Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-13
aqua PRIETA
STILL AWAITS
ATTACK
ANTONIO RoJAS AND HIS BAND OF
1000 MEN DISAPPEARED BEFORE
DAYBREAk, But ARE EXPECTED
TO RETURN THIS EVENING.
INVASION IS De.
CLARED A HOAX.

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= Ell Paso, Texas, Sept ia
y federals at Aqua Prieta, expect
= Rojas to return late today and at
y tack the town. 1t is thought the ,
y rebels have merely gone a few
= miles away to water their horses
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Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 13-The vic
lent threats of Antonio Rojas, the reb
ell leader, to attack Aqua Prieta at day
break today with no concern for bul
let's which might fall on American ter
ritory were not fulfilled. Instead Ro
jas and his band of probably 1000
men who were within easy striking
distance of the border town last night
crept out from the vicinity of the
sAmerican border some time before
ooy ll5ht. w ACll Gus vi pei oOlls
who had arisen early in expectation
of sanguinary battle, reached the
line. there was no sign of the rebels.
A scouting party of 100 Mexican cav
airy sent out at 8 o'clock reported that
the rebels had withdrawn to the vicin-
ity of Cenizas Springs.
The relief which followed the news
of the rebels withdrawal from the
vicinity of Douglas gave way to much
excitement when a telephone message
was received from Ell Tigre telling of
a demand for the surrender of the
American mining camp before 7:30
O'Clock this morning and soon after an
other message stating that the rebels
had begun an attack on the town.
James Malcolmson, consulting en-
gineer of the Ell Tigre company, i'm
mediately called upon General Agus-
tin Sanjines at Aqua Prieta, in COM
pany with American Consul Dye, and
placed the situation before the federal
commander. The general soon after
crossed the line for the purpose of
telephoning orders to the federal COM
mander at Ell Tigre. Later, it was
announced that the telephone wires
had been out before Sanjines could
communicate with the beleagured
town. Federal reinforcements from
Nacozari, numbering 200, were expect
ed to reach Ell Tigre late today but
American officials here thought they
would arrive too late to render assist
ance, even were they not attacked by
the rebels.
There was no indication today that
General Sanjines would give chase to
the rebels that yesterday threatened
Aqua Prieta, although he now has a
force of about 1900 men, including 25O
cavalry and some artillery.
Rojas told an American who visited
his camp last night that he had no in
tention of taking Aqua Prieta, as it !
would be useless to him. He said he /
merely wanted to draw out the fed
erals so his men could slaughter
-hem. This forenoon he had apparent
y gone SO far that the federals could
lOt locate him, even had they evinced
l desire to do SO.
18th CAVALRY TO START.
Fort Riley, Kans., Sept. 13.-En-
rainment of the Thirteenth u S.
cavalry. $50 men, two pack trains,
md a detachment from the hospital
;crps, bound for the Mexican border
n response to orders issued from
last week, begun today
The troops will travel in four squad
ons under the command of Colonel
A. P. Hatfield. The first squadron
leparted shortly before noon. The
asst ives expected to get under way
ate this afternoon '
Orders from the war department al
owed Colonel Hatfield's command "a
ours from the time of departure in
ghich to reach Fort Bliss, Texas, !
7here it will be placed at the disposal I
t General Steever. 1.
INVASION A HOAX. ,
Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 13.-The mys- )
erious "filibuster expedition" of
american soldiers of fortune into )
fexico could not stand the light of in :
estigation. Instead of a force of 20 )
eavily armed men, invading Sono-
q. it was learned today that the in :
aders" consisted of three Americans
,ho had been made victims of Tip"
nat they were to be arrested by the
Tnited States secret service officers 4
u violating the neutrality laws.
The men were said to have been :
wing the officials on both sides of :
lie line a great deal Of worry and !
leir departure was the result of =
frame up" by secret service men who =
lietly informed them that if they 3
ere in Douglas yesterday morning, =
ley would be arrested. AS a result =
le invaders" quit Douglas before :
aybreak yesterday morning. after =
wing it out that their departure part =
general plan for an American :
vasion of Mexico. =
U. S. District Attorney ]. E. Morri- :
IN declared today that no warrants =
Id been issued for the men and that s
! investigation by him showed that s
10 invasion was a hoax. The three )
en- were said to have crossed the $