The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-02-29
IN UGLY MOOD
ALONG BORDER
Americans Threaten to Avenge
Death Of COuntrymen.
JAIL QUIET AT JUAREZ TO-DAY
Chihuahuans in Twelve-Hour Fight
With American Ranchmen at Ed
ward Morris Farm-Texts Mil
tia Are Fired On.

Douglas, AriZ., Feb. 2S.-Special:
Americans have threatened to invade
Mexico and give battle to a force of
Mexican federal soldiers who have
captured seven Americans and threat
en- to execute them. The Americans
were found with arms and ammuni-
ton on them and the Mexicans assert
they were en- route to join the rebels
in New Mexico. They are charged
with being outlaws and were taken
to Aqua Prieta, Mexico, by train last
night A large force of soldiers start
ed to march with them to Cananea as
soon as they arrived, but the belief
at Douglas is that they will be shot
enroute. If the MeXicans do this
without giving the men a trial, the
Americans at Douglas are determined
to cross the border and avenge the
deaths.
Will Push His Conquests.
FL Paso, Feb. 2S.-Special: AL
though order has hardly been COM
pletely restored in Juarez, General
Campo, whose rebels yesterday cap
tured the city without resistance, to-
day announced he would Immediately
march against Chihuahua and endeav-
or to capture it. Campo declared he
already has one thousand rebel troops
nj ha rni h,
by tonight and by the time he starts
for Chihuahua he will have two thous-
and men.
Situation is Dangerous.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Special The
administration fears the Staying of
Americans in Mexico and President
Taft held a conference today with
Acting Secretary of State Wilson and
Secretary of Navy Meyer The gov.
eminent will likely give up its idea
of a neutral zone along the border
for fear Of a massacre. Senator
Lodge said President Taft told him
the Mexican situation was a very
dangerous and delicate one.
The Fall of Juarez.
Eel Paso, Tex. Feb. 2S.--JuareZ is in
possession of the Vasqusta rebels.
Firing only one or two volleys and
meeting no resistance, except a few
scattering shots in reply to their first
volley, the rebels marched into the
town, capturing the machine guns that
had been bought to repel the rebels,
took charge Of the municipal offices,
the custom house, the barracks, the
Jail and other public buildings.
The few hundred men in JuareZ as
defenders fred few shots from points
of vantage and then were ordered by
their officers to cease.
United States Troops Ready to Act.
Mexican Consul f. c. Llorente of Ell
Paso afterward said the officers de-
cided not to make resistance to avoid
complications with the United States.
United States troops patrolled the
border at the time the attack was
made, apparently ready to enter Jua-
req If El Paso should be endangered.
Mexicans Fire on Texas Militia.
A small detachment of Company X,
Texas state militia, engaged in guard
ing the Ell Paso electric light plant,
was fired upon by parties concealed
behind boXcars. and said to be Next
cans. Maxim silencers We're used OIL
the guns and more than twenty shots
were fired. one bullet passing through
the hat OF one Of the guardsmen.
The United States troops now in FL
Paso include the entire Twenty-second
infantry and one battery of field artil
lery, which arrived during the night;
four companies of the Eighteenth in
fantry and four troops of the Fourth
cavalry. Col. B. Y. Steevers, com
handing the Fourth cavalry regi-
ment, is in command of the Ameri
can patrol. The soldiers are sta
toned in the downtown district, ex.
cept the artillery, which detrained
at Fort Bliss, five miles out from town.
U. S. Ranchmen Fight Mexicans.
Maria, Tex, Feb. 2S.-The head.
quarters of the Nelson Morris ranch,
opposite Sierra Blanca, is surrounded
by insurgents, and battle between
American ranchmen and Mexicans has
been going on twelve hours. A band
of American cowboys, well armed,
have started southwark for the Rio
Grande, with the determination to re-
lease the besieged.
Thirteen Rebels Killed at Tonaya.
Guadalajara, Mex, Feb. 2S.-Thir-
teen rebels were killed and many 9th.
ers wounded in battle with the state
troops fought at Tonaya, near San Ga
briel in the southern part of the state