Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
COLONY GETS WARNING
FROM OFFICIALS HERE
Advice to Leave Disturbed Section
Reiterated in Last Three Days.
FEDERAIS WIN Iona BATTLE
State Department Advised Of Vic
tory at That Place-Marauders
More Active at Vera
Cruz, Is Report.

Ell PAsO, Tex. June 1.-Americans
and other foreign residents are leaving
the city Of Chihuahua and the rebel
zone in northern Mexico as rapidly as
train service will permit. The warning
from Washington several weeks ago for
Americans TO remove themselves from
scenes OF disturbances is believed to
have been reiterated within the last three
days through Marion Letcher, American
consul at Chihuahua.
Passengers who arrived on the special
train from Chihuahua late last night-the
only one that has been run in three days
were agreed in their assertions today
that even In the long period of isolation
which Chihuahua suffered during the
Madero revolution no such perilous con-
ditions or demoralized business prospects
existed for foreigners as are today
spreading alarm through northern
Mexico
Foreign Colony Alarmed.
Though no overt act has been COM
mitted to indicate that the rebel officials
would not be able to restrain the popu-
lace in anti-foreign outbreaks, the tone
Of the proclamation issued by rebel chiefs
intimating that they might not be able
to curb the passion Of the people. has
served to alarm the foreign colony into
wholesale fight. Most of the German
families have left already.
The issuance Of fiat money by tho rebel
government has come as the. last straw
in the business fabric OF the city OF
Chihuahua Merchants fear they will be
called upon to exchange good currency
for the rebel script created to fill the
financial emergencies Of the rebel cam
paign.
Grievance Against United States.
Principal among the grievances which
the rebels have against the United States
is the strict border patrol preventing the
smuggling Of ammunition. A thousand
rounds of ammunition bring SIS today in
the rebel zone IL gotten across the bound
ary intact.
While the border patrol Is rigidly block
ing the traffic in ammunition in this VI
cinity, there are said to be unprotected
points on the barren plains of New Mexi-
co and Arizona where arms are gotten
into Mexico. To this end it is declared
that Col. E. q. Steever Of the 4th United
states cavalry Will leave mere soon On a
tour of inspection.
Rebel Sympathizers Numerous.
Rebel sympathizers along the New
Mexico and Arizona border are much
more numerous than is generally real
lied, according to advices received here
| today. Aqua Prieta. the port Of entry
opposite Douglas. Ariz. is at present
held by the federal government, which
has been sending its arms and ammuni-
ton there for the supply of its troops in
northern Mexico, but the number Of rebel
sympathizers in Aqua Prieta Is 50 con-
siderable that the federal government
has decided to stop shipments to that
point until further assurances can be
secured Of the loyalty Of the garrison.
Guissepe Garibaldi. grandson OF the
Italian Hberator. who is commissioned
by President Madero to direct troop
movements close to the border, left here
for Douglas. AriZ., today to get In touch
with his officers in the state OF Sonora.
Plan to Dust Him, He Says.
Garibaldi declared a group OF men
have been endeavoring to inveigle him
into a violation Of American neutrality
laws by sending him several men for re-
cruiting purposes. He said q movement
was on foot to oust him from his COM
mand because he is a foreigner, but that
the group behind 1t was small minority
in Sonora.
He denied today that he had sent his
resignation to President Madero, assert
ing that he would retain charge OF the
operations of the federal troops close to
the American border