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directions on the federal position. and the latter were holding their places behind the embankment and replying vigorously. From men . on the train occupied by Rabago 1t Is learned that when the train was stopped the soldiers immediately prepared for battle and began putting out heavy skirmish line on either side of the train, while others took machine gun off the train and begun mounting it behind the embankment.
 Many Killed in Wreck A large number of the men were in the first car behind the engine. Many of these were killed or injured by the deral nent of the coaches. The wounded were placed in the ditch beside the JracK and everything possible done for their care. Rabago has about 160 men of his own command, and from 150 to 200 men or the Eighteenth battalion of infantry, which has been fighting practically Tor | the last ten days.
 At 7:3O this morning rifle firing could | be distinctly heard in Juarez and also the sound of the occasional discharge Of ar tiNery. Orozco is said to have noun tain howitzer with him. | Rabago had about 800 men in the trenches and battle continued all day, which resulted in heavy losses on bot | sides This afternoon he escaped from the l position in which he had been hemmeN | by the insurgents and slowly made his way tonight toward Juarez, followed by
 the instructors, who are harrassing ms rear guard.
 | Red Cross train of four coaches went out of Juarez late this afternoon for the
 scene of battle, carrying physicians
 nurses and medical supplies. It is report ed that General Navarro with large
 force is coming rapidly from Chinuahua
 and may reach Juarez before dawn,
 Rabago escaped by tearing up one oi
 the box cars and building skidway te get the horses off the cattle cars.
 The men were then lined up with then
 faces to the insurrectos and retreatet 1000 yards eastward.
 On reaching the foothills they placed , their machine gun on the insurectt
 trenches. To a group of Americans be-
 hind the trenches the federals appeared . to number about 400 men. Afterware
 they moved northwest in good order ant
 were seen occasionally to face to the Ter
 and deliver volleys toward the insurrect'
 trenches.
 The Red Cross train returned to Juare } ltonirht. bringing in 20 women and chil dren picked up near Bauche, ana on . woman was badly injured. They reporte' f thev could not approach the battle groun' because the federals did not respect tn I Red Cross flag.
 Quiet on Border  Q Laredo Tex, February 5.-Tranquit! Q nreyailed along the northeastern borde l of Mexico today, but withal little lfoi
 dents indicated that tension IS growing
 In Neuyo Laredo the usual Sunday sere
 nades were given but the numbers gatn = .red were greatly reduced. So far, now Y ever no untoward incident has been rc il norted. Nothing is known here of Fran
 cisco I. Madero, the rebel leader, wn /. was expected to cross into Mexico las IL night between Laredo and Eagle Pass r. Creel Talks
 s Mexico City, February 5.-"We are no
 ,ure hut that it would be the best thln
 that the revolutionists should take Ju 2 arez. We would then have them in . position where we could quickly surroun | and capture them"
 | Enrique c, Creel. minister of foreig I relations. who has the confidence III General Diaz perhaps more than an | other of his official family, and who | in constant touch with the chief exec' | tive on affairs of the nation, answere
 as above a request for an official e, | pression regarding events on the borde
 II may add" he said. that goveri | mont officials feel no uneasiness whatev
 over the possibility of an attempt to tax
 Juarez We are reasonably certain th'
 Colonel Tannborrel. in charge of the fe
 eral troops at that point, with 5000 me | will be able to control the situation. "The city has not been attacked. Flu
 ther than that we are without official I J formation. We know nothing more thu