Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-09
Exhibited" O. Better Word to
Describe the Affair as No
One Was Hurt.
ONE THOUSAND SPECTATORS
Insurrecto Leader Claims His
Men Fired 80 Of 200 Shots
-Federals Ran Too Fast
to Be in Range.

FL Paso. Tex, Feb. Tho first battle
Of Juarez between tine federal troops and
insurrectionists was exhibited to-day
Exhibited Is the proper word, for no
one on either side was hurt ana the Tex
hib'tion' was viewed by thousand or
more I'll Pasoans who lined the bank OF
the Rio Grande on the American side
about three miles west Of FL Paso.
The exchange Of missiles lasted about
10 minutes and about 200 shots we're fired.
According to Pascual OroZco, leader OF
the insurrectos, has men fired only % of
these, lie declared the fedcrals got away
50 fast thot they were out of range before
more shots could be fired at them.
Tonight the federas are behind the
walls of the cathedral OF Guadeloupe, of
the barracks and of the bull ring at
Juarcz. across the river from here. OroIco
remains in possession of the position
" hitch he occupied at noon ard held
against the federal advarcc. II" declared
il an Interview with the Ass ociatcd fress
correspondent that he firmly intends TO
attack Juarez, but that he awaits the ar
rival Of General Bianco with $50 men. lie
expects the latter at any moment
Orozco's present force around Juarcz
numbers under COO men. probably $50
OF those 800 were with hin in the
skirmish this afternoon. THO federal
force by actual count numbers 1"4.
including 100 foot soldiers and 81
mounted infantry. They took with
them no artillery and Orozco has none.
REBELS CAPTURED GOATS.
The insurrecto leader and his mon
spent last night at Rancho Flores
usually inhabited by a few horses and
a herd Of goats, which the rebels took.
Orozco quit the ranch during the
forenoon ana by moving through the
deep arroyos. whi' scar the desert
everywhere, reached a new position
on the hills along the river across
from the FL Paso smelter. Here the
spondents, who had been on h
trail since daybreak. discovered him
He and sin of his lieutenants met
the visitors half way up the boulder
strewn mountain side. He carried a
rifle. like his men. He looked care
worn. but determined. He answered
questions only after deiberation and
often evasively.
Orozco was Of no mind to betraY his
plans He borrowed some ink for his
fountain pen, and also writing tab
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load, many of the MESSENGERS being WON
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riagcs and express wagons. ON hay rack,
and bicycles and hundreds hv the street
car line. which runs out to the smelter.
Other hundreds on foot arrived breath
less after it was all over. except for
an occasional "Vlva Madero" echoing
from the hills The "Revoltosos" resum-
ed the interrupted task of watering tho
horses
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