The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
RABAGO HEADED OFF BY THE REBEL ARMY Many Railroad Bridges Be-
 ing Destroyed JUAREZ IS FORTIFYING Dr. Gomez Criticises Dr. Caracristi For Claiming That United States
 Would Intervene by May 1.
 Are Personal Opinions
JUAREZ IS FORTIFYING

El Paso, Texas, March 24-Seven hun
 dred insurrectos have taken up positions
 between Chihuahua and General Rabago' g
 federal forces, according to reports from
 the war zone today. Rabago is 30 miles
 north of that city. The insurrectos, hear
 ing of his march to relieve the metropolis
 of northern Mexico nurriedly intervened. The insurrectos are part of the force of Francisco I. Madero, the revolutionary
 president who is now said to lave about 15OO cavalry.
 With the suspension of constitutional guarantees and the threat of instant death to any of the men captured in arms, Madero, 1t is asserted by his con- fidential agents here, is preparing to
 make decisive attack with a view to gaining terntory as a base for showing that state of war exists in Mexico" Twenty bridges between Juarez and Chihuahua have been blown up within the last two days. Oscar G. Creighton, who has charge of the blowing up Of railroads, is, now at Coctezuma, directing operations in the rear of 'Madero. Ma dero. his hand disabled from a recent wound has issued decree calling on his followers "to strike a decisive blow for | liberty"
 | The news concerning the whereabouts of Madero was brought in by an Amerl- can superintendent of Mexican rail road who with four Americans, travelled | the 225 miles from Chihuahua
 "At suaz," said the American, Eve | leanred that Rabago was on his way to Casss Grandes, when in obedience to a call from Chihuahua that the insurrec- l tos were becoming numerous about tha city he turned southward. Before he gol l far he found that insurrectos had sur rounded the city about 20 miles out. we l knew the insurretos were there for we | had to pass through their ranks. Ra | bago is now in the position of being cut l off from the city and yet pushed toward | it by an insurrecto army in his route | The posting of the notice of the sus- tension of the personal guarantees al Juarez. Mexico, today caused intense in terest among the people who for three days have been in constant fear of ar attack The notice says that death will | be the punishment of any one who in terferes with the railroads Interference
 with telegraphic communication is pun
 ishable by Imprisonment of from five te
 twelve years. Only the president of the
 republic has power to pardon.
 | No passenger trains have gone out O
 Juarez for more than five weeks ane | telegraphic communication has been GU off during that time except occasionall, l for a few hours.
 l The building of more fortification' about Juarez was continued by the Mex ican troops today, more bags of sand
 being placed about the roofs of the
 main buildings. Companies of infantry
 were kept going about the environs to prevent the approach of an insurrecto | force without warning.
 Washington, March 24.-Dr. Vasquez | Gomez, head of the confidential agency I of the Mexican revolutionses here, is- | sued statement today criticising the utterances of Dr. c. F. Caracristi, who | said yesterday that President Taft would | intervene in Mexico if tranquility had | not been restored before May l. Dr. Go meg asserted that Dr. Caracristi wal not member of any regularly estab- | lshed revolutionary junta in the United States nor can he be in any way rep resentative of Francisco I. Madero | president of the provisional government While believing that Dr. Caracrist may be a sympathizer with the revolu- tionary movement" said Gomez, "as are many others in the United States, I arr convinced that the opinions given by that gentleman must be purely personal, as | many of them are absolutely contrary tc | the official programme of the revolu. l tionary party and cannot in any way | be considered in the least an Officia utterance from it."
 pr. Gomez further asserted that his | credentials had been signed by Francisco | I. Madero and that It was his function as head of the confidential agency al I Washington to make any reports on DO | litical conditions in the United States affecting the revolutionary cause. He saiG
 the duties of the juntas at El Paso and l San Antonio were strictly commercial
 to provide food and ammunition for thu | insurgents in the field.
 | Laredo, Tex March 24.-Army circle. l in Neuvo Laredo are without informa | ton concerning the report sent out from | this city today that General Luque, il l command of the federal forces in be | leaguered Ojinaga. had been murdered I and his body sent to Ciudad, Porfirit l Diaz, Mexico.
 PRISONER FOUND TO
 BE VERY WEALTHY