Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-09
WAVE Of REVOLT
SWEEPS MEXICO.
Anxiety Throughout Country--Uahed
States Has Prepared Orders TO
Meet Situation.
AWAIT WOODS SIGNATURE.
No American Movement WIN he Made
Flee IL Capital for Protection.

Presido. Texas. Feb. "a force
i OF 900 Mexican revolutionists COM
I manded by Emilio Ramirez, former
I Nadcro leader. suddenly appeared to-
day across the border from preside.
Ramirez has given the federal gar
rison OF Ojiniga until i o'clock this
evening 10 surrender or resist an al
lack The population OF The town
has fled 10 Presido for protection.
4 large detachment of United
STATES troops has been ordered 10
patrol This parr OF the border.
FL Paso. Texas. Feb. 9.---Ciri2enS
of FL Paso today fear lighting be-
tween Mexican Federals and Faz-
Guistas in the streets OF this Amer
J lean city Early today rrrales. who
are said 10 be VazQustaS in sympathy
began arriving in .Iuarez. They were
preceded by special train hearing
$50 l.. their horses and Two pieces
! Of artillery. Al The same time. an
nuuncemeRt was made thai several
hundred federals are coming tonight
| from Eagle Pass tn IuareZ. passing
over American territory.
! il is feared in FL PaSo that The
ruraleS deserving 10 The revolution
I II
from entering Juarez and the fighting
would necessarily have 10 be done in
Ell Paso. a formal protest from the
city officials against permitting the
federal troops coming TO FL Paso
will be filed to-day.
The peace commission sent 10 Casts
G.randes Yesterday returned today
and it was announced that il had par
TALLY succeeded in its mission.
The revolutionisS agreed TO re-
pair the railroad bridges burned
during the lighting below Casas
Grandes.
Washington. D. G.. Feb. 3
/ While denying tnaf orders nad bctH
! issued 10 National Guards or State
! militia TO proceed 10 the border, War
Department officials today admitted
thai such orders had been prepared
and only awaited Gen. Woods sig
B nature 70 make them effective. The
! preparation OF these orders, it was
claimed, was only precautionary AMI
meant NEARLY to save time should the
! necessity Of ordering militia 10 The
border arise.
! The War Department. having con-
sumef only four hours in getting
troops under way last spring, de-
sres 10 move as eXpeditionSly should
the occasion demand This year. How
ever, no troops will be sent until con
dirions in Mexico grow more SrrI-
Gus.
ReDorIs from Ambassador wilson
m Mexico City received here Today.
state that the wave of revolt is spread
ing al over Mexico. Americans from
all parts of Mexico are docking 10
the capital for protection. The reb-
els have also gained control OF al
railroad and telegraph communlca-
,ion north OF Monterey and little in
/ formation can be obtained regard
ing that region.
President Madero and his cabinet
are meeting today 70 consider cali
ing an exrraordinary session OF inc
| Mexican Congress 10 deal win the
Instruction. according 10 dispatrn-
es received today at the STATE De-
partment.
New reyOlrs in the state OF Micboa-
! ran inst west of Mexico City, arc
reporfed Railway communication
between the Mexican capital ana Ih'-
huahua has been interrupted by th1
destruction Of Il bridge.
! The War Department was advised
TODAY that the Mexican soldiers. CIV
en permission 10 enter Texas 10 trav-
81 10 Juarez. will cross the line at
! Laredo and travel 10 Ell PasO. MAJ.
, Gen. Leonard Wood today ordered
AN escort Of honor for rhe MeXIcans
while on American soil, consisting
of captain and six men.
The Mexican soldiers arrested on
the American side Of the border VIII
probably not be punished Col.
S,eever reported that they did nor
i,,end RI cross the border or violate
! neutrality laws.