The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
AMERICANS HATED
BY BOTH SIDES IN
THE MEXICAN WAR
American Rancher Wounded by
Insurrecto Bandits Who FAN
to Extort Money From
Him.

Minister Lin,antour arrived here at
10 o'clock this morning. A great
crowd awaited him at the railway
station. Senior Limantour went
from the train directly to his SUI
burban home.
lf Senior Limantour proposed to
avoid any demonstration his plans
failed, as the railroad station was
crowded with officials and delega,
tons of citizens. The latter hailed
the minister is "the savior OF the
country"
Foreign Minister creeI stood at
the entrance of the train shed and
greeted Senior Limantour warmly.
On the way from the station to an
automobile he stopped several times
to listen to addresses by students
workn1men and others.
Guayamas, Sonora, March 21.-- y
The local papers publish 2 procla-
nation Of the Bishop of Sonora,
eaIlino on tho revoIters to lay down
their arms. The letter has created
a sensation and may cause some
cessation Of hostilities.
Another bridge burned east OF
here on the Southern Pacific line
to Manzanillo, has tied up the rail-
road.
Ell Paso. Tex, March 21.-"The Mex
fcan insurrection is no place Tor Amer
lean BOYS or American men. Condi-
tions are all hostile to them. The fed
eral troops will show them little mer-
~ and the insurrectos don't care
whether the Americans are killed or
not"
II. C, Converse, of Glendora, Cal,
made this statement today after a Wis
1t to the Jail at Juarez, Mexico, where
his son Lawrence, q years old, tog
nf PittShlrR.
Is confined on charge of participating
IN the Mexican instruction.
Captors Treated Better.
"Since the state department OF the
United States has made representations
to Mexico City that the boys were cap
tured on the American side or the
boundary" Mr.. Converse said, the
boys are being better treated. They
are now allowed to receive food sent
from the outside"
Mr. Converse expects the prisoners
will soon be released. Another Ameri-
can prisoner in the Juarez jail Is Rich
ard Brown, of FL Paso, who declares
he was arrested while helping the
wounded near Juarez. So far as known
here. the state department has made
no representations to Mexico In
Browns case
American Rancher Shot.
News to the Herald from Torreon is
that II. f.. O'Driscoll an American in
charge of hacienda Guichipa, owned
by Americans of st. Louis, was shot
four times by revolutionists who at
tackled the ranch and demanded money
When he could give them none the
leader said:
'Then take that" and began shoot
ing. The American is now in hos
pital in Torreon.
In fight Thursday at Colonia Siding
near Torreon, 80 federals and rebels
met death. Captain Duran, of the fed
eral army, was among the killed. Sixto
| Ugalde, a shoemaker of Matamoras,
commanded the rebels.
In fight near Coyote hacienda near
Torreon, three rebels were killed and
several wounded. The federals also
| lost some men.
| Violate Rules of War.
Soft nose bullets, forbidden by the
rules Of war, are being used by both
sides in the Mexican campaign. Col
| onel Cuellar, who commanded the
Mexican troops at the battle Of Casas
Grandes, reports officially that nearly
| all of the wounded men received their
| injuries from soft nose bullets.
The reports also comes from Augua
Prieta that almost every federal soldier
wounded there was shot with soft
nose bullet.
| The Herald correspondent wires to-
day from Hermosillo, Sonora, that he
saw the federals march out from there
| Saturday with their belts full Of soft
nosed bullets He says there were no
hospital appliances and no doctors with
the federals.
Hermosillo. Sonora, Midnight Sunday.
(via Ell Paso, Tex, March 21.-Run-
ners have brought in the news that
700 revolutionists are within IL miles
Of the town. The municipal palace is
filled with people who have been pour
i ing in for an hour provided with
blankets and quilts. Each has been Is
The town is almost unprotected by
soldiers, as 300 men including 100
Yaqui, marched out Saturday afternoon
for Torres, where the revoltos were re-
ported to have taken the Priestas
mines.
Treate, Territorio, Bali, California
Del Norte, Mexico, March 20.-One
hundred and fifty rebels are in striking
distance OF the intrenched Mexican
troops at this place and fight Is ex-
pected at any hour. The federals are
In small cup-shaped valley, and In
a strong position. They are out mum
bered by the rebels. but the latter are
proceeding cautiously in the rough
country between Valentine Valley and
| Treate.
If a collision occurs this evening Il
would be within two miles of the
boundary line and at a point about
40 miles east Of the ocean. The fedora
troops under Captain Justine Mendi.
eta, We're reinforced last night by 81
men from Tia Juana.
An American refugee from the Rod
riguez band, which was beaten las
week, surrendered today to the Amer.
| lean patrol at Campo, and tells tai,
Of hardship.
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VANDALISM is RIFE
IN NORTHERN Mexico
Ell Paso, Tex, March 21.-According t