Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-01
REBELS FORCED
TO EVACUATE
The CITY
THE 0KCOMING FEDERAL COLUMNS
CAUSE A PANIC IN The RANKS
OF THE CONSTITUTlONALISTS,
WHO WILL MAKE LAST STAND At
PEt0TE.
HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES
HURRY ACROSS BORDER

I Pedras Negras, Oct This city
was evacuated by all but small force
OF consttutionalists today, and the re-
port given out that the entire rebel
army had gone TO Peyotes to make a
! final stand against the advancing fed
eral army under General Mas
/ Explaining the abandonment OF
! Fiedras Negras, the constitutional
! ist minor officials remaining here as
sert that the entire available fighting
fierce is being modified at Peyotes, %
miles north of Sabinas, where it was
decided to make the final stand.
| 1t is admitted that the constitution
a]ists are retreating from Sabinas
without offering effective resistance,
and it is believed to be only a ques-
tion of day or two when battle
will be fought at Peyotes.
The visible supply of ammunition
and rifles has been shipped to Peyotes.
Two officers, who retreated from the
field, under the pretense that they
were i'll were examined by DR.. linda,
Of the hospital corps, this morning and
were declared guilty of taking Both
men were accompanied to the out
skirts of the city at daylight and their
friends fear that they have been shot
All the personal belongings of the
numerous Carranza family have been
sent to the American side. as well as
nany members of their respective
households.
Telegraph lines connecting this city
with the south were cut at s o'clock
this morning and fear is expressed
that federal column under Alberto
Guajuardo may have crossed through
Muz1uiz and hanked the retreating
constitutionalists.
After deserting the city the chiefs
sent message to Major Caldwell of
the Fourteenth Cavalry apprising him
OF the evacuation. At noon today the
word was passed that dynamite had
been placed in various places about
the city. A squad of eighteen were
left on duty at the bridge entrance to
enforce order among the refugees who
are fighting to cross, At the same time
what is known as the dynamite
SQUAD" was ordered to immediate ac-
ton in case federals succeeded in fore
ing their way through to this city.
All the stores have been closed and
those who were able to take their
TO Eagle Pass are doing
So
1t is estimated that 5000 refugees
are in line waiting their turn to cross
to the American side, and it became .
necessary at 1 O'Clock to impose
head tax of five dollars to break the
blockade. This tax, however, will be .
as soon as the refugees can .
oe arranged in orderly procession.
Nearly 500 American soldiers arriv-
ID during the night at Eagle Pass to
end their assistance in case of local
rouble with the Mexicans.
Rumors are current that some act
ervention in case the constitutional
SITS are unable to check the federals.
Although the American consul has
notice to the effect that the j
.onstitutionalist leaders will be held
esponsible for any damage to foreign
it is believed that the author
ty Of the United States would be i'm.
'otent to prevent the dynamiting of
he town in case of riots.
A message has been received from
General Jesus Garranza, brother of
he constitutionalist leader addressed
o the military authorities at Eagle ,
ass, stating that Piedras Negras has
een temporarily abandoned by the
onstitutionalist troops all of whom
ave been sent to the front to resist
further federal advance.
In the meantime the American sol.
iers are requested to guard against
ny armed invasion from the Amerf ,
an side as the federal sympathzers ,
re likely to take advantage of the {
resent conditions to force their way
lto Piedras Negras, the message
tates. t
Colonel Caldwell, of the Fourteenth I
avalry, has given instructions with /
lew to preventing any movement
on American territory. ,
Several looters were shot down in
he streets today by constitutional
loops who steadily are suppressing
cts of lawlessness. G.
Carloads of injured soldiers were "
loved across the river and left in II
ront of the L. S. military post. The s
latter has been taken up as TO what L
isposition is to be made of these h
zen. t,
Washington, ID. c., Oct. 1.-The war t.
apartment was not alarmed at the d
ituation at the border but they sug'
ested that machine gun be placed a
the international bridge on the d
side which will in all lkeli C
cod furnish protection. 1t has been a
imored that quite large number of fl
apanese are congregated at Piedras
egras and would like permission to W
rter but no action has been taken. In Il
ase they have been granted an asy q