Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-14
Station to be Established
to Supply U. S.
Soldiers.
MEXICO MORE CHAOTIC
Trains Reported Wrecked Loot
ed by Rebel Bandits in
Chihuahua.

Washington, Sept. 14-MaJor Gen
eral Leonard Wood, chief of staff. to-
day ordered a general army supply
post established at FL Paso, Texas.
Conditions In Mexico are reported to
the war department as chaotic. Star
walton during the winter threatens the
rural population, who have been un-
able to plant or cultivate crops.
woods action is taken to Indicate
that the officials here believe the
revolution will be protected.
BELIEVE AMERICAN KILLED.
Washington, Sept 14.-Edward Hay
moor, an American. Is believed to
have been killed yesterday by Mexi-
can rebels near Morelos. The finding
of remnants OF his property and cloth
ing is reported.
Washington, Sept. 14.-Reports of
anarchy in southern Mexico reached
the state department today. with the
information that Americans and other
foreigners were seeking refuge in Mex
leo City. The Madero government is
rushing troops into the disaffected dis
trlcts. Trains are being wrecked and
looted by bandits in Chihauhau and in
one instance several passengers were
KILLED., none OF them, however, being
Americans. This information was
transmitted to the department with
statement that all was quiet along the
border
.. CLAIMS IA AF,ExRnNIr uRoHx1,x
New Orleans, La, Sept 14-The
backbone of the Mexican revolution,
according to Ernesto Fernandez Y Ar
tigo, recently minister plenipotentiary
from Mexico to Honduras, has been
broken. Besides declaring the federals
had the situation we'll in hand In Mex
leo, he would not discuss the situa-
ton
SMITH SEES CRISIS.
Ell Paso, Texas, Sept 14.-Summar-
izing the work of his committee, Unit
ed States Senator William Alden Smith
OF Michigan, chairman of the sub-com-
mittee OF the senate on foreign rela-
tons to investigate alleged American
activity in fomenting the present Mex
ican revolution, says:
"A careful study of the situation
leads me to believe that crisis is i'm
minent in the affairs of our sister re-
public and our own government must
recognize the seriousness of situa-
ton SO full of complexity.
Il hope that long before our gov
ernment could act through appropria-
ton channels, a fair and equitable So
luton between the warning elements
in Mexico will have been reached.
while it would be foolhardy for
, our government to involve itself un-
, necessarily in the affairs of Mexico,
yet as a practical suzera in the we
ern hemisphere, we should never hes
itate to protect American citizens
from torture, persecution or robbery
J which occur both in ability OF consti-
l tuted authorities to exercise their pro
l tective functions.
4 The wanton destruction OF proper.
: ty aggregating many millions of dol
\ lars, is staggering in it's enormity, and
= the military strength OF the Mexican
government is being taxed 10 its ut
most to cope with the revolution"
BLUE JACKETS AT GRANADA.
; San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Sept
; IA detachment of American blue
+ Jackets arrived at Granada. revo-
i lutionary base south Of the capital, to
day The Americans experienced no
. trouble in entering the city.
UNREST ~ CUBA.
Washington, Sept. 14.-Conditions
/, In Cuba are so unsatisfactory TO the
n state department that it was intimated
i today the United States might, indi
8 rectly at least, supervise the coming
:. election. Anti-foreign and antiAmeri
o can elements are giving the depart
r n.ent some uneasiness and the situa
tiCn is closely watched.