Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-07
First Chief and Gen. Nafarrate
Declare Texans Are Stir
ring Up Trouble. !
MATAM0R0S COMMANDER l
PUTS BLAME ON RANGERS
Asserts His Men Even Unable to Get
Water Because Of Shots From
U. S. Side.

Carranza officials at all points, in
Guiding the so-called Mexican FIRST
CHER himself at Vera Cruz. today
united in strenuous denials that any
Carran1a troops have participated In
the border raids between Mexico and
Texas. and various explanations were
offered for the reports from United
States Army officers on the border that
some OF the slian raiders have worn
Carranza uniforms.
In kilograms from Mexico as we'll as
the border. and In statements made At
the Carranza agency in Washington.
charges are made that 1t Is Texans who
are melting or have been melting the
border raids. for what purpose does not
appear, although the inference IL made
that Texans. for some reason unknown.
desire to stir up trouble between Mex
leans and United States soldiers.
NO kilograms creating further anxi-
ETY. were received from United States
army officers on the border by the War
Department this morning. Advices re-
garding the revolt Of the Carranza
troops In the state of Tabasco said
United States citizens were safe.
The message was as follows:
Leader of mutineers abandoned San
Juan Bautista. the capital, after exact
ing large tribute from business houses
and sacking the city. All Americans
terra with 800 troops to assume charge
Of the capital"
Gen. Carranza's Statement.
Gen carranza cabled his agency here
as follows:
1.-THE report that Gems Nafarrnte and
Trevino are supporting the Texas move
ment is absolutely false. The fact that
some OF the disturbers may be wearing
uniforms similar to those of our soldiers
does not indicate any connection between
our army and the aforementioned move
ment, as the clothes. hats and shoes used
by our troops arc the same as those used
on the other side Of the Rio Grande. az
az our equipment has been bought in the
United States.
Il have ordered the commanders on
the frontier line to maintain strict neu-
traltty In order to avoid complications.
l have withdrawn our detachments
from many places In order to avert any
international difficulties,"
Gen. Ricaut. commander Of the Car
rama garrison at Nuevo Laredo, also
forwarded a long statement denying
that his troops took any part In the
recent raids. Another denial from Gen.
Nafarrate, at Matamoros. was made
public also.
Reports of fighting between the Car
ransa and villa forces were given in
detail in dispatches to the Carranxa
dkcHCys asserting tudt OOre9on, Jre-
vino and others have captured Saltillo,
Paredon. Icamole, Monclova and small
towns in that vicinity and that they
were preparing to join with other Car
rama generals ito make q combined
assault on Torreon and fnai invest
msnt of Chihuahua"
Gen. Nafarrate's Statement.
In a statement made public at the
carranza agency here today. which 10
said to have been made to the Asse-
ciated Press by Gen. Eafarrate at Mat
amoros. 1t is said:
1--WE believe there Is a party OF out
laws on the Texas side that has been
firing at American soldiers and at the
same time shooting at Mexican SOL
diers, SO as to start a battle. They take
advantage of loops made by the river
bends. enabling them to create con-
fusion as to whether shots first came
from the American or Mexican side.
der, because they will be fred upon.
l gave orders to my troops to keep At
least two kilometers back from the
river, but sometimes they have to 60
to the river to water when they are In
territory where 1t Is not otherwise OBJ
tainable. II there was good under
standing between American troops and
mine my men could approach closely to
the river and do better patrol duty. II
we had to deal only with American
military authorities we could work in
harmony. but II the rangers work on
the river front separately from the
soldiers, as they now do. they will be
causing trouble all the time"