El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-07

had happened after they were hit by
the high power bullets.
Two other wounded were brought in
Wednesday night and taken to the pri-
vate residences OF members of the
junta in FL Paso, where they are being
cared for.
Juarez Unprotected.
Juarez is in a tremble over the out
come of the battle at Rancheria and
the possibility of the rebels making
an attack on the town. All of the men
and boys in Juarez who volunteered to
protect the town in the event Of an at
tack, are to be sent south over the
Mexican Central line, leaving Juarez
practically unprotected. Gen. Salazar
is to command the expedition to the
south, which is to be for the purpose
of reinforcing the federals who are re-
ported to be trapped between Sanala-
yuca and Rancherla- Rogue Gomez left
Thursday morning with zoo federal re-
! Inducements for the federals at Ran
cheria-
Gen. Francisco Castro, chief Of arms
IN JuareZ, reports that he has been
notified that the trains are proceeding
southwark and no further battle is in
progress But no trains have come into
Juarez and there is no telegraphic
communication south of the town
There was a TumOr N Juarez Thurs
day morning that Gen. Rosario Her
nandez, with a force of upwards 1900
men, had advanced nOrthWard- beyond
Samalayuca and was headed for Juarez
to attack the town There is no cOnfir-
nation of this report.
MADEIRA Americans Safe.
An American secret service agent,
who made an automobile trip to Ma
dera, returned Thursday morning with
the report that the Americans there
are not in danger and are well. They
laughed at the expedition that went TO
their rescue and asked them to bring
some beer to them.
He passed through the federal and
rebel lines at Rancheria, and while
he did not tarry there long he said
that the federals were in bad way,
as the track had been cut in back of
them and they could not return to
Juarez
Americans on the Train.
On the passenger train which left
Juarez for Chihuahua city Monday and
which is one of the nine trains that
were attacked by. the rebels near Ran
cheria were several Americans. These
passengers were: George RUtledge, su-
perintendent or The Juarez division Of
the Mexico North Western railroad; w.
R. Scott, assistant superintendent OF
the Chihuahua division OF the Mexican
Central; J. w. Thompson, of Chihua-
hua5 Mrs. Thomas Dale and her niece,
Miss Nellie Dickerson, both OF Chlhua-
hua; Edward LlnnS and J. J. Clague,
Of Chihuahua.
A report that lacks Notification, was
current in FL PasO Wednesday night to
the effect that two women on the pas
senger train were killed in the battle
Tuesday. 1t is not generally credited
today, but caused a good deal of ex-
element Wednesday night.
Diesel Under Bend.
In reply TO a request from the Ameri-
can state department, American con-
sui Thomas d. Edwards, of Juarez, has
notlfled thai department that $4,000
bond of Chas. Blesel has not been re-
leased by the Mexican federal author
/ tiles in Chihuahua
Americans Reach Ell PasO.
Ray Harrell, Diesel and Bernard
Macdonald, the three Americans who
were arrested by OrOzco at Santa Ro-
salia on July 10th, arrived in FL Paso
, in an automobile Wednesday night,
after having been held in jail at Chi
. hUahua by the federal army.
The trip from Chihuahua was made
, in rented automobile, as the one
owned by Harreu was cOnfiscated by
I the federals because he had not bonded
| it before entering Mexico with the
party. On the return trip from Chi
hudhua, the automobile party of
Americans were fired upon by the
federals on the last of the troou
trains which left Juarez Monday. The
shooting occurred about 10 miles north
of Villa Ahumada, and the Americans
say that the trains had reached that
point when they passed there We'd
nesday.
They had passed eight of the trains
safely and were driving around a mud
puddle Wnen the IederalS on the ninth
train fired at them. HarreIl thought
the sing of the Mauser bullet was a
blowout of his tire. but it was fol-
lowed by a fusilade and by a charge
through the mesquite by a large de-
tachment of federals who ran almost
a mile to the automobile.
Again Are Prisoners
Diesel and Macdonald were taken
prisoners for the second time in
month and marched to the train by
the federals, where they showed their
passports and were permitted to con-
tinue their trip to the border. About
20 Of the federals got on the running
board of HarrelIs car in the meantime
and ordered him to drive them to the
train This was impossible, because of
the condition of the road and they
stuck in the mud and We're two and a
half hours getting out the federaIs