Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-10
QROZCO BEGINS
INTERIOR MARCH
REBEL LEADER ABANDONs PLACE
NEAR JUAREZ FOR RETREAT.
CONTEST With NAVARRO?
Believed That Win RciuforCcmcnts
He VIII Dispute Road with
Federal General.

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El Paso, Tex, Feb 9.--Mcmbors of
the revolution and Junta stated to-
night that orozco, who was reinforced
this afternoon by 25O men under Gem
S1bCassilla, win start south to con-
test the road to Juarez with the feder-
al general, Navarro, who is reported
about eighty miles away
This, If it is true, ends for the time
being at least. the threat against Jua-
rc2, Casslla and not Alansas, spent
Tuesday night twelve miles east OF
here, across the river from Yselta at
a village known as Saragasa, and It
took him until this afternoon TO make
the junction. He had brush with
the iederals last night but eluded
them
a more serious fight occurred be-
tween unidentified forces opposite
Fort Hancock fifty miles east, last
night Sixteen participants were
wounded. The report of the fight
came to Fort Bliss from the Ameri-
can soldiers guarding the border,
Some Of the wounded reached the
Texas side and were cared for by the
Americans,
The plans of the insurrcctos were
at skies and sevens during the fore
noon. The junta was divided as to
whether OrOzcu should remain IN this
vicinity. nursing the forlorn hope that
HE aid ~
abandon the campaign for retreat,
4 member in favor of the retreat
O.. stated that Orozco's forces had been
, purposedly announced as larger than
was really the case. All told he
said. the insurrcctos force would not
number more than $50 men. This
Is the real reason Juarez was not at
tackled,
OrOzco Is actually determined 20 re-
treat He was unable to get food from
the American side, and despite his
loug walt, reinforcements had not
joined him, Leaving a rear guard OF
hrty men across from the smelter. he
began to march south.
Meanwhile the local junta was busy
on the legal question Of sending food
across the river After much consult
ing OF the law, United States Com
missioner oliver stated that food could
be taken across the boundary. The
Mexican government has not declared
provisions COR anything else) contra
band Of war To-day, he said, It would
be to recognize the belligerency of the
provisional government The Ameri-
can troops have merely TO prevent the
crossing of armed men and to pre-
serve neutrality on American soil.
This decision, sent post haste,
reached Orozco at almost the same
minute as the advance guard Of Cas-
illas forces and he camped at Ran
cho Flores for the night, II he car
rlcs out his plan OF attacking Navarro
he win have six hundred men all told,
save In the remote possibility of BIan-
co Joining him. The latter Is said TO
be 40 miles south.
There ls. serious friction between
Blanco and Orozco, which began two
months ago, Blanche declined toobey
the orders Of Oro2co and the latter
ordered his arrest sending % men
for the purpose. Blanche had two
hundred men and laughed at the war
rant
Receiving news that body of Mex
leans was moving 10 cross the border
from Demng n. NJ, to join Oro2co,
Colonel 4. c. Sharp, commandant at
Fort Bliss, ordered troops Of the
Fourteenth cavalry to entraln for COL
umbus. y. NJ The lattr is 10 miles
west Of here and Dcmlng Is about so
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