Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-06
Rebels Permit Reinforce
ments to Enter the
City.
WELL GUARDED NOW
Wreck Train Carrying Federal
Troops and Bloody Fight
Takes Place.

e Paso. Tex, Feb. 6.-Outgener-
aled in their efforts 10 prevent the
entrance into Juarez of Colonel Rabago
and 300 federal troops from the south,
the revolutiOnists under Orozco are re
ported this morning TO have retired 10
SaIamayuca. 25 miles south of Juarez,
10 replenish supplies of ammunition
and awit reinforCements
PUZZLES DEFENDERS.
FL Paso. Tex. Feb. 6.-The where
abouts Of Orozco and the other rebel
leaders and commands is puzzling the
federal officials. Members of the in
surrecto junta declare the rebels ran
out of food and water and had 70 with
draw, but viii attack soon, and that
Orozco will be reinforced by men from
Ojinaga, east of here and others from
the vicinity of Galeana and Casa
Grandes. TO the south.
With the fear of an immediate at
tack dissipated. the tension in Juarez
is greatly relaxed and business houses
opened again.
FL Paso. Texas. Feb. 6.-COlonel Ra-
bago and his command of 300 federals
entered the city of Juarez at 9:25 last
night unmolested by the insurreCto
forces and were received with joyful
acclaim by the people Of the city.
The star of the insurrecto leader.
Pasqual Orozco, who was 10 occupy
the city of Juarez by sunrise yester-
day morning, appears TO be on the
wane His policy of delay has enabled
achievements 10 reach Juarez. and
the probability of taking that city is
now considered much more remote
than II was Saturday.
REINFoRCEMENTs COME
Other reinforcements. in the shape of
Navarros column, are enroute from
Chihuahua. and it is expected here that
- the federals will be able to hold the
city and that. knowing this, the insur /.
rectos will retire.
WILL HAVE AEROPLANE.
Washington. Feb. $50 far as an /.
aeroplane can discover. General Hoyt, /
commander OF the department of 4
Texas. will probably soon be in posi- /
tion to determine the facts as TO the !
activities of the insurgents along the
Mexican border. Conflicting reports
make the situation uncertain to Amer
lean troops endeavoring 10 maintain
neutrality.
Today General Wood, chief OF STAFF,
let II he known at least one aeroplane
would be Immediately employed in OBJ
servation work along the Rio Grande.
and another will be added if necessary.
TAKE ANOTHER TOWN. /,
Washington. Feb. 6.-The capture :
by Mexican revolutiOnists of San Ig-
nacio. a town opposite Fort Hancock, 1
Texas. was reported TO the state de
partment today 4
LOSES FIRST CLASH.
Ell Paso. Tex. Feb. General Pas
quail OrozcO. leader of the Mexican in
surgents who are attacking Juarez, di-
rectly across the river from FL Paso,
yesterday was defeated in the first de- l
Cisiye clash in the campaign.
Delaying his attack on the cfy ,
Orozco attempted TO intercept the train
bearing General Rabago and federal
reinforcements to Juarez. He sue
ceeded in derailinG the train in a small I
cut near Bauche. 10 miles south, but {
after battle lasting all day Rabago q
escaped from the trap and now is on .
his way TO Juarez on horse.
REBELS WIN ELSEWHERE.
While news of this temporary sue
cess OF the federals was received here,
other reports told OF insurgent victor T
les in other places a
AdviCes from Chihuahua say thai n Z
special train has arrived there from r
the northeast, bringing many wounded q
from the vicinity Of Coyame. Chihua-
hus. where the rebels defeated the fed 4
erals and killed l0z.
TROOPS KILLED N WRECK.
When the train bearing the federal
troops was deraLed at Buacho. large
number OF the men who were in the
first car behind the engine were killed
or injured
Orozco ordered his men 70 FIRE vol
ley into the air to develop what part
of the train was occupied by the fed
erals Men began 70 jump of the train .,
and Orozco. not being able TO distin- V
suish who were soldiers and who were ic
rot, ordered another harmless volley ri
fred. The fnsuuectos Immediately re T
tired to watch the situation until day Z,
Light, thus giving all non-combatants OF
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