Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-29
Mexican General HarraSsed
Every Mile of Distance From
Juarez to BeIeaguered Capt.
tai of State.
GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Madero Issues Proclamation
Forbidding Guerilla Warfarei
Forces to Be Organized Into
Large Bodies,
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel

LQI So DUulOoi
IBy Morning Journal specia, Leased Wirel
El Paso, Texas, March 2S.-The re-
lations between President Diaz' mill
tary forces in northern Mexico and
the insurrectionists are declared to-
night to be fast approaching crisis.
General Rabago with his 100 fed
eral troops is safely encamped in Chi
huahua City after a remarkable four
weeks march from Juarez. Less
than thirty miles to the west Francisco
|. Madero, the insurrecto leader, is
gathering his forces and building de-
fenses, in preparation for move,
which, he says, will more than con-
vince the world that the insurrection
is not losing headway." From Encini-
mes, on the Mexican National rail
road, Madero moved southwest to San
Andres on the Mexico Northwestern
railroad. thus completing q swing
from less than thirty miles north of
Chihuahua City to a point about an
equal distance west.
Rabago reached the outskirts of
chihuahua after a weary struggle. HE
2h5 mile march through the heart OF
the insurrecto county to relieve chi
huahua was harrassed almost every
mile by the firing of insurrectos hid
den in the mountains and brush.
| The bridges which he rebuilt in theI
hope that trains might follow him
were blown up behind him. Twice he
was reinforced, until the remnant OF
the 700 men, with whom he started
out from Juarez was increased toi
100. Dozens of his men were killed
and buried along the railroad tracks
Chihuahua City on the arrival of
Rabago became the strongest federal
garrison in the war zone. 1t has
about 5000 soldiers and is encircled
| by fortifcations, while the churches
and chief buildings have the appear
anee of arsenals and the house tops
are piled high with sandbags to be
used as breastworks in case of an
attack.
Juarez has 500 federal troops and
| Casas Grandes 700. These are prac,
| ticaliy isolated because of lack of
train and telegraph service These
towns between the federal strong
| holds, including MADEIRA, Candelara,
| Ahumada, Galego and Sauz, are sur
rounded by insurrectos. The interven-
| ing country is patrolled by insurrecto
guards. II Is said to be Madero's plan
to prevent juncture of the federal
forces by maintaining them in their
present locations.
| The situation at Juarez has been
regarded as serious for a week.
number of families have moved to
E Paso because of the presence of
insurreetos along the river both east
and west of the city. Many people
have been induced to remain, how
ever by assurance that federal troops
| who went out to scout failed to pro-
woke any firing.
Despite the conditions In the field,
1t was said at the junta today that
messages eagerly awaited from Ma
dero may have bearing on peace
terms. But some stated Maderos
recent messages were emphatic in the
contention that peace was not prob
able so long as President Dlaz re-
mains in power. IF II takes Diaz
four months to find out ii is neces-
sary for him to go to Europe for his
health, then the war probably will
go on until he sails" II was said a,
the junta.
Along with an assertion that the
insurrectlon now extends TO more
than two-thirds of the states Of
Mexico, decree by Madero was
promulgated todav prohibiting guer-
lila warfare. The decree states:
with the greater part of the re-
public in q state of revolution II Is
necessary to organize the insurgent
forces and constitute them in regular
corps, in order to render their acts
more efficacious and to cease the
guerilla warfare which may cause
persons and property more damage
tnan WOulu an oIbdhiNVu 'li'i' uh-
der general and well defined military
laws. | have thought It well to de-
cree that the insurgent forces Will
be organized into seven army corps
IAN these army corps are to be
subject 10 military ordinance. except
in the following points
} mo deserter will be punished ex-
cept 1t is done in the face OF the
enemy.
; "All army grades will be effective
? during the campaign, but upon its
: termination. these grades become hon
I orary, as a glorious memory of hay-
+, ing taken part in the present national
G insurrectlon.
: "A law will later be passed where
. by widows, orphans and persons OF