The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-02-05

MEXlCO CITY, FeD. o. TreSlueIl
Huerta knows that certain busines
concerns, what you people call trusts
are helping the rebels with arms AM
money" declared Foreign Minister Mo
hena in an interview today. Fh
raising of the embargo on arms ant
ammunition gives these trusts still
better opportunity to render aid
President Wilson is fighting the trust:
at home but by lifting the embargo
he has played into the hands of the
trusts"
Aside from Minister Mohena, the
Mexicans seemed today to have for
gotten, in their interest concerning
fighting at Torreon and Tampico, about
the presidents order raising the en-
barge. Even in government circles it
is admitted that considerable anxiety
is felt concerning Tampico. Less un-
easiness is manifested for Torreon
where the federal garrison is stronger
and will probably be able to hold out
against the rebels.
Belated News From the Front.
NEW YORK Feb. 5.-First-hand
news from the Mexican interior gets
to the outside world by very slow
process, and that is why letters from
foreigners in the interior states often
reach those to whom they are address
ed weeks, and in some cases months,
after they have been mailed. An Of
fetal of one of the American Smelling
company's plants near Monterey said
recently that kilograms filed for trans,
last July were not forwarded until
more than three months later, while
thousands of letters never got past
the border line
One of these long-delayed letters
reached New York the other day. 1t
was from a young man in Monterey to
his mother in this city. 1t had been
mailed Oct. 2S, just after Monterey had
been captured, much of it destroyed
and a large part of it looted by rebel
troops under Carranza and Villa.
Monterey" he wrote, as l suppose
you have heard, was attacked on
Thursday, Oct. 90, by the rebels. 1t l.
came with dramatic suddenness for us
lere at the plant although the evening
before we heard the shots of a small
light about five miles away and saw
he bursting of shells, like bright
,tars, near Topa Grande Hill.
Thursday morning l walked out to
he northern end of the plant-it was
bout $50 o'clock-and while therel
aw four or five federal soldiers in
heir drab uniforms and helmets and
With their guns coming toward me on
slow run, with rebels following and
hooting at them, and | ran back to
he general office and went to the
bird floor All the time the firing was
citing brisker and also much nearer
Thinking that our friends, the An
ersons, did not know of the fight,
Larted toward their house to warn
lem to stay indoors. l reached their
ack porch and kitchen, where found :,
Frs. Anderson all alone, and as ! !,
'oked back saw about ten rebels on
orseback waving their guns and rid !,
x like mad after the fleeing federals.
ye were in the line of fire, and SO
rs. Anderson and | rushed into one :,
the inside rooms. We were none
o soon, for Immediately the firing :
arted again. :,
Shot Down Like Rabbits. fl
From the window we watched what st
llowed The rebels rode up on the al
or federal soldiers and shot two CT is
EN- down, just as they would shoot ol
rabbit in the grass. The poor SOL
ers offered no resistance whatever. o.
ley acted just exactly like hunted th
imals and seemed bereft of all W
nse. AS the two federals lay dying pi
the grass other rebels came gallop- OF
8 up, waving their guns and shout AZ
3 vivas for Carranza the rebel lead &c
NJ
Mr. Anderson had gone to the mess
some milk when the shooting be- p
n, and he was near little stone
rehouse when the shooting down of
federals took place. He said after =.
I'd that he never ran go fast in all =
life as he did to get out of the !.
lge of that murderous rebel fire At ! !
it he laughed about 1t, but then the ~
4ction set In and he got so mad be- .
,se OF his narrow escape that It -
lily funny.