Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-04
MEXICO CITY
is ENDANGERED

stronger measures are adopted by Pr
sident Madero f Mexico, to put dow
the Zapatistas, the rebels who hay
. terrorized the southern part of the r,
pubic for more than year will be q
the gates of Mexico City in less tina
six months, according to J. G. Lonl
of Mexico, who arrived here Monda
evening from the Mexican capitol e
. route to Louisville.
"The secret police of Mexico hav
discovered plot on the part of tn
Zapatistas, to attack Mexico City 81
September Is. which is the annivel
sary of Mexican independence, AM
when the celebration of the yea
takes place.
"a large number of arrests have
been made and it is believed tha
since their plans are known to the
government, nothing more will come
OF it,"
Cananea, Mex. Sept. 4.--Rebels ant
federals engaged in battle at Bauchi
Monday afternoon, according to
word which was brought here by
courers. The barracks were dyna-
mited by the rebels and two federals
were killed and seven wounded The
rebel loss was not stated. De Torres
rebel band is said to have recently
joined that of Escoboza near Nacozari
ard with Emilio Campo, both now are
the tho
east of Cananea, where it is said, all
the rebel forces are to concentrate.
Four hundred soldiers of the Fifth
and Twenty-s federal battal-
ions, have arrived at Puerto Citos
from Nogales.
Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 4.-Reports
reaching here from Nacozari, Sonora,
are to the effect that the Mexican
rebels have departed from that city.
ana began westward movement. 1t
was reported that they had met
troop OF 100 federals Monday after
noon and were repulsed Eleven
bridges have been burned on the Ma
cozari line.
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 4.-Mexican
rebels last night burned bridges at
several points on the Mexico North.
western railroad south of Juarez, tie
ing UP traffic and isolating the Mexi-
can border city from the rest of Mex
lco. Colonel Manzano and the fif-
teenth battalion of infantry were sent
this morning from Casas Grandes to
locate the rebels, and General Trucy
Aubert and his command were dis.
patched on military train west from
Chihuahua on a similar mission. No
troops were sent out of Juarez.
Jaurez, Sept. 4-General Augustin
SanJlnes, with an escort of fifty
Yaqui warriors, arrived here TODAY to
confer with General Victoriano, fed
eral commander of the zone. Pres
ence of a few small bands OF rebels
menacing the railway to the south
west of Juarez, will be combatted with
the 500 Indians under command of
General Sanjines who are at present
strung along the railway. The Yaquis
have proved much more efficient than
the Mexican federal troops in scout
ing duty and guerilla fighting. They
wear blue overalls and appear more
like farmers than soldiers.
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 4.-Cavalry-
men were hurried from Fort Clark to-
day to Preside, Texas, to maintain
order among 400 Mexican refugees,
who fled from Ojinaga when rebels
took that town. The Mexican con-
sui here says he has instructed that
his people be supplied with food.
There is threatened at Ojinaga a
battle that would expose Preside to
the bullets of the combatants. A
brigade of Mexican federal cavalry
has been sent from Chihuahua to en-.
gage the Ojinaga rebels.
Cananea, Mex, Sept. 4.-Anxiety
for the safety of this city was reliev-
ed today when 100 cavalrymen and
800 federal militia arrived, making
the Mexican garrison here number
more than 700 we'll armed men.
Train service between Cananea and
Naco, Sonaro, was resumed today.
The rebels congregating in the Ajo
sent word that they would
attack when their numbers were suf-
iciently augmented.
A request was sent to Washington
today that 500 rifles be sent to the
Americans here.
Naco, Sonora, Mex, Sept. 4.-Gen-
raj Alexandra Vega, claiming to be
ebel officer, well armed and having
plenty of money. was arrested here
and is now in Jail. Vega
claims to have been with Colonel
Campo at Villa Varde several days
lgo when that rebel leader made
,ortie through the Cananea district.
He claimed to be on peace mission,
out Mexican officials said he was in
'eality a spy.
The first train from Cananea since
asst Sunday arrived today. -,