The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-02
REBELS CAPTURE
CITY OF jUAREz
vAsQUIsTAs MARCH INTO CITY
WITH BUT SCATTERING
VoLLEY OF SHOTS.
NO RESISTANCE OFFERED
Border PatroIIed BY United States
Troops-Fire So Directed that
Bullets Did Not Fall on
American Soil.

Ell Paso, Feb. 2s.-Juarez is in pos
session Of the Vasquista rebels. Fir.
Ing but one or two volleys and meet
Ing no resistance except few scat
tering shots in reply to their first vol
ley, the rebels marched into the town.
They captured the machine guns that
had been bought to repel the rebels,
took charge Of the municipal offices,
the custom house, the barracks, the
Jail and other public buildings.
The rebels made the assault at 10
a. m, entering the outskirts from the
northwest and firing as they entered
with rifles and one cannon. The few
hundred men In Juarez, as defenders,
fired few shots from points of van
tage and then were ordered by their
officers to cease.
Mexican Consul E. G. Liorente of Ell
Paso afterward said the officers de-
cided not to make resistance, to avoid
complications with the United States
United States troops patrolled the bor-
der at the time the attack was made,
apparently ready to enter Iuarez If FL
Paso should be endangered.
AS the rebels marched into Juarez
they found all houses closed, but no
resistance. Only one man, Captain
Romero of the defenders, was wound
ed accidentally.
All night the rebels spent in camp
outside of Juarez. They attacked
from the northwest, partially using the
banks of an irrigating ditch for pro-
lection. The fire was directed so that
bullets of the defenders and assailants
did not fall on American soil. Emelio
Campo was in command of the attack
ing party. The rebels say they will
maintain order and arrangements are
being made to restore comm lnication
between Ell Paso and .Juarez if the
United States troops will permit No
looting accompanied the taking of the
city.
Three American Cowboys Killed.
San Antonio-Three American cow
boys were killed after bloody en-
counter in an attempt to relieve the
employees of the Nelson-Morris ranch
opposite Sierra Blanca in Mexico.
Pascual Brown, manager Of the ranch,
and several Of the employees were be-
sieged by Mexicans when they re-
fused to supply them with horses,
saddles and arms.
Thirteen Rebels Meet Death.
Observation-Disclosures rebels were
killed and many others wounded In
bait, with the state troops fought
at Tonaya, near San Gabriel, in the
south ern part of the state of Jalisco.
The loss Of the federal troops consist
ed of lieutenant killed and three no.
licemen wounded.
Plan to Attack Chihuahua.
FL Paso-The Vasquistas rebel
elemen which took possession of
Ciudad Juarez, plans next to capture
the city of Chihuahua. The march
Of General Campa's forces on the
capitol of the state has already be-
gun, according to announcement made
by the commander. Colonel Antonio
Rojas with 700 rebels arrived at
Bauche, shortly after noon and stop
ped his march there, unaware of the
developments at Juarez. Campo noti-
fed him to resume his march.
General Campo declares there were
300 rebels already in Juarez and that
the arrival Rojas' group gives him
the total 1000 which he claimed
recently he would have in Juarez. He
says that Major Thomas Loza will re-
main at Juarez with 300 men and that
the remainder will proceed southwark
over the line of the national railways
for an assault on chihuahua, which
is being held by General Pasqual
Orozco.
Fear for Americans.
Douglas, Ariz.-The revolutionary
spirit in Douglas, which had been
smouldering for several weeks, burst
into fury when a report was circu-
lated that the seven Americans who
we're captured at Fronteras, Mexico,
last week and charged with being
outlaws. were to be put to death by
the Mexican soldiers.
The Americans were caught with
arms and ammunition on their persons
and the Mexicans charged they
were en- route to join the revolution.
lists. The Americans were placed un.
der guard and were brought to Aqua
Prieta by train. Immediately guard
was formed and the men started on a
march to Canaea where, according to
Commissionario Scowles of Aqua
Prieta, they will be given fair trial.
Few persons here, however, believe
the men will ever reach Cananea, but
that they will be shot and the report
brought back that they were killed
while trying to escape.
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Steamer Founders; 90 Drown.