The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02

ATTACK JUAnEz
Fierce Engagement NoW in
Progress Near Bound
airy Line
REBEL DEMANDS
SURRENDER OF CITY
Heavy Force of American
Troops Guard American
End of Bridge at
Ell Paso

Ell PASO, TEN, Feb. The ats
tack on the city of Juarez, across the.
border, by the Mexican Instructions
AIRY troops under General passed. Drez.
co Is on. Wounded and riderless
horses, with blood stained saddles.
stampeding across the border into
American territory. tell the story of
a fierce engagement now in progress
south of the Mexican city between
500 federal infantry and cavalry and
| the advance guard OF the rebel sol.
I diers.
! The insurrecto forces, after being
| temporarily checked by the blowing
| up of a bridge between Juarez and
Samalayuca, IS kilometers south OF
/ Juarez, renewed their advance ahan-
| dontng their troop train south of the
! bridge. The insurrectos are advance
/ ing IN a crescent shaped format ton
/ and the reports received here indi.
! cate that the federal troops are re-
| sisting desperately their onward
march. The fierce character of the
/ fighting is indicated by the fact that
/ OF 100 men of the Fourteenth Mexi-
1 can Infantry who marched out early
| to-day TO dynamite Five Mile bridge
and engage the rebels. only sixty eight
i mad returned at 10 A. Nj,
/ Four wounded soldiers we're brought
/ in on hand car at the same hour
and two are known to have been
/ killed. How many of the others per-
/ fshed cannot be aSeertained.
/ James X. Garfield. former scores
| tary of the interior in President
/ Rooseveits cabinet was here to-day.
| He arrived last night on a train that
was held up since Sunday east Of
Juarez station by the insurgents He
| said that the insurgents tore up tho
i tracks for a considerable distance in
| order to keep trains from moving.
Il A heavy force of United States
troops Is on guard at the Americans
end of the bridge from this city 70
4 Juarez and all persons crossing tho
i river are closely scrutinized. An
i other force Of infantry Is stationed
/ along the river to a point several
1 miles north of this city. y
/ Juarez has been under martial law
| since last night,
Il General Orozco arrived yesterday
/ afternoon with one thousand men at
i Samalayuca, Is kilometers south OF
4 Juarez, after having oommandeered
4 two passenger trains Of the Mexican
4 Central railroad. He detrafned his
horses and men at Samaiayuca and
held the two locomotives and SUM-
cient cars to convoy his troops to
Juarez.
Instantly there was wild excitement
In Juarez. and the military authors
ties declared the city under martial
law.
Blow Up Bridge.
detachment OF five hundred ins
fantry and cavalry. 9e lie regular
federal military establishments Was
hurried from Juarez with sufficient
dynamite to blow up the bridge be-
tween Samalayuca and Juarez.
l. This was accomplished early to-
day, the detachment engaging a forca
| of rebels when Orozco attempted To-
bring his troop train across the bridge.
| Two federal soldiers were killed and
two wounded in the skirmish at this
bridge 0vozeo then Withdrew hin
troop train towards Samalayuca.
Gen. Ofozeo is said to have sent an
ultimatum TO American Consul Ed
ward at Juarez and Mexican Consul
Lomeliat. of Juarex and Eel Paso, de-
manding that Juarez surrender im-
mediately to prevent bloodshed. He
promised TO attack the city In earn
est shortly after noon to-day unlesa
his demands were met.
Such intense excitement prevails al
Juarex and In Eel Paso that ii is DIM
cult to get accurate details OF what
Is going on across the border
1t was reported shortly before noon
that Orozcos troops at that nour had
advanced within four miles of the
limits of Juarez and were massing
for concerted attack.
DIR. !. J. Bush and DIR. f. b. Sinks.
OF Ell Paso. under a flag of truce and
Red Cross flag, started across the
border at 10 O'clock TO care for the
wounded or Orozco's army. An emer~
&aI Ne. stsa1x Itst.. u