The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-08
NO BLOOD SHED
IN FIRST BATTLE
Another Scene in Opera
Bouffe on Mexi-
can Border.
Ell PASOANS VIEW
''EXHIBITION'''@
Exchange Of Missiles Lasts Aboua
IS Minutes and Federals Re
tire, Orozco Remaining in
Position He Held at
Noon-Sightseers En-
Joy Spectacle.

Ell Paso, Texas February THE
first battle OF Juarez. between Federal
troops and insurrectos. was exhibited
to- day. Exhibited is the proper word.
for no one was hurt on either side,
and the exhibition was viewed by 90
thousand or more Ell Pasoans, who
lined the bank Of the Rio G-ande on
the American side. about three miles
west of Ell Paso. E9
The exchange of missiles laster
about fifteen minutes. and about 200
shots we're fired According 20 Pascual
orozco. the leader of the insurrectos, Is
, MS men fired only fifty Of these. He
declared that the Federals go: away
SO fast that they We're our If range
before more shots could b. fired at
them.
Tonight the Federals are hehnd the
walls Of the Cathedral of Gla,leloupe,
OF the barracks and OF the bull ring at 4
JuareZ Across the river from here
Orozco remains In possession Of the
position which he occupied at noon,
and held against the Federal advance
He declared i'll an interview With the{s
Associated Press correspondent that he Is
frmlE intends to attack Juarez,, but
that he awaited the arrival Of Cen
eral Rlanco with $50 men. fIc looked
for the latter at any moment M
Orozcu's present force around 2Juarez
| numbers less than 500 men proba bly,
$40. Of these. 800 We're with him in the Il
| skirmish this afternoon. Tho Federal
forces, by actual count, number ] 81, i'm
GLIDING 100 foot soldiers. and eighty
four mounted infantry. They took with
them no artillery. and Orozco has none.5
| The insurrecto leader and his men
J spent last night at Rancho Flores.
usually Inhabited by a few horses and
a herd OF goats, which the rebels took
| itenchcs New Position. s
| Orozco quit the ranch during the
forenoon, and by moving through the
| deep arroyos which scar the desert
/ everywhere, reached a new position
in the hills along the river across from
the I'll Faso smelter Here the CORE
! spondents, who had been on his trail
since daybreak discovered him.
| He and six of his lieutenants met
| the visitors halfway up the bowlder-
strewn mountain side. FIe carried a
| rl1e ilke his men. He looked care
| Worn, but determined He answeraI
questions only after deliberation ana
often evasively He was Of no mind 10
| betray his plans.
!; Ills 800 men were scattered along.
/ the hills for threeuua rters Of a mile. IL
| some one leaving FL Paso in an auto
/ mobile, coincidcnt with the departure
- the reuerals from JuareZ, under
| Colonel Rabago. gave them the rebel
! warning. Making a trumpet Win his
hands the FL Pasoan shouted: Oct
| pusy; the troops are coming" SyS5
Inc scout machine was quickly fol-.
! io"ed ny scores of others. each with a
load. many of the passengers bein a.:
/ women Others came on horse back.
| carriages and express wagons. on hay
! rlcks and bicycles, and hundreds nv
I ~ irJ,
/, the smelter Other hundreds on foot
/ arrived breathloss after 1t was all over
eSfenl for an occasional .Viva Maderu,,S
| echoinS from the hills 1f 8ss
| ~ the alarm of the AUTOMOBILES So
the Federals marched out, the whole
yards the revolutionists looked Iika
insects, making their way oil all fours
(, 20 avoid bullets. through the maze OF
! cactus, soap weed. sagabrush and
! boUlders. 5GI 49,
/! It was about . o'clock this n,orn,na.
I wren Colone1 RabaSo marched out ths
river road. The sastern wing 90
orozco.s force opened fire wi,en5sthags
! 1901 soldiers appeared on o crest. a bolif 4
(. too yards distant. The FaderaIs i,altS
+. ca "a compact mass. but escaped in-
Jury because the thirty thirtcs, car
/ rled by the revolutionists are not en-
lectlvc at that distance. They return y
| then turned and retreated at dog
! trot. The mounted men O. the Fed 4.
/ era!S old not come within range
Make Rapid Retreat. u
ne SlSht-seers on the American side
/ beur witness tc the celebrity OF the re- il
treat for the Federals We're in fun
view for nearly a mile.
AS soon as the news Of the impend .
Ing fight reached Colonel sharpe. com
| manding the Twenty third Infantry
] US. a.. he detached reinforcements to
| guard tho smelter. 10 prevent possible
/ violation of American neutrality.
| The skirmish had been over for an
! hour, when an insurrectionist Clutch
Ing five peso bill in his i.dnI, cross
cd TO the American Side. He had been
4 sent to buy dinner for Orozco. who
i had q strfet OF goat meat q soldier
j turned him back. fearing that he wish
| ed to purchase ammunition. ttg
| Again on the Mexican side he en-
countered some newspaper men who
guaranteed the innocence Of his mis-
/, their supervision. and was sent back,
/ Grinning lsss
orozco vas content with repulsins
J the enemy. After the retreat Of the
] latter he searched the ground thor
+ oughly. but discovered no sign of blood
i letting. 500
4 Seen following the skirmish. Orozco
/ said that Willie there had been no los.
/ OF life, he was glad ofthe moral effect
! OF repulsins the enemy: The moral
has dropped several points among HIS
| sympathizers first when he allowed
! Rabaso TO elude him at Bauche on
uGaay a ana seee 9na b for Ealing ~
I GER Orozco gave his side or the story
/. for he first time to-day fie8hnd x
waited az ,lnmrel for Two DAYS for63s1
| water His men ctlmOred for an adsH