Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04
FederaIs Reach Railway Con-
Meeting Casas Grandes.
REBELS FIGHTING FIERCELY
Mormons Fleeing on Foot From Co.
lonia Dublan Settlement.
SIT HANGING OF GERMANS
Army Given Right to Execute
Rebels Without Trial by Bill
Suspending Guarantees.

JIAREZ, Mexico, August 3.-Accord-
ing to rebel advices received here late
| today fighting is in progress at Corralitos,
1sO miles southwest of here and fifty miles
north Of Casas Grandes. A train bear
ing 100 troops was dispatched in great
| haste from this point to reinforce the
| rebels.
Gen. Sanjines. commanding one of the
two armies Of federals attempting to hem
in the rebels, has succeeded in reaching
the Mexico Northwestern railway. thus
cutting off Juarez, where Gen Orozco is
located from Casas Grandes. where Gen.
SalaZar is stationed with LOCO rebel sol
diers. The forces under Sanjines on
reaching the railway on the overland trip
from Sonora ran into a party of rebels.
operating out of Casas Grandes to pro-
tect the railway.
Fighting to Save Road.
The rebels are fighting fiercely to save
the road, but it is considered doubtful at
Orozco's headquarters here If the rein
forcements from Juarez can arrive in
time. So far the telegraph line between
Juarez and Casas Grandes is intact, indi-
eating that the federals have not sue
ceeded in reaching the right of way.
South of Casas Grandes at MADEIRA is
located the main federal army. under
Gen. Rabago. and SalaZar's force Is in
danger of a hostile movement from both
south and north as a result OF today'S de-
velopments. 1t also shuts off OroZcO the
rebel leader, from Salazar's assistance.
In event of federal victory in the en-
suing engagement the rebels Will be
forced TO abandon all railroads and take
to the hills, as the Mexican Central is
disrupted between here and the city of
Chihuahua.
Mormons Fleeing Westward.
Ell PASO. Tex. August 5.-Disguised'
as rebel soldier, Sam Jarvis arrived
here on d freight train late today from
| Colonia Dublan. the Mormon settlement
300 miles southwest of the border.
Travelling overland toward the west.
he says. are the men who remained when
the women and children were sent to FL
Paso last week. Fearing to move north
through rebel territory. they preferred
| to take chances by joining the federal
army of Gen. Sanjines, which is APP
preaching rapidly the Casas Grandes
district.
Jarvis declares that the men do not 90
to join the federals as fighting men. al
though the Americans are carrying a few
rifles hidden at the time of the rebel con-
tiscation of arms held by foreigners. They
merely believe. according to Jarvis, that
the federal army will offer better pro-
lection.
Village Is Now Deserted.
The village that "a month ago contained
200 Americans is deserted by its in
habitants the rich fields untitled, and the
American homes occupied by about fou
Mexican rebels. who have taken posses
sion of the settlement and everything
left behind by the refugees.
Jarvis remained TO attend to the ship
ping to FL Paso of two cars of provisions
which the men could not carry on their
overland journey and which they believed
would be of service to their wives and
children, now refugees i'll FL PaSo. The
sh. pment Of the provisions to Juarez was
prohibited by rebel leaders Jarvis says.
GLOBE Ariz., August 3.--The distribu-
ton Of Mormon refugees from Mexico
Mormon colonies in Arizona began today
with the arrival here of three carloads OF
men, women and children, who fled from
Sonora. More than 100 We're sent 10
Thatcher, twenty to Stanford and the re-
mainder to Pima. where they will be
looked after by members of their church.
To Summarily Execute Rebels.
MEXICO CITY, August 3.-The right to
execute rebels without trial was con-
ferred on the Mexican army today. when
the permanent commission of congress
approved the bill providing for suspen-
sion of guarantees in three states and
portions of eight others. 1t will not be-
come effective, however, until approved
article by article.
The measure, which principally pro
vides for martial law, will apply TO the
entire states of Morelos. chihuahua and
Guerrero and parts of the states OF
Puebla. Mexico, Oaxaca and TlaXcaia in
the south. where Emilio Zapata is fight
ing the governmental, and parts of the
states of Sonora, Durango, Zacatecas
and Coahuila in the forth. the region
most harassed by the forces of Orozco.
The suspension fthe constitutional
rights was at the request of President
Madero. who considers such action
sential to the restoration of peace.
Sift Hanging of Germans.
The German minister. Paul Won Hintz,
has requested American Ambassador Will
son to have the American consul at
Nogales, Mexico, investigate the hanging
Of the Germans Shurbert and Hertling, by
Mexicans in Sonora last week. There
is no German consul at Nogales.
Kinta Arai, chancellor of the Japanese
legation. departed for Chihuahua today
to investigate the alleged robbery and
abuse OF Japanese at MADEIRA, which
town he will try to reach.
The Spanish papers today display and
comment with satisfaction upon mes
sage received from Washington by the
Mexican foreign minister, saying:
President Taft in his speech yester-
day accepting the candidacy of the re-
publican party for the presidential cleo
ton said that his firm policy of non-in
PREVENTION in Mexico would find its justi-
flcation in history"
The newspapers point to this an
swer to the hundreds of kilograms reach
ing senators and political leaders from
Texas urging immediate and drastic ac-
ton.
Confirmation Of the serious defeat OF
the rebels near Casas Grandes came TO
the State Department yesterday from
Consul Edwards at Juarez. OroZco had
made preparations to evacuate the city.
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