Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-13
SPREAD OF ANTI-AMERIcAN
 FEELING IN MEXICO.
Reports Pouring in from consuIs All
 Over Northern Mexico.


 Washington, June 12-with 1,5oO ad- ditional regular troops ordered to the Mexican border tonight, and reports of the rapid spread of anti-Americah feel- ing continuing to pour in from consuls sa4F ever northerR- Mexico, administra- tion officials made no attempt to dis g'uiSe their uneasinesS. 1t was officially admitted that there is growing alarm over what the agitation may produce and the possibility of an attack on General Pera,ing's expedition.
 No Attacks on Americans.
 No case of attack on the persons of American residents in Mexico has been reported, although there have been one or two attacks on vacant conSulates and other American property.
 Renewed Raids in Laredo Region. Part of the increasing apprehension here is due to the renewed raids in the Laredo region. Several reports dealing with the situation there have been received. Officials declined to reveal details; but they gave the inn precision of having reason to believe l serious purpose was behind the bandit | raid on the Coleman ranch. Three raiders were killed and three captured, | one report said. adding that they att l tempted to burn railroad bridge near Laredo. but failed.
 | New Force to Fill in Gaps. l I F'unston's border patrol, Secretary Ba- l lxer said, was to- fill in gaps in the l guard such as that near Laredo. It will be composed of ten companies of l coast artillery and a battalion of en- 1 gineerS. The artillerymen will be | withdrawn from Qualifications between Portland, Me, and Sandy Hook, and the engineers go from barracks in this city. The secretary said there was no present intention of calling out add1- tional national guard regiments for border duty.
 Cavalry Patrol Fired Upon.
 General Mann, commanding at Lare- do, reported today that a patrol of three cavalrymen was fired on during the night of June 10 near the town O1 Hachita, and Private w. l.. Saunders Troop K, Twelfth cavalry, slightly wounded. Two mounted Mexicans who did the firing escaped.
 Unrest at Vera Cruz. . A message from Captain Outrage commanding the battleship Nebraska at Vera Cruz, said there was consider. able unrest in that region, due appar. ently to the currency situation. Thert were no evidences of unfriendlines! toward Americans, the message said It added that the Carranza govern intuition inland. Captain Burrage dit not know the object of these rool movements.
 . Protest Presence of American Troops , Tue state department, through Spe ciai Agent Rodgers at Mexico City, ha called the attention of the de fact government to the anti-American out breaks which for nearly two week : have been spreading. Many town [ have held mass meetings and proteste, against the continued presence Q American troops in Mexico. Tn two o three instances American property ha
 been attacked, but no threats againe
 lives of Americans have been report ed. The reports of consuls telling Q the agitation were turned over to tn
 Carranza officials, more as a matter c !. information than as representation
 apparently General Carranza has ear : nestly, tried in most cases to preYen the holding of protest meefings, and i . scme places contemplated meetings an ]. parades have been prevented. Ther | are instances, however, where tn
 troops appear to have stood idly b while the agitators stirred up antagon !. <: ism against the United States.
 Outbreak unaccounted For. . Officials have been unable to deter
 mine the inspiration behind the sud r den outbreak of nti-Amertcan feeling
 or to estimate the ability Of Geners q Carranza to protect American lives an
 property. They feel that the real dan r ger lies in the possible action of il regular forces now under tH1e Carranz r banner, but whose commanders yie1 only doubtful allegiance to the centrs ], government.
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