Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-07 | Page 3 | Federals within Striking Distance

FEDERALS 1T1 STRIKING DISTANCE Panic at Piedras Negras; Refugees Not Allowed to Cross Bridge. PllSDltAS NEGRAS. Oct. 6. After breuklng llimuqli tho constitutionalist lines at I'oyoto Into today tho vuli-i vuli-i guanl of Goneral Maid's federal army Is reported tonight within striking distance of Piedras N'ogras, provisional capital of ih; constitutionalists. It Is understood, however, that th5 immediate occupation of tho city will not bo attempted. .o details of tho eun.crncul at Pcyotca had been received late tonight. With thc report of the npproacli of the federals, fed-erals, a rush wi mudc toward tho American side of tho border, but because of a 'rigid quarantine established by the oflli'lalrt of Kujcto Pass, Texas, nunc of the refiifceoH was allowed to cross Vin International bridge. Kor a time juinli-prevailed, juinli-prevailed, but with tho assurance thut thc entrance of the sovcrnment troops would he delayed, practically normal condition wero restored before nightfall. night-fall. The L'lilted State military authorities protected ngnlnst the uctlon of thc city officials of Eagle Paws In denying trie rflfufcoo!- admittance, but without result. it lo urged that thc prevalence of smallpox small-pox In PJedras Ncgrus and near-by net-tlemonta net-tlemonta makes the enforcement of quarantine quar-antine restrictions itcccssarv. All of thuxc refugees already in Eagle Pass who -tre unable to how a certificate of vaccination were bcim; forced to rccrosrt the boundary.