The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-14
AMERICANS
 LEAD REBELS
HARVARD GRADUAT HEADS BAND WHICH IS AGAIN THREATEN
 ING JuAREz.
Blew up Bridge Near City and En. deavored to Bring 2,ooo Federals Into Action--Many American
 Leaders.

Fl Paso, Tex. March 13-Capt. Os- car G. Creighton, an American, and a Harvard graduate. with band of insurrectos, many of whom are Amer jeans, is encamped 15 miles south of Juarez.
 No fear is felt that the insurrectos are planning an attack on the city, as business continues as usual, but the proximity of the revolutionists is looked upon. as an effort to induce General Navarros 2.000 men to take the field Creightons men came with in ten miles of ,!uarez and the shock pf an expl )s;on when he blew up a railroad bridge was felt in the city
 Creighton reached the vicinity of Juarez after ] march from the south of about 100 miles along the Mexican National Railrol1 and after leaving in his wake a trail 0, burning bridges. His arrival near the border was spec tacular, for after releasing 25 other Americans who lad gone into Mexico to investigate mine and wao had sought his protection, he waited until dark and t1sn announced his pres ence by a .erriic explosion, which re- suited in the devastation of bridge at Mesa, q ;.w niles south of the city.
 The destruction of the bridge has tied up the road, whic-s for a time had been open as far as Candelaria. It also put an end to the hope of send ing relief by train to the city of Chi. huahua.
 Coming upon the American mine prospectors at Gallego, about TOT miles south on the Mexican National Railroad, Creighton informed them that he intended to destroy what re- mained of the railroad, and if they wished to reach Fl Paso, he would all low them to precede him on two handcars.
 The handcars were put in action but the Americans, fearing a possible attack, preferred to remain under Creighton protection. At one town Creighton entered a station and tore out the telegraph instruments which long had been in disuse because of the cutting of the wires.
 Here Creighton said. throwins the telegraph keys .v the miners take these along for souvenirs.
 When the party reached a point near Juarez, Creighton told the min ing men to proceed on foot and in case they were mistaken by the Mex ican federal troops for insurgents and were fired upon, he would return the fire.
 D. T. Smith, w. T. Sawyer and Mar shall Cassidy. who led the minine party, reached Fl Paso today and told the story of their trip Creighton came here from New York City Citizens of the United States are rapidly being put forward as leaders of small bands of insurrectos, accord ing to reports from the interior re ceived by the junta here. Where they are experienced enough to take com mands, they are grou d in command under their own countrymen.
 Scores of Americans are applying for enlistment at the insurrecto junta despite the threat of the Diaz gov ernment to punish with death any one participating even in a slight degree with the revolutionary movement. What disposition is made of the applicants is not given out by the junta, but 1t Is known that the mcn do not remain long in El Paso.
 Much fear Is being expressed as .c the fate of 15 Americans who were taken prisoners by the federal troop; at Casas Grandes a week ago. Wheth. CT the men are confined in the little sun -scorched abode jail in the town or whether they have been more SC verely dealt with is causing conjec ture. It is the opinion of some tina the men have been shot.
 Five companies of the Twenty-thir, infantry stationed here, it is said will be ordered to San Antonio am Colonel E. 2. steever. of the Fcurtl cavalry, will be in charge of the bor der patrol.
 The only troops left here then vii be the Fourth cavalry.
 The story of Creighton's campaigl