Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-12

BROWNSVILLE. TEN. August IL
Practically every American citizen in
three southernmost counties OF Texas.
Cameron. Hidalgo and Starr, is resting
under arms tonight. in fear that the
overwhelming Mexican por;,lation or
this section may break out in n racial
fight.
The Mexican disturbance spread
rapidly Westward to-day until rumors
OF trouble developed at Laredo, 200
miles along the border from here. The
disorder is reported here to be con-
nected with an attempt 10 turn part
OF Texas back to Mexican con,rol-e
wild scheme backed by ignoran, Mexi-.
cans, escaped convicts. fugitives from
justice on the American side and some
Mexican soldiers
DISTURBANCE is FAMED
BI BITTER DISPUTES
The disturbance has been famed by
some OF the bitter disputes of border
patrol 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 H!dalGo County, pursuing
"O4''S ~ tHt Sang "nlCn Killed
American trooper near Mercedes Inst
night captured a flag tonight bearing
in Spanish the words: Army Of Liberia
ton for Mex!cans in Texas" They
took also some litera turc urging Mexi
cans 10 revolt
Army and Federal Investigators de-
clared the organizers OF the ,roubla
are working under the plan of San
Diego, which calls for the death Of
every American male over sixteen wears
OF age in communities along the Rio
Grande and also along the border of
New Mexico, Arizona and California
1t mas been reported 10 General Funs-
ton that more than 5000 Mcxicans are
pledged 10 this organization.
Federal officials last winter believed
they nipped an attempt to put this
revolution into effect when they ar
rested Mexican on charges of sedi-
ton, discovering in his possession de-
tails of the plan. which were published
AT the time.
SEVERAL HUNDRED MEXICANS
WAITING TO CROSS BORDER
Authorities here tonight are watch
ing the river at point ten miles be-
low Brownsville where II was reported
several hundred armed Mexicans had
gathered OH the Mexican side. waiting.
TO cross the Rio Grande under dark
ness. a Mexican rancher in Hidalgo
County. fifty miles up the river from
Brownsville, appealed for aid this af-
ternoon, asserting that eighty armed
MeNicans were hiding on his ranch
He said they had threatened to kill
him if he reported their presence
There were many reports here that
officials OF 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 iaxness Of discipline or by direct
connivance. However there is no eyi-
dence that any high Mexican authority
is involved.
Officials here have reports that LOO
former Carranza soldiers have crossed
the river along II zone 1o0 miles wide
from a point below Brownsville to Rio
Grande City. up the river. At least
thirty different parties are said to have
crossed.
Arrival OF troops in force from
Laredo appears to have caused the
bandits to shift rapidly westward to-
day into the less populous sections
between here and Laredo. Telephone
messages tonight from the portions
OF Cameron County north of here,
where disorders have been going on for
two weeks, indicated that the outlaws
either had left or were hiding.
PRESS BANDITS so HARD
THEY CROSS RIO GRANDE
About Mercedes, few miles north
west Of here. rangers and cavalrymen
pressed the bandits so hard to-day that
some of them fled across the river
Cavalrymen captured thirty-five horses
from one band near Mercedes after a
long chase, In which. so far as could
be learned, no one was wounded
Reports that politicians on the Amer
lean side were responsible for the up
rlsings aroused much resentment here.
At San Benito n mass-meeting of pro-
test was held. This meeting declared