The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-04
News Of Fighting for Possession Of Chihua-
hua City Call to Arms.
TROOPS MAKE GETAWAY ON THREE FREIGHT TRAINS
Indefinite kilograms Intimate That Attack by Federal Force
Was Expected and That Orozco, If Not Defeated
Is in Immediate Need Of Assistance
Jealousy Cause Of Change Of Front.

El Paso, March 3.--A telegram stat
Ing that fighting for the possession of
chihuahua City. capital OF the Mexi-
can state of that name, had begun.
was followed today by the hasty de-
parture of the rebel garrison at Juarez
to join their comrades In the fight.
Two kilograms bearing on the fight
were received by General Inez Sala :
zar. the Juarez commander. from Bra :
ulio Hernandez, one of the rebel lead
ers In the district about Chihuahua
Neither message was as detailed as It's
recipient could have wished, but they
were sufficient to dispcl the langor
(which has characterized the work Of
the Juarez forces, and the detachment
OF from 500 to 1000 men was speedily
placed on board three sections of a
freight train.
The first telegram from Hernandez
stated that his force, numbering about
$50 men and some of the force of Pas.
qual Orozco, had been defending Chi
hnahua against an attack by federal
troops under General Pancho villa.
"Orozco Is with u.s. the telegram
said. adding that he declares he will
announce himself openly as In arms
against Madero.
The second telegram merely stated.
as divul4ed by General Salazar that
Hernandez was on his way to join
Orozco. who desired Salazar to join
the movement with all possible speed.
The messages were received over the
wires of the Mexico Northwestern
railroad. ys the federal line commonly
used for commercial and official tel
egram Is interrupted. This accounts
for the fact that newspaper corre-
sponients In Chihuahua were silent.
Surprise.
There Is no intimation as to how
serious the reported fighting was. but
the Juarez leaders received the inn
preston that Villas attack had been
"A surprise and that Orozco, II not de-
feated, was In immediate need of as
sistance.
Recently Hernandez, with his COM
mand, was at Gallego. about 81 miles
north Of Chihuahua City.
Maxine Castillo, a rebel chief. with
300 or 400 men. has been at Villahu-
mada, 80 miles north of chihuahua
He, too, is said to be proceeding To
join Orozco.
American and Mexican refugees in
this city account for the report that
Villa led the federal forces agains,
the rebels with two explanations. The
paramount one is the declaration that
Villa and Orozco through jealousy
growing out of the rewards received
by each after Madero's success last
spring, are mortal enemies, and that
Villa would fight on either side II II
were against his former comrade-in
arms. Orzoco was made chief of ru-
rales of Chihuahua by Madero, while
Villa, the converted outlaw. was giver
u command under him. The second
reason advanced is that Villa remained
loval only after Madero had granted
his demand including sum OF money
In the crisis. Governor Abraham Con
zales the loyal executive of Chhua.
hua. Is believed to have collected suf
ficient money and to have made the
promises necessary to hold villa and
his 700 troops to the Madcro banner.
Salazar processes to be very bitter
against villa. The latter. he claims
sent word by special messenger con.
firmlng previous rumors that he wout
save his face" by a show of resistanc.
and then join the anti Madero cam.
paign. 1t was pointed out. however