Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-13

WARRINGTON. MAY 1s..-After the cAb-
met meeting today. Colonel steever. IN III Z
Paso, Tex. was instructed hy the .e6fe.s
tary Of war to permit all regular shipmeuFS,'
passing through the custom house to entSr2,
Juarez This means that the military wSirt
not Interfere with any supplies cleared brS
the customs house, whether they be arms. (.
ammunition or food ~
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico May iO-rvIa RI
Paso Tex, May 12D--Two thousand insur-
gents part OF the band operating in the
districts south Of here. are reported today
I" he marching on Chihuahua. Already the
advance guards are encsmped around the
city.
An armed mob Just before daylight today
entered Nombre de Dios, a suburb, looted
all the stores and took all the horses de-
spite the presence Of 800 federal troons in
nearby barracks. and escaped
santa Eulalia, an important mining oamp
twelve miles east of the city. has been
abandoned by all the municipal officials
because OF the approach of the insurrectos.
The place is now regulated wholly by
Americans employed in the mines
rms city. long in dread OF an attack il
now in greater fear than ever because of
the extreme violence shown by the insur-
rectoS in their northward march. The
Whole district embracing Durango. Tor
reon and intermediate towns, has been IN
state approaching anarchy.
To conceal their movements the insur-
rectos destroyed all the remaining tele-
graph and railroad lines. so that Chihua.
hua City with its 5000 inhabitants. has
been Isolated for practically two weeks.
This dispatch is sent 225 miles overland by
automobile TO FL Paso. Tex.
Five Large Cities Menaeed.
''rorreon, 26.OO0 people, including numer-
Gus Americans, surrounded by insurrectos
estimated 2Oc0 in number; communication
In all directions frequently cut off and in
habitants in constant fear OF attack.
Laredo. three miles from Torreon. in
hands OF insurrectos under Patio LAWN;
condition chaos, looting and acts OF vlo-
lence.
Palacto Gomez, near Torreon. invaded by
insurrectos without resistance
Durango. 5000 population. capttal AZ
state of same name, surrounded by insur-
rectos and In fear of attack.
Zacatecas, 5000 population. capital ~
state $50 miles south Of Torreon. sur
rounded by insuTectos; possesses only
small federal garrison
Aguas Calientes, 5000 population, capital
OF the state described as q hotbed of revo-
lutionists. who frequently make incursions
INTO the town and receive announcement
from the inhabitants.
Parral, located on q branch line from
Jiminez, just south Of here sent out n
distress signal. Fifteen hundred insur-
rectos surrounded the town and ALREADY
have captured Minas Luevas, a suburb.
Guadalupe Cairo was entered by 7oO
men. who shot and killed the jefe pol,tio
q lieutenant and several federal employees.
All the stores were looted and the munio-
ipal records burned. August Beckman, an
American of Luckenback, Gillespie county.
Texas was pulled off horse while trying
TO escape and was ordered executed. Sew
eral shots were fired. but he escaped after
suffering wound In the scalp and hand.
Several other Americans appealed 70 the
United States consul for protscton.
Rosario Cut OFF.
Rosario. another town, has been cut Off
for some time and it's fate at the handH
Of the insurrectos unknown An appeal
from there before the wire was closed said
condition OF anarchy prevailed. many
of the regularly constituted authorities
having fed Inde, south Of Rosario, was
sacked and taken after twenty people wsra
killed. As soon as the appeal came from
Parral, an armored train was sent out
from here as relief. The train went a. Or
as Jiminez and was proceeding on ths
branch TO Parrh when It suddaniu
stopped and came back.
The official report states that insETo
rectos were seen ahead in such great mum
bers that II was deemed unsafe" to pro-
ceed. The effort TO extend aid TO the 10.
sieged town was, therefore. abandoned.
Americans at Parral are engaged chiefly
In the mining and banking business.
Chihuahua City Is In poor way TO with
stand a prolonged isolation. as no reserve
supply OF provisions was taken In before
the railroad was closed. Much criticism
is made by citizens because of neglect
shown by the federal government in not
keeping the city Informed Of Developments
outside
1t Is also declared that had the govern
ment acceded to the demands Of tho insor-
rectos that no troops be carried over the
lines, communication would have been kept
open and much suffering would have been
avoided. No reliable news concerning the