Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-29
AMERICANS ARM
IN MEXICO
u. s. Government Sending
Rifles to Citizens Below
Rio Grande
MADERO ADMITS NECESSITY
Growing Confusion in Southern
Republic Causes Wide.
spread Alarm.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican,
Washington, D. c., March 29.-Act-
ling Secretary of State Wilson today
confirmed report from Mexico City
that all dependable Americans We're to
be armed for their own defense and
other foreign governments We're to
take like safeguards. 1t was announc-
! ed that Ambassador Wilson would dis
| tribute to the Americans the 1000
army rifles and Teyolvers now en-
route The Mexican government coun-
tenances the arming of foreigners.
President Taft waived the recent
neutrality proclamation in the case OF
| a shipment OF arms which left New
! York Yesterday. IT is understood the
| Mexican government would not assess
duties against these arms or against
! those being shipped from European
nations for the use Of their subject.
Some of he details of recent meet
ing of Americans in Mexico City to
formulate plans for self-protection
were given out today. il was proposed
that all Americans should be armed.
! The proposition was submitted to
/ President Madero and he acquiesced
and admitted it TO be necessary pre-.
caution against rough element in
| Mexico City which would not hesitate
to take advantage Of the dispatch of
government troops from the capital.
According to reports to the state
department unorganized robbcr gangs
in Durango have been given encourage
ment from the successes of Orozco in
chihuahua and it is feared they will
become unmanageable should the FED
erals in that state be withdrawn for
| duty in other sections.
| American in Mexican Jail.
I'll Paso, Texas. March 29.-F. T.
MentZer, an American agent and su-
perintendent of terminals of the Mexi-
can Central at Juare2. spent last night
in the Juarez jail, but was released
today. There seems to have been
no real cause for the arrest, as all
that was wanted was to ask him why
he was not maintaining the usual train
service between Juarez and Iimenez,
and why, month ago. he removed
mach OF his rolling stock and motive
| power to the American side When
he was brought before Colonel Pasuual
| Orozco, ST.. commandant at Juarez,
! the latter dismissed him with an apol-
ogy.
! American railroad men declare that
the arrest was really in retaliation for
the arrest in FL Paso yesterday Of
| Castulo Herrera, charged with snug
CLING arms and ammunition to the
rebels Herrera is said to have been
the purchasing agent and the manager
OF the gangs Of gun runners"
Statement BY CreeI
New York. March ga long state
ment from Enrique C. Creel. secretary
OF foreign affairs, in the last Diaz cabi-
net and former Mexican ambassado"
to the United States, was published
here today, denying the report that
either he or General Luis Terrazas are
| taking part in the new revolutionary
movement, or giving it support in any
way.
Heavy Fighting.
| NOSales, AriZ., March 29.-Heavy
! losses We're sustained by both sides
and each claimed victory in the bat
tie between Mexican federals and
rebels at Mazatlan, March 2G. accord
| ing to a letter received here today
from a railroad man at San Bias.
The state of Sonora generally is
quiet now except for few wandering
bands of outlaws. All able bodied
males in that state over II years of
age are liable to conscription at any
time, it is said.
Rifles and 100000 Rounds.
Washington. D. c., March 29.-The
rifles shipped from New York are the
30-calbre KragJorgensen magazine
guns which are no longer used by the
army One million rounds of ammu-
milton accompanied the shipment.
While the guns are the property of
the army ordinance department and
loaned to the state department for nsa
in the Mexican Capital. any one re-
ceiving rifle there may purchase it
for $6.
FederaIs Lost Heavily.
Jiminez, Mex. March 29.-10:15 q.
m.)-Two machine guns and one can
on, more than 300 horses. and $1,000
rounds Of ammunition were left be-
hind when the federals fled their posi-
ton at Atonilco last night Saddles
and other equipment were also left in
the ruins of the village which was
practically destroyed by the rebels
shells and grenades No accurate
statement of the dead and wounded
can be made this morning, bat it is no=
improbable that the federals' dead to.
tai more than hundred This morn
ing, the gathering of the wounded
continued. The hospital wards in
JimineZ are crowded so that num-
Der of wounded that were brought In
from the battle of Tuesday were sent
to Chihuahua. Aubert's force is now
thought to comprise not more than
500 men. 1t is believed to be making
its way to the South in an attempt to
join General Huerta's column Cav
alary is in pursuit. Huerta is said to
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