The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
U. s. SHIPS TO
CURB MEXICO
Plea of American Agents in
Southern Republic Is
Answered.
WAR VESSELS START AT ONCE
Citizens Resident in the Country Call
on the Government for Protection
-Carranza Governor of Sonora
Arrested in Arizona.

Washington, April 26.-Three Amer
lean warships have been ordered into
Mexican waters.
Because OF the ominouS situation
brought about by the widespread re-
volt against the CarranZa regime
American vessels were dispatched TO
Mexican ports 10 protect the lives and
property of Americans and other for
eigners in that country.
Secretary of State cambridge Colby.
acting upon Il request from American
cOnsuls in several parts of Mexico. an
nOunced that vessels would be sent
| South Immediately.
Subsequently. the navy department.
presumably at the direct instigation
of the department of state. announced
that the destroyer McCauley and the
cruiser Salem had been directed to
proceed south from San Diego 10 the
Pacific Mexican ports of Topolebampo
and Mazatlan. The cruiser Sacra-
mentO, which was at CampechO on
April ID, was ordered 10 the Atlantic
port Of Tampico. where ii has arrived.
American government representa-
| tives in Mexico have asked for the dis
patch of warships to that country TO
protect American citizens and their
property.
The request came from MaZatlan
and TOpolobampo. on the Pacific coast.
and FrOntera, on the gulf coast.
Details as TO The requests of the
American agents were not made pub
! lie. Advices said that $50 Mexican
| federal troops with two cannon had
arrived at Mazatlan. but there have
been no reports of disturbances there
or at the other two ports.
Advices received here by Gen. Sal
vador Alvarad0. representative of So
nora said that Col. Rodolfo Gallegos,
q former federal commander in the
state of Tamaulipas. defeated Car
ranZista force under Gen. ROsalia Rod
| rigueZ at Linares and that the federals
retreated toward Monterey
Mexico alone protested against the
landing of American marines in Guate-
mala to protect foreigners during the
recent revolution there. according TO
advices from Guatemala City.
Douglas. Ariz.. April 26.-Gen. Ig-
nacle Pesqueira. president of the SUI
preme military court of Mexico, said
TO have been appointed military gov
ernOr of Sonora, was arrested by
United States officers as he stepped
off train here. A woman, said TO
lave been brought here by Pesquera
from Mexico, was detained
Pesqueira's arrest was said to be in
connection with bringing the woman
into the United States and transport
ing her here from Laredo. Tex Pre-
| guerra Is married. One of his
nephews, Robert PeSqueira. was fnan-
cial agent for the CarranZa govern
ment at FL PasO
General Pesqueira is from one of
the most widely known and wealthiest
| families of Sonora. He has vast cat
tie and mining interests.
The young woman detained with
| Pesquelra gave her name as Maria
Rodriguez of Mexico City This was
| the second time she had accompanied
Justice PesQueira on trips to the
United States, according TO a state
ment General Pesqueira made.
General Pesqueira showed no hest
fancy in answering questions concern
| ing his relations with the woman.
whom he had known since 1914 he
said. To one question he answered:
"Yes. why not?"
General Pesqueira said his family
lived In the Arispe district of Sonora
and that he is the father of nine
! children