Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-26
WILL.
TAKE JUAREz.
700 of Them Twelve Miles
from Town Waiting for
Reinforcements
JUNGLE SAM GROWS ANXIOUS
Fourth Infantry Is Being Mobil.
lied at Widely Scattered
Forts.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-The
war department was thrown into a
state of excitement here today by tel
egraphic reports of large band in
the vicinity of Juarez, Mexico, oppo-
site FL Paso and of serious fighting
in the outskirts of the town. These
reports, it was explained at the De-
partment came from army officers"
and the department officials were
startled a second time by press dis
patches from Ell Paso declaring there
had been absolutely no fighting in
Juarez or its environs. None of the
department officials would comment
Oh the complex situation.
Fourth Infantry Held in Readiness.
Washington, D. c., Feb. 2G.-The
Fourth Infantry, now divided between
Fort Crook, Omaha, and Fort Logan
H~Root, Hot Springs, Ark, was order
ed today to be prepared to entrain
for San Antonio on receipt of a sec
ond message.
Juarez Is Awaiting Attack.
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 26.-Juarez is
waiting The rebels are waiting. Sew
Ell. hundred rebels under command of
Emilio Campo are encamped twelve
miles south of Juarez. Their COM
mander announces his intention to at
tack unless the town surrenders, as
soon as reinfOrcementS thousand
strong arrive from the south.
Rebels Will Be Attacked in Rear.
Juarez is guarded by over four hun
dred apparently determined but un
tried men. and it's officials declare
they will put up a fight if attacked.
Mexican Consul E. C. Llorente B. in
El Paso says Pancho Villa and five
hundred loyal state troops are en-
route to JuareZ from Chihuahua and
| that the rebels may be expected to be
attacked from the rear at any time.
! This morning, committee of Juarez
| appeal to the rebels to return south
without attacking and avoid pOss-
| BILE cause for Intervention, which
might come if the town is attacked A
! bridge which the JuareZ citizens burn
ed near the rebel camp to keep the
rebels from slipping in on trains,
has been rebuilt under a temporary
| truce and the rebels are getting wa
! ter and supplies from Juarez over the
| railroad, which they hold. The reb-
els promise to give ample notice be-
surrender so that foreigners may get
out. They also say they will move
around to the northwest of Juarez so
they can fire parallel with Ell Paso
when attacking.
No Fighting Near Juarez.
| American Consul T. D. Edwards, in
Juarez said at u o'clock N response
to a telephone call: There is no fight
| ing near Juarez. Everything is per-
| fectly quiet. | have sent no informa-
ton that there is any fighting near
here
Colonel E. T. Steever, Fourth Caval-
ry, commanding the United States
border guard said Il did not send
Washington any report today tnat
there was fighting near Juarez. |
sent a message early Sunday morning
stating that it was reported that there
| lyir ich I,,.n
during Saturday night. This later
+, proved only to have been an exchange
of shots between guards in the city
OF Juarez and not any skirmish with
rebels The situation is perfectly J
quiet today and has been so far as |
know"
| Officials of the Mexico Northwest
ern Railroad in Juarez are in constant
touch with the rebel camp at Bauche
over their railroad telephone line.
They report no trouble at Bauche. At
neon they reported that some of the
expected rebel reinforcements had
arrived at Bauche and that Antonio
Rojas and Inez Salazar, leaders, had
Joined Emilio Campo, who commands
the first forces that arrived Saturday.
Mo Thought of Intervention, But?
| Washington, d. c., Feb. 26.-The i'm
mediate effect of the Juarez reports
was to cause the dispatch of orders
looking to further the movements OF
troops toward the border, including
the Fourth infantry which probably
will be the first regiment to reinforce
the border patrol.
The assemblage of troops on the
border does not mean protracted in
vasion of Mexico, it is emphasized al
the War Department, but it is admit
ted the troops will not hesitate tc
cross the boundary line to insure the
maintenance of neutral zone broad
enough to insure the safety of persons
OH the American side.
There is no thought of interven
tion in Mexico said Secretary of Wal
Stimson, at the White House today
'All that we propose to do is to pro
tect American lives and property, and
this we will do
| There is general belief here thai
the Mexicans will respect neutra
zone and will not invite even a temp
orary invasion of American troops.
Senator Stone of Missouri, intro
Iduced a resolution today directing the