Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1912 — PERRY GWIN WRITES FROM CHIHAUHAU, MEX. [ARTICLE]

PERRY GWIN WRITES FROM CHIHAUHAU, MEX.

Working as Engineer For Lumber Co. In Country Where Revolution Has Held Sway For Long Time. Perry Gwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin, and a graduate of tty) Rensselaer high school, is still in Mexico, and under date of May 24th, wrote to The Republican. He is working as an engineer for the Madera Company, Limited, manufacturers of lumber and box stock at the town of Pearson, Chihauhau. It was reported here some time ago that Perry had left Mexico and returned to El Paso, Texas, but be says this is not the case. Perry thinks the backbone of the revolution has been broken as about 800 of the “red flaggers” were killed recently, which had the effect of putting the others who were fighting the Madera government on the bum. For a time his town was cut off from the outside world. Bridges were burned, railroads torn up and mail could not be received. Now, however, things are running about all right again. He may go with an engineering party about 150 kilometers from Pearson up Into the mountains' soon, and while there won’t be able to receive any mail at all. In case of intervention by the U. S. Perry has promise of a commission in a volunteer regiment to be formed in El Paso. He believes, however, that the revolution will soon be broken up. The Semi-Weekly Republican will keep Perry posted about Rensselaer affairs in the future.*