Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
Slashed With Sword.

MADEIRA. was SIdSDed across the race
with a sword by lei Mocho" and lost
one car a few days ago when Mar
tinezs band held him mp for money
According to C. S. Smith. partner of
Ben Griffin the american rancher who
was killed by FL Mochos band on July
:, near Chuiopipa the taking of Griff1n's
life was deliberate. The two Americans
were ranehers They were stripped of
everything they owned. including poul-
try and the seed fer their planting.
Griffin was shot by q firing squad, Smith
SAYS. after the bandits had failed to
get money from him. Smith reached Ell
Paso today in pitiable condition. having
walked most of tho distance from Ma
deTa.
One Employe Fights Way Our
NEW YORK. July 1o.-Lloyd C. Girls
com, former ambassador to Italy, and now
counsel for the Mexican Northwestern
railway. tonight stated that ne had just
received a telegram from the railroads
agent at I'll Paso, Tex. saying an en-
ploye OF the MADEIRA Lumber Company at
MADEIRA, had succeeded In fighting his
way out of that town through the rebel
lines and had arrived at FL Paso. The
refugees mission was to obtain help for
fourteen Americans besieged In MADEIRA.
lie reported that one American named
The Americans are guarding the ex-
tensive property of the lumber COM
pany. which. previous to the rebel &C.
Invites. employed between 1900 and
5000 Mexicans. Mr.. Griscom said The
refugee reported that $50 Of these
Mexicans have been killed in recent at
tacks by the rebels.
Among the Americans at present In
state. is W. W. Grubbs. nephew OF H.
!. Miller. president of the Mexico
Northwestern railway. Others there
are officials OF the lumber company.
Part of the town has been destroyed
md the company's commissary sacked.
IL was added. There are no federal
troops in MADEIRA IT Is reported that
500 bridges have been burned along
the railroad. The defense of the MADEIRA
plant is In the hands of II. c.. Herr
superintendent of works.
Plan to Attack Torreon.
MENICO CITY. July ia large force
Of rebels is planning to attack Torreon
according To a Mexican officer who es-
caped from Jail in Durango and by a cir
cuitous route reached Torrecn- He said
that rebels under command OF Tomas Ur-
bina are moving north from Durango. and
additional forces under Gen. Nateras are
known TO be moving toward Torreon from
Zacatacas.
There arc no government advtces tC
support the assertions mat inc tOWn mas
ALREADY beeu attacked. but IL would
cause no surprise IL the assault had al
ready begun. Two thousand government
troops with some artillery. are stationed
at ToTreon. hut the long isolation of the
town must have reduced the food sup
plies.
\ thousand troops of different detach-
Inents are south of Torreon, but the line
IS cut north and south. rendering the
hope of reinforcements from that quartz,
slight.
IN reply 10 the representations of the
American embassy regarding aid for Du
range. where there are many Americans
the government has given its customary
assurances that 10 will do the best pos
sible.
Federals Cannot Get In.
But there is little chance of fedora
troops entering Durango for a consid
cradle time Ii is not practicable 10 sent
chem south from Chihuahua. Gen. Car
rama Is keeping the federals busy to tn,
east, while help from the south is pos
sibIe only after the rebels have beer
cleared from the neighborhood of Tor
Teon.
The Archbishop of Durango. who wa,
ileid prisoner for a ransom Of 50O,0Ut
pesos, has been freed on the payment Of