The evening world. Newspaper, April 24, 1914, Page 1

{MEXICAN S FIRE ON U.S. TROOPS IN LAREDO ON TEXAS BORDE EXTRA @be PRICE ONE CENT. (a ol thee) | “Circulation Books Open to All.’’ | Books Open to All.”’ Copyright, 1014, by Prove Ce, (The New York World). ‘The Prove Publishing TROOPS IN Bll GUNS Colorado Strikers Soldiers Claim a ment to Gener: TRINIDAD, Col., armed strikers began shortly after The strikers are reported to have c: alrymen at once turned their horses The soldiers have two field p onson and immediately brought into @ction. Gen, Chase has established communication with Rouse, which ts near Bunker Hill, where the attack second troop which detrained at Mon- 1,000 MINERS BATTLE are 1,000 strong, are using a machine gun. wait for the troops and as soon as the trains bearing them arrived made COLORADO: RAKE RANKS Lay in Wait for State Militia Sent Against Them and Renew Bloody Conflict That Has Cost Many Lives. SEIZE TWO TROOP TRAINS; FACE CHARGE OF CAVALRY. Victory in State- al—T wo Other Fights Reported. April 24.—Fighting between State troops and 11 A. M. to-day at Bunker Hill, a short distance south of Monson, according to reports just received here. aptured two troop trains. The cav- loose and began entrenching. ieces in action and the miners, who The strikers had lain in IN YESTERDAY'S FIGHT| > NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 24, old, FINAL | “Cirenlation | Books Open to A All” ie WEKATHER-—Cloudy to-night and Saturday; warmer. 28 PAGES “1914, International Bridge Spanning the Rio Grande Between Laredo, Tex., and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico' (Copyrighted by C. B. Waite, Moxtto City. NATIONAL LEAGUE 4T NEW YORK— GIANTS Umpires—Klem and Hart. Batteries—Atchiaon and Batteriee—Fromme, Marquard and Mclean; Fischer; Marshall and Killifer. elt: tht ll A a i A tT MEXICANS STAB AMERICANS |: the attack that marked the renewal of the bloody conflict, which up to CV! ee United States patrol was fired on by Mexi- date has cost probably two score lives, oO 1 oO oO ce) (¢) 1 | —_ } can Redcals and a sharp fight followed All brbanches of the militia, were —-——————_—_________ L i h represented in the battle, the cavalry FIVE AMERICANS DEAD. PHILADELPHIA At 3 o'clock the Mexican town was burning in Pwo field hen eos dedtained iat 0 00 0 0 — several set OTHERS SUBIECT 10 NS et tae ies cel ee _ Dew -Amoouncmt,| ar moeTON— It was reported that three persons had been messages concerning the location of! Making Seventeen Killed BROOKLYN woe . killed by the Mexicans’ fire, but in the excitement A tater report from Rouse says. ot Vern Crus, 0221008 @ — British Embassy Fortified as a Re-|prevailing it was impossible to verify this report “At 11.85 o'clock seventy cavalrymen WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4#.— *. 2 . immediately. Sau snes’ pases Te08s Alb liprotonpaipailipsoin init BOSTON fuge for Foreigners in Case of Ten or twelve Mexicans were seen to fall when Tho two messages indicate that a] Oe ted warerertaeime|® O O 0 0 0 ® O — a General _Attack. American troops on border patrol returned the fire, ‘PRICE “ONE CENT. WEXICAN GUNS SHELL AMERICAN CITY FROM ACROSS ThE RID GRANDE American Soldiers Return the Fire and the Huertistas Then Retreat Southward After Destroying Nuevo Laredo. AMERICAN CONSULATE BLOWN UP AS CITY IS FIRED. Three Reported Killed on the Amer- . ican Side—Laredo a Strong Strategical Point. LAREDO, Tex., April 24.—Upon evacuation of Nuevo Laredo this afternoon, the Mexican Federals pplied the torch to the Municipal Building, Cus- fe House, Post Office, United States Consulate and _— other buildings. e town is in flames. All available United States troops here have been called out to control the situation. » Perdue, C y, son has executed a flank attack on the Cochrehan and Cowdy band of atrikers which Is sald to have Attacked the scouting party. The skirmish between the militia and strikers near Bunker Hill resulted Navy Department this afternoon by! tppiree—Eason and Quigley. Admiral Badger. Ss This makes the total casualties at} FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GAMES SEE BASEBALL EDITION. Vera Crus up to date 17 killed and At 3.15 the fire originating from the explosions or deliberately set, had spread to all quarters of the city, which appeared doomed. LONDON, April 24.—Two Americans were stabbed to-day when they appeared on the Ine victory for the guardemen, ac-|70 wounded. AMERICAN LEAGUE. FEDERAL LEAGUE. streets of Mexico City, the American flag was The Federals opened fire on the Americans as the Federal egraien. Ye. reports thle alterncen a ERUICADRLPHIA hance trampled upon by natives, and conditions are | troop trains pulled out of the city. message to Gen. Ch + . . “ fy . " eaerikere rene eplit. Halt none up ONLY THREE MARINES HIGHLANDERS— | BROOKLYN— so serious that few foreigners are venturing The railroad follows the international line for some dis- om faassen genres «Oe SERIOUSLY WOUNDED a8 08 — | rrsern °°° — | from their homes, according to despatches rid in doing south, a from car wane - mater the ATHLATH % exicans began a rapid fire, aiming indiscriminately at any per> Chase at Rugby. ames 10000 5 2400002 _ received by London papers to-day. . Ae aN ee a fi Report From Vera Cruz Says] _Patteriee—Kenting and Bwerney:y Batteries —fomere and Lannd: Dick: The British residents have constructed a | 80N In sight. __ Tndion, north of Rouse, tndleating That Moct of the Others Will loen and Connolly. ¥ Mannassay. compound about the British Legation, where Larodo, Tex., opposite the Rio Grande River from Laredo, Mexico, te phat ft Becoud engagement wae "| Direction Take by Ousted all foreigners may gather in case of an attack. | tne terminus of the International und Great Northern Railway x hird battle was later reported De 8 earing on the Laredo ts the county seat of Webb County, a elty of 14,000 Inhabitants, A tind uate wan later reported) vara cruz, Mexico, avr 4—|MORE AMMUKITION FOR |ROUGH RIDERS APPLY All Ariericane sppeesing op the nersete Rave | \assto ithe suunty mstiot Sein Cousin: § cr ot 180m nee Onl been threatened, and anti-American demon- _ | Nuevo Laredo, the Mexica ned to: troopa detrained at | O%!Y three of the Americans wounded § | 8 HA T FOR DUTY AT FRONT . See a eee cic ores itnenutain ay and presumably |!” the fighting around Vera Cruz are WAR H P; T0 L strations are rapidly spreading. day by the ederFals, ts connected with Larelo by an tr ‘ ‘ at Rouse while |!n © really serious condition, accord- —_———— would have to be crossed by an army ef occupation and which the Amerteas There are 8)0 to 1,000 Americans still in Mexico City. All foreigners are said to be wearing the British Union Jack in the button- holes of their coats as a badge of protection. ing to the report issued from the ~| Hospital Ship Solace, Theso are First Claes Fireman H. Pulllan, Ore gidinary Seaman E. %, Wright and | Private Jereuta.. G. aoples. commanders had orders to hold i hazards. When the Madero revolt | Texa o and pot Men Who Followed Leonard Wood at Santiago Want to Go to Mexico, Six Hundred Tons of Cartridges Are on the Way to Dictator Huerta. erious and the American army wap in Mareh, 111, 4 detachment / 1 at the interna with machine” first mobilized on the frontier Hy to-day, and Lare: move south- was sent te ANTWERP, Belgium, April 34.— (Gcecial to The Evening World.) guns, ond ordered to wee that the bridie was no! ved. here the coal] Owing to the proi emiciont | WABHINGTON, April %.—Roose- | ‘The Internatio ireat No wate heads due d whore fight |gid hospital corpa . = the quick | Weve, MUnared tons of ammunition | ving veteran Rough Riders are ap- Ve | The International and Great Norihern, w: ts due north-eag curred batwoen minora and ne |are lying here awaiting shipment to| 100 0, the War ‘ é ugees a era ruz Hfrom Laredo to Sin Antonlo, ‘Tex., crosses the big International bridge ab lth loss of life, during the &*Tival of the wounded men on board | sfexico, plying Department for an lees Wa enone aan scot Hesten’at thas aaa sii, the Solace fo infected wounds were| A consignment of 600 tone of car- | Pportunity to go to the front, Sergt. f M e Cit M b Laredo an en Jeled i zor Mantes ot Shad Sea So impo! nt as this r " } t he laet o ‘Aguilar, normally a thriving min- | Slesevared end all the other wounded | tridges left here for that destination | Gilmore, who has been an engineer on e 0. e€xico U UY 0 4 niga fans 2 id ; aA Kee : on ne, and Datteceem are doin yell, je > h nfantry, vor nd Vol, ¢ 5 ane, and ing ae ar VEO See ar ice sceeeaeniemmeamend VaR ener ti Lowey Canes mosey sent in ee acy of the Third Field Artillery was rushed to Laredo and ordorel to hold ulation, is a pe a to oard to Gen, Wood to-day, won- ty Sey. Tefrorized by the events of the sree mg rencoatsa sults, 55. 95 SAILING TO-DAY. Mote whithar ba coula ep as By Robert H. Murray. {the bride ne a vot tie sostoas all ur days, during which the strik- thing Corner, Brond= | wmenmen . Neuvo Laredo, the Mexican cits +t, ue tacky at aia pdt at Ludlow was wiped out lay lew Yor, Southampten.. bered, The General greeted Gilmore (Otaft Correepondent of The World.) lot tdobe houses and huts; and has few, buildiias of any. pretensions 3 Copyright, 1016, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Bvening World). +10 AM, fn @ battle between strikers and mili- antlago, Santlage . with cordiality, but no commisstons It fe the point at which an American force would cross the river te the mining campa of Empire, q are being given out to any volunteers VERA CRUZ, Mexico, April 24.—Refugees arriving on a train from urate to Monterey, captured by ‘the American troops early in the law abereeare, "Bordhead and Royal re ee Seat eats oF aed | Moree Teil oP.M. Mexico City report that Gen. Maas Is at Soledad, fifteen kilometres from ee ie leg ie acts on Boneed Page) Seegad peste ta Saturday, Guiane, Ot Themes sosccoces 8 PM. Sunday World Wants Work Wonders, (Continued on Gecond Page.) aha are large custom houses both at Laredo and Neuvo Larede "Wyte . r beated 4 ’ \ bina . joshi ‘ ‘ eaten nad bn A ene