Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-12

forces will take virtually all available
regular troops in the country Off
Cials today were considering whether
it might not become necessary to use
the national guard should the situa-
tion take on more serious proportions,
Say state should Act.
1t was pointed out that some of the
disturbances take place many miles
from the border and well into Texas.
Such situation, officials say should
be met by the police powers of the
state. In the absence of any call
from the governor of Texas saying he
is unable to control the situation and
asking for federal aid, there is some
doubt as to how far federal troops
should be used.
The Mexican disturbance spread
rapidly westward today until rumOrs
of trouble developed at Laredo, 200
miles up the border from here. The
disturbance today came out definitely
in its true colors, an attempt to turn
part of Texas back to Mexican control,
a wild scheme backed partly b ignor-
ant classes of MeXcans, helped by
escaped convicts and fugitives from
justice on the American side, assisted
by fairly large influx of irresponsible
MeXicans from the other side, includ-
ing some Mexican soldiers, probably
some of the obitter disputes of border
political conditions which in some in
stances kept the American residents
of this section from realizing how
strong the undercurrent of Mexican
feeling was growing.
Rangers in HidalgO county, purSu-
ing some of the gang which killed an
American trooper near Mercedes last
night today captured a flag bearing
the words in Spanish:
Kill American Males.
army. Of liberation for MeNicans
in Texas" They took also a horse,
some literature urging MeXicans to
revolt and some kilograms, one dated
Monterey
Army and federal investigations
showed that the organizers of the
trouble are working under the plan Of
San Diego, which calls for the death
of every American male over sixteen
years of age, in communities along the
Rio Grande, and also along the border
of New Mexico, Arizona and Cali
fornia. 1t has been reported to
Major General Frederick Funston that
more than 5000 MeXicans are pledged
this organization already.
Federal officials last winter nipped
one attempt to put this revolution into
on cbargos ~ sodition discaV.o,.in,,
In HE n6ssoseiar dotaiis ~ r. rianS i,S
u,bicb w., r,,,hiisboS at Pbo tir,n
"'
To Invade the L. s.
Authorities here tonight are w,t.h-
ing the river below brownsville ab0ut
ten miles at a point where If was re-
ported several hundred armed Nexi-
cans had gathered on the Mexican
side Of the Rlo Grande, waiting to
cross the river under darkness.
MeAlcan rahcher III HidalSo county
ABOUT MY miles up the river IRON
broWnSNllle' thls afternoon Appealed
i0r ald' asserting that eight armed
MeAlcans were IN hlding on ms ranch
re salu they had threatened 10 XIII
nm II ne told OF thelr presence. There
were many reports mere that OFFICIALS
on Ihe mexican slue OF the river
Whlch Is uhdef Carrahza control are
r'spohslnee LOT some OF the trounles
on the American slde' elthcr by lax
ness OF dlSGlpIhey or by dlrect con-
nlNahce. however, there IS no eNl-
ueHce tldt any OF the hlsher MeM-
can authorities are llNOlNeu III these