Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-24
SANTA FE NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, JULY 24 1915

train was run over the line today, al
though announcement was made last
night that passenger train would
! leave Juarez this morning for the
south and that one would come out
of Chihuahua today for Juarez,
No British Warshp Sent.
London, July 24.--Sir Edward Grey
the British foreign secretary, is keep
ing in communication with the British
admiralty in case the presence of
British warship in Mexican waters
should be considered advisable,
Thus far, however, the British min
lister in Mexico City has not reported
British subjects in danger.
1t was pointed out by the foreign
Office today that the British in Mex
leo, in common with other foreigners,
have suffered from the continued dis
turbances.
Juarez is Reinforced
El Paso. Texas, July 24--Fifteen
hundred federal reinforcements reach
Cd Juarez this afternoon in command
of Colonel Alberto Terrazas, de.
Tartment of Chihuahua. Six hundred
Ct the men are volunteers, $50 of them
from Orozco'S command Their ar
rival precludes the possibility of a
successful rebel assault on Juarez, az
the garrison is said to total nearly
5000 men now They announce that
they will at once begin campaigning
against the rebel bands near Juarez
and scatter them. Colonel Terrazas,
discussing the proposition of the
United States to stop expectation of
arms and munitions to all Mexican
factions, said:
The revolution in Chihuahua is
ow practically crushed, but we have
tc put down the bandits. If we canr |
get arms and ammunition, we can |
protect our own property and people |
or foreigners
Report Says No Rebels At MADEIRA.
FL Paso, Texas, July 24.-Acting
Governor Mercido, of the state of
-'hihuahua, telegraphs the authorities
n Juarez that there are no bandits
lear MADEIRA, but that he is sendin..
ederal troops there. This is in re.
,ly to message from Juarez officials
,otifying him that Americans in Ma,
lera are surrounded by bandits and
II danger of slaughter. If he com.
nands a military train he ought to be
hle to get rtoops from Chihuahua to
ladera in few hours.
viii Be CourtmartiaIed.
Douglas, Ariz., July 24.-Court mar
ial at Cumpas, Sonora, awaits Is men
Who are on the march to Cumpas un-
er guard of constitutionalists
roops
According to insurgent advices, the
len were members of Federico Cor I
ova band of outlaws who have plum
cred and murdered in the lower por
ion of the state, They were captured {
Nacori Chico. t
A wealthy merchant of Sahuaripa, G
hose name was not divulged, is also '
/ custody. He is charged with being t
] league with the outlaws. G
Ell Paso. Tex, July 24,--The follow b
g negative reply dated at Washing
m, was received by the Times last i,
ght in answer to a telegram sent to I
W. r. Smith, proposing
lat a force of armed Americans be
mt from El Paso to MADEIRA, Mexico, ).
relieve the distress of the fourteen ~
blenders of the MADEIRA lumber camp ;,
I'd their families, who are reported +
be threatened with massacre by :,
exican bandits headed by Ell Mocho
artinez:
ITO the Ell Paso Times:-The pres "
ent takes the position that he can
1t lawfully authorize such an eXpedi
on into Mexico as you propose, or =
at if he should do so, it might lead =
war. He gives assurance that he -
himself working on a plan for the
lief of the Americans at the MADEIRA u
mp which he hopes will be success p'
l." IL
The message sent to Congressman ~
NTH yesterday was as follows: p
ITO w. r. Smith, Washington, J. 81
Please advise if secretary of war n
proper authority will give permis-
IN to the Times to arrange and send r
fficient force to MADEIRA. Chihuahua, =
relieve the fourteen Americans and
cir families, provided we obtain the
nsent of the Mexican government
ID constitutionalists. These Ameri
ms are not in danger from either
lerta's or constitutionalist forces sa
It from lawless bandits. pl
(Signed) Gel Paso Times ne