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Show MEXICAN REVOLUTION EXTENDBNG 11 SCOPE Garrison at Palomas, Mexico, AKacked by Band Thai Is Repulsed. EL PASO. Teras. June 30. The first revolutionary outbreak iu the Republic of Mexico be3'oud tho borders of Coa-huila Coa-huila occurred this morning at 4 o'clock, when the garrison at Talomas, Chihuahua, Chihua-hua, seventy miles west of this city, was attacked by a band of fifty men, who were repulsed with a loss of one killed and one captured. There were fourteen guards stationed at the Mexican post when the attacking attack-ing party surprised the town. Most of the insurgents were armed with rude weapons and homo made implements of warfare. Throw Bomb at Start. According to a dispatch received here from Columbus, N. M.. across tho river I from Palomas, Juan Correon, the Mexi- . can general, has arrived there from Pa- lomas bearing dispatches to his government gov-ernment concerning the attack. It began be-gan when a bomb was thrown into the telegraph office, thus shutting off com-municaliou com-municaliou with outside points. In the fight which followed, several hundred shots were fired and many bombs were thrown at the headquarters of tho officers. of-ficers. Owing to the fact that the bombs were ill-timed, tin; officers wero able to throw them away before they exploded, ex-ploded, thus saving the building and their own lives. Tho fight lasted' ono hour, after which tho attacking party fled to the mountains west of Palomas. One man was killed, but it scorns that he was a non-combatant. One revolutionist was seriously wounded and captured. He speaks good English, and the Mexican authorities author-ities think ho is a native of Now Mexico. Mex-ico. This idea is confirmed by tho rooort of tho section foreman from MinV,ros, seven miles west of here, to the eifect that a band of from thirty to fiftv men assembled there ycstcrdn3;. They would not allow him to leave the yards during the day. Thoy had two large bundles of rifles, and bought provisions. They loft Mimbros, a station on the El Paso & Southwestern, about midniglit last , night. AMERICAN OFFICIALS FACE DELICATE TASK WASHINGTON, June 30. American military forces are now iu service for the cnlorccmcnt of the neutrality laws along the Mexican border. General Meyer, commanding the Department De-partment of Texas, has reported to the War Department that directions already al-ready have been given for tho dispatch of four troops of cavalry from posts in his department to Del Jtio. As to other points he will be guided by his conferences con-ferences with tho civil officials. The employment of American troops for this purpose, by the way, is almost without proccdent in recent years, and the law officials of the War Department; Depart-ment; as well as the Attorney General himself have been obliged to give closo study to tho question of tho oxtcnt to which they may exercise tho power of preventing persons entering tho United States across the Mexican border. Under Un-der tho law no passports arc required except in tho case or Chinese and Japanese Jap-anese and about tho only othor rcu- Contiuued on Pago Three. MEXICAN REVOLUTION EXTENDING IN SCOPE Continued from Page One. sonable ground for detention of fugitives fugi-tives seeking to cross the line would be some presumable violation of the immigration im-migration or health inspection law. So it will be a delicate task for tho army officers who are charged with the duty of policing this international boundary line to avert clashes with the civil courts if they undcrtalec to make promiscuous pro-miscuous arrests of jiersous fleeing from Mexico into the Tjnitcd States. Fre-miont Fre-miont conferences were held during the day by the officials of the State and War Departments, and Sonor Godo3'f tho Mexican charge at Washington, also had a thorough discussion of the situation situa-tion with Acting Secretary of State Bacon. Ba-con. Attorney General Bonaparto, whose department is co-oporating in the efforts of tho United States to see that strict neutrality is observed, was at the War Department and had talks with Secretary Secre-tary Taft and with General Bell, chief of staff of the army. All tho agencies of the government aro now at work along the same lines in tho effort to prevent any substantial aid being given to the Mexicans from sympathizers ncross tho border. |