Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
UPRISING IN MEXICO
TWO THOUSAND SOLDIERS ARE
SENT INTO TORREON.
UNITED STATES is INVOLVED
Mexican Government Declares Rev.
oIution Was Hatched in
this Country.

City of Mexico, June 29.--Ambassa-
dor Enrique G. Creel has been direct
ed to proceed to Washington immed-
lately.
This sudden change in the plans OF
the ambassador who had received a
long leave of absence from his gov
eminent with the intention of spend
ing number of months in his home
state Of Chihuahua, was occasioned
by the recent raid made on the town
of Las Vacas.
The Mexican state department will
make strong representations to the
state department at Washington ask
ing the United States authorities to
in every way aid in checking the men
who attacked Las Vacas on the ground
that the whole raid was planned and
QUILTED on American SOIL
Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris-
cal said that every Mexican involved
in the recent raids was subject to ex-
tradition as common criminal, mas
much as the acts of violence commit
ted by them were not directed by any
re Tolutionary movement organized on
Mexican soil.
Mexico will ask that certain OF the
ring leaders who may be captured on
United States soil be tried by the
courts of that nation for violation
of the neutrality laws.
Ambassador Creel is expected to ar
rive in Washington Tuesday.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 29.-Two thous-
and troops have arrived in Torreon TO
protect that city from the threatened
attack by revolutionists and the
Americans are sending their families
to the states for safety, according TO
information brought here last night
by passengers on the Mexican Cen
trail
The revolutionists have attacked
the village of Matamoras, Coahuila,
about fifteen miles from Torren, and
have occupied that town.
Official advices relative to sending
troops to Torreon say that with the
forces stationed there the town is
now impregnable.
In Chihuahua there is considerable
alarm among the citizens and guards
numbering from twenty to twenty
five soldiers in a single patrol are
passing through the streets.
The ja.ls are protected by rein
forced guards and troops are sta
toned on the roofs of public build
ings. The jailers are in command
of the troops.
Two hundred men OF the Elgn-
teenth battalion, Mexican infantry,
commanded by Col. Luis Ballesteros,
arrived last night in Juarez, across the
river from here and will be distributed
in the vicinity of that town. These
reinforcements make an aggregate or
500 soldiers stationed in Juarez.
Mayor Mateus in an interview to-
night declared that no trouble in
Juarez was anticipated and that the
Eighteenth battalion has been sent
to the border simply as precautiOn-
airy measure.
Guards are maintained around the
Jail and public buildings of Juarez
and the arrival of reinforcements ia
probably responsible for rumor that
the JuareZ officials are informed of
plan to attack that city.
Governor Cardeleas Of Coahuila
has telegraphed the governor of
Durango notifying him that number
Of the men responsible for recent
disturbances in his state have fled 10
Durango and requesting all possible
assistance in apprehending the fugi-
tives.
Information brought last night by
passengers on the incoming Mexican
Central trains is that all bridges ana
approaches to Torreon on every
road except the Mexican Central have
been burned. The international line
out of Torreon, on which is located
the town of Matamoras, reported to
be in the hands of revolutionists has
suffered heavily, and the Coahuila &
Pacific railway is entirely tied up as
the result of depredations committed
by revolutionists.
A train on the Coahuila & Pacific
was attacked Friday night soon after
leaving Torreon, but the crew sue
ceeded in running the train back TO
Torreon and escaping.
There Is a general movement of
troops from Mexico City to the north
and reinforcements are being rushed
to Jiminez, which is said to be stil
in the hands of revolutionists.