The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09

In DANGER
In MEXICO
FIVE HUNDRED CUT OFF eY rHE
MEXICAN REBELS.
United States Sends Ammunition and
Rihes-PossIbiiity Of a War.

SACO. Ariz. September S.-Mexi-
can rebels today cut all traffic and
communication between here and Ca
nanea. Sonora. Mexico. where about
500 Americans reside
Shortly afiervard a passenger train
arrived here. carrying 500 rifles and
100000 rounds OF ammunition sent by
the United States government from
the arsenal At Fort Sam Houston. san
Antonio. Texas. TO arm the American
residents in Cananea- The rebels cut
the railway In an attempt 10 prevent
the shipment OF arms reaching the
Americans at Cananea. Six bridges
were burned
Not only are American lives believ-
ed 10 be in danger as result of today's
operations by the rebels. but mines
must close down for lack OF fuel with
In four days. mining engineers say.
Cananea is one OF the most extern
sive copper mining centers in the
world and the Cananea copper com
pany is the richest corporation Of it's
kind in Mexico.
In Cananea are about 500 American
men and about so American women.
There are no federal troops in Ca
nanea other than so left in the hos-
pital when the federals evacuated the
camp a few days ago.
WASHINGTON. Sept s.-Interven-
tion in Mexico and the possibility OF
President Taft calling a special ses-
sion OF congress to determine whether
American troops should be sent across
the lire were widely discussed here
today by public men and in diplomatic
circles.
II Is known that the government
has been pressed on many sides to
take such a step and various accounts
of what influences were being brought
TO bear and the objects sought TO be
accomplished are related among those
interested on both sides OF the ques-
ton. President Taft and the state
department, however, are holding TO
ths principle fhs' no such action
should be taken without the authori-
zation OF congress: that American
soldiers have been sent into China or
that American naval forces now are
actively engaged in Nicaragua with
out authorization OF congress is held
not 10 be n precedent for sending
troops TO Mexico. In China American
missionaries were besieged and in
danger OF torture and death. In Mic
srsgua the rebels had shelled the
American legation and endangered the
lives of American citizens by bonn
harding An unfortified city in viola
tion OF the rules OF International law
No such situation has been reported
in Mexico.
Juan Diapp. who claims TO repre-
sent the revolutionary factions here.
today published a statement TO the
effect that Zapata. leader OF rebel
bands In the State OF Morelos. threat
ened measures Of reprisal" " the
United States were 20 intervene "On
the ground that IL would be- impossi-
bic for commanding officers 20 re-
strain their soldiers from doing acts
never done before"
Says Mexico ls Liable.
Captain 8. G. Hopkins, who was le-
gal advisor 20 the Madero revolution
when II overthrew Diaz. today likened
the situation In Mexico 10 that In the
United States from 1861 10 1865. when
this government was resentful OF
prospective interference by Great
Fritain and France. The Madero gov
eminent. he declared. was amensble
(Consdnusd on ninth PAgs).