The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-03
JUAREz WOUNDED Are BROUGHT
over BOUNDARY LINE
OIL DISTRICT IS SAFE
Admiral Fletcher and John Lind
Cable State Department That
There is no Use to Land Forces In
the Threatened Oil Districts Sit
nation Interests Washington.

The rout of the Mexican Federals
near Juarez by the constitutionalist
forces and a wireless report from
Rear Admiral Fletcher indicating
that conditions in the oil regions
near Tuxpan were not as threatening
as previously had been reported, on
Thursday held the interest Of off,
cials at Washington in the Mexican
situation.
The wireless message to the navy
department from Admiral Fletcher
who Monday night left Vera Cruz
on the battleship Rhode Island with
John Lind, the special American en-
voy, to Investigate alleged threaten
ing conditions in the oil district OF
Tuxpano and Tampico, brought EVIL
dent relief to officials in Washing
ton. The admiral's report regard
ing the Tuxpam field, where British
and American interests are situated
gave indications that no Immediate
aggressive action on the part Of the
United States to furnish protection
would be necessary. Though no off,
cial report has yet come with rela-
tion to the Tampico district the be-
lief is that the situation there will
be found similarly controlled.
The border situation, as result
Of the vigorous operations near Juar-
ez and the possibility Of another
siege Of the border city, aroused the
war department to action to afford
ample protection for Ell Paso and the
neighboring territory and late We'd
nesday official orders were issued for
the movement from Fort Douglas,
Utah, to Ell Paso of the Twentieth o.
S. infantry, which will be used to pre-
serve order within the city limits.
This arrangement will permit the
use Of the two regiments Of calvary
now at Ell Paso, Fort Bliss and en-.
virons to guard the border in each
direction from the city. In addition
to these two regiments-the 18th
which just arrived from Northern
posts, and. the Second-there Is
battery Of the Fifth artillery, while
Brig. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, with
squadron Of the Twelfth cavalry, will
90 to Ell Paso as soon as he has
composed the threatened outbreak
among the Navaja Indians in New
Mexico.
The war department, upon the re-
quest Of the Red Cross, issued or
ders which permit the bringing Of
wounded Mexican soldiers across the
border into Ei Paso, the permission
applying alike to federals and con-
stitutionalist soldiers. The first sol
diers to be received will be wounded
constitutionalists as they already
have been brought into Juarez in
considerable numbers. The federal
soldiers, large numbers Of whom are
reported to be in pitiable condition
farther south, will receive equal
treatment if any agency Is devised
to bring them into American terri
tory.
The Red Cross authorities find it
easier to care for the wounded Mexi-
cans in American territory than to
enter into the international negotia-
tions which would be necessary in or
der to cross the boundary, and it also
is known that facilities. for the care
of the wounded in Juarez are entire
ly inadequate. The Mexican Red
and White Cross organizations are
disorganized and officials say there is
no authoritative agency in Mexico
with which the American society
could work.