The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-20
TRIPLE ATTACK
BY INSURGENTS
Felix Daaz and orozco Will Hombard
Three Cities at Once In Their
Revolution to Turn Mexico
Upside Down.
ALL ON OUR BORDER
Diaz Faction Wishes the Good VIII Of
Uncle Sam and Will be Careful
to do Nothing Which VIII
Rile Him.

Ell PASO Texas, Oct. 19.-Simul-
taneous attacks on three Mexican bor-
der towns in the interest Of the Felix
Diaz revolt have been planned by the
Diaz-O Oro5co commanders in the north
.of Mexico, 1t is said tonight. The
towns to be attacked are Juarez, op-
posite El Paso; Aqua Preita, opposite
Douglas, Ariz., and Piedras Niegras,
opposite Eagle Paso, Texas.
In Ell Paso recruits for a new rebel
army are being secured for the at
tack on Juarez. 1t is estimated that
two hundred were recruited here to-
day. In Juarez, federals are Impress
ing into service all the idle Mexicans
they find on the stresss. Several
natu7-.::::..xed American citizens are said
to have been forced into the federal
ranks There are fewer than 500 fed
eral troops in Juarez.
The rebel Force tonight is at Bauche
I121 miles south Of Juarez. and is
moving north on the Mexican North
western. On the Mexican Central, a
band of 100 rebels is at Candelaria
and is destroying portions Of the road
repaired by the federals.
Vasquistas, Reyistas and the fol
lowers of Orozco are all said to be
Ijoining the new revolt In the northern
part OF the republic.
Colonel Pascual Orozco, father OF
the rebel chief; Braullo Hernandez,
former secretary Of state OF Chihua-
| hua, and Castulo Herrera, former
representative of the Orozco revohu.
tion, were today acquitted in the fed.
eral court on charges OF ammunition
smuggling. Orozco is still held on
complaint of the Mexican consul here,
who charges him with causing the
death Of federal spies in Juarez.
| VIII Be Humane War.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Fears OF
the state department that the new
Felix Diaz revolution at Tampico and
1 Vera Cruz, Mex, would endanger the
1 lives OF Americans and foreigners at
]; those points and cause international
complications, were set at rest by
/ the receipt of news today that both
parties to the struggle have agreed to
refrain from warfare in both cities.
1t is suspected that the FeliS Dia7
| faction is anxious to court the good
will Of the United States, to prevent
any possible Intervention BY con
ducting the war along humanitarian
lines, the Diaz faction and the Ma
dero government both know they vii
be allowed to fight it out between
themselves.
way here and win consult with the
state department. He has not beer
recalled from his post, but is merely
on leave.
4 The state department was withou
4 information tonight as to the pro
gress of the revolt. There was {
general feeling Of apprehension
4 among officials, however, that thu
new insurrection would soon lose it!
local chai acter and become nationa
in scope.
The cruisers Tacoma and De-
Moines are expected to reach Yer;
|. Cruz within a few days. They will
send landing parties into the city i
American lives are jeopardized, blu
officials here do not think this vii
; be necessary.
1t was denied at the department to
day that any agents of Diaz had cal
ed to solicit support for their move
ment. 1t was stated that the depart
ment's policy of non-interference vii
he strictly maintained