The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-03-11
MADERO' 'SARMY
FINALLY MOVES
AGAINST REBELS
Decisive Battle Is Expected
Somewhere Between Chi
iluahua and T0rre0n
General Gonzales SalaS Arrives
at Latter City With 1000
Soldiers
0r0zco's Force Is Proceeding
South Slowly; Rojas Leaves
to Join Him

"L PASO, Texas. March. 10.-To-
days developments in northern
IL a's,.. Mexico continued do. to fortify .,y
soon between federal forces and rebels
somewhere between Chihuahua and
Torreon.
A telegram was received by the
Maderista junta tonight stating that
General Gonzales Salas arrived at Tor
reon tonight with 1000 federals. Cen
eraI Trucy Aubert, with vanguard of
200, preceded him into that city yester-
day.
Passengers from chihuahua who
arrived here tonight said that the rebel
force was proceeding south slowly
repairing bridges. This morning they
were still in the vicinity of La Delicias,
which is midway between Chihuahua
and Jiminez Jiminez is about 100 miles
south of Chihuahua, and the same dis
tance separates that city from the fed
eral mobilization camp at Torreon.
SaIas to Rush Battle
It is said that General Salas will not
wait at Torreon, but will move north
to attack the insurrectos wherever he
comes upon them. General Pascual
Orozco, the rebel ommander-in-c chief.
is quoted by tonights arrivals from
Chihuahua as saying that he and his
main force will proceed south to join
the advance guard within two or three
days.
General Antonio Rojas. who looted
the Juarez branch of the Mexican
National bank Thursday night, left to
join Orozco this morning. He was
accompanied by $50 of his men. 1t is
said that he expects to marry the girl
of his choice at chihuahua before
marching with Orozco against the fed
erals.
The situation in chihuahua remains
quiet. Order is being maintained and
the rebel troops drilled daily
American Women Leave
Most of the American women have
left There were 33 Americans on to-
nights train, eight of them women.
Most of the men came on business and
announced their intention of returning
According TO telegram from
Ernesto Madero, minister of finance at
Mexico city. volunteers are hocking to
the support of President Madero from
all over the country. Sentiment at first
aroused in favor of the rebellion by
faneied wrongs or Sights. the telegram
declares. rapidly is veering back to the
government. The insurrection accord
ing TO Senior Madero, is by no means
popular one, and in the south, at least
rapidly is losing what popularity il had
Colonel e. Z. Steever, commanding
the American guard on the border.
today sent Lieutenant Roselle and Is
men to guard against a passage of the
Rio Grande at Canutil1o and prevent
violation of the neutrality laws.
ZapatistaS Are Beaten Back
CUERNAYACA, Mex, March 10-The
continuous activity displayed by the
troops under General Juvenoio Robles.
combined with the work of Colonel
Francisco Naranjo, provisional COVER
the Zapatista bands into the extreme
limits of the state.
The resistance of the Zapatista ele-
rnent in Morelos is due to agrarian
causes rather than to love for Emiliano
zapata and his immediate followers,
who largely consist of criminals re-
leased from prison at Cuernavaca last
May.
The population of Morelos numbers
about $4,000, a majority of whom are
of pure Indian blood, descended from
the old Tlahuicas, the primitive Otomis
in some portions and the Aztees, who
came into the country as conquerors
about 1886. These people retain. their
old language. customs and, it is said,
much of their old religion. The most
stubborn resistance has come from
these mountain men, notably in the
puebla of Santa Maria. six or seven
miles north OF Cuernavaca.
Lose Land and Water
Years ago Santa Maria owned land
of considerable extent above the plan
tation of Temixco, one of the largest In
the state In some manner the state
government sold this land to the plan
tation owners. and the money accruing
was offered to the puebla, which re-
fused it, The water supply of Santa
Maria was taken by the same planta-
ton. When the re4olution broke out
Santa Maria, Huitzilae, Tepoztlan ard
all the smaller villages embraced Ia
pata,s cause on his promise to restore
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