The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-07
REBELS RAIDING RANCHES
ANTI-NADLRO BANDS J ma
POINTS IN CHIHJiUtA
Reyes Apt TO Turn Jp In Mexico Anyn..
at the Head OF Near Army -Rumo,.
About Orozco 49, Red Shirt in n,
PasO jail - Appeal to La Iol,.,,.

Ell PAso, Dec. s-With the vhsr.
abouts of Gen Bernardo Reyes unknorn
Mexican officials are excited throurbo,,
the northern part of the country a,d
preparations are under way for frb,ir.
Reyes is expected to appear somewbe,o
at the head of troops, us Madero did ,
year ago when he, too, disappeared from
San Antonio.
Open revolt against the Madero GovorD.
ment has broken out near Parral and a,
San Andreas. west of Chihuahua ci,r
Acting Governor 4. s Gonzales sent nav,
of it to the officials in Juarcz this a'ter.
noon. Jose Chaviria, right bower n
Gen. Pancho Villa in the Madcro reyoh.
ton. is leading the San Andreas ON.
break The leader of the Parra ou,.
break is not known.
The revoltosos are raiding the cat,l.
ranches. killing beevcs for food and taL.
ing whatever they wish from ranch and
hacienda houses. They do not claim 70
be especially for Reyes, but demand tha,
tho debts due the people of chihuahua
by the Madero government" be psid
Acting Governor Gonlala, ha, hean il,
conference with Gen Oro2co in Chihuahu,
~ to suppression plans San Andrea,
was the scene of the first real battle Of
, the Madero revolution
! Naleriano Naquero. the Red Shirt n,
the battle of Juarcz, was pat uudor
arrest to-day and placed N the county
Jail in RI papo. He is believed 10 bs A
Reyist sympathizer if not active IN the
cause. When arrested hp had two hoxe,
Of ammunition for u 3o-3D rifle He wa,
! preparing to 60 to JuaraA on q street car
! Rcd Shirt was the spectacular fgrA
who led the high HATED and sandal
shod insurrecto army of liberation into
Juarez on Monday. May :. plrins tn,
second day of the lighting in luarez he
was struck in the ri ight arm hy tour shots
from IA machine gun. It was reported
after the battle that Miderp ordered
! Nauuero shot as soon as he recovered
| hccause Of his insubordiuatipu In leldinp
the attack. Naqucro denies any con.
nection whatever with the Revisit organ.
| zatiOn here.
The suspected Reyists ia iail in ri Pdso
| who were to have had u hearing to-day
on the question OF bond were disappointed
! The case went over until tom 1rrow
| They smuggled u Telegram out Of ial last
night and sent II TO United States Senator
La Toilette ~ Washington appealing TO
him for and. The messr ec was signed by
the fourteen prisoners and read
SIE--We. tho undersigned are In vail. ac.
oused on political charge not proved n
conspiring AGAINST Madero'- Government
and We are practically in the hands Of the
Mexican secret detectives
The Reyi st follower. who arc out On
l | bond in.f-f that pa.,,,,ul,
was to have had a prominent part in the
counter revolution of Reve~ This they
say was promised bv the leaders, who
were in constant touch with Reyes
headquarters in san Antonio, and II was
one OF the strongest arguments IN getting
recruits for the revolution
A report reached VI Pa-O this morning
that Orozco had taken TO the hills nes,
Chihuahua with 100 men. but a message
from THE SIN correspondent saws this
is not true; that Orozco is still in Chi
huahua
Torreon is alarmed by reports that tn
city is soon 10 be the scene OF an insured
+! tlon and the foreign colony has petitione
the consular Office to request mihtar
| protection. Secret service agent, of III
Government say they have informal ol
that 500 rifles and 10000 rounds of am
munition have been distributed amonl
the laborinS men of the district who hav
accepted them with the understandin
that they will rise in favor of Gen Reve.
Detectives say the uprising Ii planned 70
December 10
A pitched battle took place ye>terda
in the streets uf Torreon befween IN
partisans of Eugenio Aguirrc Benavde
and Nergilio Garcia 4 number OF meI
We're badly wounded Aguirre Beaavide
was a political exile during the revou
ton When Mr. and Mrs Madero visitc,
Torreon they We're guests OF tho family
This aroused enemies of Benavides an
there have been threatened armed clash"'
for some time.