The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-17
MEXICO'S PEACE OVER7URES
EWTSStRI SENT 1O TIE RIHII>
TO TiIk TERMS.
The 60, o,crnmcnt Way re Prepare" u"
Grant An,ncst, Rebels RepOr'cd ~
Discouraged Recause of the .'uarr'
IJasco Ilghting Near t'hihiahua


zalas. formerly n resident of Guerrero
and close friend of Gen Oronco' mas
been sent from Chihuahua to Sahala-
y,ica to confer with the leader o' me
rebels to see If It il possible to arrange
ppace pact He left Chihuahua Yesterday
morning II is not exactly known Whd'
pow.r ha- been delegated TO nm oS ,h'
Government. but il is certain tha' i'S
mission is TO establish peace II possIoie'
/, j. believed he will be able TO make
some arrangement II the Goverh'heh'
will insure that the rebels will moi DE pun
4hed Gov Ahumada oi 'mhnah'a
j. believed to be behind the move, as he
j, pycrtng every effort to bring about
peace in the State. to the Governorship
of which he was recently appointed
Tn, rebels ar. said to be disorgani2ed
and discouraged because of their failure
To capture Juarez and it Is believed 'ha'
this IL an opportune time 10 suggest
peace arrangement
News was received this morning tha'
rebels had attacked and sacked ranch
called ri Fresco, within twenty miles oil
the city OF Chihuahua This Is the eiShth
time this ranch has been attacked ~
belongs To Carlos Less who il very un-
popular with the residents of that sec
ton
The Eleventh Regiment left Mexico city
las, evening under hurry orders II Is
stated it j. destined for Iacatecas. Inc
order for the regiment to leave was given
AZ o. clock in the afternoon and II left at I.
There are less than 600 troops left in the
capital, Rumors have been In circulation
recently that rebels are showing activity
! in Iacatecas. but no news Of depr"datiois
! has been received
The news that Gen Navarro il expected
! to proceed Immediately against the rebels
AZ Guadaloupe il received with satlsfsc-
tion IN Mexico City, especially as Tor the
past several weeks he was practically on
the defensive or attempting TO break
through to relieve .juarez. II is believed
here that the rebels are avoiding con
fct and will mmediatelv move 10 another
part of the Mexican National Railways
II is stated that details have been ar
ranged for the reopening of the Juare2
branch through Mexico city immediately
Trains are starting to-day on regulaE
schedule. Further breaks in the line
are not expected as guards have beer
stationed at all points liable to attack.
Stories are beginning TO leah out re
parding the army II ia now stated that
the entire Government force about tt
break the revolution consists oil only
$1,000 men and that the Government has
been paving for nearly $4,000. but th'
extra l4,UoJ men are carried only on th'
payrolls and not in the ranks.
II Is also said that many soldiers are
used by officers a. farm hands on ths
various ranches they own. Consequently
when the war started the Government
found. itself with but half the force II
thought il had. What soldiers 1t nae
were poorly trained.
The Government states the report l.
untrue.
FL LPAso, Tex. Feb. 10 Americans here
are seriously worried over the mining
and business situation in Chihuahua
The insurrectos have not done an,
fighting sufficient TO give any hope Of al
insurrecto victory and the federais
appear to be making only a defensive
campai ign, hence the insurrectiOn prom
ises to go on for months. Mean'im.
mines in Mexico are shut down for lack oi
transport at ion. because the roads are cut
and mine interests are suffering.
The communities are likewise feeling
the stringency. A. an .xempi. OF IN.
inactivity OF III. Federal Government
Francisco l. Madero and Abram Gonzales
principal leaders OF the liSirTe''lOn
are now in Guadalupe less than forty
miles from Juarez. and no effort has been
made to take them prisoners.
The / 400 soldiers IN .juareH are aplar-
emily satisfied To do garrison duty and
let the surrounding country take care OF
Itself Meantime JIarez II stlll isolated
from the rest Of the Mexican republic
because of the railroads having been cut
for more than two weeks. Navarro
troops having been drawn into Chihuahua
from the vicinity of Guerrero and other
towns west of Chihuahua. the insurrectos
threatening chihuahua, but III. threa,
NAV be as empty as the one made against
JuareZ.
! Martin Cesllas. rev olutiunary ,eader
who was Rested on SUNDAY while re-
turning to Mexico With d--patCh.s from
. Madero and IL now N the ~ iaSo lali
, SAYS that 90" Ahumsda OF thihuahua
has offered to restore HIM to ot'ir' II h'
will forsake the insurrrCiO cause
AhumadH has issied u brOciansi 80,
10 The lnsurrectos telling iE.'n 'ha' thu
, ar. mistaken and CLOSES With TIA" toll
lowing
Il call upon the patriotism and CoInmuI
, sense. Of those who III a moment Of blind
ness and confused i,idgmeut har" rushe'
. INTO the i.ld arms III hand, 10 d"-lst fron
III. position and return Ia that homo all!
: and Pacific iic winch they hal" hlt.crt'
: pursued To- the end thai they ma" receive
within the limits Of the law those qua
an;sps and that ,lcn.r"y which Ia" lay
comedies TO those VINO rpTDyrIH.' thCi
error and subm' then selves ,iua
taneousy 10 Ia. constituted aulhurir irirs