The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-09

Even Goes SO Far as TO Provide
Strategy Board to Advise Him as
to Proposed Assault on Mexican
Visit Insurrecto Camp In Droves
and sesiege Rebel Leader For
Autograph.
FL Paso, Tex. Feb. 9.--The Juarez
situation apparently is waiting on
the coming OF Navarro and Blanco.
II Navarro comes to the relief OF the
federal garrison first, military men
do not believe Juarez will ever be
taken or that II will even be assault
ed. II Blsnco arrives first with in
sure ctor renforcements. Orozco de.
clares ne will attack Juarez vt once.
Orozco and his army still occupy
their poeition between the smelter
and old Fort Bliss on the Mexican
side Of the river, and have received
about 100 reinforcements, part OF
their own men who remained behind
in the mountains when OroZco
marched In. That insurrecto rein
forceuentk are coming from the east
is certain. Three hundred under the
command OF the insurgent leader
Alanis, camped opposite Ysleta at
the little town OF Saragosa. which
they captured Mexican refugees ar.
irving at Ysleta gave the details OF
the arrival OF the rebels and the cap
ture OF the town. The rebels are
waiting for the word from Orozco
that he Is ready TO attack JuareI.
The feature OF the day was the
severity with which the federal
troops drew their lines along the
Texas border in efforts 10 prevent the
fnsurrectos smuggling arms, pro
visions or men into Mexico.
An insurrecto general. Jose Per
fecto Lomel, said 10 be a former
colonel in the federal army of Mex.
leo. was arrested with several other
insurrectos while trying to get
wasonload Of provisions into Mexico
near the smelter for the insurrectos.
Nine srmed insurrectos were also ar
rested near Pelea. y. NJ These ar
rests were all made by United States
troops guarding the border.
After almost completing repairs on
the Mexico Northwestern railroad
the repair crew was forced to give
->np the work. 2 miles below Juarez
and feturn TO JuareE. The train
which was to have gone south did
not do so. Mexican National work
men are making rrogress south Of
Juarez in repa'. work
The revolutionary unta I'm FL
Paso. headed by Provisional Cover
nor Gonzales, has issued the follow.
Eng statement
"Ciudad Juarez viii. be taken with
IN four days lt Is probable that
Genera" Navarro and his forces will
he allowed 10 enter Juarez without
opposition before the attack Is made
as this will settle definitely the SUI
premacy OF power in the state OF
Chihuahua"
The insurecto army is now being
organized into definite units. with
signal corps, artillery corps and in
fantry and cavalry detachments, It
is stated. A strategy board is also
being organized 10 advise with Oroz.
co regarding his movements. This
board will be composed of men
versed in military affairs and IA.
miliar with military tactics. Orozco's
men, while they have implicit conf
dence in him as leader. have be.
come dissatisfied, IT is said because
they have not made a better showing
against the federsls. A helograph
outfit has been purchased by the in
surrectos and will be used in sig
Mailing.
Many Americans visited the insur.
recto camp, and souvenirs bearing
the signature of General Orozco be-
came as common as his photographs
have been in the past. Thousands OF
Americans not yenturesoIne enough
70 cross the river stood on the Texas
side and watched the insurrectos
from the short distance that separat-
ed them.