The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-12-17

One hundred and twelve days in
Nexico-from April 10 to July 81 of
the present year-saw 81 major out
breaks of disorder reported in news
papers published under the close
scrutiny of the Mexican authorities,
according to a map indexing condi-
lions in Mexico just submitted to the
United States foreign relations sub
committee investigating the Mexican
situation, says the New York Times.
Rebel factions and bandits, the mill
tary and police organizations, and po-
litical partisans were responsible for
all of these outbreaks, which did not
include the ordinary police crimes and
misdemeanOrs.
OF the thirty states and territories
IN Mexico all but lower California,
which is under the practically indie
pendent control Of Governor Cantu,
and Quintana Roo. isolated on the
peninsula of Yucatan, furnished their
quota of violence and bloodshed.
OF the 81 outbreaks of violence re-
ported, the Mexican newspapers
ascribed 272 to the activity Of various
factions in rebellion against the Car
rama government, Is to the depreda-
lions Of organized bandits, Is to the
1awlessness Of police and military Off
cials,. and three to clashes between
political partisans. Two newspapers,
Excelsior and Ell Universal, published
in Mexico City, the seat Of the Carran-
IA government, reported 312 of these
outbreaks. -Four were reported by
Correo del Norte, published at Chi
huahua City, and m was reported by
III Heraldo Of Chihuahua City.
Editors Are Deported.
It is significant that the outbreaks
were reported in Mexican newspapers,
Tor during June the Carranza authori-
Ties arrested and deported to the dis
turbed district Of Chihuahua a group
Of newspaper editors whose publica-
tions had %displeased the government
by printing accounts Of various dis
turbances.
Mexico's transportation system, the
maintenance Of which is vital to gov
Ornamental control and to the subsist-
enc of the people, was the particular
prey of the rebel bands. During the
lip days indexed on the map present
ed to the committee, there were re-
ported in IS states q instances of
trains dynamited, looted, and burned,
railroad stations attacked, and rail-
road track demolished by rebellious
marauders operating against the Car.
rama government. In addition to
these direct attacks on railroads, the
various rebel forces during the same
period raided or occupied 81 Of the
more populous towns on the various
railroad lines, looting, burning, and
killing. In the states Of Vsra Cruz
and Puebla the reports showed 80 di.
rect attacks on the important railroad
lines which connect the Mexican cap.
ital with the coast, all Of which caused
more or less extended interruptions OF
traffic.
The state Of Puebla during the pc
Rod covered by the map was the scene
of "a outbreaks Of violence. OF these
more than half occurred in the imme
diate vicinity Of Puebla City, one Of
the larger cities Of Mexico. One OF
the attacks, reported in Excelsior,
June Is, was directed against the haci'
enda Of William Jenkins, American
consular agent at Puebla, who in Oc
tober was eaptured and held for ran
som by the rebels. In the June attach
the hacienda was looted and the man.
lager killed.
+ GARRISON Revoits.
Excelsior reported on June IL thai
the entire Carranza garrison at Sar
Marcos, Puebla, had revolted, while
rebels yer looting towns, kidnapin,
women and men, and %dynamiting rail
road trains throughout the state.
Ftfty-one important outbreaks O
disorder were reported In the state o
Vera Cruz during the period coveret
by the map. and everyone Of thes'
outbreaks was ascribed to the activ1t,
of rebel forces.
Throughout the period covered b,
the map the reports indicated unintel
ruphed activity by Pancho villa an
his terces In the states Of Chihuahu
,and Durango. On April 20 Universe
lreported an indefinite suspension q
railroad traffic across southern Oh
huahua because Of Villas activitie
and on May 20 Excelsior reported II
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