Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-05-10 | Page 3 | Attach Made on Roque Garza

lt ATTACK n it 11 MADE MADEI J l I ON On ROQUE L x h GARZA Troops I of General Barona t Making Attempt at Assassination Assassination Assassination nation Are Repulsed Washington May 9 Au 9 An attempt lo to assassinate lloque Hoque Gonzales Garza the coO convention provisional pro president of or Mexico was ma made c early carh toua today by troops led lcd by General Barona former Cormer military commander of Mexico Cit City according to dispatches rea reaching hing here tonight from the Mexican capital Baronas Barona's s troops were repulsed after severe se fighting fightIng fight fight- In Ing wi with th losses to both sides According in to the report the attack on the Hotel Las Cumin the residence of or President Garza Garoza began at 3 o'clock this morning The troops of or General Garza met mft those of or General Barona along alon- the tho Alameda and serious fighting ensued When hen General Baronas Barona's forces retreated thoy they left loft thirteen dead and two wounded while two of or General Garzas Garza's soldiers were killed One of or orthe the latter was General l Estrade Reports from the war department In Mexico City are said to state slate that General Barona was arrested but there thore are arc rumors that he ho escaped ci but was wounded General was re reported reported re- re ported to have been killed A critical situation is said laid to exist within the thc capital as a a. result of or a R. rupture rupture rupture rup rup- ture between General Zapata Zapato and General GenI General Gen Gen- eral Garra Garza and the dispatches said I grave gravo events were feared