The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-11
Intervention
is STAYED OFF
Mexican Troops VIII Be Per-
mitted to Cross Border
And Move Across Texas and
New Mexico.
PLAN TO CATCH THE REBELS
Between Two Columns of Pres
ident MaderO's Army.
Movement of e. S. Troops VIII
Not Be Halted.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Interventior
in Mexico seemed a step farther of
today Rebel raidirg along the bor-
der is expected to be ended by the
Mexican federals who are to be per-
mitted to cross Texas and New Mexico
to attack the insurgents along the
frontiers of Chihuahua and Sonora,
While one force of federals moves
down from the northern boundary an
other force is being worked up the
Southern Pacific line in Mexico. The
plan IS to catch the rebels between the
two forces. Representative of the
revolution here assert this will only
transfer the seat of war from the Eor-
der tc the mountains.
MaderO'S movement of troops to the
north is in response to the demand of
this government that Americans be
protected.
The movement now under way is ex-
pecteG to quiet the situation for the
present at least
United States troops ordered to the
border will move forward just the
same and others at nosts throughout
the west are ready.
Espce Asks Protection
The Southern Pacific railway has
asked Sic state department at Wash
ington to protect its interests in Mex
icO, il was announced today at the
Office of the chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the railway. Stimuli
taneOusly a formal statement was is
sued containing kilograms received by
the company declaring that bodies of
rebels varying from 100 to 5000 were
pillaging the country, cutting tele-
graph wires and burning railroad
bridges.
There is possibility that the Mexi-
can federals may not be entrained at
El Paso after all. Officials here are
reluctant to give the rebels the ad-
vantage of knowing in advance where
the federals will enter the United
States. the time of their entrainment
or at what point they are likely to
recrOss into Mexico. It had been
planned to take them from FL Paso
to Douglas but there is an intimation
this plan may not be carried out.
The supply of rifles and ammunition
the United States is attempting to
place in the hands of American colo
nists in northern Mexico for their own
protection was reported today detain-
ed at Warren, north of Naco.
Rebel activity along the boundary
west of Ell Paso was reported today to
the war department.
More than two miles of bridges have
been burned during the past ten days
according to kilograms. In. one in
stance. the rebels captured railroad
train, loaded the passengers into one
coach, carried it to within seven miles
of Naco and rdopped it into Naco by
gravity. The locomotive was then dis
abled.
The kilograms, five in number, have
been placed before the state depart
ment at Washington by the Washing
ton attorney of the roads. it was
the executive committee, and a formal
demand for protection based upon
them had been made.
"Our lawyers at Washington have |
been in constant touch with the state !
department over the situation" de- |
clared spokesman for r. S. Lovett, |
chairman of the executive committee /
of the Southern Pacific company. I'VE |
have asked that our property be pro-
tected."
The kilograms contained in the |
statement issued today ara dated Au- |
gust ~ August 81. September 8, Sep |
tember and September 8.