El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-20
ROJAS TAKES HIS
COMMAND SOUTH
Has No knowledge of Being
Sent to Ojinaga-600
Left in Juarez.

About 500 men. composing the main
body OF the rebel garrison Of Juarez,
entrained Wednesday morning for Sauz-
The trains carried As cars. made up Of
a second class coach for the women and
children. a caboose for the officers
one stock car, in which were loaded the
officers horses. five carloads Of food
stuffs. one car said TO contain several
tons Of dynamite, ana a cars Tor the
men
The main train was preceded by
pilot train made uD OF an engine Two
box cars and a caboose, carrying 11O
men. several OF whom rode on the
cow catcher and on the running
boards OF the enEine-
Not to Be Surprised.
Asked why the Drecaution mad oeen
taken to send out a pilot Cen ho1as
said that while he old not expect a
surprise, IL was always wei 10 guard
against the unexpected
Rojas said that he would detrain at
Sau8. where he would loin me ee-
tachment sent south Monday under
Col. Quevado and which has been IN
camp at that point ever since Cen
ROjas said that the city was desperate
" crowded with men and II was
thought best to hold the Juarez men
at Sauz until Gen Orozco had had
time to send the main body OF his
No Orders to Go to OiInaEa.
Il have read in the newspapers that
1 an to head an expedition against
the federal forces supposed to be con
centrating at Oiinaga-' said zen no
jas. but I have had no orders to 90
anything than 70 bring nv men %
Sauz and TO report IN person 10 Zen
Orozco at his headquarters in chi
huahua. All ] can say IS am SOL
der and viii do what / am told to DO
BY my CHIEF
inc q 2 Q
o fthe department OF the north, was
about the busiest man about the Cen
trai station "Wednesday morning WINE
the army was entra1ning- every ons
seemed to want to see Domlnguez ana
nearly every one who saw him wanted
money from him. The limit OF MS 81
to each soldier was peso, ana ohly
those soldiers with persuasive tong ues
got that much.
To Pay All DeDEa-
Col DomingUez was anxious that II
be known that every dollar OF lnoept-
edness incurred by the Liberals would
be paid and said that ne Woulo soon lAl
return 10 Juarez with money 10 pay q
any bills not covered nv the SzV.OVV
Mex disbursed during the past LeW
days. He exhibited his account DOCKS
and receipts as evidence tnal t--e
army was doing business on the square e
OF the 500 men sent south " eunes-
dav morning. there were fully wv
without rifles, though many hao pistols
and cartridges therefor.
SIX Hundred in Juarez.
THE departure OF Gen RO1as ana
Gen Fernandez with their respective
forces leaves 500 men as a pef1ehelt
garrison in Juarez. SAID Col EOhce
IN armed and ready for service LneIe
is no shortage OF arms ammunition or
food in JuareZ- The closing OF 80
port was a blow 10 US IN that IL retelIos
our movements by making IL hScess.Iy
10 import our ammunition olnerWlse
Than through our own port But we
are getting rifles and cartridges. Just
the same. s
Win the departure OF Gems RoJas
and Fernando the command OF the
garrison devolves uDon Col Fa s.secli.l
Orozco, sra father OF tue seleI e-L-S-
sImo. with Col Ponce SECOND IN com
mand one OF Col. Orozcos 11rst OH
ciSI ects was to order all citizens TO
bring or send any arms Ihey may
have to the jefatura ana pc pald toL
then, ITp to three O'CLOCK w eonesoay
noon fewer than 100 rifles had been
1850 an under the order. which has
two davs more 70 run hefore search
ID u One-LeEged Rebel
ArDoue the soldiers sent south We'd /
.,es5aV- Ivas one, probably 40 years ola, I
having but one leg, hObbllng along on
home made crutches with his rlrie
sy1-in ring over his shoulder By a strap
and two belts filled with cartridges
around his waist. His comrades tried I
ia dfTsuade him from making the trip,
but he Insisted and they helped him
climb into a box car He was stiu
there when the train pulled out When
asked how he could fight he said he
could lie behind a barricade and use
a gun as well IS any man with two
legs and would be a better soldier AS
he couldn't run away he would have
to fight so much harder to save his
life.
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