The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
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FL Paso, Texas, March "A telegram
stating that lighting for the posscssioi
OF Chihuahua City. capital OF the Mex
lean State of that name. had begun
was followed to-day b. the hasty de-
partu.c OF tho rebel garrison al Juarez
TO Join their comrades IN tho fight.
Two kilograms bearing on the iight
were received by General Salazar. the
Juarcz commander. from Brau!io Her
nandeZ. one of the rebel leaders in the
district about Chihuahua. Neither
message gave details. but tn, detach-
mcnt OF from 500 10 1000 men in Jua-
rec was speedily placed on board three
asctIons OF a freight train.
The first telegram from Hernandez
stated that mis- force. numbering about
a2o men, and some OF the force OF Pas
quail orozco had been defending Chi.
huahua against an attack by Federal
troops under Colonel Pancho Villa.
Orozco In the Open.
''Orozco is with us" the telegram
said, meaning. the rsbe!s declare, tina,
nc has announced hiH,saif openly as in
arms against Madero. Tho second tel.
csram merely stated. is divu.gcd by
General salozur. that Hernandez was on
his way to join Orozco. who d esired
Salazar 10 join the movement with all
possible speed.
W
serious the reported lighting was, but
tho Juarez leaders received thu inn
preston tina, Villas attack h4d been
4 surprise, and that OTozco. IL not de-
fcatcd, was In immediate need of
assistance.
R.centy Hernandez. with hts com
mand. was a, Gailego. about thirty:
Eeven miles north OF chihuahna. Max
iuo Castillo. rebel Chieftain, with
400 or 400 men. has been ct villa Ahu-
nede, ninety miles north OF Chihuehua.
He. too. IS said to be proceeding TO Join
Orozco.
American and Mexican refugees here
account for the report that villa LED
tho Federal forces against ,hc rebels
with two explanations. Tho paramount,
one Is the declaration that villa and
oroEco, through Jealousy growing out
OF the rewards received by each afte.
Madcro' success last spring, are mortal
enemies. and that villa would light OH
either Side II Il were against his for
uler comrades in arms. Oruzc0 was
made chief OF the snrhles OF Chihuahun
by Madero. whil. Villa, the converted
outlaw, was given a command under
him.
Paid for ri, Loyalty.
The second reason advanced j. that
Villa was loyal only after Madero had
9rantad his demand. including largo
cum OF money. III the crisis, Governor
Abraham Gonzales. the loyal Executive
of chihuahua, IS believed TO nave col
iected sufficient money ana to have
made the promises necessary u hold
Villa and his 100 troops to the Madeira
hammer. Genera! Salu2ar seems very
bitter against Villa TIL. latter. he
claimed, scnt word BY special messeu-
ger. confirming previous promises that
he would save his face" by n SHOW OF
resistance, and then join the anti-Mn-
dero campaign. 1t was pointed ont
however. that this WAS before OroXco'5
attitude, while suspected as disloyaI
to Madero, really was known. If tho
rebels are defeated. Villa may hon.
Tor the emoluments recently resigned
b. Orozco.
There was no lack or hoN cars N
the Juarcz yards when the movement.
10 the south was decided upon The
matter ~ motive power was more diff
cult hut two locomotives eventually
were secured.
The hrst telegram from Hernandez
was received shortly before noon. Al
1907 this afternoon tho fret dctach
rncnt was sent away aud the second
seven minutes later.
II was nearly o'clock before ,hc
third section, carrying General Emilio
Campo, with his staff, the artillery
and more troops got under way. CEN
eral Salazar at the last moment de-
tcrmineI to remain behind until a.
morrow when he said he and his stan
would leave and catch mp with Campn
Has Two EEpid-kIrcrs.
Tho artillery consists OF two old
muz1le- loading brass HELD pieces ana
two modern rapid-iirers with lGo.oOp
rounds Of ammuniticn. Colonel Il. y
Stccyor, comma nding the American.
troops here, did not regard it ncces
sary to make any redispostion Of the
guard along the river. This duty ls
now being performed hy the first bat
talion Of tac Twcnty-second Infantry.
under Mttor Peter Murray. Bridges
and fords arc guarded and men ana
officers arc ready for any emergency.
General Snlazar'a farce includes two
Americans enlisted 10 work the rapid
ilrcrs. They are Samuel Drchin OF
Philadelphia, aud 7. G. Richardson. ot
Laar, O. prehin has been In one uni
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