El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-04
MERE HOLDUP Of
TWO AMERICANS
Arrest Of Diesel and McDOn-
Id Was to ExtOrt Money;
Refugees Talk.

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| OF . percent. It is understood that Mr..
Diesel has made an affidavit to this
| effect, and that his affidavit has been
sent, not only to the state department
| at Washington, but also to president
! Huerta at Mexico City.
Gen OrozcO was very friendly with
! them until the afternoon of July II.
the day following their arrest. at which
| time he made this proposition Up to
| that time he had taken all his meals
| with Diesel and Macdonald, but after
| their refusal of his proposition. Gen.
| Orozco had no further intercourse with
| them
In regard to Ray Harren, BiesePs
! Chauffeur, 1t appears there was no
/ charge against him. In fact. he was re-
! leased while in Chihuahua, but was in
/ suructed to have the automobile in
! which they had travelled ready at a GER
! tain hour to take some Of the officials
! machine was in the garage undergoing
| repairs and would probably not be
| ready at that time. He was then told
! TO nave his machine ready to take these
/ parties on the following day, but when
! the hour arrived he again informed
! them that the machine was not ready.
/ He was then told that it appeared he
/ was obstinate in the matter and he
l would be locked up, which was done.
| Macdonald, Diesel and Harrell
| were arrested at Santa ROsalia on July
/ 16. It is stated that these men, though
| arrested on July Is, did not arrive at
/ Chihuahua until July p, and the Amer
/ lean consul was not notified Of their
arrival until the 25d. He then made
vigorous protest TO the authorities
I and attempted to secure the release Of
the prisoners. as II appeared that there
was no real charge against them.
1t was stated at the time that the
reason for their arrest was that they
were carrying passports signed by the
rebels, or ''constitutionalists, and that
they had entered into an agreement
with the rebels whereby they were to
be allowed to bring out several hun
dred thousand dollars worth Of bull
lion from the different mines of which
Mr.. Diesel is general manager.
Friction Between MercadO and OrOzeO.
Apparently there IS more or less fric-
ton between Gen OrOZco and Cen.
MercadO. At the time of the arrival
Of Gen OrOzcO IN Chihuahua, on July
p, a holiday was declared and the in
tention was to have given Gen OrOzcO
a warm welcome. In fact, it was eX-
pected that 1t would be in the nature
of an ovation These plans were frus-
trated, however, and Gen. OrOzcO did
not arrive at the appointed time. Then
a new hour was appointed and given
out by the press, and he finally ar
rived, previous TO that hour The route
Of march was changed, so that Gen.
OroZcO did not pass through the Drin-
cipal streets where the people of the
better class were stationed.
Since Gen. OrOZco's arrival he has
apparently been acting entirely on his
own initiative in all matters concern
lg the moVemet Of troops under his
command. In making his plans he
always states what he will do, not what
the government will do, but what he
individually proposes to do, and in an
interview given out recently, when
asked If he intended to become cover
nor Of the state. his answer was: ''I
cannot talk about that. When the time
comes, the people will choose their
candidate"
When the trains left Chihuahua on
Wednesday morning it was the under
standing that Or0zcO with about 500
volunteers, was going west with the
ern railway and operating it between
Chihuahua and FL PasO. It is said
that there are some $500 crossties at
Manaca. 125 miles west of Chihuahua.
National lines, and it is probably to
bring these in that the trains have been I
sent out.
May Arrest Mndern Americans.
Little is known in Chihuahua in re-
gard to the Americans at MADEIRA, as
this matter seems to have been handled
than from Chihuahua, and therefore
has never been in consul Detcher's
hands It is not generally believed,
however. that any great danger exist
ed at MADEIRA unless at the hands of I
irresponsible bandits. not attached to
either federa1s or rebels. There was
rUmor, however. that the federals in
tended sending out to MADEIRA and ar
resting some of the Americans there,
who are said to have taken part in a
banquet given to Villa in the month Of
June. when he passed through that
place on his way north. Nothing defi-
mite can be learned in regard to this.
TOrreOn Isolated for Two Months.
Americans arriving in Chihuahua
from TOrreon stated that that place |
had been entirely cut off from rail- !
way and Geographic cOmmuni cation !
for two months or more, except that on |
one day, about July 1, the telegraph /
TfT1a --eAT r4-r TO- I I
hours, but it was used entirely by the |
government. and no messages were al |
lowed to be sent out
Gen. Orozco left TOrreon about the 4
I'd Of July. On July 16, six military
trains which had fought their way /
through from Mexico City, arrived in /
Torreon with 1900 federal troops, but /
the line was Immediately cut behind 4
them and no further Communication /
could be had Upon the arrival of the 4
1900 federal troops the volunteer force |
Of 500 men under ]. ]. CampOs were /
diSarmed by the federals, as they stat
ed that they could neither trust nor
control these forces.
1t was reported that number OF
the time Of the departure Of these
Campos himself was still /
held prisoner by the federaIs.
Think Mediation VIII Fail.
The foreigners generally, as well as
a great many influential Americans in |
seem to be of the opinion (
that the proposition Of mediation by !
the United States must necessarily fail,
as it is not believed that the two fac
tons will agree upon any individual
for president, or that they can possibly /
get together peaceably and hold an
election.
Money Scarce in chihuahua.
There is a great stringency of money
n Chihuahua for the payment of the
federal forces. It is stated that the
Ocal banks have advanced about three
million pesos to the military authOri-
les since communication has been shut
IF from the city of Mexico. The banks
ire extremely short Of cash at present,
md several meetings of the business
men of Chihuahua have been called
or the purpose of formulating plans |
nd raising money for the payment Of
rOOps.
The military officials have requested !
he merchants to deposit all the money 1
ossible in order that the banks may !
Re able to cash the checks on Mexico ]
'ity. The business men have not re- !
ponded to any great extent. however. ]
pparently fearing that the same state
f affairs may exist in several other / I
tates. and that too many checks will | Y
e issued against Mexico CITY before {
inal liquidation be made.
About the 18th of July the rebel
orces suddenly disappeared from the
of r,f