Show FEDERALS FEDERALS' TOW TO FIND fINO SAfETY S-S S i t 1 III II I t IEH tt IN U S S 'S General Bliss Rec Receives ives Or Order Order der to Allow Mexican Sol Soldiers Sol diers to Cro Cross Border I H 1 I f 1 1 H i-H- i 4 ATTACK ON LAREDO 4 r 4 i- i RE RENEWED BY REBELS v 4 4 l LAREDO Tex Text ran Jan 2 4 ie 1 Fighting between constitutionalists constitution constitution- 4 i- i iJ Nuovo L Laredo redo I 4 4 J M Mer r and nd d the tho federal garrison J 4 J J 1 was waa renewed tod today v. v There as was v vonly 4 4 I only occasional nr firing ng during t. ng-t. n 4 4 the night Rebel Rebel- i i 4 arrived last hist pst night v T 4 1 1 S 4 I 1 1 H H Hw w WASHINGTON J Jan n 2 Brigadier General Generl Uliss commanding the Texas order border h has s been jn instructed by g Secretary Garrison t Demit to-Demit r nit Mea Me derf r a io cross into info T Texas from froni 0 On u. u g i i that t is I necessary aly t to sa save savo o r uSG J t Border order tp to Ge t ri Bliss which h S tornie d. d 1 the 43 same sarna subject f follows follows- n ws t I With t to p at Oj Ojinaga na inc c to cru crossing in the river you wilt will have havo to fo meet de demands mands of th the situation at on hi f which h cannot be fore foreseen e n at t present Ex t n such ala aid t to wounded as humanity indicates and permit refugees to cross the tho river rh-er if cross crossing Ilg is necessary to sav savo life In other words it is 18 is no not expected to force people back to the Mexican side sido if they arc are liable to b be bi shot or otherwise i injured j r on their r return Ctt Co operate fully with the R Red Bed d Cross You are not expected to turn tarn supplies overto over oYer overto to Red Cross but to operate co-operate with HIt them in their work to such extent as may bo be necessary to meet urgent needs of the tho situation with reference to carin car caring car car- in lag ing for the wounded Discussing conditions condition at Ojinaga Secretary Garrison today said When the fighting first took place on tho the Mexican side and tho the soldiers of the defeated party began coming across access 1 the bord border r we wo without regard re j fe tr question of law and fu i interest inter inter- inters inters- est cst of h humanity took in as refugees all those who came unarmed We Wo kept Ui them m as long is as conditions on tho the Other er side wore such that we ve felt it would be inhuman to turn them bark back In a aI aou general ou ral way ay wo kept kepi them until tlc I Continued on page Daae HM lU FEDERALS CONFINED Continued from pago e 1 could be safes safely allowed to filter back acro across the border into their own coun tr try Those orders have nc never er been changed and if properly interpreted the men who have be been n 1 fighting on the theother theother theother other side bor border er and who come como over ocr unarmed are arc treated as rofu refugees and ar are allowed t to stay stay- on our side of the line rather than be turned back to practically practicably certain death II Armed Almed men who come como over arc are of coarse disarmed the arms are arc held by our people and the men themselves received as other refugees II With re regard ard to what wi will happen if ifa ifa ifa a very largo large num number er attempt to cro cross crossover crossover s over I 1 can only say pay Y that tan ess the or- or or orders iden i- i dens den are chan changed ed which of ot course ourse th they be if exigency calls for may mM an cC cas a change chingo th-e th these o men meo will rill be treated as I have stated that is they will be bo I treated as refugees How lon long they willbe will willbe willbo be bo permitted to stay and all aU other r hypothetical hy by q esti lI I am unable to answer BATTLE PROGRESSING PROGRESS G GAT AT OJINAGA TODAY MARFA l Te TeX Man Jan 2 Reports 2 Reports brought from M Mexico where the federal ral arm army I Is being attacked b by General Ortega's were that the battle was wars still In progress The federals were holdIn holdIng hold hold- In Ing their position In the border village while the tite or more re rebels were ere ap 81 apparently apparently ap- ap dr drawing In closer Major McNamee ee commanding the United States border patrol at Presidio said Mid he ha was 19 read ready to handle the tho situation situation situa situa- tion lion should the whole fed federal arm army ro- ro treat to this country countr The arm army t telegraph le aph wire to Presidio Tex opposite OJinaga was Wag not working up to noon tod toda today a and the reports wore brought here b by bv automobile Secretary of ot War war Garrisons Garrison's ord order r to Brigadier General ml Bliss regarding the crossing of ot refugees to the American side sidewall was wall regarded b by the border patrol as c clearly arh defining the situation situation- Heretofore Heretofore Hereto Hereto- fore tore Major McNamee has haR forced back to I the Mexican side suc such wounded federals as all have e walked across the river with Ith their arms This resulted only In in their coming to this side again and a 1 repetition of the task of or forcing them back |