Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-24
AMERICAN TROOPS
GATHER At BORDER
Texas Rangers Also Patrol The
Banks Of Rio Grande.
REVOLUTlONISTS CAPTURE TOWN
Gen. Reyes Reported on His Way to
Take mmand--Mexlean Gov
eminent Has Seized TeIe-
graph Wires.

graph Wires.
Laredo, Tex, Nov. 22.-Although
there have been rumoFs all day OF a
serious revolutionary outbreak In
Coahuila, no definite news has been
Obtainable owing to the seizure of the
wires by the Mexican government
thus establishing an ironclad censor
sl1p Of news from the disturbed dis.
tricts.
Censorship Established.
The establishment Of this censor.
ship and the mysterious disappear
ance Of Francisco Madero from the
American side Of the river after the
publication Of his manifesto announc.
ing Sunday, November 20 as the day
for general uprising against the
Diaz government lend color to the va.
riOus reports Of revolutionary activity.
Both state and federal authorities
are taking every precaution to guard
against violation Of neutrality. The
entire force of the Texas rangers has
been ordered to patrol the banks OF
the Rio Grande while federal troops
have been ordered to guard the cross.
iings at Eagle Pass, Laredo and Ell
Paso. /
A force Of rangers has been ordered
into Zacapta county to dispense a
pouy Oh Mexican reVoiutlonists re-
ported to be mobilizing there for b
Nash across into Mexico,
SITUATION serious, IS
Inc SITUATION In Mexico appears to
% serious FOR the nrst time In 10 E
years OF operation the leased wire OF
tne Associated Press from Laredo to
monterrey ana the CITY OF Mexico was
cOmmanuereu Dy the Mexican govern
inent Oh the plea OF military need, -
ahu tne leoeral circuit manager In n
Nuevo Laredo was ordered to cut on :.
tl'e LAREDO ONCE OF the Associated -
FresS 10 prevent information being =,
Steamed from messages moving over ~ y,
tne WIRE Ihese instructions ema p
na.eu from the headquarters OF the y,
aeueral telegrapns In the City Of ~
MEXICO Wnere IL was explained tho al
government WOulQ require the full
capacity OF all Its telegraph facllitiei IN
throughout the night. We
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washington, Nov, 22.-Reports herr an
are tnat, acting on the orders ISSUED ="
70 him by Secretary Of War Gen tu'
Hoyt. In command in Texas bas 81
'eady started troops for Eagle Pass VIC
-aredo and I'll Paso. The troops arr an
rom Forts Clark and Sam Houston. On
Troops were being held in readiness
4 Fort Mcintosh, Whipple barracki "a,
nd Fort Huachaca /
Belated kilograms to the state de
artment from its officials in Mexic,
lake mention of various revo,ution
~ disturbances at different point
the country but all agree in on, %.
aspect. That is that the Diaz gov Se''
rnment is strong enough to sternr lla,
spress the rebels and to restore or seo'
er through the agency OF The arm, Snil
nd the police, which SO far appear, prlC
, remain answering In their loyalt, NJ
} the existing government peri
SAn antonio Tex, Nov. 22-Troop ,haI
IT here on special train N AZ d., now
ong the Mexican border Gan p a out
oyt' commanding the department re-,
mics to be in readiness for 4. have
lrture on an hours motto. cllni
It Is understood that troons wi,
40 he sent FROM For. c.. IOvps WI \
The situation in Mexico Il ran,Sr Ca
rowing worse. The revoIutiorIsts the
,cording to 4 report here have ,.ss, here
'ssession Of Guerrero, after ! sSht ., his ,
veral hours with the police and re-, retlr
'nts. brief
AAO ioNOiutN are reported IL WIN
anthArinR IN IfhIkValm.. 80. ,n-k