Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-23
OPPOSING FORCES
F.. !. NOW \ v in MEXICO
:. 7 ? PREPARE / I: R Fight
Rebels Concentrate and are
Ready to attack Torreon

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March 49,.
(Censored).-An official of the Mex
lean Central railroad who returned
here from point sixty miles south
| of Jimenez reports that large body
| of federal troops have advanced
from Torreon and is now at Bernie
jillo, a small station twenty miles
| north Of Torreon. Because of the
presence of the federals, this man
| states, General Salazar has ordered
all OF his scouting parties to fall back
on Jimenez, from which point the
campaign against Parral is being d.
rected.
Parral is directly west Of Jimenez,
while the federals are south. AS
soon as Parral is taken General Sal
azar proposes to garrison the town
with his own men and bring all vol
unteers back to Jimenez, from which
point the main column of the rebel
army will move south within a few
days.
Rebels Take Another Town.
Colonel Tito Arresola telegrapled
to General Orozco today that he had
taken the town of Chinipas, entering
with force OF fifty men,
meeting with no resistance. General
Salazar has reported that the rail-
road south Of Jimenez has been re-
paired as far as Escalon.
A troop train was sent to Jimenez
today carrying also many nurses and
physicians. This is construed as ev-
idence that the march to Torreon is
not to be delayed much longer. Al
train bearing the prisoners and
wounded Of the battle of Laboquilla
last Saturday has arrived here. Sew.
eral foreigners were on the train.
among them an American physician
and his wife.
The Americans reported that they
were treated with the greatest con-
sideration. The prisoners taken at
Baca also arrived here today. In
GLIDING officers there were 145.
General Orozco had an officer at
the train to meet them. The federal
officers were taken to a hotel in car
riages and an elaborate breakfast
served for them. The soldiers were
taken to the Quartet.
0tOFy OF oatSSe OF oSc2s
Major Adoho Ramirez, who CON-
manded the federals in Baca, stripped
his uniform Of shoulder straps before
he arrived here. He gave q war cor
respondent the following account of
the fight at Baca:
I'VE were in good. position at
Baca station, but the liberals, who
outnumbered US, poured in such ter
rife fire that we had to fall back. We
kept falling back hoping to find al
position where We could successfully
combat the enemy, but were finally
driven into a canyon. For thirteen
hours we held our position. although
our losses were very great. Final
~ saw that machine gums had Deen
brought into the hills and were be-
ing trained on US. surrendered
rather than have my men slaughtered
in hopeless fight. My men fought
bravely throughout. never once
breaking ranks. Our threats were|
parched for want of water, but there
was not a single complaint.
"Of the future I can say nothing.
OF course. It is impossible for me to
join the liberals cause. I am a SOL
der, loyal to my gov rnment. What
my men will do I cannot say"
General Orozco says that all ON.
GERS and men will be freed, and those
who wish to join the. liberal army
will be welcomed,
Predict EARLY Fall Of Parral.
General Soto, in command Of the
federals at Parral. has asked for