Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-30
Mexican Soldiers Are Dis
tributed at Strategic Points
to Keep Down All Danger of
Disturbances.
AMERICANS SAFE
FROM M0LESTATI0N
Citizens Committees in Afi-
zona and New Mexico
Towns Close to Line Arm
for Defense,
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! lnf NpHAiHo JOURNAL HfGcist LEsafo
Douglas, Arz March ga more
optimistic feeling than has been ex-
hibited since the American punitive
expedition crossed the Chihuahua bor-
der with orders to XIII or capture villa
was in evidence on both sides OF the
I border this afternoon, following re.
ceipt of the news that Nenustiano Car
rama, de facto president of Mexico.
had given permission for the passage
/ of food supplies for the expeditionary
force. The undcrcurrent of alarm
which has been evident among Amer-
leans and Mexicans alike over the pos
sible outcome of the railroad situation
apparently has been dissipated
Mexican soldiers ON Guard.
J Mexican Consul I've G.. Lelevier an
nounced today that the column of
! 400 cavalry under General Arnulfo
/ Gomez, who arrived from Hermosllo.
this week. are being distributed be-
tween Colonia Morelos Nacozari. Cum
pas and Moctezuma. Twenty wagon
! loads of food supplies for the Colonial
Morelos contingent left Aqua prleta
4 today. Arrivals report thaJ the Gomez
Icolumn numbered by actual count ap-
proxlmately twelve hundred men.
General p, Elias Gales, military gov
ernor Of Sonora, has caused the DIS
mantling Of the wireless plants IN
Nacozari and Cananea. owned by and
operated by the Moctezuna Copper
company and the Cananea Consoli-
dated Copper company.
Consul Lelevier said this was done
by the military in order to enforce
the strict censorship established by
Gales two weeks ago,
No Violation of Censorship.
/ There was no evidence that the COM
panles had violated the censorship or
! intended TO do so, the move being
purely precautionary. The Nacozari
wireless plant was dismantled by taxi
! ing down the aerial wires borne on
Ia high pole. An hours work VIII
repair IT,
I General Gales received the informa-
tion from llermosilo today that the
Creston Colorado Mining company had
resumed operations at it's mines in
La Colorado and Minas prlctas. They
are working under the same plan as
I that adopted at Nacozari all labor and
department heads being Mexican cit
liens, ana 40 foreigners in either of
the camps
General Gales recently issued an
order to the. company TO resume work,
stating as an alternative that he would
operate the mines under state direc-
: tion. There are fourteen hundred em-
plOyes in La Colorado and six huns
'rcd IN Mlnas prietas.
/ Americans Are Safe.
The guarantees of absolute safety
given by General Gales to Americans
land other foreign residents of the
state became known today when ar
rivals from the south stated that the
Sonora governor had told all com
pany managers that in the event of
international complications leading to
warfare he would guarantee the lives
and personal safety of all the people
and a military escort to the border.
lie further promised to execute any
soldier or civilian who gratutously In
suited foreigner.
AdVices to Consul Leevier from
! lIermosillo stated today, that General
Sevcriano Talamantes with one thou
sand infantry had sailed from Man
2anilo for Mazatlan in the state of
Sinaloa, on the steamer Bonita. They
vii entrain at Mazatan for the Yaqui
VALLEY in sonora to engage in the In
dian campaign
Defense Precautions.
H. A. Loomis mining man of Firt
Paradise. Arizona seVenty-fiVe miles
northeast of Douglas in the Chirica-
hua mountains, gave the details of the
formation Of home guards there and
lat San Simon, Ariz,, Rodero, n. NJ,
and other small settlements in east
ern Arizona and western New Mexico.
4 complete list of all arms and am
muniton In the district was first pro-
cured Committees then waited upon
all Mexican residents who were told
IN a friendly manner that every guar
antee of safety, both as to life and
property. would be given them. no
matter what the relations Of their re-
spoctive governments might become.
They we're informed. however, that
they must not bear arms and that to
do so would invite their immediate
disarmament by the Americans.
IN one or two of the towns the
committee went step further, dis
armng all Mexlcans but giving them
receipts for their weapons, which will
be returned when normal conditions
obtain again.
Wants Nindication.
y. A. Richardson. a local attorney.
whose recent telegram to United States
Ntudt"l hfhlN r AsHufSl dlebeu
that "A large Mexican force was threat
ening Douglas and asked that better
protection be afforded the city by the
troops stationed here. announced his
candidacy for mayor today. His plat
form will he better protection for
Douglas and "a square deal"
Mr. Richardson's telegram aroused
q storm of protests here, the mayor.
G. O. Ellis the Douglas chamber of
commerce and mines and other organ
izations and individuals publicly de-
nouncing IT, The primary will be held
April 25.