The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25

f,,n,ted Press Leased Wire Service.l
M, PAsO. Texas, Feb. 24.-Unless
.ha heavy rain which tonight is
branching Juarez rmakes the ground
| too VET for fighting, dawn will see
,ha historic old town, the provisional
capital of Mexico with three thousand
yasauistas under Colonels salzar and
Rojas in complete control.
Communicating trains in Bauche,
The forces Of Rojas and Salzar moved
q the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez to-
night and made ready for an attack
on the city. In Juarez only citizen
soldiers are on guard, with the ex-
| ception Of about thirty men who are
said 10 be federal machine gun men
| IN disguise and who are there to oper-
ate the two machine guns sent into
thestown from the American side re-
Gently.
The fighting in Juarez, il any should
occur. will be between civilians and
rebels and as the passing of a single
shot to the American side with dam
age to American property or life, will
precipitate Intervention, the situation
Is considered most critical.
The surrender of Juarez to the Vas
quistas was demanded tonight Of E.
G. Llorente, Mexican consul here. by
Gonzalo Enrile, according to Enrile,
who says the city will be made the
headquarters Of the Trevinov vasquista
government. Enrile is the accredited
author of the manifesto proclaiming
the Trevino revolution, which was
circulated throughout northern Mex
leo today
In wagons, on street cars, on foot
and in automobiles, the people OF
Juarez have been rushing into El
paso since four o'clock this afternoon,
and at dark the exodus had become a
rout.
Cursing Americans, many of the
refugees sought safety from their cwn
countrymen on the American side,
and all are in the highest state of ex-
element. Partisans of General Ger
onimo Trevino, the latest revolutions
ary leader in Mexico, are endeavoring
to stir up an anti American sentiment
among the several thousand Mexicans
on the American side Of the border and
trouble is threatened in Ell Paso and
in the country nearby II American
troops find 1t necessary to cross the
border here.
American secret service men late
today seized number of proclama
tons here addressed to the presiden
of the United States and accusing hin
Of stirring up all of the trouble II
Mexico. The proclamations were
found In local Mexican printing OF
fee. They are printed in Spanish ant
we're, 1t is said. taken to the printint
Office by Gonza1o Enrile, former Mex
lean consul to Belgium, who, las
night, caused the printing of mani
festo declaring for General Treyin'
for president.
MexIcans on this side of the rive
have been arming for weeks in an
tcipation of Intervention, and unles
heavy military and police guards ar
used here, there is every prospect 10
an attempt at looting and worse o.
the American side.
Col. Antonio Rojas with 1000 me
and Col. Inez Salzar with one thous
and, joined forces at Bauche, twelv
miles below Juarez late today. Tt
night three cars of water were sen
down to them from Juarez. This fore
IS expected to attempt to occup
Juarez early Sunday
There is apprehension over tn
probable outcome in Juarez tomorrow
heinforcements of American troops fC
border duty cannot reach FL Paso frol
san Antonio before Sunday nigh
Those already here comprise fou
troops OF the Fourth u. S. cavalry an
battalion Of the 18th u. S. infantr,
IN addition, there is company OF stat
rangers and Company X of the Texa
/ NATIONAL Guard. From San Antoni
wiil come Sunday night the 22nd
.. infantry and battalion of fiel
artillery.
All engines. on the Mexican Natio
~ and Mexican Northwestern roat
"a Juarez were held III readiness t
u'sni to rush the rolling stock of Il