The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-16


general movement of the insurrectos is
horthWard, presumably toward Juarez
First Maneuver of Troops.
San Antonio. March 16.-The first
maneuver of the troops in camp were
on the program today. 1t was pro-
posed TO send out a coEe pany of imam
Try several miles to seek cover and
Tor the aeroplane to loci for them
Southern Pacific officials TODAY waited
TO see If the Mexican insurrectos would
make good a threat to blow up ali
bridges entering their country.
BUSINESS in the state of Chihuahua
already has been greatly cuFtailed and
food supplies threatened. A complete
rupture of communication from this
side would be very serious. There is
a ser1o-comic side to running trains
across the border. A railroad man
SAID yesterday that negro porters in
var1ably decline to make a second trip
and hence new men are constantly he
ing sent There are now ten cars of
reserve ammunition here They have
not been unloaded and may have some
other point as their ultimate destina-
tion.
Says No Damage Was Done
Ell Paso. March 16.-Col NJ. Tam
borel, military commander of Juarez,
stated this morning that the bomb
thrown into the barracks last night
did no damage and that nobody was
captured The shots of the SentrieS,
he said, did not hit anybody
]. A. McDaniels, an engineer on
the Mexican Northwestern railroad,
who arrived today on a hand car. re-
ported that the road is cut to pieces
from Juarez to its southern terminus
at Pearson. He saw many insurgents
heading south, but did not see Ma
dero's army marching north towards
Juarez, as reported and does not be-
| lieve it IS coming.
American Arrested in Mexico.
Eagle Pass, Texas. March 16.-
| While he was translating dispatches
printed in an American newspaper
concerning the insurrection in Mexico,
| Henry Whittle was arrested today at
| Ciudad Porfrio Diaz, across the Rio
| Grande from this city. He will be
! held incommunieado for 72 hours ac-
cording to the Mexican authorities.
The specific charge against Whittle is
| carrying. messages between insurrectos
| in the United States and Mexico. w.
| H. Mulled of this city, a relative of
state department at Washington be-
! cause American Consul Luther ELS
worth declined to attempt to intercede
in behalf of Whittle.
Breach of Neutrality Charged.
Mexicali, March 16.-The United
| States army authorities in Calexico op-
poSite here, are investigating today the
reports that Mexico custom officials at
AlgodoneS yesterday fired on the in
surrectos from the American side of
| the international line. This action if
proved, constitutes a grave violation of
the neutrality laws. 49, Mexican Gus
toms officials returning today declared
they did not fire the shots but that
the insurgents opened fire on them.
On the other hand, messages from
Algodones state that the Mexican of
flcials did fire from american soil, and
that later they were disarmed.
The customs officers went to Algo-
dones three days ago on order of Su-
pervising of Customs Inspector Enrique
Calderon. ~
Captain Babcock, u. S. A., telegraph
ed to Captain Wright at Yuma today
asking for information regarding the
alleged violation of neutrality by the
| Mexican officials. He also inquired re-
gardlng the report that the United
States troops had captured several in
surrectos who had charged over into
| American territory in an effort to come
to close quarters with the Mexican
| customs men.
Raid Near Torreon.
Ell Paso, March 16.-Two hundred
revolutionists have been operating in
the Sacramento district, near Torreon.
They visited two ranches, taking sew
eral horses and forced Enrique Terra
zas, ranchman, to give up $500. The
payroll of the American Smelling and
sent to the Ell Cobre mine, was seized
and ten rifles and several hundred
dollars added to the insurrectos funds