Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-02-09
sUAREZ BREATHES
FAR EASIER NOW
tat th
Since Col. RObagO Came Their
Courage Has Revived
sSIOREs OPENED FOR BUSINESS
Feeling Of Sympathy Has Gone for
the RevolutIonists and They
Ia Would Not Now Receive So
Hearty a Greeting.

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f IA Paso, Feb. 7.-Juarez presented
~ gala appearance. All the appre-
hension was gone. The arrival OF Col.
Robago's force and the apparent dis
Dersal OF Orozco's soldiers brought
shout a sentiment Of careless gaiety.
All the stores were open and bust
mess at the canteens was brisk. In
contrast there was another picture OF
zsOrrowe Of even little war. In the
Red Cross hospital established by Dr..
y. L. Argueles, the city physician,
sahere were 26 wounded federals In
sCludlng two women camp followers
The bull ring has been turned into
- corral with most Of Robagos infan-
arymen quartered there. A piratcal
-aooking group Of sentinelS barred en-
trance to civilians.
In Hospital 20.
The Arguelloes hospital was so
crowded that some patients were
moved across the street to another
abode building improvised as a hos.
pltal where two doctors were waiting
10 relieve DR.. Aguellos.
I met Col. Robago. He is a tall dark
man of collected but severe visage,
dressed in rather fashionable civilian
clothes. He looked like keen, hard
wall street broker. Though he had
done most distinguished soldering in
extricating himself from Orozco's
trap he regarded his exploit as trivial.
1T was nothing" he said. Il got
my men In position and marched out.
4 could see no insurrectos and all
there was to 1t was to enter Juarez."
I told him about DR.. Bush's charge
that his men had fred on the Red
Cross flag at the battle Bauche Sta
a4iOn.
II know nothing Of It," he replied
and to other questions he made the
same reply.
Col. Robago interviewed.
every one knows the story" he
.cOncluded. II can add nothing" He
placed his killed at one man. This
does not bear out the average Of en-
gagements for 26 wounded would
mean at least six or seven killed.
Soldiers are still deployed behind
sand bag ramparts on the roof of the
church and out posts are stationed at
, q distance from the city. In 81 Paso
and Juarez itself great disappoint-
ment lie felt about what seems to be
DrOzvo's lack Of judgment. ! find that
sentiment here is strongly or was, for
che insurrecto's cause. am told that
u Orozco had had the courage to
Snarch on Juarez Friday or Saturday
regardless Of the federals he could
have taken the place with little trou.
Die and would have had the i'm
mediate aid Of hundreds Of Americans
who have been waiting to see which
way his fortune would turn.
A orozco's Lost Chance.
y A feeling Of disappointment now ex-
asts and orozco Is in the category Of
the men who have been and whose
coming back quality is questioned.
r. G. Mentzer, terminal superln.
rtendent OF the National Railway at
Jnarez sent out a construction. train
and the Mexican Northwestern did
the same.
These crews will replace the burn
ed bridges and bring In the wrecked
train the insurrectos dynamited on
February 2. Mr. Mentzer thinks the
road will be open again soon.
The town was full Of runners OF ap-
proaching lnsurrectos and of federals.
One report was that Gen, Navarros
column OF federals had been seen
south Of Juarez.
Any Kind Of News.
could get any kind Of news any
one could want for the asking, but
solomon himself could not get the
truth out Of Mexican town in trou.
Alous times.
This city Is not comfortable place,
II is under martial law and foreigners
nave no rights Of any kind. The
American consul can do nothing for
anyone under arrest, as citizens Of
this country have no legal status I'M
der existing conditions. Arrests are
made with no explanation and no In
formation is given to friends Of the
-tmprisoned.
American troops continue to patrol
the border and hold the crowds back
at the international bridge.