New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-08

.he srneltcr to prevent possible vloia-
ton of American neutrality.
The sl,irnnish had been over for an
hour when q rebel. clutchfng a nve-peso
bill in his hand, crossed TO the Atneri-
ran side He had been sent 10 puy
dinner for Orozco. who had had sur
teit OF goat meat. q soldier turned nun
hack fearing that he wished TO purchase
ammunition. On the Mexican sac Nv
encountered some newspaper men, WHO
guaranteed the innocence or his MISSION
te bought his supplies under thFA
srpervision and was sent back grlnnlns'
Orozco was content with REFUSING t'e
enemy He said that while there hau
heen no loss of life. he was glad OF inc
Y,oral effect of repulsing the enemy. lhiS
aNeet was needed. for Orozco lost pres
tice among his sympathizers Whe" NJ
allowed Rabago to elude him OF Bauche
os sunday. and for failing to ATTACK
1,arsz an the heels Of that oftieer.
In conversation to-day he gave ms sue
NJ The story for the first time ne h"o
waited at Bauche two days tor kaoSeo'
We was without food or water. his men
clanaored for an advance on Juarez' nc
ssid saving that Rabago had been en-
s.-sd fnrfher south by General Bianco.
Orozco Explains His Delay.
leaving fifty men on guard where TWO
-a,is Of the railroad track had been re-
Yoo,,eb he started north. His men were
nearly exhausted from thirst hunger
and fatieue and bis horses unable 10
move faster than a detected walk. he
had been gone en- hour when Raoago ;
train arrived and was thrown from the
track.
The rebel rear guard engaged the fed
erals at intervals during the night Ra-
baso. meanwhile, moved into the trenches
which Orozco had deserted. The reDel
leader wasted no lives in assan4ting
these trenches. lie had built them anc
knew their strength. a skirmish ire
was maintained at intervals on sunday.
Then by a daring move. protecting MS
rear with rapid-hre guns, Rabago eS-
csped into pass On the hills.
The jaded insurgents were unable to
follow. Instead .they turned aside 10
Rancho Flores. where food and water
were plentiful
Orozco placed the number Of his own
dead in the Bauche fight at two spd his
wounded at four He thought that the
twsnty-six patients now in the federal
hospital az Juarez embraced the fed
eral losses in wounded, but insisted that
they lost six or eight killed, instead of
one, as ofticialiy reported. lie said thai
some Of his men saw the federals bury
ing the dead.
Al! the Hsbe aoree Mounted.
The reoei force consists entirely OF
mounted irtartry These not WITH
arez,co are near Pauchs or on scouting
saty in. tire rncunsain.. Unlike the fed
eral TROOPS, there are 10 women camp
followers with the insurgents.
President Diez hes no organized com
r1lssary. Ia It's place there are the worn'
or. Each soldier gets a few certevos
q dsy with which To btiy food. This they
turn over 80 the women. vino ferage the
country, cook tortilas, y they are able
TO buy corn, end provide jeriled beef.
Oftener than not the wenen have chill
dren with thsu. They arc officially rec
cgnized by the War Department, which
furnished them passage OF troop trains.
Two of them were killed at Bauche.
1t was a epeetacle both ludicrous and
pathetic to-day TO see dozen of them.
mostly barefooted. running after the
troops ar they advanced toward the rebel
camp. Their faces bore evidence Of
anxiety, as most Of them are bound for
what serves as matrimony to men in the
ranks Residents OF Mexico say also that
they are more cruel than their men folk
and that they usually strip the dead.
Americans in Orozco's Force.
There are three Americans with Orozco
at present. Two Of them. former Philip.
pine veterans. were with another de-
tachment to-day. and the third, Law
renee Converse, Of Glendora, Cal. was
accidentally on the American side during
the engagement. He was unable 10 re-
turn in time TO take part in the fight.
Converse was formerly member Of
the Texas militia. and also an instructor
at a military school in Los Angeles. He
said that he was in communication with
twepty- FIVE American veterans who have
declared their intention OF joining the
rebels as soon Is Juarez was taken.
While Orozco said that he intended 70
attack ar Juarez. II seemed plain that he
was making mental reservations. He had
10 news of General Navarro, who IS re-
ported advancing with 1000 federal SOL
disrs from chihuahua, but the probabil-
ity Of an attack from that source was
plainly matter Of deep concern to him.
When ii was suggested that he might
find IL advisable 10 abandon Tor the time
being his intentions toward Juayez and
turn south 20 meet the force from Chi.
bvahua, he returned an eVasive answer
Americans arriving from the Flores
ranch, fifteen miles southeast Of Juarez.
where Orozcos men encamped last night.
gay that the reason that Blanco failed
70 Join Orozoo in front Of Juarez was
that he had been fighting the 18th Fed
eral Infantry. which was marching from
Galagos TO Casas Grandes Il is cur
rently reported in Casas Grandes that
the 18th Infantry was practically an
initiated. and that Blanco would az once
advance north.
The federal soldiers kept sharp look
cut last night, sentries being posted on
ell sides Of the city. Runors OF at
ternpts TO pass machine guns and am.
n.unition across the border 10 the IN