Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-11

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numbers against Villa in the district
where he is now fleeing.
The efficiency of the American
troops was highly praised by General
Francisco Bertani, the Carranza COM
mander at MADEIRA, now on a trip to
JuareZ. He said Colonel Dodd han
died him when in a mastery way in
the Guerrero fight. holding the Villa
bandits long enough to cause them to
waste an immense amount of ammuni-
tion and then scattering them.
The Arrieta brothers are said to be
fortifying the city of Durango, but for
what purpose has not been indicated.
plot of, wide dimensions, hatched
in Ell Paso and backed by the people
who are financing Felix Diaz in a
movement against the de facto gov
ernment of Mexico is believed by the
police to-day to have been unearthed
by the arrest last night of fifteen Mex
leans accused of being implicated in
the flight across the border of Cen
eral Ynez Salazar
Agents of the Department of Justice
aided the police in making the ar
rests. most important of which were
General Marcelo CaraVeo and Cen
eral Ignacio Morelos Zaragoza, who
like Salazar were along the we'll
known and trusted of the late Vic
toriano Huerta lieutenants.
The prisoners were questioned for
the better part of the night by the
police and secret service officials. This
story was pieced together from their
admissions and the authorities believe
they have discovered the essential de-
tails of the plot.
DiaZ Bacixers Dissatisfied
The hackers of Diaz it is said be-
came dissatisfied because his own
military reputation was limited and
he had no man with his movement in
whose generalship the Mexican peo-
pie had confidence. They were also
anxious to reinforce, the Diaz cam
paign in Southern Mexico by a
similar insurrection in the northern
part OF the republic. A soldier was
wanted of ability and Salazar was
selected. He was amply supplied with
funds and proceeded to organize his
followers from El Paso. Emissaries
were sent into Mexico to try out the
sentiments of various Carranza gar
risons and to stir up the people by
spreading reports that CarranZa was
in the pay of the United States and
that General Pershing's eXpeditionary
force was really the advance guard
of an army of occupation. There has
been plenty of evidence that such re-
ports have been circulated in Juarez
and have caused a considerable i'm
preston on the poems.
Bitterly Opposed to U. S.
Salazar's plans were not yet ripe
when he learned that he was in
danger of betrayal. He became alarm
ed and fled across the border on Sun
day accompanied, it is believed by
only handful of his most trusted
adherents.
His exact plans at present, as we'll
as his whereabouts, are unknown but
the proclamation he left behind him.
coupled with statements made by men
who had known him we'll in Ell Paso
leave little doubt that his attitude to-
ward the United States is one of
determined and bitter hostilities.
Lines Are In Danger
He is opposed to both Carranza and
| Villa, and is expected to attempt to
rally the MeXicans on a platform of
uncompromising opposition to this
country with a demand for the inn
mediate withdrawal of the American
troops under the penalty of war with
Mexico.
| Dispatches from Columbus which
told of extraordinary precautions
! taken TO guard the town last night
We're accepted here as proof that the
! American military authorities regard
the SalaZar move as of grave i'm
portance. No one was willing to VEN
ture a prediction as to what would
result if Salazar made an attack on
the american lines of communication
| but it was felt that the military pre-
| parations at Columbus showed that
the authorities believed such an
eventuality was not impossible.