Arizona republican., 1914-05-18
OAYS0F DREAD
 F0R REFUGEES
Thrilling Experiences of Miss Clara Solmans in Mexico City Just After Occupation of Vera Cruz Bv American Marines

In the person of Miss Clara Sal mans, Tempe has a real refugee. Miss Salmans has just reached the home of her sister, Miss Edith Sal mans. Tn her flight from the home in Mexico. Miss Salmans is daughter of Dr. l.. B. Salmans, of Guanajuato, Mexico, city of 6O,O0J people, lying north Of the capital of Mexico about 250 miles. Miss Sal mans was born in Mexico and has spent all of her life there excepting the few years spent in school Tn the United States. Her father has given his life in the interest of the MeXl- can people as a physician, not for Day, his salary ever being paid by a mission board in New York City, but when trouble started recently over the Vera Cruz matter those whom he had aided, those whose lives he had saved, turned against him. Neither he nor his family were safe.
 Miss Salmans granted the Repub- iican an interview. and her story Is thrilling and in many instances har- rowing. From the first day of the trouble mcbs appeared on the streets of the city in which she lived with the cry "Mueran los Gringoes (Death to the Gringoes).' One American was attacked by a mob and, deter mined to sell his life as dearly as possible. he shot fourteen MeXicans, but was himself killed in the end American homes were footed and mining property destroyed.
 Miss Salman's father and mother decided to stay, come what would, but sent their daughter forward to Mexico City to escape to the coast that the Americans took possession of Vera cruz. and her train, after riding all day, was turned back within twenty miles of Vera Cruz; then came narrowing night ride back to Mexico City. At every sta ton the mob seemed more wild and fierce, and the cry, "Muerta los Cringoes" more blood curdling, the MeXicans even entering the car, with threats to Americans. Not one of the train dared to show his face outside the car all night on the long return trip. But back in the capital city. she was joined by her parents, who were ordered by the missionary society to leave, and now to escape to the coast. But no way was opened for several days and they must keep in hiding, not in the American embassy, for that became a danger spot. The arms held so long at that place for safety in just such a time, was confiscated at once by Huerta, and the hoped-for protec- tion was gone, so in hiding about
 the city, keeping in by day, lighting no lights by night, sleeping with clothes on, ready for flight at a mo- ment's notice, hearing the dread cry death to the gringoes' by night and day. until the efforts of the United States was rewarded with permission for train to take Americans out and other nationalities as well-fo1
 none are safe that are English oI even German speaking, for the ig-
 norant Mexican will not or cannot distinguish. So rush down to tho
 depot early in the morning, and be
 turned back, then try again, and the 1 train is ready, but no one allowed tt take a trunk, the refugees had hoped to save a little by the way of tht I trunk but of 625 only ten trunk.
 were taken out.
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 Mexico City or have gone to swel ! the funds of Huerta, if silver or gol( was in them.
 | Of four hundred on her train, Mis-! | Clara Salmans was the only one sav- ing a trunk, and that was by mere chance. When she made her frs attempt at escape, she had checked her trunk the night before and tha had gone forward twelve hours be ] fore she left and was on the las | train to go into Vera Cruz befOr' l the landing of the blue jackets, ant
 when on the transport that was t' 1 take her to New Orleans she re l ceived her trunk safely
 Miss Salmans tells of scenes on tn
 streets of Mexico City showing tn hatred of the Mexican people fo l everything American, that of tn l Washington monument, another o the tying of the United States fla
 to the tail of donkey and drivin him through the streets, that of plac
 ing the flag in front of American riding in an automobile and com | tn ri h
 shot. but these as nothing compare
 to the fierceness of the cry "Muert
 los Gringoes."
 And the thrill that came to he
 and her people when once more the