The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-04
Where Warning Factions
Are Still Fighting.
REBELS CROSS THE BORDER
And Rob Texas RantheS-An
American Killed While
Protecting Family.
UNCLE SAM MAY SOON STEP IN

Washington, Aug. 3O.-With tn
situation in Mexico darker than 1
has been for some time. and will
Emiliano Zapata, the leader of tn,
Southern rebels, threatening Mexi
co City, the United States, while de
nying that Intervention is contem
plated, is making further prepare
tons for such an eventuality.
1t is admitted by the State De.
partment that the time seems to be
approaching when there will be nc
organized government in Mexico tc
which endangered Americans car
appeal.
The strength of the Zapata re-
volt in the south of Mexico was lost
sight OF when Orozeo was defeated
in the North, but now it is realized
that the Federal army, still loyal
to the traditions of The Diaz re-
gime. is not asserting itself to put
down the Zapata revolt.
-- GenaraI .Mood~.to- day wired Gen
eral Steever. commanding at FL
Paso. asking If more troops are
needed. 1t is expected that General
Steever will reply in the affirma-
tive. Meanwhile General Walter s..
Schuyler. commanding the Depart
ent of California, has been ordered
by General Wood to visit the Arizo-
ma and New Mexico border to de-
termine if more troops are needed
in that section.
General Steever to-day reported
that band of rebels had crossed
the line into the United States and
had stolen 100 horses from q ranch
near Culbertson, Texas. Troop C.
of the Third Cavalry fred on the
Mexicans, and the latter fed across
the border. More cavalry has been
sent to the border, four miles from
CuTbertson.
Responsibility for present condi-
lions in Mexico is laid at the door
of the Madero administration, Eight
States and one Territory in South
ern Mexico are reported completely
in the hands of the Zapatistas. with
the Federal Government unable to
regain even the principal cities of
those States, while the people of
the section involved are alleged to
be furnishing food and other aid to
the rebels.
American COlOnist Killed.
Chihuahua, Mexico, Aug. 3d.
Jackson Stevens, an Amer
lean colonist at Pacheco. State of |
was killed to-day when |
defending his home and family |
against the attack of a horde OF
rebels.
Stevens and his family had re-
NAMED behind after most of the
members of the large colony at
Pacheco had left for the United
States. The wife, three daughters
md two sons were with him in the
Unequal battle, but their fate has
lot been reported.
Nearly 200 women and children
rom the Sonora colonies who
started for the border at Nogales,
Arizona, on Monday, have not been
leard from, and it is feared that
he rebel forces. at whose approach
hey fed, have overtaken them
on the desert just south
If the United States border.
They should have reached Noga-
es last night, but the country
through which they passed is re-
ported to-day to be filed with rebel
lands. A small guard of armed
men from the colonies accompanied
he women and children, the re-
nainder of the men staying behind
o defend their property.
Threaten to Kill Americans.
Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 3O.-Amer-
cans will be killed by rebels after
september Is is the declaration
'rought here from Col. Emilio p.
tampa, a leader of Orozco's rebel
rmy, who with 500 men is operat-
ng along the Southern Pacific OF
Iexico below Nogales, Ariz.
The word Is brought here by va
ious Americans who declare they
eceived it directly from Campo. An
My alternative given by the rebel
eader is the resignation of Presi-
ent Madero.