The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-05
CITY SLEEPS
over Mines
Juarez 10 Prepared for an Attack
From the Rebels and Expects
Il at Any Mo-
ment.
CHURCH AS A FORT
Soldiers stand Guard on Roof Of tn,
Old Cathedral Ready to
Shoot Down on the
Hesiesers.
CHURCH AS A FORT
tf,ara CITY Leased wire Service

Ell PASO, Texas, Feb. 4.-Orozco |
will attack Juarez at daybreak, ac-
cording to advices received here to- 4
night from the rebel camp. Tonight a
number of rebels are engaged in tear
ing UP the rails of the Mexico North /
western railroad, IL miles south OF
Juarez in order that General Ranago
and his band of $50 federals cannot
relieve the garrison in Juarez.
The news of Orozco's plans were
brought. here tonight by a. N. Garcia.
II. S. Potter and George Rutledge.
superintendent of the Mexican North
western railroad. who spent some
time In the rebel camp this afternoon.
orozco says that he withheld the at
tack because he wanted to give his
re-inforcements time to rest after
their forced march and that the as
sault would begin as soon as it was
light enough to distinguish the rebel
soldiers
Preparations for attack are com.
plete in Juarez and the soldiers de-
clare that they are fully equipped to
Withstand desperate assault.
However, it is believed here that
as soon as the fighting begins, a big
percent of the defenders will follow
the lead of the chiefs OF police and
seek safety in Ell Paso.
Governor Gonzales will take charge
of the affairs at Juarez as soon as 1T
falls and he will declare martial law
for twelve hours to prevent any dep
relations Then he will declare civil
government established and will
make Juarez his headquarters until
Chihuahua can be captured by Oroz
co and the provisional government
established there.
Orozco has eight hundred men will
him and re-inforcements are expected
hourly from the south 'fhe fedora
authorities circulated a counter proc
lamation to combat that issued b!
reyolutionists, in which they invited
their cause. The proclamation state
that troops were coming from Chi
huahua, Casa Grandez. Ojinaga, an
from Nogales through the Unite,
States. The Mexican government ha
arranged with the American govern
ment, the proclamation said, to hay
these troops brought across the Uni
ed States border and to bring thei
arms In express cars in bond. Th
proclamation was distributed by tn
municipal police and concluded with
Long live Diaz, long live Jrarez an
the defenders OF the city"
No information can be obtaine
here of an arrangement by whic
Mexican troops can be brought acros
from the United States and no r.
quest has yet been made for til
bringing of these troops into tn
United States as far as known.
A demonstration of the young me1
of Juarez occurred late Saturday a
ternoon. With green flags denotir
hope and white ones denoting peac
they marched out to the foothills
meet the insurrecto forces. If ths
were approaching and appealing
them to spare the town and the
families. The party returned when
was learned tnat the insurrect
would not attack until morning
The attack on Juarez, If it Is MAJ
Sunday. will be on the f1rty-seven
anniversary of the signing of t
constitution by Benito Juarez. d
that is considered a great d
throughout Mexico. 1t is thought th
this day has been selected as the d
OF attack on the northern border
cause of it's Significance since 7
rebels claim to be fighting to uphe
the constitution.
Garfield Makes Report.
[Gate City Leased Wire Service.