The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-08
Reaches New Position

Reaches New Position Orozco quit the ranch during the morning and by moving through the deep arroyos, which scar the desert everywhere, reached a new position on the hills along the river. Here the cor respondents who had been on his trail since daybreak discovered him. He and six of his lieutenants met the visitors half way up on the bolder strewn mountain side. He carired a rifle like his men. He looked oare- worn but determined He answered questions only after de1iberation and often evasively. He was obviously of no mind to tell his. plans. He borrowed some ink for his fountain pen and also a writing tablet. He expressed a wish to visit
 Fl Paso to get square meal" His 320 men were scattered along the hills for three quarters of a mile. Some of them had the horses on the other side of the range, watering them
 at the river. Some one leaving Fl Paso in an automobile coincident with the departure of the federals from Juarez
 under Colonel Rabago gave them the warning. Making a trumpet with his hands the Fl Pasoan sh routed Get busy, the troops are coming" Leaving Juarez In Hurry The scout machine was followed quickly by scores of others, each with a load,
 many passengers being women. Others
 came on horseback, carriages. express,
 hayracks, bicycles sand hundreds by street car lines which run out to the smelter. Other hundreds on foot arrived,
 breathless, after 1t was all over, except ing an occasional viva madero" echoing from the hills. The .'revoltosos" had as-
 stunned the interrupted task of watering Inc horses
 At the alarm of the autost the whole
 nountain side awoke to life At POO yards
 the revolutionists looked like insects
 making their way on all fours to avoid
 bullets, through the maze of cactus, soap weed, sage brush and boulders.
 It was about ? o'clock this afternoon
 when Colonel Rabago marched out along | the river road on the Mexican side. The eastern wing of Orozco's force opened fire when the foot soldiers appeared on crest about 6O0lyards distant The fed erals halted in a compact mass but es- capped injury because the thirty thirties'' | carried by the revolutionists are not eff fective at that distance. They returned the fire for l5 minutes. They then turn cd and retreated at dog trot. The mounted men of the federals did not come within range.
 | The crown of sightseers on the Ameri- can SlOe pear WltHeSS 10 tne celeTlly OI the retreat for the federals were in full view for nearly mile.
 Americans on Guard l As soon as news of the impending fight | reached Colonel Sharpe, commanding the l wenty- third United States infantry, he
 added endorsements to the guard at
 the smelter to prevent possible violation of American neutrality. The skirmish | had been over for an hour when an in- surrectitnist, cutching a five-peso bill | in his hand crossed to the American side. He had been sent to buy a dinner for | Orozco. A soldier turned him back, fear
 ing that he wished to purchase ammuni- | ton. Again on the Merican side he eE-
 countered some newspaper men who guaranteed the innocence of his mission. He brought his supplies under their SUI
 pervision and was sent back grinning. l Orozco was content with repulsing the l enemy. After the retreat no signs of bloodshed was discovered. Seen after the skirmtsh. Orozco stated that while there | had been no loss of life he was glad
 of the moral effect of repulsing the | enemy
 The moral effect was needed. Oroz- l co.'s stock had dropped several points among his syrnpathizers- first when he
 allowed Rabago to elude him at Bauche Sunday and second. for failing to at l lack Juartz on the heels of that or