Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-16
REBEL AND FEDER RAJ
CLASH SOUTH
Of JUAREl
DlAZ SOLDIERS FALL
INTO lNSURRECT0 AMBUSH
ReintorCementS Rushed TO the
Scene of Engagement, Said
to Be Ten Miles South of Rio
Grande; Fight Stubborn.
IBy MornIng Journal Special Leased wlreI

lBy Morning Jouvnni Special Leased wireI
El Paso, Tex, April l5.--Fightng
between Mexican federals and insur-
rectos has been in progress seventeen
kilometers south OF Juarez all day.
The federal cavalry 100 strong. was
ambushed this morning early and sent
back call for reinforoements, one
hundred infantrymen and fifty cav
alrymen We're hurried to the scene
This evening at $3.50 the fight was still
in progress. a newspaperman re-
turned with DR.. Hattheisius, OF Juar-
ez, and they brought two wounded
federals with them A staff officer
on the field said another wounded
man had started walking back to
Juarez and that he had seen several
others In the hills. but did net believe
any Of his force had been killed. The
insurrectos came from the point
where the battle Is In progress. In
train, and are protected In canyon.
The federals are practically unpro-
tected and are outnumhered, accord
Ing to appearances and their own re-
port. They claim to be facing an
enemy 500 strong, while the total
federal force is but $50. The federuIs
have sent back for field pieces. The
fedorals are between the insurrcctos
and Juarez and can retreat when
necessary, The insurreetos came to
the spot where the fight is In prog
ress, In five box cars drawn by To-
| comotive. They do not have any field
! pieces or rapid fire guns.
The officials in Juarez do not APP
| pear very much excited over the af-
fair, and are making no more strenu-
GUS preparations for the defense Of
the city than had been In progress
! The commanders insist that they do
not believe II IL the advance OF the
main rebel army and that an lmme-
dlate attack of the town is not TO be
feared, People in Juarez are consld-
! erabiy excited however
The battle IN closer to Juarcz than
the battle of Bauche, fought Tebru-
ary I, when Oroszco trapped General
Rabago's federal command and had
an all day fight, resulting finally in
Oroszco Withdrawing and allowing
Rabago 10 reinforce Juarez
General Navarro notified American
Consul Edwards In Juarez at b;s0 that
an embargo would at once be placed
on traffic and that Americans with
out passes could not come TO Juarez.
Americans arriving In El paso to-
| t.. 4. 4
clare that the country Is fairly alive
with insurrectos to the south of Juar-
ez and that the army can make an
attack within twelve hours
American residents residing east of
III Paso have been telephoning 10 lei
Paso that they could hear firing on
the Mexican side Of the line along the
river. The Juarez military author
tiles declare that none Of the troops
of their garrison are down the river
land do not profess to believe that
there is any fighting although adj
| hitting that there probably are in
surrectos
That Juarez will be attacked IN
short time, there can be no doubt,
lunless the federal reinforcements of
General Kahago reach here from Chi
huahua first.
To guard against any possible repe-
ltition of the affair at Aqua Prieta.
when Americans In Douglas were shot
by bullets OF insurrectos, the chamber
of commerce held a special meeting
this afternoon to discuss the situation,
but decided that II did not require an
lappeal 20 President Taft. as Colonel
sharpe, commanding Fort Bliss, ap-
pears TO have the situation in hand.
lie announces that as soon as there
Is danger he will string line of
troops across the lower side of fel
Paso to keep the people at home and
will stop the street cars running be-