Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-15

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| hcud while wing lu her crib 1t home.
1 These were American citizens nov,
thut am referring TO.
Mr.. smith ut Arizuna--On Amefi-
can euil2
Mr. Foi-Ou American soil. 4
| woman 80 years old was shot iu the
/ head uH she laIt hur home ON the way
, Go church, another woman WIS shot
/ through tho body az SEE vas engaged
/ Iu hVuscWurk ut homo, another woman
/ VW shot loo the eye o. fho was Cn-
/ Hugpd Iu homework ut home. another
/ woman was shot iu the ESQ 1s she
/ WAS engaged iu lawful occupations .ar
! from tho scene OF tho fighting: am
/ other woman was shot through the
| NECK in hyr own home, a luborCr was
| shot iu The eye us he WIS about Co
] enter his door. man was shot as he
! sat lu the principal plaza In the hcurt
/ ot w Paso, nearly two miles from the
! scene OF the fighting.
Several OF those shot were at the
/ tiWc mile, 50 mile and "a half, or
| oven more, from the scene cot tho
l fighting. Bullets wcse flying 1ll over
/ go Pusp within a. range of three miles
/ from the scene uf the battle. Shrapucl
/ she'll came half u mile Within Amer
/ lean tVrrIturt. scores of residences
and business buildings were struck by
/ bullets. and windows were broken Zoo
/ the city Hs FAR from the scene of tho
I
ihEton from the Congressional Library
ur as far as Thomas Circle in Wash
! lngtuu from the Soldiers Home. or
as far as scott circle in Washington
from the National Geological park.
Tho first day the American military
rummuudaut acting under orders
! from Washington, Zoo person gave di-
rect ana positive orders that there
must be- mo- firing toward tho Amcri-
can side, lie communicated the3c
direct Warnings such as the prCsi-
dent talks about Ia reference Go tho
Aqua Prieta fight. 20 the recognized
commanders OF both coutcndug fac
tons.
Converse ana Blatt were both arr
rested ou American soil. taken across
from the United states 60 Mexico. and
placed In e Mexican iail iucommuni-
cado. as 10 Us called, under the claim
that they had been engaged az private
soldiers la Nadcro's commai Z. Pres
idcnt biHZ released Converse and Elatt
because they were arrested on Amer
lean soil When Converse filed claim
with tho state department OF the
United states government for DAM
ages FOR his arrest on American soil
lalthough the Mexican government had
turned him loose because of his arrest
ON this Side tbo answer was made Co
his father and Co his mother That he
was arrested ON the Mexican eide, ana
that Zoo uuy event tho state depart
m,ut hero could take no interest be-
such mutterg against "a friendly coun-
try
Mr.. Oyermnu- what WAS the fact
about it' Was hc really arrested ON
Nr. ran Tho fact OF the matter
WAS that hp was arrested con- AmCri-
can soil and taken uCruss tu Mexico
and put leo ilil That Was established
/ Geo tho satisfaction Of the Mexican guNa
f..fHF ID
] Then. when ho asked damages for IT,
/ hr WIS told hN his own government
/ THAT they could not present his Cusc
| because uc WAS arrested ON Mexican
soil which WIS the original Claim
4 of tho Mexican government
Father Pinto, O. Catholic priest, was
/ arrested ln luarDz, taken from the in-
/ tufuutiuuul street car iluo ANA com
| PEELED Go agree Co pay 500 90 the
/ MrNiDUus upon the other side before
/ thry would allow him Co get back ON
| the car ana come across tO this Side
eff the line. u was ana is un Amer
lean citizen, residing ON this side. Tie
had Co pas 500 before they would
allow him To- come back ON the street
car line. I'm spite ot his protest, mo-
action has been taken, no apology
has been extended by the MoXicuu
government, and nothing whatsoever
has been done with reference 90 a.
A short time ago $4,000 worth OF
flour belonging 90 AN American citizen
was ordered hy the president ct the
der the seal Of the American
consulate Go the city uf JuareI: and
10 was $40 placed updcr the charge 81
The American consul by the direct or
der oi the president 90 tho United
States. The house was broken open ,
tho American seal was not sacred
seal or sign 10 these gentlemen. Not
one word of protest has been made.
| Although every sack of the -four OF
this American citizen was taken out
of the house with M" seal of the
/ American consulate upon &c. no proc
test cor apology has been made. and
no apology demanded.
/ Here is The case OF au American
regular soldier. Tho regular soldiers
are still guarding tho border for tho
/ purpose of seeing that mo- ald or us-
-Ialtner IN extended tu the Orozgo rcy-
IuIut.uulsts across The border Amer
/ I"Iu soldiers are uarIdinE the border.
/ American svutiuvls trr stationed
along the International border One
|uf them Was shot ut three cor four
times within the last month wh.lt
pacing his beat ana Wac tinhl}
wounded hy a shot from The other
side. As Tar IF Wu have been able
go discover, not even nu investigation
has been made uf the outrage; no
protest has been made. ana mo- apOl-
tended. This was am American soldier
ln uniform.
Mexican soldiers crossed th, border
! insurgents. Eo called within tho
last two months iu the fayp of Amer
lichn troops. and, standing ON the iu-
tprnutlouul line. the American troops
were tuld by the Mexican soldiers Co
get back Guns were drawn upon tho
soldiers boz our uniform ANA they re-
treated goo yards, because of their or
derH that under mo- circumstances
should trouble be- precipitated between
ma, United states and McNlCu, no. not
lryvu between the United states and
The insurHent truups coming across
from the state OF chihuahua In the
gu-uull,l republic OF McNlrO. Two
Texas rangers, as IL happened. were
Iueur ut hand, ana when tho United
SWtrg troops withdrew those two
rangers. armed only win i5-cnlihor
slN-shuutprF. walked down 90 tho In
tcrrbruuJl border ana drove the goo
MpXl,auF back across tho line. telling
them that 10 they cHmD over the line
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