Evening star., 1912-09-14
Mai. Gen. Wood Orders Army
Supply Post at FL Paso.
MEXICO IN CHAOTIC STATE
Action Indicates, 0facials Believe,
Revolution Will Be Protracted.
REPORTED IN SOUTH
Americans and Other Foreigners
Seek Refuge in Capital-Trains
Looted by Bandits.

Mai Gen. Leonard Wood, chief Of
stafr OF the army, today ordered q gen
eral army supply post established at
Ell Peso. Tex.
Conditions in Mexico are reported to
the War Department as chaotic. Starva-
tion during the coming winter threat
ems to add to the suffering. The rural
population has been unable to plant or
cultivate crops.
Gen. Woods action Is taken to indi-
cate that officials here believe the revo-
luton will be protracted.
Reports Of Anarchy.
Reports of red-handed anarchy in
southern Mexico reached the State De-
partment today. together with the in
formation that Americans and other for
eigners were seeking refuge in Mexico
City. The Mexican government Is rush.
ing troops into the affected districts. but
the necessity for maintaining a formidable
force in the vicinity of the capital Is
hampering the military operations.
Trains are being wrecked and looted by
bandits in the state of Chihuahua, and
in one instance several passengers were
killed. That information was transmitted
to the department., together with the
statement that all was quiet along the
border.
The State Department is awaiting word
from Ambassador Wilson, at Mexico City.
as to the case of John Devine, son Of
who was captured while fighting with
the rebels and sentenced to death. Sen
ator OGorman of New York has made
personal representations to the depart
ment, which promptly called on the am
baSsador for report.
Plot to Sack Other Cities.
MEXICO CITY, September 14-That
the plot to occupy and sack the capital
September Is. the anniversary Of Mex
ico's independence, has been more wide
spread than at first imagined. is be-
lieved to be indicated by reports re-
similar plans were on foot against
Puebla. Monterey and Saltillo. In all
of these places arrests Of alleged con-
spirators have. been made. The
authorities now believe that they
have the situation well in hand in all
the larger cities. and that the celebra-
ton Of the night of the 18th and the
day of the 10th will not be marred by
rebel attacks.
The plot to occupy Saltillo and
Monterey is believed here to be a part
of the general rebel movement in the
northern part Of the state Of Coahuila.
The revolutionists are said to be organ
ized there under Andres Cara Galan
and to be operating along the inter-
national road toward Ciudad Porfirio
Diaz.
Says Revolution Is Broken.
NEW ORLEANS, September 14.-The
backbone Of the Mexican revolution, ac-
cording to Ernesto Fernandez Artiago
recently minister plenipotentiary from
Mexico to Honduras. has been broken.
Minister Artiago is en- route to his new
post. Besides declaring that the
federals had the situation we'll in hand
in Mexico, he would not discuss the
situation.
Declares Claim Is Void.
NEW YORK, September 14-That the
government of Mexico has no intention OF
yielding without hard legal fight to the
New York syndicate which recently pur-
chased the $1Oo. 600 600 Manning and Nc
Intosh claim against the republic. is indi-
Gated in dispatch received here from
Ernesto Madero, the Mexicon secretary
of the treasury. He says:
Il desire to inform you that said claim
is completely null and void and was re-
jected by the committee appointed in ac-
cordance with the law of May II. 1888.
MY understanding is that Mr.. Enrique
amount to the Mexican Securities and
Construction Company OF New York, and
this company in turn has presented q
claim many hundred times greater than
its cost but entirely extemporaneous and
completely void"