Evening star., 1924-08-16

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fired about ten shots at Camp in a
| minute, but he had chosen his posi-
ton we'll and none came near him.
| We don't know II Camp wounded any
one.
Ready for Night Battle.
They were ready for us. 1 knew
| that something was about to happen
tried to stop Camp. but think he
| did quite right and am backing him
| with all my might. We are now get
shots have been fred; we are saving
ours. So far we have fired about TO-
and we have 1920 rounds of ammuni-
| ton.
"As soon as it began I sent Modesto
| tMrS. Evans personal maid) Off to
Mexico. don't know if she got through.
l hope so. / sent her instantly. taking
no time to write. just telling her what
| to cay.
What rage they will be in. Camp
has killed Mexican! Just now 1 have
persuaded six men who are with me to
| bring bricks on the roof. and they, un-
| der the little painters orders, are trying
| to make a parapet on the long roof so
we can defend the door IL they come
| en- maSSe.
| Mexico remains supine. We have de-
| cided that unless we see somebody from
| the embassy or the legation, from Mr..
| Cummins. the British charge, or Mr.
| Warren. the American Ambassador, we
| will not come down. for they would sure
| ly kill U.s. Now that we are in il we
will strike blow for San Pedro and all
that the world holds worth having.
! "CumminS wrote me a wonderful let
! ter, telling me You were doing every
| thing for me.
my poor dog has just recovered from
the firing and Is by me. l am afraid. if
they Ess III M no 6, sTeaps for ii the I'D dogS
and l suppose they have orders from
Mexico. If Modesto gets to Mexico in
time suppose some one will come from
Mexico for US.
Hopes to Fight 1t Out.
! Il almost hope We fight it out before
! they arrive. Nothing will ever teach
| them, unless we do
Then there was silence for few days,
| and then came another letter:
! This is Tuesday. and Saturday I sat
| on the roof with firing around and Won
dered If l would ever write any more.
How long all this has been. Imagine.
We have no protection yet! Just state
| that SO you can judge we are very tired.
THE best / can do is give you a
summary of these days. That night
they roamed around but did not at
| tack. We hear they marched on San
arrest US. He said he would, but
wanted an answer from Mexico.
House Burned BY Troops.
"In the meantime I got a telegram
to Mexico. You see, the house being
| burned in the middle (by Obregon
troops) in way helps to defend it,
| for we come up on a ladder, and to
get us they would have to cross the
| walls of my two rooms over which
| the roof has caved in.
But the nights are dark and you
| have to watch closely. We are only
five altogether and so divide the
night.
g. I wish l could wire you.
but you see I am cut off from San
Martin. They guard that road. but
We we'll armed that far they
have not dared to get us here.
MY spirits have continued high
until today. begin to fear that they
are deceiving Cummins. but Modesto
was quite hopeful She said the
minister had told her not to be afraid,
obtained guarantees. 1t is time that
l had assistance. l am losing ground.
Cummins has done everything he
could. You seem to have word some-
times, and yet here we. are sur
rounded. Camp is wandering around
ready to shoot. He is sacrificing too
much for me. He is brave"
Arabic Land Seized.
June %. 20 days later. dispatches
from Puebla said Obregon troops had
taken practically all the arabic land
at the hacienda. arrested all the In
Evans, and driven off half the stock.
| Camp. the painter" had arrived in
Puebla. having been sent away by
Mrs. Evans for fear he would be
killed. Mrs. Evans life seems safe
for the present" read the dispatches.
"as the troops are not allowing the
Communists to molest the remains of
the burned buildings where she has
set up a residence. The Communists
point to the fact that the federal
troops are supporting them as proof
that they are acting under the au-
thority Of the president in seizing
the property"
Dragged Along Roadway.
The next news was a brief mes
sage announcing Mrs. Evans death.
Evidently she had been able once
more to leave the house and had
gone for money to pay her employees.
She had it with her-about 1000
pesos. Her ranch manager, a Ger
man. John Straus, was with her.
came suddenly from the left OF the
road. Mrs. Evans toppled from the
wagon seat.
AS she fell her long gray hair
loosened, became entangled in the
wheel and the next second she was
being dragged horribly upon her face
over the rough road.
Straus, himself wounded, managed
to free her from the wheel and ran
for help. Then he collapsed. When
help came the 1000 pesos had dis
appeared.
1t is being freely said by British
residents in Mexico the occurrence
has brought Anglo-Mexfcan relations s
to the most strained point in years.
American Charge d'Anaires Schoen-
field at once conferred with the for
eign minister. Representatives OF
the British consulate general went
90 Texmelucan to bring her body to
Mexico City.
Saw Dispute Settled.
President Obregon said Mrs Evans
dispute was on the point OF being
settled when she was murdered and
point Of admitting that she was re-
ceiving fair treatment at the hands
of the government. I'm the whole OF
tmy executive career" said he, Il have
never encountered a situation more
disturbing or annoying. 1t Is such
assassins as these that are the worst
nemies of Mexico
The Mexican government acted
Saturday. On Tuesday four agra
rista bandits" were captured by fed
eral scouts and summarily executed.
But the indomitable old woman who
had said she would die before she
would surrender her hacienda had
kept her word.
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