Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-09
SAN LUIS POTOSI
IN REBEL HANDS
FOR SHORT TIME
CARRAMzA HAS ARMY or
MORE THAN 25.000 MEN.
Visitor From San Luis Potosi State Be-
ieves Carranza viii Capture City With
Little DifficuIty-Force Greatly 0utnum-
hers Federal Army.

A Texan named Bell, IN officer IN the
eonStiturionaIiSt army of General Jesus
Carranza. entered the plaza Of San Luis
Poto~i early on the morning Of July 3.
took possession of the plaza i'm the belief
that there was an army right behind him.
but no army appearing he was forced 10 re-
treat and that mighty quick. according ID
A. Wild. 1T Ebano. San Luis PotoSi, chief
electrician for the Mexican Petroleum
Company, who was IN Bl ownsville today.
Mr. Wild said that Bell with a few follow
erS was confident that the army Of General
Jesus Carranza numbering anywhere over
$4,000 men was directly behind him. and
with the confidence Of fearless Ameri-
can be went into the San Luis Poto~i plaza
A few shots fired in BeII-s direction and
no volleys being returned from his rear
convinced Bell that he and his little band
were the sole beSiegers in the plaza and he
beat haSty retreat To the camp Of Gen
eral Carranza'S army. located about two
miles from the city. Bell l. major IN
the conStituiionali>t army, aud has under
him about 1000 men.
Mr.. Wild stated that 20 far a. he could
learn before leaving the state Of San Luis
Poto~i for the border. which was less than
Il week ago. the federal garrison in San
Luis Potosi was considerably smaller than
the conStitutionaliSt army that was wait
ing for the word of attack. lie said that
railroad. connection south 81 San Luis Po-
toSi. In the direction Of Mexico City ha~
been destroyed IN the rebc-.. and H. be-
lieve~ that II will be- impossible for the
federal garrison there 10 escape almost
If not total destruction.
San I.uis PotoSi j. situated in the heart
Of one of the most mountainous districts la
Mexico. In normal times II l. city ~
about 10000 population. but IT, population
has been greatly lesSeneG a. "A result of
the war.
Wild said that in his opinion there will
be- no difficulty before the con~titutonaliStS
in the capture Of the city. A. almost the
entire country there has gone over III sym
pathy with the constitutionaIi~ts. lie was
of the opinion that the citg l. already IN
the hands of the conStitutionaliSts. a when
he left there they were camped within a
very short distance Of it, limits and ready
70 20 into the attack on moments no
tice.
Mr.. Wild. who j. n British subject. came
to Matamoros for his family. who will ac-
company him back 10 Ebano. They leave
tomorrow morning for Monterrey. thence
to Tampico. and from the seaport into the
San Luis PotoSi country
lie said that the con~titufionaliStS are
rapidly getting telegraphc and railroad
communication in North Mexico into good
shape, and believes that within short
time normal conditions will have returned
lie said that he has nj no time had any
difficulty because of being n foreign sub
leet, stating that many ~ the eases that
have been reported were really brought on
by rash acts on the part of the foreigners.
Wild has resided in various portions of
Mexico about seven years, and has been in
many countries lie served in the Eng
liSh army in the Boer war, in South Africa.
was az one time in the conStabulary III
India, and also served IN the Canadian
mounted police.