Imperial Valley press., 1913-11-17
Tells Of a Trip
Along the Border

Los Angeles Times: John M.
Bowen, special agent of the depart
ment of justice, has just returned to
Los Angeles from a prospecting trip
along the Mexican boundary line,
with Calexico, Mexicai and Yuma as
the basis of his observations. The trip
was made following report from un-
disputed authority that shipments of
arms and ammunition were made in
to Mexico. The special agent found
this to be true, practically, at least
for he chased a party in an autom,
bile carrying twenty-four Mauser
rifles and 5000 rounds of ammunition
across the line, the gang escaping
because the automobile got stuck in
the red mud.
i Another shipment made from He
ber, this state, to Yuma, is under
surveillance at the latter point, be-
ing consigned to a well-known Mexi-
can agent. Bowen laid a trap for the
capture of the consignee, but some
body tipped the game off, and the
stuff was not called for. If it is, there
will be an immediate arrest. 1t is
thirtysix miles from Yuma to Mexico
on the California side, and but five
or six from the Arizona side, and it
was along the shorter route that the
chase was laid.
Bowen says there is a garrison of
about 100 federal soldiers in charge
of Mexicali and that it is being daily
threatened by Rudolfo Gallego, in
command of force of rebels seek
ing to get into town through the pass
about thirty miles southeast of Mexi-
cali. For this purpose it is reported
that Gallego's men are making
forced march SO as to get in between
the pass and Mexicali, with the hope
that he will be able to cut off rein
forcements to the federals.
Machine guns have been placed on
the housetops in Mexicali, with a view
OF repelling an assault by Gallego,
whole men are reported to be well
mounted and armed and more than
a match for the federals if there
should be combat. On the opposite
side of the street from Mexicali a
company of United States troops un-
der the command of lieutenant are
on constant watch to see that the
forces representing either the rebels
or federals do not get into Calexico.
1t is believed that if a fight should
ensue, the federals would cross the
American boundary line and surren-
der to the American commander
rather than allow themselves to fall
into the hands of the rebels, following
the example of Hirina Torquina and
his 12S men, who threw themselves
unon the mercy of the American
troops opposite Naco, Arizona, some
months ago. a The fugitives found
themselves interned under the provi-
sions of The Hague treaty in TT.
Rosecrans, near San Diego. in whose
behalf a writ of habeas corpus was
Intellectually interposed in Judge
Wellborn's court some weeks since.
Senior Orci, the new Mexican con-
sui, is cooperating locally with
Special Agent Bowen with view to
stopping, if possible, the shipment of
men and arms to Mexico, but it is
no secret that the new representative
OF the Huerta government is not SO
active against the rebels as his pre-
decessor, Senor Cuevas was. Mexican
politics is an unknown equation on
this side of the line and it is alleged
by those in a position to know that
diplomatic representatives accredited
to this government from Mexico, can
see prospective change in the home
government as far away as anybody
and are always ready for the event
ualities.
The release from the county Jail of
Captain Joaquin Bauche Alcalde, the
young officer of the constitutionalists
army, on his own recognizance few
days ago, came as surprise. AL
calde did not deny that he assisted
in the purchase of the aeroplane
from Glenn Martin; neither did he
deny that he had made as many as
eighteen ascensions in the big ma
chine over Guaymas. In fact, the
bright young Mexican who made hit
with everybody with whom he came
in contact, admitted all that was
charged against him and which
formed the basis of his Indictment
by the federal grand jury.
1t is claimed that the release of
Alcalde was an indication of the
probable action of the government in
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