Evening star., 1912-07-05
Guerrilla Warfare Succeeds
Organized Revolt.
MOUNTAIN CAMPAIGN Is ON
Wide Devastation of Northwest
Mexico Threatened.
INsURRECT0 ZONE DIMINISHED
Juarez Only Important Point Now
Held-Next Battle, if Any,
at Casas Grandes.

Ell PASO. Tex, July 5.-Organized re-
volt in Mexico in SO far as it stimulated a
military campaign of concentrated forces
was by todays movement of the rebel
army shown to have ended and in its
place there was substituted a guerrilla
warfare. threatening widespread devasta-
tion in northwestern Mexico.
Five troop trains bore the retreating in
surrectos from the vicinity of Chihuahua
City TO JuareZ opposite here. and before
the day was over it was expected that
most of the rebels would be sent south
west from Juarez distance of seventy
five miles to Casas Grandes, from which
point it was intended to effect an entrance
to the rich mining state of Sonora.
Having abandoned Chihuahua to the
federals. the rebels destroyed all bridges
between Bachimba, where the last battle
occurred. and SaueZ. thirty miles north of
Chihuahua, the small station at which
the rebel outposts now are gathered. The
evacuation of Chihuahua means that the
zone of rebel control will be greatly
diminished, Juarez being the only i'm
portant point that remains.
Orozco Expected in Juarez.
Gen. Pascual Orozco, the rebel chief
spent the night at Sauez, but was expect
ed in Juarez today to direct the move
ments OF various bands into which the
rebel army is now disintegrating. Juarez
at present is the rebel capital, train loads
of archives having been sent there within
the last three days. Though the invasion
of Sonora means rambling campaign in
the mountains, the rebels, most of them
mountaineers, believe themselves equal to
it. The revolution in that form, they
say, will prove more vexatious to the
government than an ordinary campaign.
To check the rebel invasion of Sonora,
the MexicOn government is moving forces
from Aqua Prieta and western Sonora.
Fully 1000 men are believed to be under
way to intercept the rebels.
To Attack Rebels Rear.
Gen. Sanjines left Aqua Prieta today
for Frontera, Sonora, to take command
Of the main column. and while the forces
OF Gen. Sanjines are engaging the rebels
on the state line between Sonora and Chi
huahua the army Of Gen. Huerta is to
move up from the city of Chihuahua
along the Mexican Northwestern railroad
toward Casas Grandes and attack the
rebels from the rear.
The next battle, If any occurs, should
be at Casas Grandes. At Juarez there is
little likelihood of fight as the rebels
plan to withdraw most Of their forces
toward Sonora.
Reports early were to the effect that
no federals had, as yet, entered the city
of Chihuahua, though detachment Of
cavalry, under Gen. Ra bago, was said to
be nearing the town.
Railroad Destruction Heavy.
AT GEN. HUERTA'S HEADQUAR-
TERS. BACHIMBA, July 5.-The brief re-
sistance Of the rebels, which preceded
their retreat, caused comparatively little
loss Of life, but the destruction of the
railroad for forty miles to Chihuahua is
so extensive as to prevent the arrival of
the main federal columns at the former
rebel capital for at least three days.
CASAS GRANDES. Mex, July D
RebeIs under Gen. SalaZar, commanding
the vanguard OF the lnsurrecto army,
have begun to terrorlZe this region. Ten
sion among Americans and foreigners
was increased today with the imprlson-
ment of c. H. Polingsworth, manager of
the general store of kettlesen and Dege-
| tau mere, when he refused to give them
,linS rhnx,