Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-12
Ignorant People Living Across
or Near Boundary Seek to
Acquire Territory Once Part
of Southern Republic,
LOO CARRANZA MEN
CROSS RIO GRAN0E
United States Soldiers Are Pur-
suing Marauding Bands and
Texas Rangers Are Active
Chasing Bands,


Brownsville. Tex. Aug ll.-Prac- |
tically every American citizen in three /
southernmOst counties of Texas |
Cameron, Hidalgo and Starr, is under |
arms tonight in fear that HE feeling I
against the overwhelming Mexican
population of the section may break !
out in a racial fight
Disturbances attributed to- MeNi- |
cans on the international border !
spread rapidly today Rumors Of !
trouble came from widely separated |
localities, some of them even from
Laredo on the border geo miles dis !
tant from Brownsville The out |
standing feature of the days develop /
ments was the circulation of a rumor |
in many quarters-eVen reaching toi
the state department at Washington
that the disturbance was an effort !
on the part of untutored MeXicans to |
turn back a portion of Texas to Mex
lean control This scheme, it was
rumored was backed hy ignorant
Mexicans living on the American side /,
Of the Rio Grande, assisted by eseap- !
ed convicts and fugiuves from JUS
tiee and also. according TO the re-
port. hN "a considerable number OF ir- |
responsible MeNicans, both soldiers
and civilians. who were said to have
crossed the American border from
Mexico Impulse was given the
movement, it is believed in many
quarters, by the border political con
dition.
no Ilbcratc MeNicans in Texas.
Rangers i'm Hidalgo county, pursu-
ing some of the gang which kihsd AM
American trooper near Mercedes last
night. today were reported to nave
captured flag bearing the words IN
Spanish, Army of Liberation Tor
MeXicans in Texas
They captured some literature urg
ing MeXicans to revolt and some tele-
grams. one dated Monterey.
Army and federal investigators de-
clared tonight the alleged organl2aers
of the disturbance are working un-
der the so-called plan OF San Diego. /
Federal officers last winter believed
they nipped one attempt to put al
revolution into effect when they arr
rested a Mexican on a charge of se-
dition. Details of the so-called plan
of San Diego, which We're published
at the time, were said to have been
found in his possession
To Kill All American Men.
The plan as published calls for the
UGtiIn Oh tNtIA Aillfl % Alt AlttiA' WV /
sixteen years of age, in communities
along the Rio Grande and also along |
the border of New Mexico, Arizona /
and California. Major General Fred (
crick Funston said tonight IL has
been reported that more than 5000 |
MeXiCans are pledged to a revolutions I
airy organization already.
Authorities here tonight are guard /
ing the rio Grande at a point below /
Brownsville where it was reported I
several hundred armed MeXicans had /
gathered, intending to cross the river /
under cover of darkness.
A Mexican 'rancher fin Hdalgo
county, about fifty miles up the river /
from Brownsville, this afternoon ap- !
pealed for aid, declaring that eighty |
armed Mcxicans We're in hiding ON
his ranch. He said they threatened I
to Kill him if he told of theH !
presence
CaTnnha Officers Responsible.
II was rumored this afternoon that
officials on the Mexican side of the /
river. which is under Carranza con /
troll are responsible for some Of the /
troubles on the American side, either !
by laxness Of discipline or by direct I
conniVanCe However, there is no /
oNluci'e 'Ia' '"E VI Wv u'7i'O'
ican aulnoIllles are lhNulNcu' !
OFFICIALS mere naNe IePoIla 'ual = /
wv ~ ~ 100
crossed NE river along zone ~
mlles "lue' from poltl pelp"
river At least thirty different par
ties are said to have crossed Most /
of the way the river winds through /
brush ana WOODS iaf from any IoaUs /
SO that 7 smaI army ol roop5 "oulu
have ditiiculty IN guarding It,
Bandits Shift IocalitN'
The arrival To-Day oi troops dppeaiH
To have caused the bandits TO-DAY 10 /
shift rapidlv westward into the less