Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-11

Washington, Sept. 11.-Reports from
southern Mexico today indicate serious
conditions there. Renewed rebel ac-
tiVity and daily engagements between
federals and rebels are reported. The
rebels are said to show increasing
boldness.
Washington. Sept. 11-There is a
possibility Mexican federals may not
be entrained at Ell Paso after all Of
ficials here are reluctant to give the
rebels the advantage of knowing in
advance where the federals will enter
the United States, the time of their
entrainment or at what point they
are likely to re-cross into Mexico. It
had been planned to take them from
FL Paso to Douglas, but there is an
intimation this plan may not be car
ried out. A supply of rifles and am
munition the United States is attempt
ing to place in the hands of American
cclonists in northern Mexico for their
own protection was reported today at
Warren, north OF Naco. Rebel &C
tivity all along the boundary west of
Ell Paso was reported today to the war
department.
INTERVENTION FARTHER OFF.
Intervention in Mexico seems a step
farther off today. Rebel raiding along
the border is expected to be ended by
Mexican federals, who are to cross
Texas into New Mexico to attack in
surgents in Chihuahua and Sonora. Ma
dero's movement of troops north is In
response to the dauland. this govern
ment that Americans be protected.
United States troops ordered TO the
border will continue the forward move
ment and others at posts throughout
the west are ready.
STEEVERS' REPORT DIFFERS.
General Steevers' dispatches yester-
day telling Of the battle of Ojinaga
make no mention Of surrender of the
federal garrison, but, to the contrary,
report the rebels repulsed. Steever re-
ported the situation on the American
side quiet. Brigadier General Schuy-
Ter, from Ft Huachuca, Ariz.. reported
many rebels just across the border
and that they were destroying rail
road property.
REBELS TAKE GARRISON.
Maria, Texas, Sept. 1.-THE federal
garrison at Ojinaga, Mexico, opposite
| FresidiO, Texas. surrendered to the
rebels yesterday afternoon, according
/ to advices reaching here this morning.
/ General Sanchez, commanding the fed
erals, was in Preside at the time OF
the surrender trying to get ammuni-
/ ton for his men.
/ Five men were reported kill in the
| Ojinaga fighting, but on which side was
not specified in the dispatches. Prep
arations to establish wireless sta
tion here were begun today by a de-
tachment Of United States sginal corps.
RoJAs DEMANDS SURRENDER.
| Douglas, Ariz, Sept 11.-Rebel
Leader Rojas today formally demanded
the surrender of Aqua Prieta. I'm
less the town is surrendered within "a
hours Rojas declared he would attack
with 1000 men. The federals garri-
son number 200.
AMERICAN CARRIES DEMAND.
/ Inc demand TOT the surrender OI
Aqua Prieta was brought here by John
Scott, an American. who was taken
prisoner by Rojas and liberated on con
dition he would bring the rebels chal-
lenge to the federal chief. Scott said
Rojas had 900 well armed and well
equipped men at CabulIona, II miles
south of Aqua Prieta.
DOUGLAS IS SAFE.
Aqua PTieta, Sept. 11.-Walter Doug
las. manager of the Phelps-Dodge in
teTests in the southwest. who had been
missing two days, escaped through the
rebel lines south OF Cabullona toda,
and arrived here safely. With a com
panion, he fed on a railroad motor
velocipede, which they had 70 carry
past two bridges destroyed by insur-
rectos.
RAILROAD ASKS PROTECTION.
New York, Sept 1.-THE Southern
Pacific Railroad company has asked
the state department at Washington
90 protect its interests in Mexico. The
company says bodies of rebels vary
ing from 100 to 1000 are pillaging the
country, cutting telegraph wires and
burning railroad bridges.
DR.. Houeh Is Dead.
Champaign, Ill, Sept. 11-Dr. G. 2.
Hough, recently elected president OF
the Mississippi Valley Improvement