Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-04-10
General VeIasco, Strongly Re-
inforced by HidaIgo, Now
Has Under His Command a
Force Of 12,000 Soldiers,
MACHINE GUNS POUR
DEATH ON INSURRECT0S
Badly Battered Brigade Of
CooSttutionaIjStS Staggers
Back From Field Of San
Pedro, Is Report,
,sy aosuNo IoussAl ssreiAl LEASED wissi

tsy sosN'aa JOURNAL SPECIAL trAsrp wtssi
E Pusu Tex, April Q Reports of
oppressive treatment inflicted by Cen
eu Nllm ou II. IS Cunard- -Cmmins
actlng BRUSH CONSUL at Torroon and
the defeat of rebel column, sent
against san Pedro, and that the fed
oral general Nclaseo, had succeeded
m joining General Hidalgo al Saltillo,
where they have a joint command Of
twelve on thirteen thousand men,
were brought here today by two
newspaper correspondents from Tor
roon Hidalgo, they soil WAS trying
to reach Torrcon with reinforcements
when yelasco evacuated that city
The correspondents said That whilo
tho sending Of news from the front
ups NOT entirely prohibited, It was
censored $50 severely as 20 be all but
worthless villa, they said COM
pollcd Mr. Cmard- -Cwmmins 70 run
the risk of carrying demand for the
surrender of Torreon to General We
l8sto, me "trip being made under pro-
test and lurlng which Mr. Cummins
was fired upon
Villas lIigh-llandcd Methods.
Mr. Cummns was used hy General
Nilm to carry formal demand to
General Yelasco on March 2L in the
course of the battle Of rorreon, tina.
tbe hitter surrendered According to
tho newspaper correspondents who
reached hero nom the front tonight,
air, Cuuard- Cummins performed tho
mission under protest and was sub
ieetcd to rifle fire ON his return to-
ward the rebel lines.
George c. Carothors, special agent
81 ne state department at the battle.
in the report oi the incident that he
has made 10 Washington, however,
does not indicate that Mr. Cunard-
Cummius was cocrccd into becoming
General Villas messenger but states
that ne did 80 with some reluctance
after first refusing
Cnrothrrs Version Of Il.
The report OF Mr. Carothers TO tho
state department follows
"At four p m. tMaroh 20 General
villa sent messenger To See Cum
Minis, requesting him 20 20 20 head
quarters ! md "A W Potter accom-
panied him. when We arrived. after
Introducing cammins to villa. Vllla
said TO him that hc knew that he,
eummins. was am enemy 10 the con
sumHonalist cause. hat he had in
formation thu Cummius was accus-
toned to banuucting the federals, that
he knew he was "A friend Of General
Nelasto that In view OF this friendship
with Nclasco, hc wanted Cummins 10
take a communication to- Hclaseo in
which he demanded the surrender of
the city TO avoid further bloodshed.
villa said the message was rouchei IN
terms usual Ia warfare In such eases.
Cummins refused to take the message.
arguing tmt hc was neutral aud
should not mix iu political affairs of
the country
Rebel Commander Angry.
"At this Villa became angry and
said wp foreigners were demanding
that be protect foreigners and be hui
mlnmrlan In his acts. and that at thc
very fir- opportunity given MS to do
somethns wa refused He COM
meneed 90 Jalk about probably having
to fight al Of MS when I interposed
ana toll Cummins To- go.
"Vllm said me- first thought Of send
mg the message hy me. hat on second
thought had decided ON Cummns on
account of his friendship with We
iosco, us he would be In no danger.
Cunmius agreed to gu SO wrote
some instructions 90 Mr.. timer
Cummins left about five o'clock and
was 90 return about noon next day.
The interview with villa had "a most
serious aspect for "a few moments. bur
as Il turned ont villa ana he shook
hands. called each other amigos and
parted In the hest 0f spirits.
MI ulmcr mentioned in the re-
port is !, NJ Timer, United States
consular agent ai Torreon
Calls Cummins amigo"
Mr. Carolhers when seen by re-
porter here today, nmpllfied his re-
port to the state department as fol-
lows
"lust before leaving Villas head
quarters villa called Cummns ami
800 Cummns turned 20 villa and
su You call me u friend2
Eyes. ] call YOU friend because
want you for my friend responded
villa Vtlma last word to us was
that hc left an arrangements about
Cummins getting away TO us,
~ then walked toward Mr.. O'Hea's
house with eummlns but left him
before reaching there in order to &c,
q hand-car : saw Cummins enter
O'llea's house a half hour later |
Wct Nmmius coming from o'Hea's