Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-19
lnsurrecto President With a
thousand Men Reported
Within Short Distance Of
Juarez Marching Northward,
CANNON STOLEN FROM
THE PLAZA IN Ell PAS0
Brass Relic of Civil War May
Do Duty in Fight to Over
throw Diaz Dictatorship in
Mexico.



FL Paso Texas, March 1S.--Whcr-
ever Madero and his 1000 lnsurrectos
are encamped tonight, his movements
and designs are causing unconcealed
speculation among the federal troops
at Juarez, Mex, which is guarded by
only 500 men. AT Casa Grandes, 1876
miles to the southwest, Colonel Gar
Ella cuellar of President Dazs per-
sonal staff, according to late reports.
Is still nursing wounded arm pre-
paratory to a march northward with
his 200 federal troops, which form
the main strength OF the Mexican
army in the north
Between Cuellar and General Ma
varro at Juarez, Madero Is drawing
toward him all the insurreetos who
heretofore have been scattered. with
a view of preventing u juncture OF tho
federal forces. That MADEIRA again
will attempt TO take Casas Grandes TO
establish in 1t base OF supplies and
Mt the Same time by keeping down the
bridges along the Mexican National
and Mexican Northwestern railroads,
land will cndeavor to prevent any addl-
ton to the federal strength az Juarex
lis given cut by the 5unta here as q
fact based on messages from Madero
himself.
For ten days Madero ls reported to
have been busy equipping his men,
Herds of cattle have been driven into
the ''war zone" held By the insurrectos
land through fresh supplies said TO
have been conveyed TO him from great
distances the insurrecto leader II re-
ported TO have been able to give eacf
of his men 200 rounds OF ammunition
Refugees who have been able to gel
Through from Casas Grandes report
they came through numerous insur-
Irecto bands. one of the latest arrlV-
ais stated that several hundred IN
sirrectos were a few miles south OF
Junrez. In the last week the federai
Itroops have not ventured out Of Juarez
land no engagement could have occur
red because of the proximity OF the
lnsurrectos. The town, however, win
lsandbags for defenses on the house
tops and the rifle loopholes In the
Church still bears the aspect OF a De-
IIeaguered city
Reports that insurrectos entered III
paso within the last twenly-iout
hours and were reinforced by more
Americans received partial confirmh-
tion today when at daylight y was
found that a cannon which had auorn-
ed the public square had disappear
ed
The cannon was known ms NC
lCintv's Blue Whistler ana was
veteran OF the civil war. II is sala 10
have been hItched to the end OF an
loutomoblle during the night coNereo
with canvas and whlsked throuRi, .nV
civ 10 a remote point down ihe riNo''
where II was to be forded across W
tevleo Ordinarily the four pouhdc'
had hcen allowed to stand on us e'lr-
r,oge In Inc park without special eau-
zion hut since the Mexican ihsuli'0
lion n was chained down, a searcn-
H., narty found the chains had peeu
cut. ,ho Tov-
North from chihuahua to the leA,
as horder the people living IN s'''"''
towns are reported to have heen SUI
scr,,g because OF the stopplns "
IraIIroads Terrn,as has sihei'cr
,,hore about 1900 people some OF
,hcm Americans. are employed The
sot,owers of colony of Gree"
nhnrcb are at candelaria, and ~ An
nmoda a body Of Mexican customs OF, o.,
s,cinls are said to be marooned Ai
,hese with score OF villages or rom
the railroad but usually suppil'u -
wagon trains, have been without ous'
side help for weeks. Appeanhs ",,a
snres have come from some oi wy
points asking for q termination oi
the nsurrection.