The Washington times., 1912-09-03
.CANANEA MINERS,
. OUT OF CARTRIDGES,
AT REBELS MERCY
Conditions in Northern Mex
leo Critical-American
Troops Asked For.

' Private dispatches from army officers
along the Mexican line received at the
War Department strongly urge that
| additional troops be sent to the border.
These same messages intimate that the
troops would be of little use, however,
unless thev can cross the Rio Grande
| and forcibly put down the revolt.
Rebel forces In all parts of northern
Mexico are more active than ever and
| conditions in Cananea are anarchic.
, Brig. Gen. Walter s. Schuyler, who was
specially detailed to the frontier to
| make close study of the situa tion.
reports today that conditions south of
the border are critical
The Mexican government has removed
the entire garrison from Canarea. where
1000 Americans remain unprotected.
This garrison is no wat Nogales The
insurgents have damaged railways and
cut all wires leading to Nacorzari and
Cananea. There being no military pro-
lection for the marooned Americans In
the latter town: the rebels are harass-
Ing the mines and settlements.
Short of Ammunition.
General Schuyler says he has heard
from messenger sent by DR.. Rick
etts. In Cananea, that the Americans
there are helpless through lack of arms
and ammunition and that they are be-
coming desperate. He urges a supply OF
guarantees an efficient escort by wagon
roads.
According to Dr. Ricketts,, the Mexi-
can government Is badly misinformed.
both as to the gravity OF conditions of
affairs and its movement Of pack trains
bears this statement out Raphael
Campo is now opposite Douglas. Ariz.,
with $50 men, and Emilio Campo with
160 men, has come from Magladena COM
mitting depredations south of Naco.
In fpl
states that "the hest evidence obtain
able shows that the insurgent bands In
Sonora are unable to get any recruits.
and are gradually being disintegrated
by desertions. Reports agree that the
federals are much superior 3 to those
formerly in Sonora, but the insurgents
have the advantage over the lederals
by reason Of their being mounted. An
efficient force of mounted rurales would
speedily clean them up"
Rebels Ready to Attack
Brig. Gen. Edgar q. Steever, from
Fort Bliss. Texas. wires today that a
large force of rebels are advancing on
ing to attack that town this afternoon.
Col. Cruz Sanchez, with mounted men,
| abandoned Ojinaga about midnight.
| The civil guards Of that town threw
| munition into the river before escaping
| to Texas. It Is reported that a small
| force of infantry are still in Ojinaga.
About 500 refugees have crossed the
! border into Texas also.
Gen. Pascual Orozco IL coming down
| the river toward Ojinaga at the head
| of column Of 400 mounted rebels.
with the Mormon authorities and they
have promised him not to allow MI
busters to accompany the Mormons~ who
| desire to return to their ranches In
Mexico. They may return to their
ranches in Mexico. They may return to
homes singly and in that manner carry
arms.
MEXICO CITY. Sept S-Foreigners
here were much alarmed today by the
auth critics admission that widespread
plot exists for a revolutionary uprising
September. Is; to be attended, by, the
| sacking of the city. An outbreak of
the kind must inevitably be anti-for-
| eign.
With the arrest Yesterday of twenty
Mexicans suspected of being leaders in
| the conspiracy, the police profess to
' have nipped the affair in the bud. For
, eieners doubt It, however.
The police continued active today and
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