The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
Will Cut Railroads.

Will CuG RAILROADS.
Just whore General Orozco's head
quarters will be has not yet been de-
termined. It is the rebel intention to
cut the railroad in every direction
around chihuahua as soon as the fed
erals enter, which. however, will be
delayed several days, as bridges fol
forty miles will have been destroyed
between Bachimba and Chihuahua by
nightfall.
When the last train left Bachimba
the work of destroying the bridges had
begun. Rebel officers claim losses in
Yesterdays fighting were slight.
Federals to Chihuahua.
BACHIMBA. Mexico, At General
Huerta's Federal Headquarters, july
4,-When the federal artillery had
fired few shots at daybreak today
and received no response from the
hills north of Bachimba, flying squad
rons of cavalry were sent forth by
General Huerta to locate the enemy
but the bird had flown. Only the
dead and wounded were lying in
the positions which yesterday the reb.
els had held in the mountain passes
! here.
A badly torn railroad north Of the
canyon indicated that as heretofore
the reoels had withdrawn, DESTROYING
the railroad behind them as they pro,
ceeded. N-'
The federal advance northward be.
gan today, the capture of chihuahua
being the objective. DAYLIGHT CON.
frmed the federal victory Of Yesterday
and this gave Huerta s forces ~ stimI;.
Ius that was apparent as they marched
north today.
Heavy Guns Tell.
The federal officers say thev are not
perturbed over reports that the rebels
Will attempt to send columns south to
cooperate with General Argumendo in
the vicinity of Torreon. General Trucy
Aubert has already come north to Tor
reon with Teinforcements for General
Blanquet and from Sinoloa and Pacific
coast states federal forces are said to
be moving rapidly to help check the
invasion of the state of Sonora.
Twenty"slx cannon and sixteen ma
chine guns distributed on the east and
west sides of the mountain pass haS
defeated the rebels, their artillery in
comparison appearing defective and er.
ratio.
Losses in the first days fighting an.
parently were great. as today the bat
tie field was strewn with the dead and
wounded of both sides. The rebels had
ciung tenaclously TO their positions, but
the combined assaults of infantry and
cavalry supported by the deadly fire of
the artillery had forced them to Weld
all strategic hills and ranges overlook
ing the canyon.
Rebels Go North.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, July 4.-Gen.
ersl Orozeo arrived here at IL 'clock
this morning, but only a small portion
of his army stopped here The remain
ing troop trains went through the city
at the rate Of fifteen miles an hour,
northward, affording none an opportuni,
tv to get off.
Determined to save the city II pos
sible from looting and rioting General
Orozco declared that he had sent his
troops in various directions from Mapula,
avoiding return TO the city Of Chihua-
hua- He added that the troops trains
which had been sent through the city
OF Chihuahua without stopping would be
halted at Sauz and Moctezuma 100 and
ia miles south OF Juarez.
General Orozco ordered all saloons
closed here. II may be three DAYS be-
fore the federals can repair the bridges
and enter the city but in the mean time
General Orozco proposes TO have a garri-
son keep order. The populace IS nervous
however, and foreigners are keeping un-
der cover