New-York tribune., 1911-03-15
MADERO ON THE MARCH
lnsurgent Leader, with 1000
Men. to Attack Juarez.
AMERICANS THOUGHT SAFE
Diaz Government About to Begin
Aggressive Campaign--A
Rebel Defeat.


a report that within the next three weeks
the Mexican government will try 20 open
railroad communication with the city of
chihuahua in an aggressive campaign
even in rural regions Francisco !. Made
ros force of 900 insurgents to-day was
reported 10 have begun a march Of $50
miles from Casas Grandes toward Juarez.
Captain Oscar G. Creighton. an Ameri-
can. who with d small band is credited
with having destroyed the greater part Of
forty-ave miles Of the Me.scan National
Railroad. Is still near Juarez.
Maderos start caused little anxiety IN
Juarez. although IT was asserted by in
surgent leaders here that only 500 fed
eral troops are in that city under General
Navarro.
Colonel Garcia Cuelar. formerly cher
OF President Diazs staf. is al Casas
Grandes. shot in the arm. He has six
n rdrcd men and several machine guns.
which formerly were used for the defence
Of Juarez Colorel Rabago. with seven
hundred federals. left JUarez ten days aso
20 repair the Mexican National Railroad.
He is supposed 10 be near Chihuahua cut
Of by CreIghton's destruction of the rail-
road north Of him.
Word was received to-day that decisive
action ~ the Diaz government might he
expected within the next three weeks. and
tha, the action would orisinate in Mexico
City Resumption OF business on portions
OF the railroads in Sonora and Chihuahua
would follow within q short time. It was
seid
No word vas received to-day concerning
the tate Of the hfteen Americans VINO were
a. 4 - Iak
The impression grew. however. that the
ren had not been executed. but were sun
held prisoners This view was held by mil
i,ary officers a. Juarez
Mexico City. March l4-tIeneral Coslo.
the Minister ~ War. and other oficia :
sad TO-DAY thai they have not been in
formed of the carture and fate Of the rf-
teen Americans supposed 70 have been
made prisoners by the government forces
after the defeat Of the insurgents a, cssas
Grsndss They expressed the belief. how
ever. that the men had not been summsrily
tXecu'ed
After having captured a detachment o'
twenty state troops. a band ~ two hundred
rshels vas driven from the town Of santa
Fulslia. in the state of Chihuahua h. one
hundred federal troops Fifteen ~ their
nUnlts- were left on the field dead The
report of the engagement says that only
one federal soldier vas killed The fed
erals ver. surprised while attending SER
vice in a church For three hours they
defended their position. but by means ot
dynamite bombs the rebels destroyed the
building snd took It's defenders prisoners
Let. IN the afternoon reinfor6ements ar
rived and the rebels were forced ou, Of the
town
Henry Lane Wilson. American Amhassa
dor 10 Mexico is expected 10 arrive here
or THURSDAY evening according 10 advice!
received AZ the embassy.
Douglas Ariz March li-General Slanco
b. delaying his final attack on Agus Prteta
too long apparently has lost his oppor
tunity Federal reinforcements arrived to-
day. They number $50 regular troops anc
Yag1i Indians This brings the total fed
eral force in Aqua Priets up to $50 men
According 70 the hes; information obtain
able GeperaG 'Blanrv has so men ..
The det4chnent of feaersls that reached
Aqua Prieta to-day IS the force which re-
Gently recaptured sahusripa and slsugh-
tered the Feeei band under CIaHdsleria. Kill
ins l2' men in the houses and streets OF
that town.
General Elanco appears 20 have been
r1sled r. false government mail. which
he took from 4 train on the Nscozari Rail
road south of Douglas YESTERDAY
Detachment of 700 federals vas sent
out TO-DAY toward Blsnco's camp. in a
narrow chasm
General Blsnco = alleged % have said
III camp te-dsy that since the government
has decided 70 shoot prisoners on TIE field
Le would IN the same hereafter.
There Is m trIth IN the statement that
wounded men we're snot by the federais IN
THE hsht here las, SUNDAY An Associate ted
prsss correspondent was on the field. bu
sar no prisoners shot.