Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-30
A LULL IN
REBEL WARFARE
All Active Insurrecto Forces
Concentrating in Antici-
patton of Peace
WILL RETURN TO FARMS
But Demand That They Be Per
mitted to Retain Their
Arms.

Ell Paso, Texas, March 30.-AH the
available insurreetos in the field in
northern Mexico are being concentra-
ted west of Chihuahua. 1t is believed
by the insurrecto sympathizers that
the purpose of this move is to allow
those who have fought for the insurg-
ent cause to take part in the consid-
Grafton of peace terms. That there
has been no recent fighting around
Chihuahua is regarded as indicating
that the men in the field deem the Sc
lection of a new cabinet as evidence
of good faith upon the part of the
government as preparatory to peace
negotiations. However, the concen-
tration of Madero's forces near Chi
ness for a movement against Chihua-
hua, should negotiations fail. Many
iinsurrectos are small farmers. They
have been in the field months and
suffered many hardships. AS the
time for planting crops is now at
hand, it is thought here they will be
willing to return to the farms and
await the development of the reforms
if assured by the cabinet that the re
forms will be enacted. They will de
mand, however, that they retain their
arms, that all prisoners be released
and that the families of those who
have fallen in the insurrecto ranks be
given the same compensation award
ed families of those killed on the
federal side.
Another Week Will Tell.
San Antonio, Texas, March So
! Another week will tell whether there
! is to be peace or further war in Mex
| leo, according to Alfonso Madero,
brother of the rebel leader. The sy-
| nopsis of the talk between Minister
Llmantour and Francisco Madero, ST.,
| in New York, in which tentative pro-
| posals were made, have been sent to
the insurrecto chief, Francisco I. Ma
dero. Within week his answer is
expected. He will say his final word
as to whether the negotiations shall
become formal. my brother" said
Don Alfonso, eff he is convinced OF
the sincere wishes of the government
to grant concessions demanded by the
people, will appoint ENJOYS to NEE
the government representatives
Where such meeting will take place
l cannot state. Certainly none of oul
family would care to visit Mexico with
out the fullest guarantee of our safe
! ty."
Still Fighting at Ures.
| Hermosillo, Mex, March 30.-N'
government announcement of the vic
tory over the rebels near Ures ha
yet been made, and as all passenge
hacks in the city have been pressed
into service to carry ammunition t.
the front, sixty miles away, it is be
Ilieved that the battle is still in pro
gress. It is known that the rebel
have forces concentrated there.
De La Barra Bound for Mexico.
San Antonio, Texas, March 80
iSenor de La Barra, Mexican Ministe
of Foreign Affairs in the new cabine
passed through here today on his wa
, to Mexico City, but was not Joined b
any of the Madero family, who are e,
, lpected soon to enter into peace negc
: tiations with representatives of tn
Mexican government.
Army Calling a Life Vocation.
San Antonio, Texas, March 30.-
That some men make the army thei
, calling for life is forcefully brough
out by the presence of R. F. Arteburr
who is with the army at Fort Sar
Houston. Arteburn is assistant was
on master with the 18th infantry an
occupies a unique position. He b.
gan his work as mule skinner
during the rebellion and is the onl
! man now in the service who was wit
Sherman on the march from Atlanti
. to the sea in 1864. During those |;
mentable days of shot and shell, fir
. and devastation. when the norther
army was sweeping practically unol
/, posed over the stretch of country,
miles wide from Atlanta to the oceal
), Arteburn was driving siX-mul
team. He is now &c years old, bu
appears less than so, after 40 years {
u continuous service as wagner. Boz
s. and reared in Illinois, he enlisted
a the 18th Illinois infantry in 1862. Fl
S was Immediately ordered to .Loui
u vile and shortly afterwards was ca
IS tured by that gallant southern cava
s ry commander General John H. Mo
~ gan. Later, he was paroled and su
seauently returned to the servic
when he was assigned to Sherman
- army. He likes to tell stories OF tt
,f old days and make comparisons b
n tween the army of today and that
2. 1861-65. While he is a most pr
,yl nounced federal, he is ready to resel
O. at any time any uncomplimentary I
st mark about the dashing cavalry Of
IN Ger who captured him early in his m
~ itary career, and to him John H. Nj
n gan was an ideal commander al
s, soldier.
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