The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
CLIFFORD P|NCH0T OPENED
NORTH DAKOTA CAMPAIGN
REBELS RUSHED
TO jUAREz TO-DAY
Have Quit Fighting Before
Chihuahua and Armies
Have United

Have United
Ell Pasco. Texas. March "A tele-
gram stating that the fighting for tho
possession Of Chihuahua city, capital
OF the Mexican state Of that name
had begun. was followed today by the
hasty departure Of the rebel garri-
son at Juarez to Join their comrades
in the fight.
Two kilograms bearing on the fight
were received by General Ynez Sal
azar, the Juarez commander, from
Braulio Hernandez. one Of the rebel
leaders In the district about Chihua-
hua- Neither message was as detail
ed as its recipient could have wished
but they were sufficient to dispel the
languor, which has characterized the
work Of the Juarez forces and the de-
tachment Of from 500 to a 1000 was
speedily placed on board three sec
tions of freight train.
The first telegram from Hernandez
stated that his force. numbering about
$40 men, and some of the force OF
Pascual Orozco had been defending
Chihuahua against an attack by fed
eral troops under Colonel Pancho
Villa. "Orozco is with u.s." the tele-
gram said, meaning the rebels they
declare. that he has announced him
self openly in arms against Madero
The second telegram merely stated
as divulged 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 as the federal line. common
ly used for commercial and official
messages is interrupted. This &C.
counts for the fact that newspaper
correspondents in Chihuahua were
silent.
There was no intimation as to how
serious the reported fighting was. but
the Juarez leaders received the i'm.
preston that Villas attack had been
a surprise. and that Orozco. If not de-.
feated. was In immediate need Of as.
sistance.
Recently Hernandez with his com.
seven miles north Of chihuahua,
Maxtmo Castillo. another rebel chief
tain. with three or four hundred men
has been at Villa Ahumada, ninety
miles north of Chihuahua. He. too
is said to be proceeding to join Or
oZco.
American and Mexican refugees in
this city account for the report that
Villa led the federal forces against
the rebels with two explanations.
The leading one is the declaration
ousy growing out Of the rewards re-
ceived by each after Madero's success
last spring. are mortal enemies. and
that Villa would fight on either side
if 1t were against his former COM
rade in arms. Orozco was made chief
Of the rurales of Chihuahua by Ma
dero. while Villa. the converted out
law. was given command under
him.
The second reason advanced is that
Villa was loyal only after Madero had
granted his demand. including large
sum of money. In the crisis Governor
Abraham Gonzales, the loyal execu-
tive of Chihuahua. is believed to have
collected sufficient money and to have
made the promises necessary to hold
Villa and his 700 troops to the Madero
banner. General Salazar poses as be-
in" bitter against Villa. The latter.
he asserted, sent word by special
messenger, confirming previous prom
ises that he would save his face" by
a show of resistance. and then join
the anti-Madero campaign. 1t was
pointed out, however. that this was
pected as disloyal to Madero. really
was known. If the rebels are de-
feated Villa may hope for the emolu-
ments recently resigned to Orozco.
There was no lack of box cars in the
Juarez yards when the movement to
the south was decided upon. The
matter of motive power was more
difficult but two locomotives which
had come over the Mexican North
western from the south were taken,
and another which had been coined
up" eventually was seized.
The first telegram from Hernandez
was received shortly before noon. At
4:07 this afternoon the first detach-
ment was sent away and the second
seven minutes later. Among other
supplies each train carried car OF
water casks. There was also one car
Of coal.
It was nearly 2 o'clock before the
third section. carrying General Emf
lilo Campo, with his staff, the artillery
and more troops got under way. Cen
eral salazar at the last moment de-
termtned to remain behind with the
other officers until tomorrow when he
said he and his staff would leave
and would overtake Campo. The ar
tillery consists Of two muzzle loading
brass field pieces and two modern
rapid firers with one hundred thou
sand rounds of ammunition. Two
Newspaper correspondents were al
lowed to go with the officers.
Colonel e. z. Sleever, commanding
the American troops here did not re.
gard 1t necessary to make any redis-
position Of the guard along the river.
This guard is now being performed
by the first battalion Of the twenty
second infantry under Major Peter
Murray. Bridges and fords are guard
ed. and men and officers are ready
for any emergency that may arise.
There were rumors, which amount
ed to nothing more. that the depart
ure Of tho garrison would be succeed
ed by disorders in the streets of Ju-
ares. Last night the American SOL
diers are possibly more alert than US
ual. but among them was no other
sign that conditions at Juarez had
changed.
Other battalions Of the twenty-sec-
ond infantry are at Fort Bliss. where
there are also battalion Of the eigh-
teenth infantry. a squadron Of the
fourth cavalry and battery d Of the
third field artillery. which 10 regarded
as an adequate force.
Gcenral Salasar's force includes two