The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-10
TROOPS HELD
IN READINESS
To Move to Mexican Border on the
Receipt OF orders--Situation in
United States Sister Republic Elk.
ceedinety Serious.

Salt Lake City, Feb. THE TWEEN
tieth infantry received Geographic oil
ders Monday evening from the war dc
partment to hold itself in readiness
should any sudden call be issued from
the war department for the services o
the regiment. Word from the pos
this morning states that the command
can be prepared to move within TIVE
days after receipt of the order.
Washington, Feb. 6.--Another upris
ing in Mexico is impending, according
to official dispatches received here to
day which cast grave doubts on The
loyalty of Orezco to President Mod
ero and intimates that In withdrawing
from Juarez with the garrison of that
to Chihuahua, Orozco is about to be
gin new rebellion and declare the
independence of the state of Chihua'
hua. Army circles are again agitated
and preparations for immediate action
are renewed.
Washington, Feb 6.-The whole
state of Chihuahua is now reported
TO be in revolt against the Madero
government. The state assembly is OK.
pected to meet today and it is expect
ed a declaration of independence will
be issued.
Representatives here of the nation.
al government are said to be without
support and afraid to appeal to Mext
co City for help. fearing any attempt
to send royal troops into Chihuahua
to enforce the DEGREES Of the Madero
government would precipitate blood
shed.
As the state OF chihuahua borders
on Texas, its separation from Mexico
would be a matter Of deep concern
TO the United States. Officials here
are watching developments with great
interest,
So complete are the military pre-.
parations that II Is said nothing re.
mains to be done but to send one
message to every department army
Headquarters in the country to insdre
the prompt assemblage of sufficient
number of troops on the Mexican Dor
der to prepare the United States for
any emergency that might arise there
few hours developments in Mexl.
co put the mobile forces of the u. 5.
army on marching orders and field
equipment
With renewed disturbances across
the border and the possibility that the
state department to protect the lives
and property Of Americans along the
line, the plans of the general stall,
prepared for a minutes action in just
such an event, were spread out at the
headquarters today and renewed in
structions to await marching orders
were flashed to army commanders al
points from which troops can b'
quickly modified
Frankly admitting the gravity o
the situation, officials here are insist
ent that nothing more is contemplat
ed at this stage than to make thu
border patrol strong enough for al
legitimate purposes.
There is no intention TO send
single soldier across the line. II /
pointed out that to do so would b
equivalent to a declaration OF wal
which would require action of Cor
gress.
1t is felt there must be a force {
American troopers on the border
prevent the indiscriminate crossin
of the lines by either reyolutionists q
government forces should the threa
ened secession of the state of Chihui
hua result in hostilities, The neutra
ity laws will be enforced to the lette