Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
Is Likely Neutrality Rule
Will be Repealed by
Congress.
NO GOVERNMENT THERE
Proposal Is to Let Factions
Fight Out Their Troubles
Among Themselves.

Washington, d. c., July 23.-Repeal
of the neutrality proclamation prohib-
iting expectation of arms to Mexico
- being considered by the admins
tration and the next step in the Mex A
ican situation.
A conference of the president al
congressional leaders planned fprA1 o
day for discussion of the propG1 Q Q
,.,,o,, NAM, ,o.5ors bo,,o 90 8 o
prevail
Partial canvass of the ho n
senate foreign affairs commio n n n
those interested in the mon n n
lieve prohibition against Shit
arms into Mexico could II 27 II o
with little delay. 1t is u IN seventh
be the belief Of admin ninth. tran
cials that should free
arms be permitted, a,
present situation migfI n a,
Constitutionalists have rep
claimed lack of arms the only bar to
quick victory.
The repeal is proposed on the
ground that there is no recognized
government in Mexico.
THREATEN AMERICANS.
FL Paso, Texas, July 23.-Threats to
kill all the Americans in the MADEIRA
settlement, burn the big MADEIRA Lum-
ber mills, which supply the FL Paso
Milling company with lumber, and
raze every American house in the
camp have been made TO the Pearson
company as the result of the harbor-
ing of the American cowmen after
they had killed two of the bandits of
Ell Mocho Martinez's brigand band.
This threat was made eight days
ago, and as the telegraph wires are
down and the brigands are preventing
any one from leaving the camp, the
officials of the MADEIRA company and
the friends of the Americans in Ma
dera are afraid the bandits have al
ready carried out their threats.
Among the Americans who are
in MADEIRA are: II. c. Herr
of Newark, Ohio, manager of
the MADEIRA mills; F. j. Clark, a
native of FL Paso, uperintendent of
the FL Paso division of the Mexico
| Northwestern railroad; w. J. Farragut
of Alabama, a nephew of Admiral Far
ragut, manager of the commissary de-
partment at MADEIRA; w. ". Grubbs,
| Richmond, Ind, who is a nephew of
/ Vice President II. |. Miller of the
| Pearson interests; r. B. Rawlings of
FL Paso, agent for the Northwestern
at MADEIRA, together with his wife and
children; c. c. Commons of Rich
mond, Ind, brother of DR.. Commons,
the company physician.
An assistant of the commlssary de-
partment is Charles A. Pringle of San
Francisco, who is a mining engineer
| and was one of the most famous foot
ball PLAYERS who ever attended the
University of Califo MIA.
MANI HAVE FAMILIES.
Others are: George Gardner Of the
Foreign club; Guy E. Vaughn, fuel
agent for the MADEIRA company; Mrs.
Vaughn; Lee Sanders, a meat dealer
at MADEIRA; Roy Hoard, plant auditor
at MADEIRA; Fred Schmidt, agent for
the Dolores Mining company; II. j.
Gallagher of Mexico City, who is chief
clerk to the superintendent at Ma
dera; T. X. Hager, chief dispatcher;
! DR. Rogers. in charge Of the hospital,
and Mrs. c. ]. Lawrence, who is a
stenographer in the superintendent
office at MADEIRA.
Many of the Americans named have
their wives and children with them.
AMERICANS HELD.
Tucson, AriZ., July 23.-Thomas
Hind, assistant general superinten-
dent of the Southern Pacific of Mex
co, apparently is held for ransom by
the Mexican federals at Guaymas, ac-
; cording to a code message received
here yesterday. Railroad officials were
reticent, but it was unofficially stated
they had asked the state department
at Washington to demand Kinds re-
lease.
REPORT ToRREON TAKEN.
Eagle Pass, Texas, July 23.-An un-
confirmed report that Torreon was
J ca ptured by constitutionalists was re-
ceived here today. Constitutionailst
officials at the headquarters, Pledgras
: Negras, refused to confirm the report.
: Banner Iowa Wheat Crop.
Council BIuffs, Iowa, July 23.-Pro-
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