The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-04
AMERICAN PRIEST HELD
Rev. Pinto Taken by Rebels and
Asked for $1,000 But Was
Reeased on Payment OF
Only 500.


General Pascual Orozco, now at the
head of rebel force in control of Ci-
udad Chihuahua and a large force of
iederals under Colonel Pancho Villa
preparing to attack again, one thous-
and vasquista troops from Juarez to-
day are speeding to the relief Of
Orozco. kilograms received early to-
day in Juarez by General Inez Sala-
zar and other vasquista leaders de-
clare that Orozco held the city of
Chihuahua against two fierce at
tacks by Villa yesterday and last
night. In the Hrst engagement 35 are
known to have been killed while de-
tails Of the latter battle have not
been received
The first battle lasted between
three and four hours. Villa arrived
on the outskirts of Chihuahua at day
light Sunday and Immediately sent an
Nicer to demand that Orozco turn
he city over to him. Orozco refused
pintblank and Villa at once opened
Ills attack For three hours, accord
4 ing to kilograms received here, villa
pressed the garrison hard, but at the
/ end Of that time after he had been
repulsed repeatedly with heavy
losses, he withdrew his troops into
the open country and left Orozco in
complete control.
The first dispatch came from
Braulio Hernandez, one of the rebel
leaders in the vicinity of Chihuahua
city. who told General Salazar that
Orozco had repulsed Villa and that
he (Hernandez1 was rushing his $50
troops to Chihuahua to Orozco's aid.
Salazar Immediately put 1000 Vas
quistas aboard three special trains,
commanded by General Emilio Campo
and rushed them to Chihuahua. Gen.
Antonio Rojas is in command of the
garrison OF about 1900 men remain
ing at Juarez. General Salazar joins
this force today. With the troops
went two field pieces and one hun
dred rounds of ammunition.
After the troops started south last
night, other dispatches arrived here
and at Juarez stating that Villa hao
renewed the attack Sunday night but
had been repulsed No details of the
engagement could be ascertained
however.
There is considerable alarm here ar
to the fate OF Americans near Ciudat
Chihuahua as 1t is impossible fol
them to escape under existing condi
tions. There is some fear also of riot
Ing at Juarez as soon as Genera
circulated last night and today de
nouncing Americans in unmeasuret
terms and declaring "Taft's proclaim
alton Of Saturday was really ISSUED
to get the Americans out of Mexico
before the United States troops
crossed the border
Trouble is feared over the action o
the rebel leaders, Campo and Salazar
in arresting and holding in prisol
Rev. G. NJ. Pinto, Jesuit priest an,
an American citizen. After the prizes
had preached in the Guadalupe mis-
zion at Juarez yesterday, the rebel
arrested him and demanded that HI
pay them $4,000. The priest sent TO
Mayor Kelly, Sheriff Edward an
Captain Davis of FL Paso, who affect
ed his release when Kelly compromis
ed the matter by paving s10O person
ally to Campo.
Madero Appeals to People.
MEXICO CITY, March 4-In fina
attempt to unite Mexico and declarin
that IF necessary shall know no,
70 die at my post President Nader
today issued manifesto calling o
Mexicans to join the army and unit
IN establishing military rule towar
bringing about peace
The appeal says: .'The time ha
come for all good Mexicans to rail-
to the support of the governmer
which they freely named. In thi
alone will it be easy for public tral
guilty to be speedily re-establishe
without which the nation cannot col
tinue her course along the path {
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