The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-02
SEC. GARRISON SENDS ORDERS
Gen. Bliss Told to Cooperate With
Red Cross in Caring for
the Wounded
REFUGEES WILL BE ADMITTED

NdSHlilBloIl, Jan ---sotNIcidIg Var
| rison today sent the following to
Brig. -Gcneral Bliss commanding the
border forces:
In reference To the possible situa-
tion AT Ojinaga, incident to people
crossing the river, YOU will have TO
meet the demands Of the situation,
which cannot be forcseen at present.
| Extend such aid to the wounded as
humanity dictates, and permit refugees
To cross the river If necessary to save
life. In other words it Is not expected
YOU will force people back To the Mcxi-
can side il they are liable TO be shot
or otherwise injured on their return.
Cooperate with the Red Cross in their
work To such an extent as is necessary
to meet the urgent needs of the situa-
tion in reference to the wounded"
The foregoing reterates former or
dcrs on the same subject.
Federal Army Near Disaster.
Preside, Tex. Jan. THE northern
division of the Mexican federal army
at Ojnaga. Mex, with it's eleven gem
erals. other officers and about -four
thousand soldiers. after merciless
three days attack by Geurr Ortuga's
six thousand rebels. last night appear
ed to he on the verge of fleeing in dis
order across the river into the United
States.
The ending of the Oiinaga battle, at
tended by the most hurrifying scenes
Of death and of wounded soldiers Wit
messed on the border IN the present
Mexican revolution, was declared To-
Lave in store only one possible result
tho momcntarily expected flight or
the whole federal army To American
soil.
Carnage Evidently Extensive.
With line of struggling wounded
at the border to indicate the extent of
the carnage and with deserters already
appearing In numbers, Major NJ y.
McNamce. commanding the border pa
troll, made every plan in anticipation
Of flight
Less than five hundred cave lrymen
frcm border patrol are here. To this
small body of American soldiers would
fall the task of surrounding and dis
arming perhaps four thousand foreign
soldiers. or three thousand Of them.
If one thousand Of them have been
disabled or killed. Tho ability OF tho
American soldiers TO handle the ret
ueees was based on the assumption
that the rebels would pursue the fed
erals nearly to the river.
IL expect at any time during the
light that the greatest part of the fed
cral army. possibly two or three thou
sand. may he forced 20 cross the river
have made preparations To disaIm
and hold them II this takes place" was
the message which Major MCNamec
commander of only q few troops OF
cavalry, sent out today. Major Nc
Namee's reference to 1.-TWO or more
thousand' implied the loss in dead Or
wounded Of the rest OF the four thou
sand.
Deputies Are Liberated,
Mexico city. Jan. 2.-Tho twenty
six former Mexican deprties imprison-
ed by Hucrta last October were re-
leased from the penitentiary today
The Judge found no basis for the ac-
cusation Of rebellion. Two former cabi-
net members Reyes and Estano. were
not released
Mystery in Lind Conference,
Pass Christian. Miss, Jan 2. -Mys-
terry developing the visit here of John
Lima continued today with the refusal
of all information. as to when ut
where the president would see him.
Lind remained aboard the cruiser
Chester early today and the prcsi.
dent golfed as usual