Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-10
CAVALRY TO PATROL LINE
TO ENFORCE NEUTRALITY
Other Troops Held Ready to Move
if They Are Needed.
MOVING MEXICAN SOLDIERS
If Any Are Allowed to Cross Texas,
1t Will Be Only a Limited
Force to Garrison
JuareZ

A battalion of the 18th Infantry. 2JU
men strong has been ordered from Whip
pie barracks. Ariz.. to FL Paso. Tex. The
situation at Juarez. opposite Ell Paso.. is
reported TO be ugly, the insurrectos being
try of Madero troops into that place by
way of American territory
The 18th Infantry Battalion with a ma
chine gun platoon will relieve Col Stee-
ver's cavalrymen of guard duty at Ell
PasO and enable them to be employed in
patrolling the border in that vicinity.
The State Department has declined the
request of the Madero government for
permission for Mexican troops to cross
Texas
May Yet Go Through.
The withdrawal of permission for MeXi-
can federal troops to proceed over Amer
ican territory from Eagle Pass to Juarez
really amounts only to a delay until
complete understanding is reached as to
the number of troops to pass through. it
was explained at the State Department
today.
When the first request of the Mexican
government was granted by the State De-
partment, after asking Gov. COlquit OF
Texas IL it would be agreeable, 1T was
understood that only about AGO men were
70 pass through. and those only for gar
risoning the post at Juarez.
Later much uneasiness was expressed
10y Texans that Mexico was going to
Use the American route for a general
mobilization of troops to suppress out
breaks i'm Chihuahua. Upon representa-
tions from the Governor of Texas the
first permission was held up.
Discussions. are now going on between
the United States embassy at Mexico
City and the Mexican federal government
to make it clear that the State Depart
ment granted permission for only the
small garrison for Juarez TO pass through
When the understanding is clear to all
parties concerned the soldiers undoubt-
edly will pass through under escort of
American cavalry.
Need of Border Patrol.
So much uneasiness has been felt by
residents along the Mexican border dur
ing the past few days. and the sporadic
outbreaks have become so numerous
that the War Department thought it de-
sirable that Col. E. q. Steever's 4th
guarding the entry at E1 Paso and
patroling the border line. Consequently
the battalion of the 18th Infantry at
Whippe barracks will proceed immedi-
ately to FL Paso, and will relieve the
cavalry garrison. which will confine its
work to patrolling the line.
The War Department, it was declared,
has not in contemplation the dispatch
of any other troops toward the border at
the present time, but they are still being
kept in readiness. The infantrymen from
Whipple barracks will leave the post
immediately and probably will arrive at
FL Paso tomorrow afternoon.
Although affairs at Nogales in Sonora.
directly on the border line. are normal
a; the present time, according to advice
received at the State Department today
from American Consul Dye at Nogales, a
state of unrest exists there on account
of the press reports of conditions in
other parts of the republic.
Conditions in southern Mexico are in
dicated in the official reports as about
the same as yesterday. Cnconfirmed re-
ports indicate that a body of revolution
lists is demanding the surrender of the
town of Presidio. AS Esperanza, near
Vera Cruz, an unimpOrtant mutiny of
troops was reported to have been sup
pressed without difficulty.
Will Not Yield Prisoners.
On the ground that their offense was
purely political. the State Department
will refuse to extradite Nicanor Valdez
for extradition by United States COM
missioner i'm San Antonio. They were
charged with having caused the execution
of a number of Madero revolutionists
while they were in positions of command
and responsibility.
Though Col Steever, commanding at
I'll Paso. was instructed to turn the
thirteen insurrectos captured on Ameri-
can territory day before yesterday over
10 the civil authorities that officer ex-
presses the opinion that il was not the
intention of these men to invade Ameri-
can territory. as when taken into Gus
tody they did not know where they
were. Ii is probable the men will be al
lowed to return to Mexico, minus their
firing pieces.
Zapata Force Defeated.
CUERNAVACA, Mexico. February TO-
A body Of 1.OOO adherents of Zapata were
defeated last night In a battle which oc-
CURED six miles to the north of this city
by EsO federal troops. The fight lasted
two hours. The federals lost five soldiers
killed. but the rebel loss is not known.
ORIZABA. Mexico. February 1O.-Near-
1y 1900 cotton factory employees were
locked out today by the Industrial Com
panS of OriZaba because they threatened
10 strike. II Is feared that the unemploy-
ed men will join the rebel forces i'm the
states of Oaxaca and Puebla.
The situation has been complicated by
the strike of 100 mechanics I'm the Mexi.
can railway shops at Hera.