Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-12
Action of Madero Govern.
ment in Sending Troops
North to Stop Raiding
MAY Restore Order.
RAILROAD COMPANY
DEMANDS PROTECTION
Southern Pacific Asks
Washington to Prevent
Attack on Company's
Property in Mexico.

'aSAAAeSOllb OCpt. 1I.--luJCIV0uIIOu
IN Mexico seemed step farther of
today. Rebel raiding along the border
Is expected to be ended by the Mexi-
can federals who are to be permitted
to cross Texas and New Mexico to at
tack the insurgents along the frontiers
of Chihuahua and Sonora.
While one force of federals moves
down from the northern boundary, an
ether force Is being worked up tho
Southern Pacific line in Mexico. The
plan Is to catch the rebels between
the two forces. Representatives Of the
revolution here assert this move will
only transfer the seat of war from the
border to the mountains.
Madero's movement OF troops to the
north is in response to the demand Of
this government that Americans be
protected. The movement now under
way is expected to quiet the situation,
for the present at least.
United States troops ordered to the
border will move forward just the
same and others at posts throughout
the west are ready
| Plans for Madero Troops.
1 There Is a possibility that the Mexlss
can -fedefafs may not be entrained At
/ xh0O dlSCT OlLlCAAIb noI0 S1IU
reluctant to give to the rebels the nd.
vantage Of knowing in advance where
the federals will enter tho United
or at what point they arc likely to
re-cross into Mexico. 1t had been plan
ned to take them from Ell Paso to.
Douglas, but there Is an intimation
this plan may not be carried out.
l - vStt lavS
the United States Is attempting to
place In the hands Of American colon.
lists in northern Mexico for their own
protection was reported today Do
tained at Warren, north Of Naco.
Rebel activity all along the boundary
west of Ell Paso today was reported to
the war department.
Army Officers Report on Situation.
Brig. Gen. steevers' dispatches Of
Hast night telling OF the battle Of
Ojinaga made no mention OF the sur
render Of the federal garrison, but to
the contrary, report the rebels re-
|pulsed.
Brig. Gen. Schuyler from Fort
Huachuca, Arizona, reported many
rebels just ACROSS the borders. His
Hast nights dispatch says force Of
700 under Rojas and Tampa disabled
q train south of Naco and took possess
sion of San Pedro, covering the Del
Rio railway, which they disabled,
They threatened to dynamite bridges
on the line IL any effort were made to
repair the railroad.
Rail Company Wants Protection.
New York, Sept. 1.-THE Southern
Pacific railroad company has asked
the state department at Washington
to protect its interests in Mexico, It
was announced today at the Office OF
chairman OF the executive committee
of the railroad simultaneously for.
NAL statement was issued containing
kilograms received by the company
declaring that bodies OF rebels vary
lings from 100 to 5000, were pillag-
ling the country, cutting telegraph
! wires and burning railroad bridges.
More than two miles Of bridges have
been burned during the past ten days
.|according to these kilograms. In one
instance, according to the dispatches.
| the rebels captured railroad train.
LOADED the passengers into one coach.
carried 1t within seven miles OF Naco
and dropped into Naco by gravity.
The locomotive was then disabled.
The kilograms, five In number. have
been placed before the state depart
ment at Washington by the Washing
! ton attorneys Of the railroad, 1t was
stated at the office OF the chairman OF
the executive committee and a formal
demand for protection, based upon
them had been made.
4 "Our lawyers at Washington had
been In constant touch with the state
department over the situation" de-
lclared spokesman for r. 8. Lovett.
chairman Of the executive COMMITTEES
|of the Southern Pacific company. We
have asked that our property be pro-
ltected.''
| The kilograms contained in the
statement issued today are dated Aug.
|27, Aug. 81, Sept. 8, Sept. and
Sept. 8.
Attack on Aqua Prleta Expected.
Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 11.-AguA
i Prieta across the international line
4 from Douglas at noon today was ex-
pecting momentarily an attack by the
combined rebel forces OF Generals
Rojas and Salazar, reported to number