Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-28
Rebels Raid Ranch Near Hach-
tia and Shots Are Exchanged
with United States Soldiers
PatfoI|ing Country.
INSURRECTOS BURN
RAILROAD BRIDGES
Whereabouts of General 0fozco
is Conceded to be as Much
Mystery as Ever to Officers
of Madefo.

IBy Morning journal Special LEASED Wire. ]
of both Mexican federal and United
States troops along the border near
this point indicate much official un-
easiness. A troop of the Third United
States cavalry, early today, was or
dered from Columbus, n. M, to
Hachita, where, during the night.
Mexican rebels raiding a ranch on
the American side Of the line, ex-
changed shots with United States
soldiers on patrol of the border. An
other troop of the Third was dis
patched from Fort Bliss. in a spe
cial train bound for Maria, opposite
. Ojiniga, Mexico, where it is reported
to General E. Y. Steever that 1900
rebels have mobilized.
With the movements of United
states troops east and west along the
border to protect American ranches
from raids from the Mexican side,
q trOop train was sent late today from
Juarez opposite FL Paso. Three hun
dred federal infantry, with two ma
chine guns go to pursue rebels, who
early today burned five bridges on
the Mexican Northwestern railway.
only one hundred miles southwest of
Juarez, where about 1000 Mexican
federal troops are located. General
Jauquin Tellez, in command at Jua-
rez, said today that he could spare
no troops to move toward Ojniga.
where the 1.500 rebels are reported.
He said that General Jose de La
Luz Soto was there with GO federal
volunteers.
Gen. Jose de a Cruz Sanchez, going
north from the city of Chihuahua to-
ward Ojinga, is reported 10 have met
and defeated rebels in that vicinity.
The Mexican federal army Is doing
absolutely no police duty along the
border, which originally was patroll-
ed by United states troops to pre-
vent ammunition smuggling to the
rebels in Mexico, but in view Of re-
cent events also TO prevent ranch
raiding by rebels from the Mexican
side.
The affray early today between
Mexican rebels and American soldiers
below Hachita, is one of three re-
cent instances of armed invasion OF
American soil. on one occasion, q
United states soldier was wounded
in attempting to prevent ammunl-
ton smuggling at Columbus. In an
other recent instance, ranch was
raided on the Texas border.
The rebels are said to be resentful
of the activity of the United States
troops in preventing passage of mu-
nitions of war and to be at present
in great need of ammunition
While the most recent official fed-
eral report places Pascual Orozco, IN
command of the rebels around OJin-
iga, to the east, the location or the
rebel chief apparently is as much a
mystery as ever There are three
snem bers of the Orozco clan fighting
against the government-the rebel
commander himself, General Pascual
Orozco Jr.; his father, Colonoi PAS
cual Orozco. and the generals cou-
sin Colonel Jose OroZcO. This, II IS |
believed, has caused the conflicting
reports as to the whereabouts OF the
rebel commander 1T is at least ad- !
mitted at the federal headquarters AT
Juarez that Orozco himself has es-
capped from the trap set by federal
troops in the oval formed by the rail-
ways south and southwest of TINS
point.