Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-09-17
j. S. TROOPS SENT
TO BALK REBELS
MexiCanS on Way to Texas Town
to Free SmuggIerS.
CITIZENS GUARD THE JAIL
American Arrested With Fifteen 9th
ers After Battle on Border-To
Be Indicted for Murder
of Sheriff.

Garlic Springs, Tex, Sept. ia
force Of Mexicans is on the way here
to free the smugglers who are con-
fined in the local jail A strong guard
was posted around town. Every male
inhabitant here is armed and ready to
resist any attack that may be made. A
special state grand jury will be con-
vened and Barney Cline, the American
soldier of fortune who led the Mexican
smugglers, and his Mexican cOmpan-
ions, will, be indicted for the murder
of Deputy Sheriff Ortiz
U. S. Troops to Aid Citizens.
Washington, Sept. 15.-The Next
can situation took on sinister aspect
both from the standpoint of diplomacy
and the movements of American
troops.
United States cavalry were ordered
to Garlic Springs to protect Ameri-
can citizens there from an attack by
gang of gun runners, two Of whose
organization were killed and sixteen
captured in a conflict with a small
body of troopers and to prevent any
attempt to free the smugglers cap
tured
Shortly after the war department
had ordered General Bliss to send
more of his cavalry to Garlic Springs
it became known that Senator Angus
tus Bacon, chairman of the foreign re-
Iations committee Of the senate, had
Cancelled his passage for trip to Eu-
rope. He took this action because of
the fear Of the unexpected" In our re-
lations with Mexico. AS head of the
body directing the foreign affairs he
will not venture long journey. He
was to have sailed Tuesday.
Bacon to Stay in u. S.
81 recognize that the unexpected
might happen" said Senator Bacon,
"and l do not want to be on the other
side of the Atlantic if it does happen.
l shall remain in this country, and
while may leave Washington l shall
not be more than twelve hours distant
at any time"
Senator Bacon had felt the need of
a sea voyage and recreation. He had
intended to be gone not more than
month and President Wilson had in
dorsed his plan.
The sending of additional soldiers
to the border was the first sign of &C
tive troops movements seen in the
southwest in several months. They
were sent in response to plea tele-
graphed to Congressman John N. Gar
ner by his constituents on the border.
They appealed for government assist
ance to defeat any attempt that might
be made to rescue the captured Snug
glers.
The telegram stated that the condi-
ton was critical and that the citizens
were in grave fear for their own safe
ty AS soon as Mr. Garner laid the
telegram before the war department
officials they directed action.
Many Complaints Made.
Congressman Garner has received
many complaints from citizens of his
district, which has a Mexican border
line of nearly 600 miles, of the opera
tons of bands of Mexican smugglers.
Refugees PeriIed on Transport.
San Francisco, Sept. 15.-With its
officers and members of the crew
dashed to their posts and the passen-
gers trembling and praying in their
staterooms and saloons where they
had donned life preservers with the
expectation of having to take to the
small boats any minute, the United
States army transport Logan strugS
gled for seven hours in the grip of one
of the fiercest cyclonic storms that has
been felt in the Pacific ocean in some
time.
The storm was met by the Logan on
September 2 and 8, four days before
the big troop ship arrived at Homo
lulu. The seas swept completely over
the vessel in immense walls of water
throa tnninr To founder the frnOn shin