The Detroit times., 1910-11-23
REBELS LAY s|E|
TO Cn|HUlHUA r
CuATR0C ClEhEg1
Fierce Fighting Is in Prugreu0
tween Madero's Forces and NI6
ernment Troops--Revolty r
Spreading.
All Night Battle Occurs at ToEzo
But 600 Loyal Troops Hold
Back 1000 Rebels. Z :

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Ell PASO. Texas, Nov. 23.-ss1
phone advices here from Ter
Mexico, tell of an allnisht ~
near there between 1000 revdIni
lists and 500 soldiers and Huf@
The soldiers and Rurales are rel
ed to be holding the line Of the IN
can Central railroad. and. esccneo1
Fife pits, to be holding back
rebels. The telephone says relnfoe
ments of Mexican troops are D.
hurried TO the scene.
That the Mexican revolution
spreading more rapidly than ever
spite the efforts OF the entire f&dQ<
government OF Mexico to preveuC
and despite the efforts OF ProofJ n
Diaz's government to prevent the ~
semination of news was evident today
from the food OF private adyiceo x0{
ceived here regarding the revolt.
With Torreon, Conner PalactO an
Ieredo already In the hands Of u14
rebels, today's dispatches showed tn0
victorious revolutionary army un&1Ez
command of Francisco 1. Madero An1
his immediate lieutenants were ~
tacking Chihuahua and Cuatro CJ61kr
egas and that the fall Of both places
was imminent.
From the latter place came advlceo'
early today stating that MAdero hl1nr
self. at the head of 1000 rebel troOpoE
began at attack on the city 1 a.mt
and that at 3 o'clock a fierce bat11o'
was in progress with the rebels steoA<
lily gaining ground. Further deta1l3
have not been received. but the eariier'
advices predict the capture of the city
by Madero.
chihuahua is the largest city. to ~
attacked by the revolutionists, and RI
in imminentr danger Of capture. I'M
rebel force there shows the reet
strength of the revolutionary move
ment and Madero's power over the
Mexicans.
Dispatches from there received dur
ing the night stated that 5000 rev0lu-'
tionaries, heavily armed. had Occur
pied the smelling plant OF the Ameri-.
can Smelling & Refining Co. and were
preparing to attack the city. Gen. Tor
razas. commanding the troops In Chi
hushua, had armed all loyal citizens
In the city OF Chihuahua and organ
lied them to resist attacks. Some .ad.
vices say the revolutionary forces TAR
outnumber the troops OF the defend
ers and the rebels predict that at the
first sign OF real danger to the city
the citizens win desert the governs
ment
IL the private advices received here
can be believed-and they are gener-
ally credited--the gravity OF the situa-
tion can scarcely be exaggerated, 50
far as the future of the government OF
Porfirio DiaZ Is concerned - Every
where the poems are joining hands
with the wealthy Mexicans who AayP
suffered under the. rule Of piaz,- CQrrAl
and Creel, to organize an armed pro
test. Thousands have already fiocked
to the standard of Madero, the advices
declare, and many thousands more Are
ready to join as soon as the revolution
lists gain more signal victories. Eten
as far west as Lower California the
sedition has spread and members Of
the revolutionary junta here freely pre-
dict that an armed uprising will start
on the Pacific side of the Republic
soon -
There Is no doubt that Diaz does NOT
count too much on the loyalty OF the
Mexican army and is therefore anxious
TO nip the revolution i'm the bud" and
crush 1t before It gains much head
way A Mexican official Is quoted here
today declaring that the rule of DiRz
is nearing It's end" and as predicting
that the entire Mexican army will sooul
desert TO the rebels.
The army, he points out, Is COM
posed mainly OF poems. who have been
convicted of petty offenses and sen
fenced TO service In the army. These.
he declares. are serving unwillingly
under Diaz and will welcome the first
good opportunity to fight against him.
Should desertions start among the
army. this official asserts, the entire'
force will soon be fighting on the sfs1e
OF Madero and Diaz Will be an exile.
Late advices today confirm yestesf
days United Press dispatches OK des-'
perate fighting since Sunday In Tor,
reon. Gomez Palacio. Parral and k0rdo.
II is impossible 10 state posiuvoly
whether the government or the rehe1@:
hold Gomez Palacio, though latest -
vices indicate that the rebels nave
taken the place. ,,. 4, -. ..s
The Mexican government o1aloD1.
assert that after the reyolutionte<4 hA1
twice captured the municipal 04U9-
ings. reinforcements late yeetokUoy
reached the town and the repem were
driven into the hills with heavy I0sH