The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
DlAZ DISASTER AT LA JUNIA
$40 OF 4 FORCE or 1000 men
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
unssica tisas That Gen. Navarro d In sore
straits Near Pedernases- Mad~re Is
sues . CONFIDENT Messaxe-siis wife
On Charge sS HIS v srk In Texas.

sues Q Csnndena MessaGe-hais whe
On Charge sf His v srk I'm Texas.
Fl. PAso. Dec. IT.-President Diazs
Mexican army suffered loss of 40 men
! in dead and wounded in battle mt La
Junta, according tn the latest news from
the scene Of hos,ili,ie-. The Federal
troops engaged in the fight numbered
200 men. When they raised the white
nag there were only fifty able bodied men
in the force that surrendered to the vic
| torious rev olutionist-.
La Junta is a small town on the Mexico.
Northwestern and Orient Railroads.
News Of the battle and it's result was sent
out by railway employees. The tele-
graph wires were cut later.
Mexico is determined not further to per-
init the Pearson interests to keep their
| alleged compact with the insurrectos To
refrain from hauling troops into the af-
fected region Of Chihuahua This il
shown by the attempt being made here
to secure an American engineer to haul
troops from chihuahua to Pedernales and
| Ia Junta. When the iRsurrectos took
that section the owners Of IN. Mexico
1 Northwestern road made an agreement
not to haul troops IL the insurrectos would
not modest the trains.
The Mexican officials ten taiivsly agreed
TO this. but on Friday troops were taken
south from here over another branch
Of the Northwestern To the Mormon
colonies. and to-day Francisco Portillo.
Mayor Of Juarcz, advertised for an Am.ri.
cen engineer TO haul troop trains from
Chihuahua to Pcdnrnalcs and other sta
tons in the disturb ed region. The trouble
has grown too serious To wait for reen
forc"rnents Ia march To IN" spot
| This il taken her" as a notification that
| tho Federal troops arr IN sore straits.
Reports have il that Gen. Navarro and
his command have bean badly whipped
That thor" has been further fighting
thcre il no doubt To-day the Mexican
Government had tn permit IN" American
! Ambassador in Mexico city TO deny tho
reported capture ~ Guerrero by the
F-d.'rals. Mexican troops have never
penetrated any further than the vicinity
| 81 P,d.rnals-. wher. the battle was
fought last sunday. and there has bsen
further fighting in that region since. but
tn. LOSSES are not known.
There has been fighting near Ojinaga.
south OF Maria, Texas. This il also con-
/ tirmed Many horses bclong ing TO Mexi-
can troops escaped into Texas. and il is
believed that the Fedsraln were annihi-
lEssd. but rUnufur1emenes should have
arrived there last night or to-day II they
were not defeated. marching westward
from the Orient Railroad station at Fa-
lorhir They left Chihuahua last sunday
for Falomir
Troops sent out from Jiminez. the rail
road junction point for the road
Leading into Parral. have not BEEN heard
from They were attempting to join
Navarro's force marching fromC hihuahua.
At Parral yesterday q dead Mexican
soldier was brought in. but nothing was
given out about the fighting
To-day orders were issued throughout
the State Of Chihuah,ia by the Jefe~ Of
villages and towns instructing all men
having arms 20 come in and register them
and give an account OF why they are in
! their possession The order ends nv say
ing that extreme penalties will be ini'icte,,
against all who fail to do 60 This means
that they " i'll he shot for failing TO obey
the order
| Col r II Garcia. chief Of stan 81 Gen
Diaz. President OF Mexico. IL here to-day
! He has h. Id several meetinRs with M.xi-
can secret agents but the purpos. OF his
visit il a secret
( GALVESTON, Dec IL Verifying the
statement of his wife. who il looking after
the interests Of the Mexican revolution
{ lists in Texas, comes q statement from
| Francisco / Madsro in which he says the
! pronuHcet os a. the ins1rrect ionisis call
Themselves. are steadily gaining ground
and are confident Of success
We now hav. c.QO friends well
-guipped and more than .UO we'll
. mount 81, = says Madero. who ar. willing
70 sacriiic. their lives in the struggle
for constitut ional government for the
people and by the people Daily our
/. ranks are growing and with Gods help
we expect to establish IA real republic
in Mexico The campaign has been
well arranged and we are satisfied with
results so far attained
! Tn. message. which l. dated December
} 10. tells Of ten rene gadss having been shot
for plunderinR homes in the name 81 the
! revolutionary party. Madero says no
. innocent person shall suffer from the
ac,- OF he Llbersii-;-. that IN. pro-
nunc.tos pay for everything they take
and that thieves and outlaws will h..
suTnrnarly dealt with
! Madero's Headquarters are not div uIg.-l
10y hi- wife. who voEhrs for the. state
ment and she IL in almost daily cummuni-
cation with him.
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