Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-09-18
MEXICAN TROOPS
CROSS j. 5. SOIL
Seek to Intercept Rebels on
Northern Border.
ROUTE is KEPT A SECRET
Madero's Secretary Declares Situation
In Republic Has Notably Improved
Both in Political and Mill
tary Sense. i.

Washington, Sept. ia detach-
ment of 1900 Mexican federal troops
were rushed across American terri
tory Tuesday to intercept and dispel
the bands of rebels gathering along
the northern boundary of Mexico, es-
DeciaIly in the state of Sonora, under
the leadership of General Salazar,
and threatening American property.
War department and state depart
mant officials are keeping the route
of the Mexican federals secret at the
request of the Mexican government.
Most of the federal troops massed at
Juarez, crossed the bridge into Ell
Paso Tex, and shipped by train to
some point near Nogales, where they
will be within striking distance of
the Cananea district.
Reports reached the war depart
ment that the rebels were gathering
in force in the vicinity of Cananea.
They seemed to be preparing for a
long march as horses, supplies, am
munition and dynamite were being
concentrated. General Salazar is en-
camped at Gabalones and is in com
munication with the rebel mountain
band He is being closely watched
by the American patrol.
From the movement of the rebels
it is expected that General Orozco,
the rebel leader, is aware of the
movement of the federal force and is
preparing for battle on the Mexican
line, or he is planning retreat and
a dash into Chihuahua where there
are few federal troops at the present
time.
The determination of the Mexican
government to drive the rebels out of
the Cananea district is in compliance
with the request of this government
following demands for protection from
the managers of the $50 mining prop
critics in that section. The state de-
partment has at Douglas or Naco
1000 rifles and 100000 rounds of am
munition for shipment to the Ameri-
cans employed in the Cananea mines
for use in resisting the raids of the
rebels. 1t is necessary that there
shall be a safe convoy of federal
troops to get the rifles to the Amer
leans. For this reason the Mexican
troops are being rushed into Sonora.
It is officially reported that the
rebels are no longer at Ojinago, haV-
ing met with decisive defeat in their
skirmish there with the federal forces.
The border from Ojinago to Nogales
is now controlled by the federals.
The commander at Ojinago informed
the American officers that he was able
to hold the place but not strong
enough to assume the offensive,
Describing the fight at Ojinago,
Captain Adams, stationed at Preside,
reported through General Steever to
the war department that the rebels
numbered nearly 800 men. The fed
erals lost four killed and five horses.
The only reference to firing across
the river was Captain Adams state
ment that "a Mexican on our side"
was said to have been shot In the
hip by a stray bullet.
A private telegram from Senior j.
Sanchez-Azeona, political secretary
to President Madero of Mexico, re-
ceived here, says:
The agitation in the United States
seems to be very strange inasmuch
as according to all who know the
facts the situation has notably i'm
proved politically as we'll as in
military sense"