The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-25
RAbAGO LEAVES WITH MORE TROOPS Armies Are Reported Close
 Together A FIGHT IS EXPECTED Mexican Officials Give Assurances That Arrested Americans Will
 Not Be Shot as Spies-A
 Supply Train Seized
A FIGHT IS EXPECTED

Fl Paso, Tex February 24.-After re- l turning to Juarez this afternoon from Lucero, with a portion of his command Colonel Rabago tonight loaded two more trains with troops and left again for l Lucero. His total force now is stated to be 300 men. It is probable Rabago will reach Lucero about midnight, where l he will detrain
 l Lucero is about 12 miles from Ahuma- da, the reported headquarters of Ma | dero
 The crew of work train which reached l Juarez over the Mexican Central early this morning, report that Colonel Rabago arrived at Lucero, 69 miles south of Juarez at 12 o'clock last night He found the bridge over a shallow stream de- stroyed at that point and a freight en- zine in the stream. The track is badly torn up. Rabago is said to have de- trained at Lucero.
 Madero is reported only IS miles dis tant and a fight seems certain at an early hour.
 1 General Navarro is reported to be in 1 Juarez with the remainder of his coni mand
 Lawrence Converse and Edward Blatt the two young American insurrectos cap- l tured by General Navarro, are held in- communicate in Juarez. The United States consul says he can do nothing for them, and they will have to stand trial.
 General Navarro says the young men told him when captured that they had
 left the insurrectos on account of cruel l treatment and were returning to the United States
 The entire command of Mexican federal sent south last night against Madero returned to Juarez at o'clock this morn ing They turned back at Lucero in- stead of detraining when they found the track ebstructed.
 Mexicali, Mexico, February 24.-"Wild Bill' Hatfield, one of the famous Mccoy Hatfield feudists of Kentucky, who is an American recruit in General Leyva's rebel army, killed a Mexican insurrecto named Francisco last night.
 Nothing was done with Hatfield by the insurrectos. It is feared the shoot ing may Cause a feud between. the American and Mexican armies. One Hundred /insurrectos marched out of Mexicala last night to form a june ton with the advance guard of SO sent out Wednesday. With the detachment went General Leyva, who will operate against Ensenada.
 Mexico City. February 24-Assurances were given by the Mexican depart ment of foreign relations that no sum- mary action would be taken by Mexican army officials in the case of the two Americans arrested near Tia Juana, lower California, on accusation that they were acting as rebel spies.
 The foreign office responded today to an urgent note sent by Charge d'Af- faires Fred Morris Dearing, stating that a full report of the circumstances surrounding the arrests had been asked for and that the men would be accord ed a full and impartial hearing. Washington, February 24.-The Mex | ican innsurrectionists seized a train of supplies at Pakard, Mexico. ran it to Algodones. burned the Mexican GUS | tom house. killing the chief of police | there and wounding their collector of | customs according to telegram re- Yuma. Ariz. This confirmed a report to gram today added that no Americans had been injured or American property | seized