The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24

The Mexican troops were under or
ders to be prepared Tor 1n1neulaIe
Fighting Although intended as rein
forcements for the army already IN
that vicinity, they disappeared from
the railroad in battle formation
General Trevino, who is directing
the operations of the Mexican army
from Chihuahua City, has served no
tice in unmistakable language mat ms
commanders will attack without notice
any force that digreSSeS from the
American line of communications
Two suuadrons of the Eleventh cavalry
sent to the relief of the remnant band
OF Troops c and X. Tenth cavalry,
should have reached Carrizal at day
break.
Nav Siezc Mexican Railroads.
Orders are expected here by Gen
eraI Bell to cross the Rio GFande, oc-
cupy Juarez and take possession OF
the Mexican Central and Northwestern
railroads In preparation Tor TINS step,
a general movement of the brigade at
Fort Bliss was started. Artillerymen
are standing by the big Al guns, which
have been mounted on the mesa back
Of FL Paso for three days
The march toward the river is being
made in fan shaped formation. the
infantry. cavalry and mountain artil-
lery is spread in such a manner that
simultaneous crossings will be made
at a dozen points, below, opposite and
above FL Paso if the order comes.
When the Mexican officials in
Juarez learned of the military activity
on the American side, Consul Garcia
called the correspondents to the mid
die of the international bridge and is
sued this statement:
VIII Not Leave Juarez.
I'VE have reports from Fort Bliss
that the American military authorities
expect to occupy Juarez. The military
activity certainly indicates this must
be true We have no intention of
eVacuating-
IF General Bells troops attempt to
occupy the town there will be a fight.
Such an occurrence is to be regretted
but We will not tolerate the occupation
of MeXian soil under these conditions
without making an effort to repel the
invaders.
1T is true we have sent away the
greater part of our military force, but
the Americans will face a civilian
army that is not afraid 20 fight
At 6 p. m. the Mexican civilians
who have been armed, h>s ded by the
regular garrison force under the lead
ership of Gen. Francisco Gonzales. was
assem- bling in all streets of Juarez that
lead to the two international bridges
Fear Typhus Epidemic.
Typnus as grim of visage as war
looms up along the border in terrify-
ing aspect as n result of the abandon
ment by the de facto government OF
sn supervision of public health along
the Mexican SIDE.
Reports are coming in from many
border towns that poems, untutored in
medical science and left helpless by
their country, are falling an easy and
rapid prey to the dread -nalady. In
Juarez. twelve cases have been re-
ported.
The American government has
taken official cogniZance of the stu
alton and has dispatched Doctor
Lloyd, surgeon of the public health
service. to Ell Paso in an effort to pre-
vent a typhus epidemic. Doctor
Lloyd was expected to arrive here to-
day. He will be in complete charge
of the entire border, directing the
fight from this city
DR. John w. Tappan, who repre-
sents the governments department OF
health here, received a MESA &c from
Washington. ordering him, if neces-
sary, to establish a iIealth inspectior
bureau at the International bridge tt
prevent the spread of the disease.