Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-24
Rebel General, Entrapped Be-
tween Strong Cavalry Forces
Of Madero, is Pushing West
ward with Small Force.
BURNS TRAIN AND
ALL SUPPLIES
Story Goes That Insurrectos
Are Destitute Of Food for Man
and Beast and Have Little
Ammunition.

iBy Morning journal Special LEASED Wire
Juarez, Mex. Aus 23-Causht as
a mouse in trap, although TIE uap
is 100 miles wide and goo miles long,
| Is Pnscual oruzco, commander
chief Of rebel forces In the north ana
chief menace TO the established gov
ernnient of Mexico. This Is declared BY
advices received here by General
Joaquin Telle2. federal commander OF
this zone The official announcement
made today to the Associated Press Is
verified by railway reports and other
various sources. orozco Is protected by
about 600 men all that Is LETT of 900
rebels who recently evacuated this
| town. He Is surrounded by federal
forces aggrogatinE 10000. stretching
| from the city Of Chihuahua, $50
miles to the south to the border ut
this point, stationed along two rail-
ways, the Mexican Central running
directly north to the border and the
Mexico Northwestern. which runs
from chihua hua city. west and nor,h
10 Juarez. Somewhere In the territory
between these two railways ~ Orozco.
II was learned in Iuarcz today that
oro2co left Villa Ahumada, station
midway between Chihuahua and
Junrcx, only Yesterday. Three times he
attempted 10 move away from the
railway. only to have his scouts IN
counter some federal force. ON his fl
nal departure yesterday he burned
his trains. sixty-ilve cars, destroyed
three locomotives and mounting MIA
men, rode away to the southwest. The
l,ebeIs rre suffering greatly for want
OF food for themselves and their
horses, report railway men arriving
here.
Moving across this same territory is
General Anioniu Rabago WIN 1000
federal cavalry. Hearing OF Orozcoa
movements, ! 500 additional federal
troops were sent west from the city
OF Chihuahua yesterday This morn
ing 400 troops were dispatched from
Juarey over the railway for the south
west. This, II is believed here, will In
sure the capture of Orozco.
Coincident with the last departure
of Drozco for the southwest the
Mexico Northwestern railway was cut
between Pearson and Cumbre. This In
the point through which Orozco
would pass according 10 his present
course. Two hundred rebels thus at
tempted to make a way for their COM
nnndcr to escape into the state OF So
lora. where the majority OF the rebel
lrmy IS moving toward the west
'oast with the intention OF taking
I seaport, according to orozso'3
original plan. l2ut the communication
vas only cut temporarily. Seventy five
'deral cnVarymen were sent out
rom Pearson and met the rebels
nrly today neur cumbre. The insur-
cctos were routed utterly. losing
hrce killed and lwenty-sN captured.
'esldes suffering the loss Of their am
nuniilon and provision train, accord
ng TO the report received here by
ieneral Tclez and horne out by pr-
ate aud press dispatches from Pear
ON, Chihuahua. The road has been
eparcd ana traffic resumed, includ-
1e the troop movements from both
nds of the railway To- fiji up the gap
hrough which Orozco could have
asscd by the complete destruction OF
!" railway.
Orozco Il sill IN that trap.