The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25

two roads to the American side should |
danger of incendiarism develop in the
Mexican city tomorrow.
Below Juarez all is in an uproar. |
Chihuahua is isolated and the de-
lection of Orozco makes it an easy!
prey for the rebels. The Mormon
colony towns of Colonia Diaz, Colonia i
Juarez, Colonia Dublan and the man !,
ufacturing towns of Pearson and Mad !
era are iD the center of the disturbed
district and a, portion of MADEIRA is
already in ashes.
U. s. Troops Rushing Forward.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Feb. "a
Before sunrise 1900 United States sol
diers on special trains running In
sections, will be on their way to Ell
Paso to reinforce troops along the Rio
Grande and be ready to enter Mexico
lie President Taft directs Intervention
in the Mexican revolutions. Ready TO
follow them are 1000 more soldiers
being prepared for the field by Brig
adler General Jos. w. Duncan, COM
manding the department of Texas.
The troops which we're busy entrain-
| ing tonight are the 22nd United States
infantry, Col. d.. A. Frederick COM
manding. and the Third field battery,
fLieut. s. D. ,5Sturgis commanding.
Orders came today .frorn the war
department for these troops to leave
at once and for the remainder OF the
garrison to be ready to move at
moments notice.
Major Rolfe, post quartermaster,
and Southern Pacific officials at once
secured 102 cars necessary to handle
the big command of fourteen organlza-
lions and their baggage prepared Tor
Immediate service across the border.
The first train with horses and bag
rage left at midnight and will be IN
Ell Paso In 80 hours. The other trains
will run at hourly intervals behind IT,.
The equipment was loaded tonight by
the light of lanterns and huge fires.
To provide for fast run, the guns
and wagons were spiked to the nat
4 cars. Both organizations are prepar-
ed for immediate field service. each
4 infantryman has 29O rounds of am
munition and the artillery carries ooo
rounds for each gun. The commlssary
has rations for thirty days for the en-
tire command and enough transporta-
ton is being taken to make it possible
for the troops to enter Mexico without
DELAY if necessary.
The officers of the command con
slider the situation along the border
grave and it is an open secret tha1
every officer and man expects active
service of the most serious character
before he returns to Fort sam Hous
ton again.
Brigadier General Duncan will re
main here until the second men are
ordered forward, but he will keel
: Ecommand of the troops sent forward
tonight. General Duncan is keepinf
in close touch with the war depart
r ment by telegraph and with the var
: ious posts and commands in the de
5 partments along the border.
Last Step But One.
r WASHINGTON, Feb 24.-Uncl'
n Sam tonight not only barred the mail
ed fist OF armed Intervention to Mex
a leo. but brandished 1t with the fla
T. threat of putting American troops o.
e Mexican soil Tonight officials agree
+ that the United States had taken tn
t last step but one, of putting tn
e khaki-clad regulars in the terroris
y zone of the revolution-ridden republic
A regiment of infantry and batter
g of the Third light field artillery is te
!. night enroute from Fort Sam Houston
r. to Fl Paso with directions to MAR
n tain order on the American border a
t. all hazards
II The very fact that for the first tim
d lin the history of Uncle Sans attempt
'. Ito keep order along the boundary lint
q field artillery has been called int
IS action, was taken here to indicate tina
q the administration, exasperated at col
! tinued attacks on Americans an
d American property in Mexico an
aware that within the next few days
A. battle would probably be fought 9
Is Juarez has determined to be ready fo
D. real business.
eli The state and war departments d.