Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-23
OROZCO BOUND
FOR JUAREZ
With Force of Fourteen Hun.
dred He Is Approaching
Border City
CHOSEN PRESIDENT BY REBELS
Colonel Steever Reports Exten
sive Troop Movements
Across Rio Grande

(By Special LEASED Wire to New McXicanp
: Washington, d. c., Feb 23.-War
| department officials We're concerned
| today by reports from Colonel Steev-
er in charge OF the American forces
= patrOlling the Mexican border, con-
tirming press dispatches that large
I forces of rebels were moving on
Juarez, opposite El PasO, Texas. The
advices stated that General Orozc0
was leading one OF these forces with
400 men.
Human Slaughter at San Pedro.
Torreon, Mex. FEB. 20.-tBy mail TO
! FL Paso) .-Torreon continues u be
isolated both by raj, and federal wire
! communication from all the outside
/ world. Only one train has been able
TO get out to the north and taat is the
one carrying these advices leaving TO-
day.
! The news of the slaughter which
| followed the attack of the VaSQui5tas
on San Pedro on Sunday aight is ap-
rarently confirmed, the figures being
PSI Reyoltesos killed, besides two
/ children, seven women and eleven
j federals wounded. The federal out
posts had kept up fire on the be-
siegers and then retreated into town
with cry to evacuate.
Vanguard Falls into Trap.
The vanguard fell into the trap,
70 rebels entering the long narrow
street followed by several hundred
poorly armed peOns bent on sacking
the town. A withering fire net
them from the housetops where troops
and machine guns were concealed,
about 200 falling dead
Reports current this morning are
that the Vasquistas, infuriated 1T the
havoc played with their advance
guards at San Pedro, returned to the
attack with desperation and finally
succeeded in entering the town ana
Burning the market place. A report
reached here today that San Pedro
had been sacked last night. In case
of the fall of San Pedro, the Vasquis-
tas and Zapatistas will be in com
mand of the entire laguna district eX-
cept ten miles radius or less, includ-
, irg the towns of Torreon, Gomez Pal
acio, and Lerdo.
Mining Company Held Up.
! Mapimi is in the hands of bands
who come and go at will in punches
OF % and 1v0. Sunday they made
, demand Of the Penoles mining com
pdny for 1000 pesos which were paid
by the Smelter The poems attempted
to loot the town but were suppresse'
by Vasquistas and threatened with
summary execution The rebels are
, preserving perfect order
! italian Consul Assaulted.
, DR.. Luis Paparelli lta4an consul at
Gomez Palacio, will protest to his
f government against an assault upon
. him and six other foreigners in the
holding Up of street car between
! here and Gomez Palacio.
AS soon as | can get into tele-
! graphic communication with the Ital-
ian Minister in Mexico | shall enter
. an official protest against this act
with the further declaration that the
government is not offering adequate
J. protection to Foreigners" said he.
5. Eight Vasquistas Killed.
>. Eight ,asqustas were killed by
l. Federals concealed in a box car on a
> train brought in last night from Sal
s. tillo over the Coahuila and Pacific.
About 80 rebels were lined up near the
track and tagged what they supposed
was the construction train.
:, Five bodies of the dead rebels were
brought in on the train. Telegraph
SC poles at San Pedro are said 10 be
strung with Vasquista bodies
Rebels Hold Velardina.
Three hundred Rebels hold Velar-
y dina.
s The Pasaje contingent that held up
IL the International train at Pedricena,
10 placed the lives of the American
~ crew and passengers in jeopardy
~ when they robbed them at the point
OF pistols. Conductor ]. w. Ferris
- was shot at but missed Two San
-, Francisco structural bridge workers
W gave up $50 in American bills at the
10 point of pistols.
20 Anticipating an advance by the
" Vasquistas on Lerdo, five miles from
,e Torreon, the federals are erecting for
d. tifications and are cutting irriga tion
. bitches to flood the country and ham.
per movements of rebel cavalry.
Railroad officials succeeded in send
G. ing a 100000 train of merchandise
from Gomez Palacio to the north to
s. relieve Bermejillo, Mapime, Santa
Rosalia. and other towns.
Guesenheims Appeal
=, Appeals have come from the Gug
N genheims in Asarco and Velardena
n. for forces stating that fifty rebels
ha were in possession of the smelter ant
,s. adding that the situation was yer,
20. critical.
SIS The same night bridges were burn
at cd at Pedricena, the passenger trail
assaulted, and the Mexican fireman
to c. mmanded to take the shoes off "tha
at gringo" Engineer Frank Laro) vii: :cl