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Show THREATS AGAINST AMERICAN CHARGE MEXICO CITV, Fob IS. President Wilson, through Nelson O'Shanghnessy, the American charge d'affaires, Is Insisting In-sisting that President Hucrta and General Gen-eral Villa, tho rebel leader, agree upon tho maintenance of a neutral zone at Torrcon in which foreigners and other noncombatanls may have some degree of safety in the event of a battle. President llncrla agreed to the plan conditional upon General Villa's acquiescence acqui-escence in jt. it is understood that agents of the United States are making representations to General Huerta for tho establishment of the zone. There is nothing here to Indicate that there will be serious fighting at Torreon for iiev-eral iiev-eral days. Salvador Diaz MIron. editor of El Jniparclal, has been placed under police surveillance on account of the report that he had threatened to kill Mr O Shaughnessy. who recently protested to President Huerta concerning the character char-acter of n series of anti-Wilson editorials edi-torials appearing in EI Imparcla). It. appears, ap-pears, however, that the most serious threat miido by Miron was that he "would, repeat to Mr O'Shaughnessy's face what he had written in editorials." The charge takes the editor seriously and has reported the Incident to Washington. Wash-ington. The state department has assured as-sured him that it approves of his protest pro-test nnd that the American government intends to give him and his family protection. pro-tection. Indicative of the slightly increased anti-American spirit there appeared today to-day the first Issue of a weekly magazine, maga-zine, the purposo of which, it Is announced, an-nounced, is to attack Washington's Mexican policy. Most of tho cartoons are directed against Mr. LInd. President Wilson's personal representative. The main line of railroad from the capital capi-tal to the United States, which was opn for several days, is again Interrupted I between San Luis PotosI and Saltlllo and the rebels are reported to be gathering gath-ering around the former city. Fugitives Located. JUAREZ. Mexico. Feb. IS. The hand of Mexicans who rushed across the river from Ysleta, Tex.. last Wcdnesdav night, eluding the American troops sent'in pursuit, pur-suit, occupied Guzman, a station on the Mexican & Northwestern railroad, eighty-three eighty-three miles south of here, last nlht. according ac-cording to Information received bv General Gen-eral Villa today. A special train with 100 soldiers was dispatched from here to capture them. Guzman Is a deserted village and there Is no garrlbon there. The filibusters are commanded by General Rodrlgo Quevedo. His chief lieutenants lieu-tenants are his brother, Sylvestre. and Colonel Jose Oiozco. a cousin of Pasqual Orozco. All are federals. The band Is believed to he on its wav to Las Palomas, opposite Columbus. N M., where they hopo to augment their ranks with recruits from cx-fcderals now In the United Stales. Prisoners Escape. FORT BLISS. Tex.. Feb. IS. General Felix Tcrrazas and a Major Gonzalez escaped es-caped from tho prison camp here last night, and no trace of them has been discovered. dis-covered. Their absence was noted at roll call this morning. General Scott notified General Gen-eral Villa by telephone in order to obtain ob-tain his co-operation in apprehending the fugltlvos. The two generals are well acquainted ac-quainted over the telephone, but have never met, Tcrrazus Is tho first general of tho nine Interned here to get away. He was taken Into custody wit It H00O others of the Mexican Mex-ican federal army who crossed Into Texas Tex-as after their defeat at OJInaga. , Will Be Interned. KL PASO. Tox. Fob, IS Maximo Cas-i Cas-i tf-r will be interned at tho Mexican prison pris-on .-amp at Fort Bliss tomorrow, accord- Ing to Information received today by General Gen-eral Hugh L. Scoli. Crowds colk-i-ted at the union station today, hoping that the notorious bandit would arrive on trains due at 2:30 p m. and at 1 p. m.. but they were disappointed. According to General Scott's advices, he will arrive at 7:12 o'clock tomorrow morning. He will be placd in a cell imar that of General Jose Vncz Salazar In the post guardhouse. |
