Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-08-12
REBEL CHIEF is DEFIANT

Atlantic fleet now at New
port, r. l., to be prepared to
sail for Mexican waters.
Cornish, N. e., Aug. 11.-Pres-
ident Wilson left here at 3 o'clock
this afternoon for Washington to
confer with officials there OH the
Mexican situation and other Off
cial business.
Washington, Aug. l1.-Rear
Admiral Benson, chief of opera
tions, after conference with Sec
retary Daniels, said no orders had
been issued for the fleet to de
part.
Secretary Daniels later said
that he had ordered the New
Hampshire, Louisiana and Con
necticut to go to southern wa
tiers and would announce their
destination later. The New
Hampshire and Louisiana are now
18 hours out of Newport with
sealed orders and the Connecticut
lis in Haitien waters.
Secretary Daniels said the sit
nation at Vera Cruz might be
such that it would be unnecessary
TO send the battleships there. He
added that generally unsettled
conditions in southern waters re
quired the presence OF greater
naval forces.
Secretary Garrison today telegraphst
to General Funston he would send al
the troops available if the general need
ed them. The secretary said Genera
Funston had not asked for more troops
and that none had been ordered t.
4 readiness to move. The war depart
ment has referred to General Funston
to report all calls for more troops
including that of the American con-
Z sul at Nuevo Laredo. Tex.
The majority of those engaged in tn.
lawlessness. General Funston reported
were residents Of the United States, al
from the Mexican side.
Secretary Garrison said he had M
report that Carranza troops had en-.
tered Texas territory. If they were
captured, he said. they would be dis.
armed. II they attempted resistance
he declared, they would be shot.
Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 11.-Officers
here today. when informed of thu
Washington report that Carranza sol
diers have been crossing into Texas
said that they have information tina
daily have been crossing into Texas
Some of them appeared to have beer
Carranza soldiers.
Washington. Aug. 11.-Reports
have reached here that more than
1000 Carranza troops from the
command of General Navarette in
the state of Tamaulipas have
moved over into Texas in the terri
tory surrounding Brownsville and
have scattered into bands to rally
Mexicans in the state with the am
nounced purpose of beginning an
uprising.
They are reported to be under
command of Juan Delos Santos.
Vicente Davila and Carlos Garcia.
War department officials would not
discuss the report, but 1t was said
to be In their possession and prob
ably would be one of the reasons
for moving troops to the border.
Laredo, Tex, Aug IA request
for more troops in the Laredo dis
trict because Of bitter feelings Of
some Mexicans over the nonrecog-
milton OF Carranza was wired the
state department today by United
States Consul Alonzo B. Garrett,
at Nuevo Laredo. opposite here.
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Washington. Aug. 12.-In accord
ance with Secretary Lansing's an
nOuncement yesterday that it might
be necessary to strengthen the
forces on the Mexican border, be-
-. cause OF brigandage. orders prob
ably will go out soon to army posts
to hold troops In readiness II not
5 actually to move them.
Under Major General Funston's
command on the border are about
$4,000 troops. At other posts in
continental United States are about
being suggested TODAY that IL the
needs OF troops became imperative
1t might be necessary to use ma
tional guardsmen.
Reports today from Vera Cruz,
where nti-foreign uprisings are
feared. told of no disorders. The
battleships New Hampshire and
Louisiana are on their way to re-
inforce Commander McNamee's lit
tie gunboat squadron in case 1t
should become necessary to protect
lives or property against the DEM
onstrations of Mexicans in Car
ranza's temporary capital who re-
sent the action of the United
States in calling Pan american
conference to compose Mexican af-
fairs.
The Carranza agency today an
nounced that General Carranza had
sent notes to Argentina and Chile
protesting against their participa-
tion in the Pen-American confer
ence.
Brownsville. Tex. Aug. H..
Rangers today captured in HI
dalgo county. vest of here, : flag