Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-22
Warming TO JUAREz
Military Commander Notified
Not to Fire Over Line.
COL. E. z. STEEVER ACTS
To Protect American Territory With
Patrol Of Cavalry.
OROZC0S VANGUARD BEATEN
Driven From Asunsolo Dam-Chi-
huahuans Join Rebel Army
to Prove Loyalty.

Col. r. L. Steever. commanding the De-
partment of Texas. today was instructed
by the War Department to inform the
commander Of the military forces in
Juarez that he must not permit any fir
ing whatever into American territory.
1t is reported that In number of small
engagements near Torreon during the last
few days the rebels have generally been
successful. The federal force at Tres
Marias has been routed with great loss.
The federal garrison in the state of Chia-
pas at Tuxtla Gutierrez is said To have
revolted in favor of Orozco. Saltilo is
quiet Two bridges on the Central rail-
road south of Torreon have been burned.
Cavalry Patrol for Border.
FABENS. Tex. May 2o.-To prevent
contending Mexican troops from using
American territory I'm their prospective
battle around Guadalupe. Mexico, Col f.
z. Steever of the 4th United States Cav
airy today ordered two troops OF cavalry
to follow along the boundary line several
miles to the east. parallel to any fighting
that may occur. The confusion over the
position of the Imaginary line nearly
caused an international episode yester-
day, and the American commander is de-
termined definitely to mark the boundary
by a string of olive-drab troopers.
The evacuation of Guadalupe by the
federals is ruse that was expected
to eliminate in fight during the day.
The withdrawal of a federal column
under Maj. Sanchez southwark toward
the hills allowed the rebels to enter
the town. and the insurrectos Will find
themselves hemmed in on the east by
200 men under Col Jose de la Cruz
III
Ojinaga and are expected to attack first.
The plan has been to have the federas
who went few miles south move in
between Guadalupe and Juarez. cutting
off retreat to the west or south. while
the American boundary line cuts off any
northward march.
orozco's Vanguard Beaten.
MEXICO CITY. May 22.-The result OF
the skirmish which took place yesterday
near Asunsolo between the cavalry and
advance guard OF Gen. Huertas division
Of federals and the advance guard of
Gen. Orozco's army was that the federals
drove the rebels from the dam, wllsch af-
for1ed the only water supply. according
to dispatches received here from Esca-
Ion today.
The federal troops while searching the
field where yesterday the federal artil-
lery fired on the retreating rebels near
Escalon found fifteen dead and recovered
some important documents.
The rebels occupy the same positions as
they did two months ago al Asunsolo and
Rellano The federal troops are bringing
16D prisoners of war with them and
utilizing them in repairing the railroads.
Join Rebels to Prove Loyalty.
GEN. ORozCo'S HEADQUARTERS.
JIMINEZ. Mexico, May 22--With death
as their punishment for completely
in a plot against revolutionary authority.
fourteen men, including two supreme
court judges. and all prominent in the
city of Chihuahua, today are proving
their loyalty to Orozco and his cause by
carrying rifles in his army as common
soldiers under permission from that gen.
eral.
Since their arrest I'm Chihuahua and
their arrival here under guard they nave
denied their guilt and insisted that they,
too, at heart are revolutionists lhey
were informed of the evidence tending
to show that they had Matched and all
but carried out a plot to kidnap the sec
rotary general of the revolution, the gov
ernor of the state and the chief OF arms
in Chihuahua, and to attempt TO hold 10
the city Of chihuahua for the federal
government while Orozco was absent on
his expedition against the federals under
Gen. Huerta.
In addition to this they were charged
with being responsible for the recent
bridge burning on the line of the Mexican
Central
Their protestations of innocence of the
charges and their loyalty to Orozco were
heard coldly, and they begged for an OPP
portunity to prove it by lighting In the
army They would have been executed
had they not been granted permission 10
enlist in the army. They were sent from
here yesterday on a special train to the
front At Rellano, Gen. Salazar VIII APP
nortion among the various commanders
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