The sun., 1912-07-20
MEXICAN REBELS MEET
LITTLE OPPOSITION
Federal Commanders Having
Difficulty Urging Men to
Oppose Advance.
ROBBER HUNT CONTINUES
Generals OrOZcO and ROjas
Patch Up Differcnccs-Mor-
mons still MOlested.

CCLfAcAS. Mexico. July 10. The Federal
commanders are having hard time
rallving soldiers TO oppose the advance
of the rebels into the Pacific coast region
4 detachment Of the Eighth regulars
which was garrsoning Panuco has de-
serted in body. taking all it's arms and
ammunition. There were about seventy
five Of them and citizens cay that this
desertion in the face Of the enemy just
at the time that others were laying down
their arms emphasizes the futility Of
filling the army with the jailbirds and
captured rebels. nearly all these men
being recruits who volunteered" to serve
their country before the alternative Of
facing a firing squad with their back TO a
wall
JUAREz. Mexico. July ie.-Gen. Orozco
and his staff OF aids and Governors are
still in Juarez. II may be several days
before his dynamiters finish destroying
inc Mexican Central Railroad between
Juarez and Chihuahua and he does not
expect TO leave for Sonora until that task
is finished. Rebel bands are operat ing
south OF Chihuahua getty in the vicinity
OF Torreon. in addition To marching into
sonora. The main Federal army under
Gen. Plerta Is repairing the railroad from
Chihuahua north toward Juarez. being
only few miles north Of Chihuahua.
Part Of it is also moving west from Chi
huahua toward Sonora. The Federals
in northern sonora are camped at Colonia.
Morelos. and Colonia. Oaxac8. apparently
making no effort to meet the advancing
rebels.
MADEIRA. Mexico. July is.-Leut. Col.
Marcclene Villareal ia at the head OF a
band of fifty. men reported as having
robbed the MADEIRA Lumber Company s
camp No. 3 OF number Of horses and
$50 worth Of provisions. Gen. Rojas
and Manuel Mascarenas. rebel Governor
of Sonora. left with $50 men TO capture
Nillareal If possible and to execute him II
captured. Two petty thieves were exc
cuted by shooting this morning. One OF
! them broke down on the way to the execu-
edge OF his grave by horsemen and shot
as he grovelled begging for mercy.
In the mutiny in the rebel camp here
I Wednesday night three Of the victims
we're officers trying to stop the trouble.
, All rebels are now apparently acting in
concert and Gen. Antonio Rojas. who
threatened Tor time to try to unseat
Orozco. ia presiding at the councils Of war
OF the officers as they march in Sonora
here is absolutely no truth in the report
OF the annihi hilation of band Of rebels by
Federals in Dolores Canon. southwest of
here. There has been no fighting. No
| Federals are nearer than Sinaloa in the
direction the rebels are marching.
CAsAs GRANDEs. Mexico, July ~. While
the rebels have refrained SO far from TAX =
ing rifles and ammunition from the Nor
mon colonists in iespect TO the orders OF
Gen. OrOzco and Gen. Salazara. they have
not entirely left the Mormons alone
In marching south TO MADEIRA. which
they later looted. the rebels looted
Pearson three days in succession
taking approximately 500. 200 and
1000 pesos. A new camp has been
established az San Diego. The loose
! property. horses. growing crops, &c. Of
the Mexicans have nearly all been con
fiscated and they are stealing from the
American residents night and day
Mormon families living at a distance
have been advised TO move into town
Rebels from Chihuahua going overland
10 Sonora came here for hay and said they
must have II.
we wish 10 respect all OF these orders
but our horses are starving and there is
no one who has hay except you they said