Evening star., 1915-09-12
MEXICO UPRISING
SETFOR SEPT. IS.
ARMY MEN HEAR
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days ago of Sebastian Vargas, state
treasurer of Chihuahua; Aurelio Con-
zales, state secretary and former Chi
huahua governor. and Felipe Gutierrez.
another ex-governor of Chihuahua,
were contained in a letter received to-
day from Mrs. Vargas, widow of one of
the alleged victims.
Villa, according to the letter, forced
the three to make wills bequeathing all
their property to him and then ordered
their execution on the ground that they
were engaged in a CarranZa plot Con-
zales was a brother Of Abram Gonzales,
who was executed, it is said, by Gen.
Victoriano Huerta's orders
Carranza Commanders Careless.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, September IL.
-Carranza commanders on the border
have been notified by their first chief,
Gen. Carranza, that they will be held
strictly accountable for any complica-
tions arising with the American gov
ernment as a result of any overt acts
by Carranza soldiers on the border.
From an authoritative source it was
learned that Carranza notified Gen. E.
P. Nafarrate, commander in Matamoros,
that carelessness and inattention to
troubles on the border will not be
countenanced. Similar notification has
been sent to Gen. Alfredo Ricaut, Car
The situation on the border has been
reported on by an agent of the Car
rama government. He Is said to have
found that the Carranza commanders
had not given adequate attention to
troubles on the American side and that
continued heedlessness is menace to
Carranza's cause. Also recommenda-
ton was made to CarranZa for a
transfer fro mMatamoros to the in
terror of two editors of local Carranza
papers who have been writing incendi-
airy news stories and editorials during
the troubles.
Look for Raiders.
Rumors last night to the effect that
between forty and sixty men of the
Reynosa garrison opposite Hidalgo,
Tex, commanded by Col. Alfonso Velas-
co of the Nafarrate brigade, were
missing, caused watch to be kept for
possible raiders. but the presence of
any raiders on the American side has
not been reported from any place.
All crossings from Sam FOrdyce to
Mercedes, thirty miles, are well guard
ed by cavalry and infantry, and the
country back of the river is being
patrolled.
Mexicans Go Home
About 1000 Mexicans have left this
section for Mexico, according to fig
ures obtained here today. At one
ranch, near Sebastian, Tex. all four
Mexican tenant families have left,
leaving their crops unharvested. Other
Mexicans who own land have aban-
doned everything except household
goods in their haste to get back into
Mexico. Many of these emigrating
Mexians are what is termed here
good Mexicans." In some cases Amer
lean owners of lands they had worked
are arranging to give the Mexicans a
share of the crops which would have
been due had these tenants remained.
but even making these arrangements
is difficult, because the Mexicans refuse
to cross the river even for an hours
business interview
The Mexicans who have fed to Mexico
have not gone entirely because of the
rigid cleanup of bad characters made
by American peace officers, but also in
fear of bad men and revolutionists
among their people on the American
side.
In addition to two Mexicans known