Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-08
Americans Flock to the Scene
When Notified Battle Is
About to Start.
MORE FIGHTING AT JUAREZ
Exchanges of Shots Result in Little
Damage to Either Side-Fed-
erals Quick to Run.

Troop ii OF the sd cavalry viewed the
fight from the American banks. The
Mexican soldiers are surrounding the
banks and a battle is expected in the
morning.
FEDERALs KILLED ONE.
Ell Paso, Tex. Feb. S.-Mail ad-
vices from ParraI, Chihuahua, Mex
leo. tell of a fight between federals
and insurrectos at Ojita in that dis
trict and the killing by the federals
of Pedro T. Gomez, aide TO CUTLER
mo Baca. rebel leader in that region.
Gomez and Baca were leaders of the
band which captured Parralon the
opening day of the revolt last No
Yember.
L. =. TROOPS MAKE HAUL.
Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. S.-United
States troops captured six insurrec-
tos and a wagon load of provisions
near the FL Paso smelter today. One
of the prioners is said TO be General
Lomeli.
BATTLE .FcXHIBITED.-
FL Paso. Tex, Feb. S.-The first
battle of Juarez between the federal
troops and the insurrectionists was
exhibited here yesterday. Exhibit
ed" is the proper word, for no one
was hurt on either side and the "ex-
hibition" was visited by a thousand
or more FL Pasoans who lined the
banks of the Rio Grande on the
American side about three miles
west of this city.
An exchange of missiles took place
for about Is minutes. About 100
shots were fired. According 10 Oroz-
co, leader of the insurrectos, his men
fired only so of these He declared
that the federals got away so fast
that they were out of range before
more could be fired at them.
FORCE NUMBERS $50.
Orozco's present force in the vicin-
ity Of Juarez numbers probably $50.
OF these 32O were with him in the
skirmish yesterday afternoon. The
federal force numbers 1S4. They
took with them no artillery and
Orozco has none.
The insurrecto leader and his men
spent Sunday night at a rancho
known as Rancho Flores. usually
inhabited by herd of goats.
The owner thereof yesterday in
nocently admitted that Orozco had
got his goats" This bit of Ameri-
can slang proved true. for when the
nsurgent leaders, camp was discOv-
cred later, his men were drowsy with
the eating of much near" mutton.
TOOK NEW POSITION.
Orozco quit the ranch during the
forenoon and by marching through
deep arrOyos, reached a new posi-
tion on the hills along the river
across from the smelter. Here the
correspondents who had been on his
trail discovered him He and six OF
his lieutenants met the visitors half
way up the boulder-strewn mountain
side. He carried rife, like his men
He looked careworn but determined
ne answered questions only after de-
Liberation and often evasiyely.
lie obviously was Of no mind 10
betray his plan. He borrowed some
ink for his fountain pen and also "A
writing tablet. lie expressed a wish
to visit El Paso to get a square
meal"
EL PASOAN SOUNDS ALARM.
His 800 men were scattered along
the hills for tbree-quarters Of a mile.
Some Of them had the horses on the
other side of the range watering
from the river. Someone leaving FL
Paso in an automobile coincident
with the departure of the federals
from Juarez under Colonel Rabago,
gave them warning. Making a trum-
pet Of his hands. the FL Pasoan
shouted.
Get busy, the troops are COM
ing
The scout machine was quickly fol-
lowed by scores Of others. each with
a load, many Of the passengers be
ing women. Others came on horse
back. in carriages. express wagons,
hsyracks and others via the car line
Other hundreds on foot arrived
breathless after IL was all over al
though an occasional viva Nadero" ;
echoed from the hills. The "revoi-
tosos" had resumed their interrupted
task Of watering the horses At the
alarm OF the automobiles, the whole q
mountain side awoke 70 life
REITERATED WITH CELEBRITY.
Al 200 yards the reyolutionists
looked like Insects, making their way
on all fours 70 avoid the bullets.
through a maze Of cactus, brush and
boulders. n was about O'Clock
" hen they marched out the river
road on the Mexican side. The east
ern wing Of Orozcos opened fire when
foot soldiers appeared on the crest
about 500 yards distant The fed
erals halted in a compact mass but
injury because the thirty
hirties' carried by the revolution
lists are not effective al that distance.
They returned the FIRE for n 3 min