Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-17
PLOT REPORTED
N FOOT TO
TAKE MEXICALI

lhat adveniurcrs. military freelan-
GERS ami fihbusters are plotting The
capture Of MeXieali, and not Carranzis-
tas or any other Mexican faction and
that those who are cleyerly planning
the movements of the filibusters are
Stunning tue alleged recruiting of Mex
leans onto the Garranzistas to hide their
own operations, As the newest angle
thai has been added Ia the rumored
Impendns Attack ON Mexleai
Somewhere IN The hills near An
drade The shlftm. desert sand hides
I u machine euns. and somewhere in
! HE nclgllborhood uf Terltr. that III
lie MrNlcan town IN The mountains.
are sufficient guns and ammunition 10
equip small army II thc report is
based on prohity
Another vague rumor tells Of lhe
ipnrported ARRANGEMENTS for The pur-
chase Of artillery in WV York. Bear
Ilne The label "A4rrultnral Implp-
mems the artillery Is said 10 have
been shipped hy freight from New
/ \ ork 10 San Diego, and thence by boat
Ia Felipe Mexican town on the Gulf
iol tjIltOrnl1.
II Is claimed that Colonel Cantu has
10 soldiers there and, once the ma
IehincrN' arrives, the report slates, il
will be- received hy sympathizers of
HE cause Who VIII srcrete II and later
transport IL again by boat. 10 the
mouth of the Colorado, where 1t will
b. transported 10 the location chosen
by the forces that are planning the
attack
once here. the artillery will be
mounted and, according 10 the report.
VIII be held in readiness for a con
lcerted attack on MeXlcal that will be
made from both the east aud west
second party, 1t was rumored.
would assemble some place near An
drade transport the machine guns
with them and at the hour set for
! The attack, commander train using
II also To haul their supplies to within
"A short distance of MeXlcali.
Persons seeking to vent personal an
Iimus against MeXicali officials, free
Ilancers and flibusters who have
joined The movement in spirit of ad-
venture and others who covet the
lreVcnue sources in Lower California,
all are said 10 be implicated in the al
legged conspiracy.
Apparently there is little fear on
The part of Mexicali officials. for most
Of them are making their homes Oh
the Mexican side of The line. ignoring
the custom that springs up and thrive.
occasionally of maintaining residence
in the United States.
Reports indicate that Colonel Cantu
i. is httf
lis idolZed by them My family" am
"Comrades" he is said To call them.
and the men who form the colOnel's
army rcciprocate with a spirit of
friendship and loyalty.
Colonel Gantu pays his soldiers and
the men are never kept in suspense
for their money. Consequently this
further cementS the feeling of amltY
that exists between the governor IF
Lower California and his men. They
are well treated, too, persons who have
visited the MeXicali garrison state, and
are more efficient than the average
Mexican soldier
The report that American filibus-
lers are mobiizing a force 10 take the
town may be only a rumOr that IS en-
itirely without foundation IN fact, or
1t may be that the hidden movements
Iof the ALLEGED plotters have escaped
The lips Of some careless person who
| is actually engaged in the project.
There have been a lot of reports
lately most of which have proved to
be only reports and whether there is
really anything to the latest one re-
solves Itself solely into question OF
time.