The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-16
PREPARING FOR WAR.
Rebel Officers Not Awaiting Outcome OF
Peace Negotiations.

| JUAREZ, May 15.-Lost, one dove Of
peace, conS;idersbly rnauled and not at
all tame. Olive branch badly bent.
This advertisement might we'll be the
work OF Il group OF disgusted and rather
disheartened peace commissioners, who
are still in suspense. Now, General VII
joen and other advisers of Provisional
President Madero are preparing TO try
powder instead of salt as a sedative
sprinkle for the wary bird Today pre-
narations for a vigorous pushing OF the
revolution, at standstil for the time
| being because of the victory of Juarez.
and the first serious efforts to make the
| provisional government of Mexico some =
thing more than a name, were grimly
evident.
Situation in Brief
The war situation may be cpitomized
| as follows:
Chihuahua, then Mexico City. This plan
OF campaign is not admitted or even dis
cussed in public by the revolutionists.
but. nevertheless. it is in the air,
| The Madero army at Juarez has been
increased by heavy enlistment of voun-
tecrs to close to $500 welt armed men.
Plans for giving battle to General Ra-
ooago's force OF federais. reported yester-
day marching north 10 attack Juarcn.
have been some over thoroughly and ap-
| proved.
Most OF the Junrez insurrecto army OF
occupation Will soon move southwark as
a part OF the war plans.
Jelegrams received from General FL
gueroa. commanding the rebel forces
JlOuDu MeNlcO Clty ana IN southern MeN-
leo, stating that the southern leader had
nearly 1900 men in the field and that
he would cooperate 10 the last with Pro-
Visional President Madcro.
Rabago Turned Back.
A party OF American mining men. in
Guiding u, Il. Giles. arrived at the bor
der today from chihuahua and asserted
that General Rabago's force Of federals
had turned back when they received news
OF the fall of Juarez. and were now back
N (rhihna rs-
cciYed with interest by rebel leaders
who. however; continued their prepara
ticns for sending large force OF insur-
rectos under the immediate command OF
General Orozco southwark to reinforce
the rebels who have been watching the
northward trails ever since the report
first came that General RabaSo had start
ed north with large body OF fedcrals
with the object OF retakIng Juarez and
scattering the Madero army.
They also reported bodies OF insurrec-
tos all along the road between Ahumada
and Juarez that the whole country was
ablaze with revolutionary spirit since the
news OF the fall of Juarez became known
and that the lnsurrectos in the field were
being rapidly augmented.
Rebels Newly Equipped.
In Juarez the Madero army has been
increased TO body OF close TO 2500 men
by enlstments. The veteran rebels have
rifles captured from the federals. the vol
untoers being armed for the most part
with Springfields and other rifles.
1t is planned tomorrow 10 send large
bodies OF these troops south by train as
far perhaps as Ahumada. the general
plan OF campaign being TO oppose any
possible northward march Of the fed
erals with force of between $500 and
5000 men. The captured rapid -frcrs and
| mountain howitzers will be taken to the
front. with a plentiful supply OF ammu-
milton. JuareZ. the provisional seat of
government, Will he left an adequate gar
r'son, but the field OF activity. so far
| away from this part OF the United
States border.
EXPECT CITY TO FALL.
Federae VIII Be Unable to Withstand
the Rebels at Chihuahua.