The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-03
MAKE DESPERATE
EFFORT To SEND
HELP To JUAREz
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The burning of a gambling house in
the center of town early to-day caused
a report that the attack was on hut
the fire had no connection vita the
war. The races have been closed 10y
orders of Consul Edwards and there
viii be no more racing mt the Juarez
track until the trouble is over.
Americans on Guard.
A company Ct infantry is coming
from Fort Sam Houston to assist the
Fort Bliss troops To patrol the border
and the Texas National Guard ana
Texas Rangers are also to he pressed
into service to prevent an. Invasion of
American territory by either army,
Red Cross corps are being organ
lied in FL Paso to render first aid to
the injured when the battle occurs,
and an effort is being made to have
the wounded of both armies brought
to Eel Paso for treatment In the hos
pitfalls. orozco is still near Samala-
yucca with his forces and has been
reinforced by Captain Ermisillo with
n hundred mounted men. who rode
up from the out Thursday.
Three insurrecto ca~yalryrhen were
taken prisoners by United States
troops at san Elizaro, twenty miles
down the valley on the Texas border.
They were heavily armed and were
thought to be scouting In an effort to
get into Juarez from the American
side. The arrest was made tsy n de-
,taGhment Of the T~wenty4third, Infann
try, under command of Captain Oiin.
The Cavalrymcn are now prisoners
in the infantry camp at Long ranch.
Nothing has been seen of the advance
ing insurrectos' army on the Mexican
side.
a -hayE To tho SnIlth UharA thaN a NO
camped is aiding the rebels, as it
would he possible for them to APP
preach within a few miles OF the town
before they are discovered. The fed
I eral grse~detaehSnent is ~eamped
west OF Juarez to intercept any pos
sible flank movement around the
Sierra Madre mountains.
The detachment OF federal cavalry
returned from west of Juarez at III
O'Clock and reported seeing a body
OF SEQ rebel cavalry at Rancho Flores,
ten miles west of the town. They
are thought to be a part of the Oroz-
30 command, which Is making a flank
movement around the Sierra Madre
mountains to invade Juarez from the
west.
city De%popuIated.
Eel PASO, TEN, Feb. 3.-Ciudad
Juarez is practically depopuiated to-
day everyone who could having fled to
this side of the Rio Grande. The pest
office and banks there have been closed
and all of the reSc-ds and money have
been brought to this city for safe keep
ing. There has beer considerable fight
ing beyond the town Between the rebels
and the federal roops and the latter
are slowly falling back before the as
saults of their foemen. The casualties
to date are not believed to be heavy
although details are not now available.
House tops in Juarez have been
fortified and cannon have been mount
ed on the roofs of the public build
ings. The federal commander prom
ised a stubborn resistance when the
assault on the city. which the rebel
commander had set for three o'clock
this afternoon, should begin.
Oroxco's Army Advancing.
The rebel army under NM of
General Orozeo is advancing in force
and ~outnumbers the garrison of Juarez.
Orozco complied with all of the de-
mands of modern warfare by notifying
the foreign consuls that he would shell
the city at the designated hour and
giving them sufficient time to get their
people out of the city.
That the federal troops hardly expect
/ 10 retain the city is shown by the ac-
rion nf the police iii blowing up last
night the government powder Gus on
the Mesa in order to present it falling
late the hands of the rebelH.
Qrozco's brother is In the Juarez
Jail held on a charge of treason. The
rebel commander sent word to the off,
cials that If his brother liz harmed he
will make reprisals on the mayor and
the city officials when he captures the
city.
Abraham Gonzales. provisional gov
ernor OF Chihuahua. wao is here said
to-day that the city would be taker
by assault If 1t does not surrender. Then
the provisional government will be es-
tablished there are the affairs OF the
rebels conducted from that point. The
rebels control the railway and te,s-
graph lines TO the South and all con- :
m~unicatIon III interrupted.
Gen. Pasauale Oroxc0. In command
of the srmy assaiIing Juarex, ~ 8 re-