Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-10-01
AMERICAN TROOPS PREVENT
FORM coNsTlTUTIoNALlsTs
THEY MUST NOT MoLEsT
THE STRUCTURE
LOOTERS ARE SHOT DOWN
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT is AID.
MINIsTERED TO ANARcHIs-
Tic LEADERS

l0uldo NeSIdS, MEXICO, OcL. L.
Confronted by an implied ultimatun
that United States soldiers would be
used to prevent the destruction o.
the international bridge as well al
American property on the Mexican
side, every rebel chief Of the consti
tutionalist movement disappeared
from this place eaily today, leaving
the town at the mercy of the federals
should the latter make a filibustering
attack at the American side of the
river.
Several looters were shot down in
the streets here today by constitu.
tionalist troops, who sternly are sup
pressing spirit Of anarchy which
showed itself last night
After deserting the city the constitu
tionalist chiefs sent a message to
Major Caldwell Of the Fourteenth Uni
ted States cavalry. apprising him OF
the evacuation and requesting that
troops be used in preventing filihus-
ters from crossing the river at this
point
At noon today the constitutionalist
headduarttrs we're closed and word
was passed that dynamite had been
planted under the foundations After
fling his resignation as garrison com
mander with General Jesus Carranza,
former acting governor and chief fin
anciaI administrator, Gabriel Casada
suddenly disappeared and nothing is
known of his whereabouts
a squad Of Is soldiers we're left on
duty to guard the bridge entrances
and enforce order among the refugees,
who are fighting to cross the bridge
before the federals arrived. At the
same time, what is known Sas the
dynamite squad was ordered to be
prepared for immediate action in
case the feedrals 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.
Explaining the abandonment of
Piedras Negras, the constitutionalist
minor officials remaining here assert
that the entire available fighting force
is being rnobilized at Peyotes, rs
miles north of sabinas, where il was
decided to make the final stand.
It is admitted that the constitution.
alists are retreating from Sabinas
without offering effective resistance
and it is believed to be only ia ques-
tion Of a day or two when battle will
be fought at Peyotes.
The visible supply of ammunition
and rifles has been shipped to Peyo-
tes Two officers who retreated from
the field under the pretense that hey
we're i'll, where examined by Dr. linda,
Of the hospital corps this morning
and were declared guilty Of taking Z
Both men weer accompanied to the
outskirts 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 az
many members of the respective
Telegraph lines connecting this city
with the south we're cut at o'cl 'ck
his mor-t;n,s and fear ss expressed
1t a federal column under Alberto
Guajardo may have crossed through
and thanked the retreating
Taxed 70 Cross Bridge
It is estimated that 5000 refugees
are ii line waiting their turn to cross
o the American side, and It became
necessary at II o'clock to impose a
lead tax of five dollars to break the
blockade. This tax, however. will be