Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-08
C|UDAD JUAREZ,
STILL IN PANIC,
AWAITS ATTACK
General OrOzco's Force in No
Hurry to Begin Real
Onslaught.
ARMY IS ENCAMPED
NEAR BATTLE" SCENE
First Engagement of COntending
Forces Proves to Be Tame,
BlOodless Affair.

Ell PASO, Feb. S.-Hourly expecting
an attack from General Orozco, the
people of Juarez were still in IA panic
of fear today The insurrectos, how
ever, seemed in no hurry for the on
slaught, and Orozco says he win await
the arrival of General Blanco with his
force of $50 men before attempting to
capture the city. Nobody was hurt in
the first battle of Juarez." About 200
shots were fired.
8 a. m.-Quiet prevails in Ciudad
Juarez at this hour. The Federals
have the usual number of outposts
patroling the outskirts of the city
Orozco's men are encamped across the
river from the Ell Paso smelter, near
the scene of yesterdays encounter. but
the only indication of their presence is
the occasional signal of a sentry. No
news has been received during the
night as to the location of Blanco and
Alanis with their insurrectos.
Mail advices from Parral, Chihuahua,
Mexico, tell of a fight between Fed
erals and insurrectos at Ojita, In that
district, and the killing by Federals of
Pedro T. Gomez, aide to Guillermo
Baca, rebel leader of that region.
Gomez and Baca were leaders of the
band which captured Parral on the
opening day of the revolt last Novem-
Der.
The first battle vas fought yesterday
afternoon. The rebels appeared at a
point on the Mexican side of the river,
just three miles above Juarez, at 2
o'clock. The Federals went out to meet
them as they were watering their
mounts at the Rio Grande river. The
rebels opened fire. AS shots were ex-
changed, the fighting bodies moved
down the river towards Juarez, the
Federals slowly falling back. Sud
denly the rebels veered off into the
hills, and the Federals, after a walt,
! returned to the barracks.
Rebels Return.
The rebels we're soon down ut the
river again and declared they intended
to hold the position until they could
get their field guns in from the noun
tains and reinforcements could arrive
Then they would attack Juarez. they
said. They watered their horses and
camped for the night where the fight
occurred. Inc Daltte laSLed out q snort
time, less than an hour, and only the
Federal infantry entered the fight. The
Federal cavalry remained behind the
infantry and did not fire. Several hun
dred Americans watched the skirmish
from the Texas side and bullets fell
among them. The fight occurred
directly opposite Old Fort Bliss.
AS the Federals retired to Juarez the
insurrectos cana back from the hills
down u the river where the fight had
taken place and ..4ished watering their
horses and securing water for them
selves. They talked and joked with
the Americans on the opposite bank of
the river an the Americans tossed
them money. AS the night came on the
Federals retired into the hills just a
short distance from the river
The number of Federals wounded or
dead In the afternoons battle is un-
known, but one riderless horse dashed
out of the foothills and three Federals
were seen TO fall. Reporters were for
hidden to cross the river where the
fight occurred.