in town when trouble started
have been permitted to return to the
American side, but no others are al.
lowed to enter. The Maderistas were
offered forty dollars for their guns,
but refused it.
! Americans Must Be Protected.
| Washington, D. c., July 19.-Ameri-
can ranchers in lower California are
being threatened by the so-called Mex
lean Liberals there. The United
States requested the government of
Mexico to afford them adequate pro-
lection.
American Consul Complains.
Washington, D. c., July 19,-The
state departments attention was
drawn to the situation in a telegram
from the American consul at Ensena-
da who reported that Americans had
been molested and had appealed to
him for assistance.
Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City
was Immediately instructed to take up
the matter with President de la Barra.
The renewal of delicate situation
in Lower California has increased the
anxiety of the administration over re-
cent developments in Mexico.
American Ranchers Suffer.
San Diego, Calf, July 19.-One hun
dred Mexican troops have been order
cred from Ensenada to the district
around Alamo where small band of
rebels or bandits is said to be operat-
ing. This information was received
in San Diego from Ensenada. Scout
ing parties of troops are said to be
scattered up and down the peninsula
for the purpose of restoring law and
order.
i Most Of the ranches owned by Amer
leans and foreigners are in the north
ern part of Lower California. During
| the recent revolt they suffered consid-
erably from raiding parties of rebels
and bandits.
Bread Strike In Mexico.
u Mexico City, July 19.-The striking
, bread makers during a riot last night
sacked bakery in an outlying dis.
trict. The police dispossessed the
mob. The men have not succeeded in
making the strike general.
j Socialist Rebels Raid Ranches.
4 Calexico, Calf, July 19.-Senor
Gallegos, commander of the Maderis
ia force which procured the evacua
, tion of Mexicali, Lower California, by
the Magonistas for cash payment OF
+ $500, is in hourly fear of further trou.
BILE from the so-called socialist rebels
Under the lead of Francisco Quijada
former commander of the Mexicali
J Magonists, force of bandits is said
to be raiding the, ranches of Ameri
cans in the country about Mexicali
( just across the line.
II John Mcdonald, American who was
!, wounded by comrade few weeks
. prior to the advent of Gallegos force
r is said to be operating in conjunction
with Quijada in the vicinity Of Algo-
) dones, forty miles east of Mexicali
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