The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
WAR SITUATION
in OLD mexico
MEXICANS IN BATTLES.

MExICANS IN BATTLES.
| WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 16
l-Advices received today from Mex
co state that two battles are now
| in progress in the Southern repub-
| lie between the Constitutionalsts
and the Huer.a forces. A bloody
engagement is taking place to the
north of Torreon. where there are
upwards of 5000 arrayed against
troops becoming involved in the
course of the next day or two. The
reports state that 1000 rebels are
now enrou;e from the North OF
Mexico to reinforce the Torreon
army.
The second fight is taking place
at Tampico, although the dispatches
| Indicate that the rebels surrounding
that city are waiting for the arrival
Of gunboats before attacking the
own in real earnest 1t is under
stood that the rebels hope to take
the city with the aid of the gun
boats. after which it is their inten-
ton to advance on the capital.
! Nearly all of the foreign residents
have taken refuge on ships in the
harbor. where they will await the
outcome of the battle for possession
If the city.
AMERICAN CAPTAIN ARRESTED.
LAREDO. Tex, March 16 - Ed
ward Mattson, a captain of the
Texas National Guard was arrested
ut Nuevo Laredo yesterday by the
| Mexican a,t horities and held in Gus
tody until this afternoon, when he
Aas realised and warned never to
SLOW his head on the Mexican side
again. At the time of his capture
! Mattson was searching for stock
which had been driven across the
line by Mexicans.
When it became known here that
the captain had been thrown into
prison, there was general gather
ing of Rangers along the border,
and serious results undoubtedly
would have followed had Mattson not
regained his liberty today.
RAID AMERICAN POsTOFFICE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 16.
Frank V. Johnson, postmaster of
one of the border towns, Is reported
to have been murdered today by
band of Mexican bandits, and the
postoffice of which he was in charge
robbed of it's valuable contents. The
building was afterwards burned.
TO INVESTIGATE MEXICO
WASHINGTON, d. c., March II.
President Wilson has selected
| Richard Olney, secretary of state
Turing the second Cleveland admin
istration. and Judge George Gray,
Of Wilmington, Delaware, to act as
special commission to investigate
conditions in Mexico, 1t is under
stood the ENJOYS will leave imme-
diately for the South, where they
will spend considerable time making
observations and gathering data for
the use of the administration.
REFUGEES RELEASED.
FORT WORTH, March 17.-Judge
Meek, of the federal district court,
| has obtained writ of habeas cor
pus on behalf of the 5000 Mexican
prisoners who are held in custody
by the federal government at Fort
Bliss and FL Paso. Nearly all the
prisoners are refugees who crossed
the border to escape the warning
| factions on the Mexican side. They
we're arrested upon their arrival on
American territory and nave been
under the protection of the govern
| nent ever since.
| BRICANDS BLAMED.
| MEXICO CITY, March II, - That
brigands We're responsible for the
death of Postmaster Johnson at Te-
cate, Sunday, is the explanation of
fered by President Huerta in
public statement issued this after
noon. Huerta claims to have re
ceived information from the border
country which fixes the blame upon
the outlaws and eXonera ,eS the Mex
lean authorities.
WEST TALKS OF MEXICO.
SALEM Ore, March 1S.-ln the
opinion of Governor West, as eX
pressed to neWspapermen here today,
the United States has become so
seriously involved with Mexico that
war is inevitable. He does not set
time for the commencement of hos
tilities, but declares that things have
gone too far to escape clash with
the Southern republic.
ion that the United States is I'M
prepared for war in many ways, es-
pecially with regard to federal
troops, especially those of the Dor
der states, which doubtless will be
called into early action against the
MeXicans.
MINISTER VISITS LIND.
MEXICO CITY, March 1S.-Minis-
ter of Foreign Affairs Rojas left
lurriedly for Vera Cruz this after
noon for a conference with John
Lind, special representative of Presi-
dent Wilson The nature of the
conference is not konWn.
MUTlNEERS ARE SHOT.
MEXICO CITY, March 1S.-Presi- |
lent Huerta is in receipt of advices
from Jojutla announcing the exc
cution at that place of 149 muffin |
GERS. The men were put to death |
by federal troops.
VILLA is DEFEATED.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 1S.-
Mexican reports received here today |
state that Villas troops were routed
yesterday at Escalon by the federals. |
Several hundred of the rebels were