Show I TAfT WARNS MEXICO Off TUE TE liNE Fighting Must Not Be Done Where Am American rican Territory Terri Tern tory Will Suffer WASHINGTON W. April 15 President President Taft I is determined that battles between Mexican n federals arid and hall Hhall not ho bo fou ought fought ht on American soil soli lie He I Is equally determined that tho the lives of Pt American non-combatants non shall not nol be en endangered on- on lJ by the tho forces of President Diaz and those r of r General Madero Future Futuro combats between the rebels and ami tho forces of the tho Mexican government must not be ought fought out so close to tho the American line linc as to put In Jeopardy the tue lives Jes and property of or Americans Through the tile state department the president pres pros ident last notified tho the Mexican cov- cov U that Ul l It Il must m iee ce to toll It that hereafter hereafter hereafter here here- after no such unfortunate Incident as ns that of yesterday at AtuR Agua when two Americans killed and eleven cloven wounded be allowed tO-oc tO uY Through h I the war v department and through the department of ju justice the president sent o warning to tho leader of or the ln In- In- In at Agua gua gua Prieta Must Not Be Repeated The view was expressed at al tho the White lious lious' last Jat nl right night ht that tho thI e warnings willbe will willbe be he obeyed 1 to the tho letter Jetter and that no more battles will be he fou ought fought ht near tho border Neither the thc president nor any of his advisors orl whom he lie called into consultation consulta lion Ion last night were werl Inclined to tn regard h ho ito lIt Incident at Agua as a n forerunner of 01 anything more serious but they concluded con con- J that It must not hot be hc repeated The rite president knows that battlegrounds battlegrounds battle battle- grounds ar arp riot not chosen like places for forI forthe forthe I the ho holding of athletic contests but hut at atthe atthe the ame time ho ha takes the tho position that preparations toe for battles must bo bl made marte by byth bythe th the hostile forces with duo due consideration of or the effect upon non combatant Amen Amerl- c cn caits n Tue president knows that some somo of oC th the at Thursdays Thursday's nf- nf American spectators tors r. lr near Dou Douglas louglas la were eager to see th thy th fight ant and might have have- got Jol too close to nbc hu h hun engaged n forces but he tins has been In Informed In- In formed also that warning was given to tollio the llio at least not nol to get too tou close to the States Slates Hereafter this government o expects hath both the and anil the federal troops to erect trenches or make their lines of battle far lar enough away from American soil 1011 to make mako It Il contain certain tha American engaged In the occupations of po-ico po will not nOl be bo Interrupted American Troops at Hand President Taft Tun feels that his order r sending tho the troops to tn Texas has hns Jet entirely Justified h hy hr tho the developments de if CI f the tho last few days s 11 Ho lie I I. I more certain than Ihan ever cr that thal conditions In the fouth southern rn If are nrc alarming Ho Is hO hoi ii III there will be bo no need for alit nm- to tho Iho south but If rr thele should be bc ho knows that 20 O Am American troops arc are near the tho Rio Bin Grando Granito and on ill that river and the Mexican r Itself l is already a force that is tot lot insignificant in- in significant Tho The presidents president's action last night followed fol fot lowed n a conference with Attorney Attorn General Gen Con oral eral ra m. Secretary of Vat Wai Dickinson and Acting Secretary of 01 State Wilson Soon after tho the conference broke UI up tho the White House gave JI out nut a n COP copy of or ofa orR a R telegram sent nl b by the tho wt f through h Secretary to J- J K I. P. P J of d I the hi and Douglas s Chamber of or Commerce Mines Unc Mr Ir had reported to the tha president president dent by wire tho the casualties B at Agua Jua tn and anti c asked d If Mf th there ro Is IE no non warby war n nb b by which Americans can eRn bo be protected protect d In tim tho th peaceful pursuit of or their affairs In reply Mr Ir Hillel wired as at follows Your our telegram ram to the tho president re re- re lie He I H Is much distressed at al the tho sit situation SIt SIt- nation a as you ou have hl described It lie He has hns directed the tha secretary of ot state and the secretary of WA war r to take tAko Ite steps 8 by which such illiCit a 1 deplorable occurrence as at that of yesterday at nl Douglas may be hp avoided d dIn In tho the future In Int the tho meanwhile th the president nt sincerely sincerely sin sin- hopes that the Chamber Chamb r of or Commerce Commerce Com Corn merce and the local authorities I at lil Douglas Doug t I Dout-I las Jas mil may u ue use s all Influence possible upon your jour our citizens to keep p n ns as far away HA as possible from fri th the scene of or fighting to avoid old taking sides Ides In n order not to lO a aggravate ag- ag Ir ate ft n situation already acute Th The presidents president's vera er transmitted trans trl mILled b by the war r department late to today today to to- day to the commanding officer of or the tho department of Colorado who I Is his headqUarters at Fort Huachuca Ariz Ails Tomorrow these Instructions will m b be s rc rf re to General Duncan commanding tho the department of Texas I. and to General HUBS commanding the tho del department nt of or Cal Cai Situations similar to that thal in Arizona exist in iii California and Texas Texan An attack on Just across tim tho border from El EI Paso seems e m m. m Imminent and consequently On tho the commander of or the de department rte rte- nt of Texas Texa Is charged M with tho the thorn rn responsibility of seeing that the tha city o of or El 1 Paso in Is not endangered d. d In California Califor Califor- nia rila the city of nt fart fare tho the Mexican 1 town of In the vicinity of which considerable fighting has occurred The war department nt tonight ht r received a IL report from the commander of oC the de department department de- de nt of ot tIt tho C. C Colorado It said laId the tho American m lort forces off offered no Interference nc in the ba hattIe battle but nn Un UnIted It St States of officer of- of fleer r. r upon th lh request r. of or the t federals crooned th the j line tine and or lIden d to th the rest of tho the federals tab to 0 o cease cense n a useless fight f |