Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-04-30
TRAMPLE upon !,
U. S. FLAG
American ColoFs Torn 20 shrcds By
Mexico City Mob
FEDBRALs FIRE OVER BORDER
Town Opposite Laredo, Tex, Burn
ed--American Buildings De-
strOyed-InteFnational
Bridges Are Safe


miral Fletcher reported to the
navy department that a rumor had
reached Mexico City that Mexicans
were being detained at Vera Cruz
and that as a result General Huer-
tn had ordered that no more Amer
leans be permitted to leave the
Mexican capital.
Vera Cruz, April 25.-A refugee
train from Mexico City carrying 100
Americans, 100 Germans. 900 Span
iards and Mexicans and 80 English
men arrived here under the per-
sonal conduction of Thomas b.
Hohler, charge d'affaires of the
British legation.
The refugees brought the news
that in one of the principal streets
of Mexico City, an American flag
was thrown to the ground in front
of a procession and trampled over
nv Mexican demonstrators. 1t was
then dragged out and the perform
ance repeated. Later 1t was torn to
shreds amid the yells OF the crowd.
| Laredo, Tex, April 25.-Nuevo
Laredo, the thriving Mexican Dor
der town opposite here, is In ruins
devastated by dynamite and fire by
Mexican federal soldiers. Their out
RACES did not end until they were
forced to flee southwark before the
guns of the American border patrol.
Two Mexicans are known to have
been killed by the United States
troops and several were seen to fall
when a machine gun platoon from
Fort Mcintosh got into action.
Several brisk skirmishes between
the Americans and Mexicans were
fought as the Mexicans began an
indiscriminate fire across the inter
national boundary, but there was
} NO evidence that their shooting had
been effective.
Property damage in Nuevo Lar
edo will reach II million dollars
Among the buildings destroyed wer-
the United States consulate, mum
cipal building, postoffice, theatre
and the flour mill.
Both international bridges ar
safe, though efforts to dynamite
them resulted in the death OF wv
men engaged in the undertaking.
washington. April 25.-Presi
dent Wilson is yet holding off tn
! order for general operations agains
MEXICO in the hope Of an apolog
from Huerta, but the ndicatlon
are that none will come.
Generals Leonard Wood and Hug
Scott have been ordered to Yer
Cruz to take charge of the arm
operations. The yellow fever slcg
begins there May list and 1t Is nee
easary to take the mountains to pre-
tect the health of American soidiei'
- Disease and many deaths are airead
- reported as 1t is severe season o
n6rtherners.
- Plans are complete for putin
$4,000 troops along the seacoast an
- including the foothills Of the mouH
: tains. Water and food are short
ID TampicO.
he The federals have refused to SUI
render to the rebels in the Mexica
~ revolution and there seems no IN
80 mediate likelihood of any immedia'
1. ,oining Of forces against the Unlte
to States.
The foreign warships along u
coast have promised to help II ye
low fever or massacre breaks out.
The United States is massing
Ts great army along the Texas bOrde
One hundred volunteer airmen WI
q their machines are preparing to
No IN the fronts from all parts OF q
aid county. !.
raj A report was in circulation TOD
! - that Huerta has executed TWEEN
He Americans at Mexico City but 1t q
uts not been confirmed and the OFFICE
i've sources say 1t is not likely that su
,st- an event took place.
Inn London, April 25.-A cablegra
fall from Venustiano Carranza, dat
chihuahua, saying he protests me
energeticaIly against American
yasiOn Of Mexico, is published by
press association In Madrid.
mol ..The Mexican people," the mn
sage adds, twill unite to fight
Iex- invaders to the last breath. OF I
.arsl 1900 spaniards In Mexico, ma
lion are ready to fight by the side Of
.tn~i Nkavlcnne