Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-03-31
1000 MEN,, US. CALL
DEMAND is MADE BY THE WAX
DEPARTMENT FOR RE.
CRUiTS.
ASSERTS TAFT DEMANDS END
Member Of Rebel Junta Advises Ma
dero to Capture Chihuahua by May
1 or American President May In
terfere and Stop Rebellion.

Washington.-The war department
on Thursday sent out calls to all the
army recruiting stations In the coun-
try for six or seven thousand re-
cruits, to bring the infantry regiments
of the army modified in Texas and
California up to full strength.
San Antonio. Tex.-John Hamilton
Dignowitty, known here as Ham
Dignowitty, and three other Amerl-
cans have beer shot to death under
order of a Mexican court-martial for
cording to advices received by mem
bers of the D~ignowitty family.
The news was brought by Fred Dig
nowitty, n cousin Of the executed man,
but he had no particulars aside from
the allegation that the execution was
the order of a drum-head courtmar-
tial.
Ham" Dignowitty was thirty years
Of age and was engaged in the cattle
and mining business In the state OF
Chihuahua.
DR.. C. F. Caracristi of the Mexican
revolutionary junta issued q state
ment Thursday declaring that h Uni
ted States will intervene In Mexico
unless some definite progress towards
peace is made by May /.
He made the statement primarily In
a report to Madero, the leader of the
revolt, urging him at the same time
to accomplish he capture Of Chihua-
hua by May 1.
president Taft" DR.. Caracristi
told Madero. will not wait longer
than May 1 for order to be restored"
DR.. Caracristi's statement has at
tracted serious attention here on &C
count Of his long stay In Washington
and his Investigations in Mexico pre-
vious to returning to San Antonio.
He went to Washington shortly before
Minister of Finance Limantour gave
his momentous interview in Paris.
Significance is attached to the stimuli
taneous activities of the two men
while absent from the country.
DR.. Caracristi stated that he had
set May l as the limit of President
Taft's patience. He said he had COM
piled statistics to show that American
money to the amount Of $1,000, 100000
is invested in Mexico. These inter-
ests are endangered by the rebellion.
he said, and unless the federals and
in%surrectos are able to settle their
differences the United States will
treat the rebels as b~elligerents n
stop the contest to protect the inter
ests of its subjects.
Rival financial interests are play
N-- >~ {~n v>Dr<ort port IN tho inCnrrar.
ton, according to DR.. Caracristi. He
does not contend that the revolution
started from outside the border.
but claims certain interests have en-
couraged the rebellion while others
have remained steadfast to President
DiaS.
Juare..-The garrison Thursday
showed renewed activity. More sand
bags were piled along the edges OF
the nat roofs to be used as breast
works in case of attack. special atten-
ton being given the municipal build
ings on the plaza. which now AFFORD
ample protection against anything ex-
cept artillery fire.
It is reported that bands OF insur-
rectos have been seen from the house
obi and great uneasiness Is felt In
the town, which Is defended by $50
a~rtillerymen and a squadron OF cav
airy $50 strong.
General Navarro sem out a troop OF
cavalry to intercept a ban OF insur-
rectos reported to be crossing the
river from the American side a few
miles east OF here.
Ell Paso, Tex.-Women and chill
dren throughout the region of Boquil-
las, Tex, are being c~ongregated at
the Chishos and T%erlingua mines,
where the miners can protect them
from Mexican raiders until troops can
reach there from Marathon.