The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-19
MADERO PREPARING
 ANOTHER ATTACK
Rebel Leader Carefully Con-
 ceals Movements
IS EQUIPPING ARMY
Juarez Remains Beleaguered City. Colonia Surrounded By Rebels. Federal Spies Are Shot.
 Americans Protest

aid his 1000 insurgents are encamped his movements and designs are causing un- concealed speculation among the federal troops at Juarez, which is guarded by only 800 men At Casas Grandes 125 miles south, Col. Garcia Cuellar of President Diaz's personal staff, according to late reports, is still Nursing a wounded arm. preparatory to march northward with his 700 federal troops, which form the main strength of the Mexican army in the north
 Between Cuelar and General Navarro at Juarez, Madero is drawing toward him all the insurgents wiho heretofore have been scattered with view to preventing juncture of the fedral forces. That Madcro again will attempt to take Casas Grandes and establish it as a base of supplies and by keeping down the bridges along the Mexican National and Mexican Northwestern railroad will endeavor to prevent any addition to the federal strength at Juarez, is given out by the junta here as fact based on messages from Madero himself.
 Equipping Army
 For 10 days Madero is reported to have been busy equippng his men. Herds Of cattle have been driven into the war zone" held by the insurrectos and the insurgents leader is reported to have beon able to give each of his men 200 rounds of ammunition. Refugees who have been able to get through from Casas Grandes report they came upon numerous | |t,,ct I,p p1p +l,e rivals stated that several hundred insur- gents were few miles south of Juarez. The town. however, with sandbags for defense on the housetops and the rifle loopholes in the churches, still bears the aspect of a beleaguered city.
 Reports that insurgents entered Fl Paso within the last 24 hours and were re-en- forced by more Americans, received par tial confirmation today when at daylight it was found that cannon which had adorned the public square had disap- peared.
 North from Chihuahua to the Texas border the people living in small towns are reported to be suffering because of the stopping of the railroads. Terrazas has shelter where about 200 persons, some of them Americans, are employed. The members of a colony of Greek church are at Candelaria, and at Ahumada a body of Mexican custom officers are said to be marooned. All these with score of villages off from the railroad, but usually supplied by wagon trains, have been without outside communication for weeks Appealing messages have come from some of the points, asking for a tor imitation of the revolution.
 Rebels Surround COlonia
 Coionia, Dublan, Mex, March 14-(Via Fl Paso, March 1S.)-This town, which is a few miles from Casas Grandes, is sur rounded by insurrectos. It is believed Madero is near here and is planning an- other attack on Casas Grandes. The fed eral troops keep closely in the town Several days ago troops appeared outside the buildings to bury some soldiers, pre- sumably those killed in the fight with Madero.
 How the people around here are going to live has become serious question: as the presence of troops of both sides makes journeys into the country danger ous. Fortunately the natives are able to live on tortillas or corn cakes and the supply of corn Is not yet exhausted No fresh food can be obtained.
 Presidiob Texas, March 1S.-Eleven soldiers and two insurrectos were killed today in the siege of Ojinaga With the river ford between Presidio and the besieged city in their possession, and the town surrounded completely bottling up the main body of federals, the rebel forces are centering their at tention on two adobe huts on the Can ada ranch, on the outskirts of Ojinaga, where 40 soldiers are virtually held prisoners, and to the guard house near the river crossing, held by the federals. For "A hours firing at close range has been almost continuous.
 Early today the detachment at the Canada ranch made a rush from the adobe shelters. They were met with a whitening fire and were forced to re- turn to the huts after nine had been killed. Tonight they are still encamped in the barricaded house.
 Spies Shot
 Mexicali, Mex, March 1S.-Felip Rios, Mexican saloonkeeper, and unidenti- fled man, were shot as spies by the in- surrectos in the bull pen here last night.
 Frank Henera, who was also arrested, was found not guilty by the rebels and re- leased +-i The rebel provost guard in Mexicali. consisting of only is men, spent last night In the bushes along the boundary line awaiting an expected attack from the rear by Mexican federal officials and their sympathizers in Calexico, Cal. Chihuahua, Mex, March IS. via El Paso, Tex.-The TOO American residents here met today to consider. plans for appealing to President Diaz to end the war as soon as possible pr. Manuel vabas had pre- pared petition suggesting that if Diaz would guarantee certain reforms to the people the war would quickly stop. The city has been under siege for prac- ticaily IS days and the peoples patience Is becoming exhausted.
 Torreon, Mexico, March 1S.--Detals of the engagement yesterday at Co., lonas, a short distance east of here on the International railway, reached this city today. Sixty regulars were ann pushed by 140 rebels and a desperate fight ensued. The loss in killed is re- ported to he 30 on each side. Among the federal dead Is Captain Duran. who was in command of the company.
 
 MARKSMANSHIP TIE
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