New Britain herald., 1916-04-11
Fifteen, Including Former Huerta Gen|
 Taken Into Custody for Assisting ir|
 cape Across Texas Border Flight Course When He Believed Betrayal
SALAZAR ACTING FOR DIAZ, STIRS
 UP DISCONTENT AGAINST THE

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 Platform of Uncompromis
 position to Americans-TI|
 Be in Casas Grandcs Al
 Supreme Among the Resi-
 That District.
 Fl Paso, Texas, April 11.-
 wide dimensions. matched inI and backed by the people wi nancing Felix Diaz in a against the de facto govern Mexico, is believed by the DO to have been unearthed by last night of fifteen Mexican.
 of being implicated in the fiji the border of Gen. Ynez
 Agents of the department o aided the police in making rests, m ( important of WI Gen. Marcelo Craveo and Gel Morelos Zaragoza, who likd were among the best known ed of the late Victoriano Hue| tenants.
 The prisoners were questl tho better part of the night Il
 lice and secret service officiI | story was pieced together fl 1 admissions and the authoritiI ] they have discovered the ess tails of the plot.
 Jealousy of Diaz RespoTl l The packers of Diaz. it isl came dissatisfied because his , itary reputation was limited bad no man with his movd whose generalship the Mex pie had confidence. They anxious to reinforce the U paign in southern Mexico bI lar insurrection in the nortl of the republic. A soldier wa of proven ability and Salaza| lccJed. He was supplied vi funds and proceeded to ord followers from El Paso. F!missaries were sent into try out the sentiment of vaIl ranza garrisons and to stirTI people by spreading reports ranza was in the pay of tlH States and that Gen. Pershira tive force was really the guard of an army of occupati5 has been plenty of evidence reports have been circulated and have caused a consides p1.csion on the peons.
 Salazar's plans were not when he learned that he waS ger of betrayal. He becamd and fled precip:tately acrossI der on Sunday, accompanied lieved, by only d handful ofl trusted adherents.
 His exact plans at present E his whereabouts, are unkng the proclamation he left bela coupled with statements mada who had known him we'll ins leave little doubt that his toward the United States is q termlned and bitter hostility
 Anti-Americanism. His Pls
 He is opposed to both Cara Nilla and is expected to att9 rally the MeXicans on a plsa uncompromising opposition United States, with demanl immediate withdrawal of thH can troops under penalty of Mexico.
 An American who has beenA Salazar than probably any ol declared his conviction todayA vanished general was either Grandes or was on his way tIA man said he believed Salaa crossed Sunday into Juarez had many friends, and from E gone south toward Casas Graz
 Ceases Grandes is the logiE for hin. to go," he said. everyone in the town is his fIa he can very quickly raise a E able force by issuing a proq from there. I do not believe has any intention of attacking can soldiers. He is far tooH for that, I expect him to northern Chihuahua from and then to organize his forcH march south, while Felix Dia3 up from the coast. "
 Despatch es from ColumbuH told of extraordinary precaut cn to guard the town last nis accepted here as proof that ican military authorities regA move as of grave imN No one was willing to ventu K diction as to what would resu aZar made an attack on the { lires of communication. but folt that the military preparA showed that the auh believed such an eventuality k impossible.