The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-04

to join Orozco, who desired Salazar to join the movement with all possible speed. The messages were received over the wires of the Mexican Central railroad. as the federal line commonly used for com mercial and official messages is interrupt ed. This accounts for the fact that news paper correspondents in Chihuahua were silent.
 There was no intimation as to how serious the reported fighting was, but the Juarez leaders received the impress sion that Villas attack had been a sur prise and that Orozco, if not defeated, was in immediate need of assistance,
 Recently Hernandez. with his command. was at Gallego, about 37 miles north of Chihuahua. Uxaimo Castrillo, another rebel chieftain, with three or four hun dred men. had been at Villa Ahumada. 90 miles north of Chihuahua. He, too is said to be proceeding to join Orozco.
 American refugees in this city account for the report that Villa led the federal forces against the rebels with two ex- captions.
 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 if 1t were against his former comrade in arms. Orozco was made chief of the rurales of Chihuahua by Madero, while Villa, the converted outlaw, was given a command under him.
 Salazar Bitter
 The second reason advanced Is that Villa was loyal only after Madero had granted his demand. including a large sum of money. In the crisis Governor Abram Gonzales, the loyal executive of Chihuahua, is believed to have collected sufficient money and to have made the promises necessary to hold Villa and his TOO troops to the Madero banner. General Salazar seems very bitter against Villa. The latter he claimed. sent word by spe- cial messenger confirming previous prom ises that he would "save his face" by a show of resistance and then join the anti-Madero campaign. It was pointed out however, that this was before Oroz- CO.'S attitude, while suspected as disloyal to Madero, really was known. If the rebels are defeated Villa may hope for the emoluments recently resigned by Orozco.
 There was no lack of boxcars 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 Northwestern from the south were taken and another, WHICH Hdu bcch Jp'h@h 'Pg CNChthhiiy was secured.
 The first telegram from Hernandez was received shortly before noon. At 4:07 this afternoon the first detach- ment was sent away and the seconu seven minutes later. Among other sup plies each train carried a car of filled water casks. There was also one car of coal It was nearly o'clock before the third section, carrying Gen. Elm lilo Campa with his staff, the artillery and more troops, got under way. Gen eral Salazar at the last moment de- termined to remain behind with the other officers until tomorrow, when. he said, he and his staff would leave and catch up with campa down the line.
 Murray Guards
 The artillery consists of two old muzzle loading brass bed pieces and two modern. rapid fire guns with 100000 rounds of ammunition. Two newspaper correspondents were allowed to go with inc officers Col. E. z. Steever com manding the American troops here, did not regard it necessary to make any redjsposition of the guard along the river. This duty is now being per formed by the first battalion of the Twenty-second infantry, under Mai Peter Murray. Bridges and lords arc guarded and men and offices are ready for any emergency
 There were unconfirmed rumors that the departure of the garrison would be succeeded by disorders in Juarez. Tonight the American soldiers are pos sibIy more alert than usual, but among them was no other sign than that con- ditions in Juarez had changed.
 Two other battalionS of the Twenty second infantry are at Fort Bliss. where there are also a battalion of the Eigh- teenth infantry, squadron of the Fourth cavalry and Battery D of the Third artillery which was regarded as a sufficient forc&