The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-07
Casualties on Sunday

E1 Paso, Tex, February 6-Total cas-
 ualties in Sundays fighting at Banche. south of Juarez, were five dead and 29 wounded. The federals lost three dead, according to pr. l. J. Bush of the insurrecto hospitAI corps, who re-
 lnained on the field when the rebels left The insurrectos lost two dead and three wounded
 Of the federal wounded 26 are now
 in Juarez hospital, six of them wom-
 en and 20 soldiers. The wounded and dead women were camp followers,
 wives of the federal soldiers.
 Dr. Bush, chief surgeon of Orozco,s army. arrived in Juarez today with three wounded Mexican women and II other women and children, who had accompanied the federals from Casas Grandes and were left when the fed erals abandoned cir train Sunday
 night after the insurrectos had marched away to the west
 Repair trains were sent out from Juarez over both the Northwestern and Mexican Central lines this afternoon
 to repair bridges. Twenty-four bridges have been destroyed by rebels south Of Juarez as far as Moctezuma, a dis tance of 12 miles. Federal reinforce
 ments from Chihuahua cannot come within that distance of Juarez by rail- Afrshlp Scouts Employed Washington, February 6.-The war de- partment is to employ an aeroplane for
 scouting purposes along the Rio Grande. Conflicting reports of operations of revo-
 iutionary bands said to be crossing and recrossing the Rio Grande have kept the American troops on wild goose chases It is believed the use of an aerial scout will
 obviate this. The war department will
 use one of the new Wright aeroplanes rendered by Robert Collier of New York.
 The machine will be sent to Texas imme- diately.
 In order that the government may he able to purchase aeroplanes for use in patrolling the Mexican border the war department has taken up with Senator Warren. chairman of the military affairs committee, the question of making the ap-
 propriation of $125,00O for aeroplanes in
 the army available immediately instead of July l, as would be the usual course. The bill appropriating the amount men
 toned for the purchase, maintenance and operation of aeroplanes in the army al- ready has passed the House and is now in the hands of the Senate military af- fairs committee. Volunteers for Airship Service New York, Februry 6.-Alfred J: Moi sant. brother of the late John B. Moisant. A tonic, Tex, that Roland c. Garros, Rene simon and Rene Barrier have volunteered to fly over the Mexican insurgent and fed eral lines at Juarez to test the worth of aeroplanes in actual war. This week there Is to be an aviation meet at Fl I Paso. Tex. just across the border from Juarez, and MT. Noisant left here tonight
 to superintcnd arrangements. His plan Is to observe the strictest neutrality. All observations will be reported to him
 and the United States army officers sta tioned along the border and to nobody else. On the strength of this guarantee,
 he says. he has received assurances that neither side will fire on the aviators A complete report will be made to the war department at Washington. This is the first time since the aeroplane became a working invention." said MT. Moisant | tonight. that there has been an opportu- nifty to test it's worth in war. The men will attempt . to make just such flights over Juarez as would be made by actual re- connoissance corps"
 | Appeal for Assistance | Douglas. Ariz.. February 6.-The com mander of the Mexican government | troops in Agua Prieta across the border from Douglas, appealed last night to l Capt. Frederick Johnson commanding the Third United States cavalry stationed l Tn DOuglaS, TOT dSsistdnce III nanullnS prisoners held in the Mexican jail, but his request was refused. Captain Canado or the Mexican forces explained that the Mexican law did not permit the holding l of the prisoners for more than three days without trial and he did not wish to take I the risk of attempting to send the men | under guard to the state penitentiary at Hcrmosillo.
 Mexicans Going Bnck to Fight | Pueblo. Colo, February 6.--No less than 175 Mexicans have left Pueblo and vicin- l ity within the past week or so with the avowed purpose of joining the insur-
 
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