Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-16
TO SEND
ARMY TOWARD CHIHUAHUA

Juarez, Mex, May 15.--Lost, one
dove of peace. Considerably mauled
and not at all tame. olive branch
badly bent.
This advertisement might well be
the work OF a group of disgusted ana
rather dsheartened peace commission
ers, who are still In suspense. Now,
General Vllljoen and other advisors OF
Provisional President Madero are pre-
pairing TO try powder instead OF salt
as sedativc sprinkle for the wary
bird
Today preparations for vigorous
pushing OF the revolution, at stand
still for the time being because Of the
victory Of Juarez, and the first serious
efforts TO make the provisional gov
eminent of Mexico something more
than name, were grimly evident.
The war situation may be epitomiz-
ed as follows:
Chihuahua, then Mexico city. This
plan OF campaign Is not admitted or
even discussed In public by tho revo-
mtlonafy leaders, but nevertheless II
Is In the air.
Plans for giving sattle to General
Rabago's force of federals. reported
yesterday marching north to attack
Juarex, have been gone over thor
oughly and approved.
Most OF the Juarez army of occu-
patton will soon move southward as
a part of the war plans.
Telegrams received from General
Figueroa commanding the rebel fore
es around Mexico City and In south
ern Mexico, stating the southern lead
er had nearly 1900 men In the field,
and that he would cooperate to the
last with Provisional President Ma
dero.
A party of American mining men,
including ID. B. GILES, arrived at the
border today from Chihuahua and as
serted that General Rabago's force of
federals had turned back when they
received news of the fall of Juareg.
and were now back In Chihuahua city.
This news was received with interest
by the rebel leaders who, however,
continued their preparations for send
ing a large force of insurrectos under
the immediate command of General
pascual Orosco southwark to reinforce
the rebels who have been watching the
northward trails ever since the report
first came that General Rabago had
started north with a large body OF
federals with the object OF re-taking
Juarez and scattering the Madero
army.
They also reported bodies of insur-
reotos all along the road between All
umeda and Juarez, that the whole
country was ablaEe with revolutionary
spirit since the news of the fall Of
Juarez became known and that the
insurrectos in the field were belng
rapidly augmented.
In Juarez the Madero army has
been increased TO body of close to
$500 men by enlistments. The vet
eran rebels have been newly equipped
with Mausers captured from the fed
erals, the volunteers being armed for
the most part with Sprlngfields and
other rifles.
1t is planned tomorrow 10 send
large bodies of troops south by train
as far perhaps as Ahumada the general
plan of campaign being TO oppose any
possible northward march of the fed-
erals with force of between 2000 and
5000 men. The captured rapid fir.
ers and mountain Howitzers viii be
taken to the front. with a plentiful
supply of ammunition. Juarez, the
provisional seat Of government. VIII
be left an adequate garrison but the
field of activity. so far as the war
itself IL concerned, will SHIFT away
from this part OF the United States
border.