The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
Manifesto Issued by Insurgent Leader Charges
United States with Being Cause of
the Trouble
|ROOPS ARE RUSHED TO THE BORDER
revolution has Almost Reached Climax and Re
suits Of Next Few Days are Expected
to be Thrilling.

ty,n,ted Press Leased Wire service.l /,
M, PAsO, Texas, Feb. 24.-Unless
me- heavy rain which tonight is
drenching Juarez snakes the ground
tho VET for fighting, dawn will see
+ The historic old town, the provisional
capital of Mexico with three thousand
|yasquistas under Colonies Salzar and
|Rojas in complete control.
Communicating trains in Bauche,
| The forces of Rojas and Salzar moved
to the outskirts Of Ciudad Juarez to-
night and made ready for an attack
On the city. In Juarez only citizen
soldiers are on guard, with the ex-
ception OF about thirty men who are
said to be federal machine gun men
IN disguise and who are there to oper-
ate the two machine guns sent into
theetown from the American side re-
Gently.
The fighting in Juarez. if any should
occur. will be between civilians and
rebels and as the passing of a single
shot to the American side with DAM
age to American property or life, will
precipitate Intervention, the situation
Is considered most critical.
The surrender Of Juarez to the Vas
euistas was demanded tonight of p.
c. Llorente, Mexican consul here, by
Gonzalo Enrile, according to Enrile,
who says the city will be made the
headquarters Of the Trevino-v asquista
government. Enrile is the accredited
author of the manifesto proclaiming
the Trevino revolution, which was
circulated throughout northern Mex
/ leo today.
In wagons, on street cars, on foot
and in automobiles, the people OF
Iuarez have been rushing into El
Paso since four o'clock this afternoon,
and at dark the exodus had become a
srout
Cursing Americans, many OF the
refugees sought safety from their own
countrymen on the American side
and all are In the highest state OF ex
element. Partisans of General Ger
onimo Trevino, the latest revolution
airy leader in Mexico, are endeavorine
to stir up an anti-American sentiment
among the several thousand Mexicans
on the American side Of the border ant
trouble Is threatened in Ell Paso ant
in the country nearby If American
troops find 1t necessary to cross thu
border here.
American secret service men lat
today seized number of proclama
lions here addressed to the presiden
Of the United States and accusing hin
of stirring up all of the trouble il
Mexico The proclamations wer'
found in a local Mexican printing OF
fee. They are printed in Spanish AM
were, 1t is said, taken to the PRINTING
Office by Gonza1o Enrile, former Mex
lean consul to Belgium. who, las
night, caused the printing of a mani
festo declaring for General Trevin
for president
Mexlcans on this side of the rive
have been arming for weeks in an
ticipation of intervention, and unles
heavy military and police guards ar
used here, there is every prospect TO
an attempt at footing and worse o
the American side.
Col Antonio Rojas with 1000 me
and Col Inez Salzar with one thou!
and, joined forces at Bauche, twelv
miles below .Juarez late today. Tt
night three cars Of water were ser
down to them from Juarez This fore
is expected to attempt to occup
Juarez early Sunday
There Is apprehension over th
probable outcome in Juarez tomorrow
Reinforcements of American troops fc
border duty cannot reach FL Paso frol
San Antonio before Sunday nigh
Those already here comprise for
troops Of the Fourth u. S. cavalry an
a battalion OF the 18th U. S. infantr
IN addition, there is company of stat
rangers and Company X of the Texa
National Guard From San Antoni
VIII come Sunday night the 22nd
.. Infantry and a battalion OF fiel
artillery.
All engines on the Mexican Natio
and Mexican Northwestern roat
IN Juarez were held in readiness t
night to rush the rolling stock of tt