Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-09
Official Denial That Texas
Rangers Participated in
the Expedition.
WAITING ON COLQUITT
President Expects Governor to
Give Details of Invasion and
by Whom Made.

Laredo, Texas, March 9.-Texas
rangers did not cross the border, but
the men who entered Mexico and re-
covered the body of Vergara were
Texans, according to the latest avail
able reports.
Consul Garrett and Captain Sand
ers of the Texas rangers said when the
body of Vergara was brought across
the river they were notified and went
to see it, and it was turned over to
them as representatives of RESPONSE
bility of the United States and Texas.
Washington, D. c., March 9.-The
president expects a full report from
Governor ColQuitt and Consul Garrett
as to the manner in which the body of
Clement Vergara was returned to
American soil. After reading the news
dispatches the president and Secre-
tary Bryan conferred at length. The
president pointed out that the Hnerta
government had supplied little infor4
nation about Vergara, declaring sim
ply it would investigate, but express
ing the opinion that vergara had
joined the constitutionalists. Consul
CARROTS dispatches have said Yer
CARA came to his death at the hands of
federals. Secretary Garrison has
called upon Brigadier General Bliss of
the Texas border for an official re-
port.
The president indicated clearly that
the American government would con-
tinue its good offices with those pow
ers which had recognized the Huerta
government. and could not therefore
deal with the constitutionalists.
Fall for Intervention.
Urging the use of the army and navy
for the protection of Americans and
other foreigners in Mexico, which. he
said, would prevent war, Senator Fall.
addressed the senate, and
gave a list of 63 outrages upon Ameri-
cans, including murder and rape, con-
cerning which, he said, he had per-
sonal knowledge Fall quoted opinions
of international law to justify inter
vention, not for war, but for protec-
ton, and cited numerous instances of
such Intervention on the part of this
government in other countries.
The list gave names, dates and cir
gathered from his own
sources. Dr.. r. G. Clarke of Taylor
vile, Ill, Fall said, was shot dead in
Mexico City in May, 1911, by a parti-
san of General Diaz.
Those Taking Body Unknown.
Austin. Texas, March 9-Texas
rangers did not cross the Mexican bor-
Ter, nor participate in the expedition
by which Vergara's body was secretly
exhumed from the Hidalgo, Mexico,
cemetery and deposited by persons yet
on the Texas side of the
Rio Grande before daylight Sunday
according to the official YER
sion. State capitol sources claimed
his is borne out by dispatches from
laredo, Texas, the nearest point TO
Iidalgo.
Huerta Orders Campaign in North.
Mexico City, March 9.-Huerta tele-
,raphed all governors of states and
Irmy commanders ordering them to
AXE the offensive against Carranza's
orces. To-day the federal govern
nent begins a campaign against the
ebels of the north" says the order.
Refugee Tells of BrutaIities.
San Francisco, CAL, March g.
1einoci Figuerca, an American refus
zee. and his wife and five children.
.rrived here by steamer today. He
old of persecution and brutality at
he hands of Mexican federals. He
aid he was stripped of mining proper
les at, Jalasco valued at $4,000 and
lad to pay ransom for the return OF
lis 17-year old son captured by fed
rails.