The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
|FEDERALS ID REACH | JUAREz ON MONDAY Commission Form of Gov
 ernment for City REBELS ROB STATION American Miners Battle With Rebels and Aid Is Asked From Gov
 ernment-Refugees Enter
 New Mexico

Juarez. Mexico, August 17.-It Is con- sidered by railway men that the federal l troops cannot occupy Juarez be- fore Monday at the earliest date In ad-
 vance of the federal army under Generals 1 Mabaio and Telez, which today reached San Pacio. ninety miles from Juarez, is
 repair train and today two trains left Juarez to repair the road from this end Determined to have some vestige of civil government, citizens of Juarez to- day named three commissioners, each with equal power of ballot. In this way
 Juarez bears the distinction of being the only city in Mexico with a commission government. On the day before Juarez
 probably was the only city in civiliza-
 tion with no government at all All is
 orderly. y..however.
 Immediate occupation of the town of Guzman by strong federal forces under
 General Telez, working with General
 Trucy Aubert, will be the first move of
 the federals in cutting off the retreat of the rebels and preventing them from entering Sonora and other western states. according to dispatches from Chihuahua today. General Huerta will direct the campaign from Chihuahua for the pres ent and hopes to deal a killing blow to the revolution in a few days
 News of a federal victory near Rusigio. Durango, in which thirty-five rebels are reported Killed and many wounded, was
 made public today The battle, accord ing to General Blanneut, lasted five hours.
 Aguas calientes. Mex, August IT,
 Rebels robbed and burned the railway station at Chialote. ten miles north of
 here, last night. Station employees were
 taken as captives by the rebels
 Tolucas. Mex, August 17.-zapatistas appear to have altered their plans rea- tive to the capture of this city since the arrival of a garrison of 2000 federal soldiers. Reports to General Trujillo are that the rebels are abandoning the towns
 south of here and are moving soutb-
 ward into the state of Guerrero. Fl Paso. Texas August 17.-Reports of | fighting by twenty Americans at the Tominal mine in the state of sinaoa with
 rebels and strikers besieging them l reached here today. It Is stated by the cials here that no federal troops can be spared to go to the Americans aid. The Tominal mine is eighty miles from the coast. The American consul at Mazat-
 land has received an appeal for aid letter received here today contained a telegram asking for assistance and that
 It be sent to Governor Colquitt of Texas 1 Tucson, N. NJ. August 17.-Refugees b, the hundreds are fleeing out of westerr Sonora. About 200 came out today am
 2OO more are awaiting train accommoda | tions Advices to the Southern Pacifi,
 railway officials here stated that so;
 rebels arrived at La Colorado today and
 soon will be at Hermosilo. The federals
 are taking no action.
 l Columbus, N. M., August 17.-OnIy | about 200 federals remain at Palomas, the | Mexican town opposite this point on the l border. The remainder of the command
 Of Colonel Alanls, numbering about 100C
 men. has been strung out over line 1 running from Guzman. on the Mexican Northwestern, to a point near the Sonora 1 state line.
 1 It is believed this cordon Is laid to as sure locating Orozco and his 1000 rebels supposed to have quit the Mexican Cen tial railway at some point south of Jua-
 reg and to be marching overland toward
 the Sonora line.