Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-29
THE CRISIS
IN MEXICO
War Will Be Settled Some
Way Near Chihuahua
END OF RABAG0'S MARCH
The City Now Strong Fed
eral Garrison; Madero is
Near at Hand With Gath
cred Force-Defeat of In
surrectos in Sonora

Fl Paso. Texas. March 2S-The re-
| lations between President Diazs mill
I tary forces in northern Mexico aud
the insurrectionists are declared On
be fast approaching a crisis. Rabago.
with LOO federal troops. is safely
encamped at chihuahua. after a re
markable four weeks march from
Juarez. Less than thirty miles west
is Madero. gathering his forces and
building defenses. in preparation for
move which. he says. will more
than convince the world that the in
surrection is not losing Roadway"
From Encinillos. on the Mexican
National railway. Madero moved
southwest To San Andres. on the
Mexican Northwestern railway. com
plotting a swing of less than thirty
miles north of Chihushua city To a
point about an equal distance west.
Rabago reached the outskirts of
Chihuahua after weary struggle.
His 225-mile march through the
heart Of the insurreeto country To re-
lieve Chihuahua was harassed al
most every mile by the firing of in
'surgents hidden i'm the mountains and
brush. The bridges he rebuilt. in the
hope that trains might follow him.
were blown up behind him. Twice he
was reinforced, until the remnant Of
200 with whom he started from Ju-
arez was increased TO LOO Dozens
of his men were killed and buried
along the railroad tracks.
Chihuahua city, on the arrival OF
Rabago. became the strongest fed
eral garrison of the war zone Ii has
about 5000 soldiers encircled by for
tifications. while the churches and
chief buildings have the appearance
of arsenals and the housetops are
piled high with sandbags Ia be used
as breastNorks in case of attack
Jilarez has 500 federal troops and
Casas Grandes 200. These are prac-
tically isolated by lack of train and
telegraph service. The towns be-
tween the federal strongholds. in
Guiding Madero, Candelara, Anu
mazda, Gallego and Sauz are sur
rounded by insurrectos The inter
vening country is patrolled by in
surrecto guards. Ii is said to be-
Madero's plan To prevent the juno
ture of the federal forces. maintain
ing them in their present locations.
The situation at Juarez has been re-
garded as serious for week
IF ii takes Diaz four months to
find out that il is necessary for him
To go to Europe for his health then
the war probably will go on until
he Sails" said the junta Along with
an assertion that the instruction
has extended over more than two
thirds of the states of Mexico, a de-
cree by Madero was promulgated to-
day prohibiting guerrilla warfare
The decree states: With the
greater part of the republic in a
state of revolution. it is necessary to
organize the insurgent forces and
constitute them regular corps. in or
der to render their acts more eff
cacious and To cease guerrilla war
fare. which may cause persons and
property more damage than would ar
organized effort under general, we'll
defined military laws. have there
fore thought well TO decree that the
insurgent forces will be organized
into seven army corps
"All these army corps shall be
subject to military ordinance. except
as to the following points: No de
serter viii be punished. except for
acts done in the face of the enemy.
"All army grades will be effective
during the campaign. but upon its
termination these grades will become
honorary. as a glorious memory of
having taken part i'm the present ma
tional insurrection.
"A law viii later be passed where
by widows. orphans and persons i'm
old age may be pensioned or com
pensated.
The president of the provisional
government is the supreme head OIL
the insurgent army"