Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-07
ATTACKING FORCE
STILL NEAR TOWN
oRozco AND INsuRREcTos SAID
TO be TEN MILES WEST OF
lUAREz, WAITING FOR FAVOR
ABLE TIME TO STRIKE.

Ell Paso, Texas, Feb. 6.-Outgen,
eralled in their efforts to prevent the
entrance into Juarez OF Col Rabago
and 800 federal troops, from the south,
the Mexican revolutionists under
Pasqual Orozco were reported early
today to have retired to Salamayuca,
IS miles south of Juarez there to re-
plenish their supplies of ammunition
and to await, reinforcements.
Alanis, with an insurrecto force Of
between 500 and 600 men, was reported
twenty-five miles east of Juarez last
night. He had a sharp skirmish with
band of 100 federals last night, the
federals retiring in front of such over
whelming odds. Alanis was expected
to Join Orozco in front Of Juarez be-
fore daybreak and attack the city. but
apparently the revolutionist's plans
had been changed.
Tension In Juarez Relaxed.
The whereabouts Of Orozco and
other rebel leaders and commands Is
spuzzling the federal officials.
q! Members Of the fnsurrectos iunta
declare the rebels run out OF food and
water and had to withdraw but will
attack soon and that Orozco will be
reinforced by men from Ojinaga. east
Of here, and others from the vicinity
OF Galeana and Casas Grandes, to the
south. With the fear of an immediate
attack, dissipated tension in JuaSez is
greatly relaxed and business opened
again this morning.
The insurrecto junta in Ell Paso an
nounced this morning that OrOzco and
his force have not retired to Samala-
yuca but had taken up position ten
miles west OF Juarez, within easy
striking distance Of the town.
Gen. Navarro's command of TOO men
which have been campaigning around
Chihauhau city is reported making
forced marches overland to the relief
Of the beleaguered city Should
Navarro succeed in getting into
Juarez with his force, the insurgents
will have their work cut for them, for
Navarro's men are veterans seasoned
ny hard campaigning. Indeed, Mexi-
can offlcials are now confident that
tie city protected by 600 soldiers Is
Low safe from assault and that the
campaigning OF the revolutionist's
leader will soon end In his defeat and
the scattering of his followers.
All this, however, is prefaced on
the belief that Gen. Navarro will sue
ceed in reaching the Rio Grande with
his troops. Had rOrozco succeeded in
Withholding Rabago's reinforcements
nothing could have saved Juarez from
the hands of the revolutionists.
All Day Fight Sunday.
Orozco attempted to intercept the
train bearing General Rabago and fed
arel reinforcements to Juarez. He sue
ceeded in derailing the train in small
cut near Bauche, ten miles south, but
after battle lasting all day Rabago
escaped from the trap.
In Juarez the federal soldiers are
still on the tops Of all the buildings,
and yesterday morning they cut loop
holes In the walls of the ancient
cathedral, which will serve as fort
ress. Juarez looks like congress Of
nations Flags of every color are
floating from, the housetops and doors,
showing the foreign residents. The
Mexican national emblem flies from
every officiel building defiantly. Usual
" 1t is masted only on the custom
house Today It is on every official
building in the city
Troops Killed In Train Wreck.
When the train bearing the federal
troops was derailed at Buacho, a large
number of the men who we're in the
first car behind the engine were killed
or injured.
Orozco ordered his men to fire a
volley into the air to develop what
part Of the train was occupied by the
iederals. Men began to jump of the
train and Orozco, not being able to
distinguish who were soldiers and who
were not, ordered another harmless
volley fred. The insurrectos i'm
mediately retired to watch the situa-
ton until daylight, thus giving all non
combatants and women and children
time to get out. of the way. Later
Orozco saw soldiers on the embank-
ment. He Immediately ordered al
charge to Develop the strength Of the
federals aad the latter replied with
vigor. holding their places behind the
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