The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
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sumed and the race meet at Juarei
was called OF. Crowds gathered a
both ends of the international bridge
Ian day. While the riot was at 1t.
height, Andres Garcia, Carranzs
consul general, 6-c-c across ths
| bridge in an automobile and harran
gued the women. He was hooted ane
! an attempt made to push bis automo
bile back.
More Trouble Today.
Ell PASO, Texas. Jan. 29.-Ser1ous
rioting by Mexicans at the Juare1
end of the international bridge was
resumed at z o'clock today. A crow
of five hundred men and women In
censed at not being allowed to cross
the bridge until bathed, began throw
ing stones and bottles at the Amer
can soldiers doing duty as customs
guards. Two OF the guards were In
jured by the missiles. AS the mon
advanced across the bridge. a com
pany OF soldiers charged them with
dubbed rifles, driving them back.
Sergeant Peck, OF Co. A. Twenty
third U. S. infantry, was struck by
the shower OF stones and injured
about the head Roy Schuyler, OF
the customs guard, was struck by
bottle and slightly injured.
Company A charged the mob ana
pushed them back across the center
of the bridge. About s O'Clock.
Mexican cavalry with whips charged
the mob and drove all off the bridge
but were unable to dispense the
crowd.
The street car company did not re-
sumo service across the bridge TO-
day and Americans are not allowed
to cross the line Shouts OF death
to the gringes" are heard at frequent
intervals.
Mexican newspapers printed here
declare that the rioting was the out.
growth of feeling Of triumph over
General Pershing's withdrawal from
Mexico. which. the newspapers declar-
ed, was forced by the Carranzista gov
eminent.
The Spanish Times. in commenting
ON yesterdays action by the mob
said:
'AThe leader: s--ss-re telling the crowd
that the Americans can do nothing
to us as was demonstrated by First
Chief Carranza in driving out the
.gringc' army"
Andres Garcia, Mexican coasul gen.
eral, attempted to speak to the mob
this morning from an automobile. the
mob, composed mostly of men and
boys, hooted and refused to listen to
him.
Bandits Trail Pershins.
Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 29.-As evacu-
alton of the American field base at
Colonia Dublan was progressing. Cen
erai Pershing's expedition began
burning a large quantity Of hay and
grain and other supplies too bulky to
transport to the border, in order to
prevent its falling into the hands OF
Eill.s;as. 4 large detachment OF BAN
dts, following In the wake OF the
outpost movement from Fl Vale is
reported encamped short distance
from Colonia Dublan, awaiting its
evacuation by the American forces.
Manv vcode. s..:s.::ssss built built BY the
American troops were set on fire as
the movement northward started
Nearly one hundred American colon
lists in territory occupied by Perish
ing's men, reached Juarez late last
night. fleeing in fear of the bandits.
They abandoned their farms and
homes as the American troop move
ment began, bringing the story OF
the burning OF the supplies. When
the refugees left Casas Grandes, big
fires had already been started and
the troop movement had been under
way gradually for two days. The
refugees declared that villtstas had
followed the Pershing outposts nearly
to the field base and then went into
camp.
OfficiaI Announcement.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, jan 20
General Pershing is on his way out
OF Mexico"
Thus did General Funston today
make first official announcement az
sorthern department headquarters OF
the withdrawal OF the American puni-
tive expedition.
Tersning viii proceed at once to
FL Paso and will continue to report
10 Funston, until assigned TO a post
as major general. TO which grade he
was recently promoted
Unsuccessful Hunt
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-TSe get
villa" hunt is in its last chapter today.
Within a week or ten days there viii
be 10 American soldiers south OF the
United States-MeIican border and
shortly thereafter milftiamen VIII be
back home. With the hunt for villa
over there Is interest IN Just what
Uncle Sam has spent on the search
that did not get villa Estirnatss are
all the way from ss0,ooJ,oo3 10 si1o.-
g0O. 900. In making this estimate, war
department officials declared perhapS
half that amount would have been
spent anyway"
Everything spent On militia and the
vast sum spent in transporting the
troops, both regulars and militia to
the border and beyond. however, con
stituted extras. Off hand, officials
said estimates would run, roughly al
follows: Transportation OF regulars
and rni1itiamen TO border. ts.ob,eoo;
transportation of food 10 border, saVV,
900: trans ortation Of baggage and
other fmpediments TO border, 1s,5oy.
600: subsistence OF regulars and NIL
tianen and regulars. S2otcftD,eOo; pa.
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