South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-08
PENNILESS HORDE FINDS
A REFUGE IN Ell PAS0
Bitter PathoS Mark Scenes of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Con-
fiSCated and Churches De-
spoiled BY COnStitutiOnaIiStS
L. =. BATTLESHIP Is
SENT TO TAMPICO.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
VERA CRUZ, April S.-The United
states battleship Utah was ordered to
Tampfco today. Conditions there are
reported 20 be critical owing To- the
steady advance OF the constitutional
lists All the federal OutpOsts have
been driven in and an attack upon the
city proper IS imminent
WASHINGTON, April 8.--Amerfcan
lNvOmen and children are being rushed
into TumpicO from the outlying dis
tricts TO protect them from the rebel
troops who are threatening the city,
according TO wireless message today
no the navy department from Rear Ad-
imiraI Fletcher. at Vera Cruz.
The rebel attack upon TampicO was
renewed early yesterday and con-
tinued until six O'Clock in the even
ing. Admiral Fletcher reports that
the rebe9 heavy artillery has not yet
arrived and that he does not think
there Is much danger of TampicO fall
dng at the present time.
Ell PASO. Tex. April S.-That the
iConstituuonalist treasury will be in
creased at least $4,000 900 by the
expulsion OF Speniards from Mexico
and the confiscation OF their property
was the declaration made by officers
OF the COnstitutiOnalist cause today.
Gen. Carranza, the provisional pres
ident of the rebels. who IS at JuareZ.
has not only approved the action of
Gen. Francisco Villa in eXpelling
more than 500 Spanish persons from
'TorreOn, but has made IL known, that
as the scene Of rebel influence chang
sss. all Spaniards living in the territory
conquered by Villas men Will meet
with the same fate.
SpanIards Richest People.
The Spaniards are among the rich
est people and many of the big
ranches IN northern Mexico were
property OF Spanish people Not only
were the Spaniards big land holders.
but they own vast interests in mines
and timber development companies
The train bearing the Spaniards ex-
1led from TorreOn slowly crawled to-
ward the border today. being fire.
quently halted on side tracks TO al
low troop and supply trains TO pass
sOuthward
The exile train. made up Of five
passenger coaches, one dining car
and eight freight cars. carried not
only the six hundred and some odd
Spanish men. women and children,
but 165 federal prisoners who have
promised 10 swear allegiance to Car
rama in Juarez. After a series Of
halts the train with its dispirited
passengers crawled into the outskirts
Of JuareZ shortly after dawn, where
tt was again held up for two hours
before being shunted into the Ma
fiOnal railways yards.
Soldiers Surround Train.
y detachment of rebel soldiers sur
rounded the train and refused TO al
low any or the passengers TO leave il
hlntil all arrangements had been made
with the American customs officials
Tor the train to transfer the refugees
70 L. s. soil. Scenes OF bitter pathOS
had marked the long. dreary ride
from Torreon. Men and women. sur
rounded by their children and what
sew household effects they had been
allowed 10 carry with them. bowed
their heads and wept They were
leaving their homes and beginning
life over again, in a strange country
and strange people. After some de-
Jaw the doors OF the coaches were
thrown open and the exiles were al
lowed TO leave the cars. Upon the
railroad platform they were closely
eearched for hidden wealth and their
baggage was opened and strewn
Bhout
After the soldiers had satisfied
themselves that the refugees bore no
hidden gold they were formed I'm a
struggling line and marched 10 the
international bridge connecting
Uuarez with FL PasO.
Give Homes TO E,NiIes-
News OF the plight OF the exiles had
RrOused much pity in Fl Paso and
tnany persons awaited at the American
End of the bridge 20 extend sympathy
and material aid to the Spaniards.
Some OF the families had friends In
this city and they were on hand 10
infer temporary homes 20 the eXiles.
a number OF the eXiles were sick and
badly in need OF medical attention
Villa had been no reSpecter or the
church when he prescribed the Span
ish residents OF the TOrreon district
for among the haggard tearful group
were a number OF aged Spanish priests
and nuns. Members OF the Roman
Catholic clergy in II PasO said they
would care Tor the penniless priests
and nuns from Mexico.
These Spanish priests and nuns
were among me first 10 be allowed 10
cross into Fl Paso. They declared
that Villas men had seized all the
church property. They wept as they
Told how the rebels carried gold and
silver statues from the sanctuaries
80 the churches 10 be melted up and
minted into money.