Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-12
TEXANS ARMED
READY FOR BATTLE
Mexican Revolutionists Of
fering Defiance to the
United States
DEATH TO AMERICANS.
PeopIe of Lone Star State Will Re
pei Any Further Raids by Disorder
ly Mexicans.

Washington, Aug. 12-Presiden'
Wilson arrived in Washington tn!
morning to take charge Of the Mexl
can situation. Secretary Lansing
reached here few hours earlier
from New York.
The President, Immediately a1'ef
reaching the White House, went &c
his private study to arrange Tor con-
ferences with Secretaries Lansing
Garrison, and Daniels.
Houston, Aug. 12-Pres'dent VIII
son has been asked to double the num-
ber of Federal troops now on duty IN
the Rio Grande valley.
The request was telegraphed TO the
President early today by Governor
Ferguson, of Texas, from Rockpor''
where he is spending his vacation.
The governor says that conditions
are now "perilous and grave" and
that the Federal Government shoulo
act at once.
Washington, Aug. i2.--A1ter TWO
davs of uncertainty and wire confer
cnces between navy officials and Pres
ident Wilson, Secretary Daniels an
nounced last night that three battle
ships of the Atlantic Fleet had been
ordered "to southern waters for any
duty that may be required"
The ships are the Louisiana and
New Hampshire, which sa;sst' ron
Newport, r. l., Tuesday night, ana
the Connecticut, now in Haitian wa
ters Whether they will be dlrecte"
bv wireless to proceed to Vera Cruz
or will be kept in readiness some
where in the South Atlantic on the
cu,f of Mexico will depend on deve'-
opments.
Anxiety in official circles over inc
situation of Vera Cruz was coHSid-
erably relieved today by reports that
excitement there had subsidized ana
that the Carranza Governor had Is
sued a public statement deprecat'he
anti-foreign demonstrations
Brownsville. Texas, Aug. r.
Practically every American citizen IN u
three southernmost counties of Texas,
Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr, is rest
ing under arms in fear that the over
whelminc Mexican population OF this
section may break out in Il racial
fight.
The Mexican disturbance spread
ranidiv westward yesterday until
rumors of rtouble developed at Lar
edo, 200 miles along the border here
here. The disorder is reported here
TO be connected with an attempt tc
turn part of Texas back to Mexican
control-a wild scheme backed by lg'
rorant Mexicans, escaped convlcts
fugitives from justice on the Amerl-
J can side and some Mexican soldiers
The disturbance has been Tanned
Nv some of the bitter disputes Of
border patrol conditions, which II
! some instances kept the American
residents of this section from reallz
ing how strong the undercurrent Of
| Mexican feeling was growing.
Rangers in Hidalgo county, pursu
! ing some of the gang which killed al
| American trooper near Mercedes
Tuesday night, captured flag las
night bearing in Spanish the words
"Army of Liberation for Mexicans i.
/ Texas" They took also some litera
ture urging MeXicans to revolt.
Army and Federal investigator
declared the organizers Of the trouble
are working under the plan of Sal
Diego, which calls for the death o
every American male over siXteel
years of age in communities alons
the Rio Grande and also along tn
border of New Mexico, Arizona an'
| California. 1t has been reported t
Geenral Funston that more than. 800
Mexicans are pledged to this organi
zation.
| Federal officials last winter be
lieved they nipped an attempt to pu
this revolution into effect when the
arrested a Mexican on charges o