The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-02-02
MEXICAN women
BALK At PLUNG
RIOT ON JUARt,Z SPAN WHEN
IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES
DEMAND BATH.
misunderstood ORDER
Reports Circulated That 4. =. Sol
diers We're To Make Picturc+--
Ia Hold Up Cars.

FL Paso. Tex. Jan. 2S.--A misun-
derstanding over quarantine regula-
tons led to riot to-day at the Juarez
.ad of the main international bridge,
which threatened for u time to as
sumo dangerous proportions. Ener-
pstic measures taken by the Carran-
"a garrison and conference he
tween the American ana Mexican inn
migration officials later brought
about mn arrangement satisfactory
10 the MeXicans and quiet was restor-
1sl.
The riDters were mostly Mexican
women, employed as servants in FL
Paso, who resented the American
quarantine order that all persons OF
unclean appearance seeking to cross
the bridge be given a shower bath
and their clothing be disinfected
10 Kill typhus germs.
Hold Up Street Cars.
Women stopped by the authorities
rllurncd 10 JuareZ and circulated
,torios that all were tn receive bath
IN gasoline mixture similar TO that
which resulted in a fire in the III
Paso Jail last March in which more
than score OF persons were burn
"a 10 death Stories were also cir
.iNated that American soldiers were
Photographing the women while
bathing and making the pictures pub
lie
Excited women thronged the Mex
lean side OF the bridge, held up street
ears and completely blocked traffic
for several hours. They shouted,
defiantly waved controller bars at the
helpless manager Nof the street-car
system. scurried against the shade or
the bridge walls when a moving-pic-
ture man tried to take them and had
q good time generally. Some OF the
American car men were roughly han
died and several car windows were
broken. Andres Garcia, inspector
general oc Carranza consulates, and
Soriano Bravo. the consul general,
advanced in motor car that was
showed back by the women, some Of
whom later shouted: Viva Villa!
Viva Vina!" when they tried TO ad-
dress the mob. But the garrison
soldiery appeared and pressed the
women back from the bridge.
Deny Peon Was Killed.
Several shots were heard in sue
cession at this time, but Caranza Of
ficers and Government investigators
SAYS no one was hurt, despite de-
tailed story that spread through FL
Paso that a peon had been killed for
shouting Long live villa! Death TO
Carranza!"
At an international conference
held at noon IL was arranged that the
American authorities would recog-
nize bath and sterilization certificates
issued by the MeXicans. who have an
effective quarantine plant.
meta vi Aht ii't ~ -
the Juarez track were called OFF and
the gambling halls closed
The quarantine order closes inter
National traffic between Z p. m. and z
a. M, because OF the shortage OF
night, inspectors. Travel is unre-
stricted during the day except so far
as relates TO those who potently are
Snclean.
A black flag with skull and cross
bones In white, which was display
ed by the Carranza cavalrymen on
the Juarez end of the bridge. Great
ed excitement among American spec
tators, who we're ignorant OF its sig
nificance. The flag is the divisional
flag adopted by Gen. Francisco Muir
guia on taking charge OF the present
campaign against villa. Its signifi-
canoe was explained as death to
villa" and It was first made pubic
when Murguia's troops reoccupied
Chihuahua City.