Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-06
REBELS DROP BACK
Mexican RevoIutionists Out
generated by FederaIs.
JUAREZ TEMPORARILY SAFE
Gen. Alanis, With Large Force, Ex-
pected to Join Orozco.
INSURRECT0s CAPTURE TOWN
State Department Hears San Ignacio
Is Taken-Watch Operations
in Aeroplane.
JUAREz TEMPORARILY SAFE
INSURRECTOS CAPTURE TOWN

| Ell PASO Tex, February 6.-Out- gen.
eraled in their efforts to prevent the en-
trance into Juarez of Col. Rabago and
800 federal troops from the south. the
Mexican revolutionists under Pascual
Orozco are reported this morning to have
retired to Salamayuca, twenty-five miles
south of Juarez, there to replenish their
supplies of ammunition and to await rein
forcements.
The insurrecto junta in FL Paso an
nounced this morning that Orozco and his
force had not retired to Samalayuca, but
had taken up a position ten miles west of
JuareZ, within easy striking distance of
the town. Alanis, with an insurrecto
force of between 800 and GOO men, was
reported twenty-five miles east of Juarez
last night.
He had a sharp skirmish with a band
of 100 federals last night, the federals re-
tiring in front of such overwhelming odds.
Alanis was expected to join Orozco in
front of Juarez before daybreak and as
sault the city. but apparently the revolu-
tionists' plans have been changed, for up
to o'clock there were no signs of an at
tack.
In the meantime Gen. Navarro's COM
| mand of 700 men, which has been cam
| paigning around Chihuahua city. is re-
ported making forced marches overland
to the relief of the beleaguered city.
Should Navarro succeed in getting into
JuareZ with his forces the insurgents will
have their work cut out for them, for
Navarro's men are veterans, seasoned by
hard campaigning. Indeed, Mexican Off
cials are confident that the city, protected
by 600 soldiers, is now safe from assault,
and that the campaign of the young revo-
lutionist leader will soon end in his de-
feat and the scattering of his followers
Navarro Can Save Juarez.
All this, however. is promised on the
belief that Gen. Navarro will succeed
in reaching the Rio Grande with his
troops. Had Orozco succeeded yester-
day in holding Rabagos reinforcements
nothing could have saved Juarez from
the hands of the revolutionists. But
with his troops within the city, Orozco
and Alanis now have before them six
hundred well armed regulars, and
Juarez, If it falls. will, it is believed,
fall only after bloody fighting.
The whereabouts of Orozco and other
rebel leaders and commands is plizzling
federal officials. Members Of the in
surrecto junta declare the rebels ran
out of food and water and had to with
draw. but. will attack soon, and that
OrOZcO will be reinforced by men from
Ojinaga, east of here. and others from
the vicinity of Galeana and Casas
Grandes, to the south. With the fear
of an immediate attack disspated. ten
sion in Juarez is greatly relaxed, and
business houses opened again this morn
ing.
Mail advices to the FL Paso Herald,
dated Torreon. February }. say it is re-
ported there by passengers that many
wounded federals were taken into Chi
huahua February = from Mailpa ranch,
where fighting took place with rebels.
Pack Train Leaves for Arizona.
JUNCTION CITY, Kan, February 6-|
Pack train No. 1. with +. kuehne as
chief packer, received orders last night to
proceed at once from Fort Riley to No
gales Ariz., and left on a special train
this morning.
The capture by the Mexican reyolu-
tionists Of San Ignacio. a town opposite
Fort Hancock. Tex, has been reported to
the State Department in telegram from
the American consul at Ciudad Porfirio
Diaz
A troop of cavalry stationed at West
Point, n. Y. and company of the Sig
nal Corp from Fort d. \. Russell have
left for FL Paso, Tex. for service along
the Mexican border, according to orders
from the War Department.
The regulars regard the trip to Texas
in the nature of vacation from their
regular duties in the barracks, and the
War Department is making effort to
reward deserving companies stationed at
points distant from Mexico by assigning
them to service along the border
Aeroplanes to Watch Operations.
So far as an aeroplane can discover.
Gen. Hoyt, the commander of the De-
partment of Texas, will probably soon
be in a position tc determine the facts
as to the activities of the insurgents
along the Mexican border At present.
owing to conflicting reports on the part
of the different leaders and their pub
lie mouthpieces. the United States Army
officers who are doing their best to MAIN
tain the neutrality law in force on the
Mexican border find the task a very
difficult one.
The troops are continually making
Wild-goose chases after military expe-
dltions reported to be crossing the Rio
Grande. which rarely materialize. In
the meantime when the troops are on
these false scents it is presumed that
armed parties make their way across
the river at unmatched points.
Today Gen. Wood, chief of staff let it
be known that at least one aeroplane
would be employed in observation work
along the Rio Grande. That decision was
reached after consultation with Gen.
Allen. the chief signal officer who is i'm
charge of the aeronautical service of the
War Department. and John Barry Ryan.
president of the United States aeronauti-
cal service
The War Department has accepted the
tender of Robert Collier of one of his
brand-new Wright biplanes which is now
in New York. and this will be rushed to
| the Mexican border by express and turned
over to Gen. Hoyt. The reserve is pre-
pared to furnish other machines for mill
tary use at short notice, and If the Collier
biplane proves to be of real service il
will be supplemented by at least half a
dozen others.