The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-17
FARMERS
CARRY RIFLES
TO THEIR WORK
Alarmed by Tecate Outrage,
Californians Demand
Protection
VILLA MEETS WITH
SERIOUS REvERSES
Constitutionalist Supply Depot
At Escal0n Threatened
by Rebels

by Rebels
9AN DIEGO. CAL. March 17.--Mar
ial law virtually exists along the Dor
Ter near Tecate, where Mexican ban
lits murdered Postmaster Frank John
BON and burned the American postof
bee, but no formal orders have beer
|ssued. United States cavalry from
Port Rosecrans Ia patrolling the Dor
Ter to keep Mexicans out OF American
territory and Americans In. II 1t were
bot for the presence OF the troops
barties Of Johnson's American friends
you'd undoubtedly cross the boundary
Ind avenge his death. On the Mexi
ban aide rurales are patrolling the
border.
Gov. johnson, Of California, has tel
bgraphed the governor Of Lower Cali
|ofnia asking for tie cxtradition Of q
Mexican named Gutierrez and two 9th
)r Mexicans. names unknown, who are
Inspected Of numbering Johnson.
Mass meetings held last night at va
kious border points demanded that the
United States war department estab
|ish permanent garrisons near Tecate
Farmers who went to work today car
lied revolvers and rifles with them
Many took their wives and children
With them, fearing to leave them at
home, exposed to attacks by rowing
4ex1cans.
stair Correspondent United Press.)
MEXICO CITY, March 17.-General
Huerta does not believe Mexico Il In
(ny way responsible for the killing Of
he postmaster at Tecate, CAL, and
he burning Of the American customs
lousc. He told Charge O'Shaugh-
Iessy that he believed investigation
would show the postmaster was muir.
Tered by robbers.
O'Shaughnessy motored to the ONCE
|f the foreign minister in q down.
POUR Of rain shortly after midnight
|or Q conference regarding the Tecate
lfair. Earlier In the evening he had
|alked with Huerta. The dictator
|eadily discussed the California de-
|elopments, but displayed little con-
|ern over the charges that the post.
master was murdered by Mexicans.
HuertA Is especially solicitous OF
D'Shaughnessy. He provides guard
or the American embassy each night
md has doubled the body-guard &C.
O'Shaughnessy during
he day.
The possibility of q commission OF
United States senators visiting Mex.
co City has been discussed in on
|ial circles here and 30 far no objec
ion has been voiced to such q pro-
posal. At the foreign office II was
declared the senators would be gladly
welcomed.
EL PASO, Texas. March 17.-Es-
Gallon. the constitutionalista base
north of Torreon. is in grave danger
,f failing into the hands OF Mexican
according to q code press
telegram that escaped an alleged
at Chihuahua and was re-
.eiveG here today. So serious Is the
Ijtuation. say the dispatches, that
Zen. Francisco villa and Gen. Felipe
Angeles, commanding the rebel artil'
lery. and their staff, have gone to the
'ront.
The dispatches are that Gen. Eu.
rene Aguirre Beavides, with $500
-ebels and many cannon, was COM
,clled to fight desperately all yester
lay to prevent the fall Of Escaion.
Federal troops under Gen. Ricardo
PenA are said % have performed bril-.
isntly but could not take the rebel
with It's enormously valu.
lble supplies. Pens retired at night
'all, but was expected to renew the
stack today.
No report Of the casualties In this
,neagement has been received at
chihuahua and Gen. villa has re-
;eived no report from any other part
u the Torreon battlefield.
When villa and Angeles left here
hey were escorted by 1000 cavalry
men. They were due at Escalon
4 rly today.
since villa first began preparing
or the Torreon campaign. he has
,een concentrating his provisions
ind supplies Of ammunition 1t Els.
,alon. Food for q long campaign and
Millions Of rounds of ammunition are
stored there. Hence the vital neces-
Dity Of holding that city.
The dispatch saying the federals
we're attacking Escalon caused great
Durprise here a. none had supposed
hey were that far north of Torreon.
& IL stated that Gen. villa, before
eaving for the south, ordered the
sensor to tighten his lines and forbid
newspaper correspondents to flle any.
hing today. Whether this IL true
nas not been definitely learned. but
& n generally credited by newspapers
here. The elaborate codes prepared
~ the few correspondents In the
Held have thus far been rendered
useless.
No further word has been received
e rebel headquarters In Juares re-
garding the engagement reported In
Bug$smsute canon. between Nuevo
laredo and Monterey. where the con-
are said to have been
routed with . loss Of 800 killed.
Iuares ofllcials discredit the report.
Thomas Edwards, United States
bonsul st Juarez, n investigating re-
Dorts that Oscar Allen. q citizen Of
Eexas, was slain at Pearson recently.
He says he knows nothing Of the
base except that Allen was found
WITH HE head split open with an AK.
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