Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07
The Mexican Rebels
Are Out-genera||ed.
0rozco Is Said to Have
Retired from Juarez.
Col. Rabago and Re intorce-
menis Make Way into City.
Orozco Is Expected 10 Advance
Within The Next Two Days.

FL Paso Tex, Feb. 6.-Out generated
in their efforts 10 prevent the entrance
into Juarez of Colonel Rabago and 300
federal troops from the south. the Mex
lean revolutionists under Pascual
OroZco ar reported this morning To
have retired To Salamaypca. - miles
south of Juaroz. there TO replenish their
supplies OF ammunition and to await
rrinforecmcnts.
AlariS, with an inSurrccto force of
b'tW"en COO and G6o men was reported
- miles east Ct Juarez last night He
had Z. sharp skirmish with band of
leo fcderals last night. the fedcrals re-
urinS IN front of such overwhelming
odds. Alanis was expected To join
Groa"o in front Of Juarez before day
break and assault the city. but appar-
eatiS the revolutipnists' plans have
been changed. for up to s O'Clock there
we're no signs Of an attack
In the meantim General Navarro's
command Of TOO mon. which has been
campaigning around Chihuahua city.
Is reported making forced marches To
the relief of The beleagucred city
Should Navarro succeed in getting
into JuareZ with Ills forces. the in
Surgcnts viii have their work cut out
TOR them, FOR Navarro men are vet
Grams. seasoned by hard campaigning.
Indeed. Mexican officials are confident
tat thu city protected by GOO sol
diors is pew SAT- from assault and
Tat the campaign 81 the young rev
oiutienist leader viii soon end in his
defeat and the scattering Of his fol-
lowers. All az this, however is prom
Used on the beIicf that Gen. Navarro
viii succeed in reaching the Rio
C.andc with his ;loopS.
The wharclho of or0ZCo and
other rebel leaders and commands
is puzzling the Federal officials. Mem
hcrs of the insurreeto iunta declare
that the rebels ran out Of food and
water and had to withdraw but will
attack soon and that Orozcn will be
reinforced ny men from Ojinag2, Ca
l,ana and Casas Grande. With the
r,ar an an immediate attack dissi-
pate, tensions In Juarez IS greatly
;alaxed and business houses opened
AGAIN this morning.
The insurrrCto iunta in FL Paso an
nauuced this morning that OroZco ana
lis force had not retired TO SamaiaEu-
ca but had taken up POSITION ~
miles west Of JuareZ. within easy strik-
ing distance of the town.
Mail advices to the Herald. dated
Torreon, Feb. 9. say it is reported there
by passengers that many wounded fed
erals were brought into Chihuahua
Feb. .. from Maupala Ranch. where
fighting took place with rebels
Total casualties. in Sundays lighting
at Bauche, south of Juarez. were given
as five dead and 20 wounded. The fed
erals lost three dead. according to DE-
7. J.. Bush, of the Insurrecto Hospital
Corps.
The Insurrectos lost two dead and
three wounded. OF the federal wound
ed six are wives of soldiers.
TWO machine guns brought by Col
T.abago. together with a small noun
tain howitzer have been placed in po-
siton and manned for the additional
defence OF Juarez. = ssf ssil'g
Soothing parties are making cautious
excursions short distance from
Jnarez IT is known that Orozco is
within four miles Of the city.