Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-09

lei Paso Feb. 5.-Coionel RobaSo and
hts command Of 200 federal troops on
tered the city OF Juarez at 9:o5 this
morning unmolested by the insurrecto
forces
The delay OF the insurreoto leader. Pas
quail Orozco. who was to occupy tho
city of JuareH by sunrise this morning
has enabled reinfUrcements to reach
here and the probability Of taking that
city now is considered much more re-
mote than It was yesterday.
General Navarro's column is en- route
from Chihuahua and will reach Juarez
Tonight or tomorrow. II Is expected
here that the federas will be able to
hold the city and that, knowing this,
the insurrectos will retire
There is a rumor tonight that the in
surrectos are near Juarez but this can
not no verified.
The net result OF the battle at Bauche
to-day between Orozco and Rabago was
two killed and five wounded among the !
lnsurrectos. The federal loss cannot be
learned as they carried their wounded !
with them, but it was reported that 10 |
had been killed.
RED CROSS FLAG IGNORED.
days fighting can he secured. a Red !
Cross train returned tonight with n
women and children refugees. picked up
near the scene of battle and officials re-
ported they could not reach the battle
ground because the federals refused to
recognize the Red Cross flag. one woman
was seriously wounded.
General Crozco's insurrectos at 915
I,,'C oil In nj chi he Low
senger train over the Juarez division of
the Mexico Northwestern railroad al
Bauche in n small cut 10 miles south of
Juarez. The train was ditched only after
It failed to stop at danger signal
There were IS cars on the train and the
| insurrectos, to draw out possible federal
| soldiers, fired voley into tho air The
federals began leaping from the train and
the instructors, unable To distinguish he
tween the soldiers and uon-combatante,
women and children, ~etired 20 await day
| light,
At $50 q. IN. Orozco saw the federals
preparing breakfast. with guard line in
front and ordered an attack, to which
the federals replied with viFor,
FEDERALS HOLD THEIR OWN.
| At 1870 a m, when the last of the non
| combatants were about three miles away
they report that the insurrectos were
making charges from all directions and
the federals were holding their position
behind entertainments and replying vigor.
ously.
Colonel Rabego whose force, it
on the train, had about 600 men in the
trenches and the battle continued all
day. with heavy losses on both sides.
This afternoon he escaped and proceed
ed toward Juarez, followed by insurreo-
tos who were harassine his rear guard
1t Is reported that General Navarro.
with a large force is coming up rapidly
from Chihuahua and may reach Juarez
| before dawn.
Rabaso escaped by tearing up ono OF
the box cars and building a skdway
to get the horses off the cattle cars
The men were then tined up with their
front to the insurrectos and retreated
LOO yards eastward
On reaching the foothills, they trai'ed
t1etr machine guns on the nsurrecto
trenches The federals then appeared to
number about 100 men. Afterward they
moved northwest In good order and We're
seen occasionally to face to the left
and deliver volleys towards the In
surrccto trenches.
REFUGEES ENTER TENAS.
FL paso, Tax, FEB s. i4htiug IS Voc
ported Tonight between IN fedcrals and
Go lnsurrortos under Ai1ni- u miles
eae. Of Juarc2. opposite san i.Ilsario,
Texas.
Tho fedcrals attempted 20 Impress
eight men at Clinique capable Of bear
ing arms into service, but the men fed
. to the American side and are being
cared for by United states troops
Three hundred refugees from that SEQ
t tion have crossed tho river to-day and
- are at Ysleta, Texas
o INSURGENTS NEAR CAMPO.
=. san Diego, Cal, Feb. 81 tele-
y phone message from Campo. on this
= side OF the Mexican line said the in
surgents were nearing that place
: The men themselves could not be
- seen, but their ammunition wagon
= was visible. Governor Vegas force
n is believed to be not far to The south
west OF Campo. The two bodies prob
a ably are drawing nearer
n U, S, TROOPS TAKE VACATION
N Washington, Feb. b.-A troop o.
20 cavalry stationed at West Point, n
~ Y" and a company of the signal corp:
. from Fort H. A. Russell left to-nigh
for FL Paso, Tex, for service aloni
the Mexican border. The regular
~ regard the trip in the nature of va
cation and the war department ii
making an effort to reward deserving
- companies stationed at points distan
~, from Mexico by assigning them t.
% service along the border.
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