The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-06
Colonel RabagO With Federal
Re-enfOrcements of 800 Men
Enters the City and the Rebels
Retreat Toward the South.
NAVARRO is COMING
From chihuahua With an Ad.
ditiOnal Force Of 700.
The Outlook Is Bad for the
Army of the Revolution.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 6.-Outgeneraled
in their efforts to prevent the entrance
into Juarez of Colonel Rabago and
three hundred federal troops from the
south, the Mexican revolutionists, un-
der Pascaual Orozco, are reported this
morning to have retired to SaIama-
yuca, twenty-five miles south of
Juarez, there to replenish their sup
plies of ammunition and to await rein
forcements
Alanis, with an insurrecto force of
between five and six hundred men, was
reported twenty-five miles east of
Juarez last night. He had sharp
sklrmish with a band of 100 federaIs
last night. the federals retiring in the
front OF overwhe Ginning odds. Alanis
was expected to join Orozco in front of
Juarez before daybreak. and assault
the city, but apparently the revolution
iSts plans nave been changed, for
there are no signs of an attack
In the meantime General Navarro's IS
command of 700 men which has been
campaigning around Chihuahua city is
reported making forced marches over
land to the relief of the beleaguered d
city. Should Navarro succeed in get
ting into Juarez, with his forces the in
surrectos would have their work cut
out for them, for Navarro's men are
| veterans, seasoned by hard campaign
| ing. Indeed, Mexican officials are now
confident that the city protected by
| 500 soldiers is now safe from assault
and the campaign of the young revo-
| lutionary leader will soon end in his
defeat and the scattering of his fol-
lowers.
| All this, however, is prefaced with
| the belief that General Navarro will
succeed in reaching the Rio Grande
with his troops. Had Orozco succeed
| ed yesterday in holding off Rabagos re-
Inducements nothing could have saved
JuareZ from the hands of revolution
| lists. But with his troops within the
fore them 900 well armed regulars and
| Juarez. if it falls, WILL it is believed
fall only after bloody fighting.
! lWherea bouts of Orozco and other
! rebel leaders and commands is puz-
zling the federal officials. Members OF
| the insurrecto junta declare the rebels
ran out of food and water and had to
withdraw 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 dissipated ten
sion in Juarez is greatly relaxed and
business houses opened again this
morning.
Americans Help Insurrectionists.
1<OS <AIlSStSS, FSD. O.-JOnn hSn-
meth Turner, author of "Barbarous
Mexico said last night that many
Americans as well as MeXicans were
leaving Los Angeles to enlist in the
cause of Mexico's insurrectos.
According to Turner, the office of
1 a local Mexican paper has been visit
ed by many men in the last few days
offering to enlist in the rebel cause
They are advised that this could not
be done in the United States. Mr..
Turner said that a large mum ber OF
these men are former army men and
sailors.
That these men have proceeded
| southwark, is indicated by information
received by Mr.. Turner from Mexicali
AviatOrS to Make Observations.
Ell Paso, Tex. Feb. 6.-Hamilton
| and Barros. aviators, will arrive here
Tuesday from San Antonio with their
air machines. They have agreed tc
put themselves and their machines al
the disposal of the United States gov
| ernment to take observations of mill