The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-10-03
AMERICANS FLEE
MEXICAN Town
Piedras Negras Terror Stricken
by Approach of Federals.
BORDER. CLASH is FEARED
U. s. Troops Rushed to Scene of
Threatened Conflict Between
Huerta Forces and Con-
stitutionaIists.

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Piedras Negras, Mex, Oct Tier
ror has gripped this city, the provi-
sional capital of the Mexican constitu-
tionalists, with the victorious north
ward march of the federals and the
arrival OF hundreds of refugees from
the surrounding devastated country.
Obeying the instruction of United
States Consul Blocker, 70 American
residents of Piedras Negras joined the
exodus and hundreds Of persons
crossed the international bridge into
Eagle Pass, many carrying such of
their possessions as they could hur-
riedly assemble on their backs.
Consul Blocker's warning to foreign
ers to quit Piedras Negras immedi-
ately was in anticipation Of ricting
should the constitutionalists be forced
to abandon their provisional capital.
AS the rebel army is being driven
northward by the government troops
under General Mas, the retreating
insurgents are setting fire to villages.
Reports from the front indicate the
federals are closing In on the town OF
Sabinas, from which the constitution
alists are expected to fall back either
on ;Matomoras, across the line from
Brownsville, Tex, or on Piedras Ne
gras.
~ U. s. Troops on Way.
United States troops are hurrying
to Eagle Pass from San Antonio to re-
inforce the garrison there, and it Is
understood with the first attempt to
modest the property of foreigners
here, an ultimatum will be issued.
What form Its enforcement will take
has not been made known.
w. w. Vaughan, well known en-
gineer, and Alfred Willis, druggist,
were ordered peremptorily to vacate
their homes with their families on
constitutionalist notification that the
property would be destroyed despite
any protest to the American govern
ment for the reason that it was owned
by federal sympathizers. Many Mexi
can refugees and a large number of
Japanese were refused admission to
the United States.
Five States Secede.
Eel Paso, Tex, Oct. 1.-At a confer
ence held In Hermosillo five northern
states Of Mexico decided to secede
from the federal government to form
the Confederate States of Mexico, ac-
cording to Americans arriving from
Hermosillo.
u,1o ,+,4oo whose renresentatives
agreed to the secession plan are:
Sonora, Durango, Coahuila, Sinaloa
and chihuahua. Only the rebel state
government in Chihuahua joined in
the movement.
Venustiano Carranto Is to be presi-
dent of the new confederacy, say the
Americans, and in his cabinet will be
General Angeles, former federal
commander, as minister of war; Au.
gustin Labansat, minister of hacien
das; Juan Sanchez Azrona, minister
of foreign relations. Edurado Hay, 1t
ia said. will also be given place in
the cabinet.
Lower California Is not included In
the new government, as the rebels
say the revolution there has not sue
ceeded.
Election Bill to Committee.
Mexico City, Oct IA bill to post
pone the elections, which was intro
duced In the chamber Of deputies. was
referred to a committee. An effort
made by the leading liberal deputies
to force Immediate discussion of the
bill failed @