The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-09
GENERAL OROZcO PLAYS A
WAITING GAME UNTIL REIN
FORCEMENTS ARRIVE.
DAME RUMOR IS BUSY
According to the Various Stories, Ma.
varro Has Met With a Reverse,
Either at Hands Of Blanco or by
Being Blown Up in Train by Some
Other Means-Texans Enjoy Fuss.

El Paso, Texas, Feb. S.--By way OF
variation. II IL predicted that Juarcz
viii not be attacked tonight Whether
II Is called upon to defend itself nt
all seemingly depends upon whether
Navarro. at the head of 1000 federals
from Chihuahua, or Blanco with $50
insurrectos from Casas Grandes, ar
rives first.
A rumor reached here tonight that
Navarro had met with II reverse, but
IL was only II rumor. Wires being
down. It could not be investigated.
one story was that n train on which
he was travelling had been blown up
and another had 1t that General
Blanco had met and defeated him.
With reference to Blanco. the rumor Is
improbable. az he Is numerically in
fcrior to the federal leader.
II Navarro reaches Juarez first. 1t
would be folly. To all appearances, for
Orozco to attack, even with the as
sistance of reinforcements from
Alanis and Blanco.
AIanis Joins Orozco.
Alanis camped last night 12 miles
east of here on the MeXicon side Of the
Rio Graiide, at a hamlet called Sar-
gosa. Ammunition was taken across
the river at this point and this morn
ing Alanis and his men had dsap-
pearcd. A search Of the hills in that
vicinity failed to disclose his present
whereabouts, but he and his men are
now virtually part of Orozco' =
forces.
Five Mexicans who crossed to the
Texas side today from Sargosa esti-
mated Alanis' detachment at 300
mounted infantry. They are fresh
from the importation around Ojinaga
There was no word from Blanco. If
he left Casas Grandes when ordered
to do so for the second time. he should
reach this section by Friday night
This, at least. Is the way OroZco cal
culates It, Orozco concentrated his
force today when 100 men who had
been on duty In the mountains joined
the 800 near the smelter. They were
employed today in digging rifle pits
and placing boulders where they
would afford the most protection II
case of attack
Mexicans Detained.
grardsmen detained Il total of q Mex
leans who We're attempting to cross
the river to the rebel camp. Th'
troops here are numerically made
u,late to the task of guarding the en-
tire river front. 1t would require sew
eral regiments to accomplish the task
one wishing to cross with arms ol
ammunition has but to hunt spo
where the khnki-clad men are not
and the rest Is easy.
The soldierly Americans contras
Sharply with the slouching. ill-kemp
federals. One may see specimens o
both at the street car bridge on eithe
side. The Americans, clean -shaven
erect, chin up. neatly garbed, chang
ing the guard with alert precision. Oh
the other side. parchment -colore'
poems and impressed convicts. Il
dingy baggy, dirty blue; imitation
leather caps. stopped. narrow shoul
ders, struggling about In apathy.
Comment on the contrast Is com
mon In the streets.
I'D hate to turn a company of thos
regulars loose against that bunc
across the riyer-say.
This Is sample of the curbston
talk. 1t reaches the ears of the Mex
leans, too. aggravating the dislik
which each side of the border feels.
News Suppressed.
Governmental measures to suppres
news have not ceased 1t began wit
the publication two months ago of tn
execution by federal soldiers {
wounded prisoners and civilians, {
Cerro Prieto. An American newspa
per man was detained for nearly a
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