Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-24
Attack Feared by
Douglas Residents
MEXICAN TROOPS ARE REPORTED
TO BE IN THAT VICINITY
WATER PLANT GUARDED
Sixty Thousand Pounds of Ammuni-
tion for Mexican General caIIas is
Being Withheld for Delivery Until
Today

Douglas. Ariz.. March 2S.-Reports
that approximately 1000 de facto Mex
lean government troops had been seen
by United States soldier obsery ers
marching into Aqua Prieta from the
southeast today, coupled with appar-
Mexican town usually reliable, served
TO arouse apprehension here tonighr.
General p. Elias Gales. military
governor of Sonora. stated. however.
that no troops had arrived: that on
the other hand 250 of the 500 men
stationed there had been sent to Ca
bulloDa, is miles south, today.
Inactivity of Military.
In Douglas civil circles the appar-
ent inactivity of the military in pa
trolling the city was the chief cause
of uneasiuess. It is currently report
ed that the American troops are under
orders to make no move which would
serve to indicate to the Mexicans' that
the slightest apprehension is felt here
This would explain the peculiar troop
disposition in the city. Only a small
provost guard patrols the streets as
IN ordinary times. However. the
snelters, city water plant and other
public utilities are guarded by in
fantry detachments. Camp Harry ]
Jones, in which the American soldiers
are quartered about a mile east of the
city, is not entrenched.
Gales Assembling Large Force.
Current report credited by many To-
cal people says that General Gales
IS assembling a large force at Ca
bullOna. Gales denies this. In a
statement today he said that Cabullo-
ma is merely a small camp and not a
concentration camp. He declared thar
no more than 500 men were there at
present.
General Gales also said that BriCa-
dler General Arnulfo Gomez. his sec
ond in command. is now en- route from
Hermosillo to Moctezuma with 1000
men to reinforce the troops along the
there To guard against a possible west
ern movement of Villa.
About the Yaqui Campaign.
The military governor also is quoted
sSaying that NJ. NJ. Dieguez. com.
mander of the de facto forces in theIi
operations against the Yaqui Indians.
has started for QuerterO. having been
summoned there for a conference by
| NenLstlano Carranza. General Fran
cisco SerrenO, VINO was displaced by
DiegucZ, again is said to have taken
command of the Yaqui campaign.
$1,000 Rounds of Ammunition For
Gales.
| Sixty thousand rounds of ammuni-
| ton for General Gales arrived here py
| express today. Il probably will not
! be sent across 90 Aqua Prieta for de-
| livery until tomorrow.
Feeling of Apprehension.
The feeling of apprehension IN
| Douglas was made evident late today
A telegram addressed to Senators
| Henry L. AShurst and Marcus a
| Smith and Congressman Carl Hay-
! den were sent by local men. urging
| that the war department officials be
| interviewed at once and representa-
| tions be made 5hat orders should be is
sued to the troops stationed here sc
| they could adequately patrol Douglas
| and afford protection to the civilians.
Explaining the purpose of the recent
| decree issued by General Gales az.
! tectinS the Chinese. Consul Ives G
| LeleVier said that the Chinese in So
! nora live in manner inviting dis.
J ease, in some cases as many as ffteeT
| sleeping in one unventilated room
/ This. he said, was the cause of the
] order that no more than four sholt
| 1--we in one room. Chinese have
| habit of visiting permanently" M
added. relative 70 the clause which for
/ bids the CeleStrials 10 visit one an,
| other for more than Two days at a tim,
| under pain of heavy penalties. H,
| stated further that the Chinese ar,
| forbidden to engage in any Occupation
| which may be Classed as domestic ser
| Ni'.C SL9 lAlSN AlfiNG bGtIl uOlliB DTdCIlcal
| ly all the washing. cooking. etc. to tn,
detriment of the Mexican women.
Must Provide Work For Widows.
we have many widows In Sonor;
whose widowhood was caused by tn,
war. We must protect them by pro
| viding work that they can do" sait
Consul Lelevier. IAN of them can
not work in offices or stores. and tn
| Chinese have left them so little worl
of the sort they could perform. the,
had either to starve or follow immor
al lives"
! General Gales stated today that tn
decree depriving all present holders O
state concessions of the rights guaran
teed by such grants was in course o
preparation and would be published il
about ten days.
Battery II of the Sixth Field artiI
lery engaged in field target practic
today in the hills three miles east O
Doublas, using regular service ammu
milton. They fired at targets abou
a mile and half distant, scoring
high percentage of hits according I
persons who We're present.