New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
death TO AMERICANS"
MEXICAN BANDIT CRY
Huerta Government Admits 1t
Cannot Give Protection
in Chihuahua.
READY FOR LAST STAND
Are Armed and Await Attack of
Marauders-One Fights Way
Out and Reaches
Ell Paso.

Fl Paso. Tex, July 19.-According to the
American consul at Juarez. fourteen
American men in MADEIRA, Chihuahua, and
six families of women and children are in
daily danger Of an attack by bandits and
maraudeIs. and II is said by officials OF
the Northwestern Railway Company that
the Mexican federal government has an
nounccd its inability to offer them ade-
Quote protection.
Particular uneasiness is felt for the
safety Of the Americans because of their
recent activity in running down bandits
who robbed ranches and burned property
in that neighborhood.
The bandits swore vengeance against
all Americans I'm the district declaring
they would rob their homes and slay
them.
The Americans have some rifles and am
munition and will make a stand II driven
10 IL In the mean time they are making
efforts TO Set out OF the country.
Douglas. Ariz. July l9.-The two largest
Of the eight field guns captured from the
federals have been repaired at the Can
anea machine shops and are on the way
70 the front to-day TO be used in the
siege OF Guaymas
General Obregon still is suffering from
recent sunstroke, and at meeting of
Constitutionalist leaders Monday at Her
mosillo Colonel Alvarado was chosen
temporary commander.
Federal advices to-day confirmed the
report that General Pedro Ojeda had been
superseded as commander at Guaymds
BY General Bravo. Ojeda has gone south
on the gunboat Morelos. which. accord
ing 10 other reports. took part to-day in
the defense Of Mazatlan against insurgent
attacks.
Laredo. Tex. July l9-Rumors that
political exile is involved in General Felix
Diaz's special embassy TO Japan to thank
that government for its participation In
the Mexican centennial are denied in
message from Diaz received here to-day.
The message said:
Accept mission 10 Japan solely and ex-
clusively TO give thanks for the embassy
Of that government to our recent CEN
tennial Any other motive is unfounded
and entirely false"
The message is interpreted TO mean that
Diaz will be a Presidential candidate.
Mexico City. July ia committee Of
japanese has appealed to the government
TO permit the colonization Of the State OF
Morelos by japanese. and negotiations
with that end in view are in progress.
Eagle Pass. Tex. July 19.-Reports Of
extreme destitution among hundreds OF
refugees from Monclova, Mexico, who
have fed to Sablnas. have been brought /
here by travellers. The refugees number |
from 1900 to 400.
Lloyd c. Griscom. ex-Ambassador 10
Italy and now counsel for the Mexico |
Northwestern Railway, stated here last J
night that he had Jast received tele- |
gram from the railroads agent at FL I
Paso. Tex that one OF the employees OF
the MADEIRA Lumber Company. at MADEIRA. p,
had succeeded in hghting his way out OF I
that town through the rebel lines. and /
had arrived at Fl Paso The refugees
mission was TO obtain help, II possible +,
for the fourteen Americans besieged in /
MADEIRA He reports that one American. |
named Griffin, has been killed by the |
rebels
The Americans are guarding the extern !
sve property Of the lumber company !
which previous to the rebel activities en-
ployed between four and FIVE thousand
MeXicans. Mr. Griscom said The refugee
reports that 80 Of these Mexicans have
been killed in recent attacks by the
rebels
Among the Americans at present in
MADEIRA the advices to Mr. Griscom state,
Is W. W. Grubbs, nephew Of II. /. Mil
Ter. president Of the Mexico Northwest
er:n. Others there are officials Of the
lumber company. Part OF the town has
been destroyed and the companys com
missary sacked. It was added. There are
no federal troops In MADEIRA. II Is re-
ported that six hundred bridges have been
burned along the railroad. The defence
OF the MADEIRA plant ts in the hands OF
F. {. Herr, superintendent OF the works.