El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-28
VILLA IS now
WEST Of JJiREZ
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overlook the one best bet of the entire
battle in Juarez by refusing to avail
himself Of the natural Qualifications
formed by the riprapping of the south
river bank, the irrigation bitches and
their laterals. These bitches and the
river bank offered the Maderfsta reb-
els perfect protection in their advance
on the city While the federals have
their artillery covering the approach
from the hills to the west II viii be
possible for the rebels to get in under
cover of night. dcnloy and make the
bitches before the federals wake uD to
the fact that they are attacked Once
into the irrigation bitches with the
water shut off at the dam, the men
viii have easy sailing to the adobe
houses on the outskirts of the town.
Villas Men Drilled.
villa has been drilling his men in
q hit and run style Of fighting which
is different from the old fashioned
NeEican method of smoking a ciEaret
between each shot He expects TO take
the town with rush The federals
are casting long glances at the old
chul ch, Hotel Mexico and the other
high buildings as a possible place for
locating machine gun batteries and IN
IanTry detachments and 1t is expected
that the MaderO battle viii be re-
peated almost In each detail If Villa
attacks
Railroad Operations.
The Mexico North Western continues
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and a stub was sent south TO MedanOs,
90 kilOmeters south of Juarez. Satur~
day morning tO. repair the first burned
bridge there.
The Mexican Central is making no
effort TO operate but none of the
brokerage business of this road has
sacn removed to the American side
villa Buys His Meat
villa is carrying his beef supply
with him. He is driving a drove Of
u. d n1z
steers were rounded up on the ranches
of western chihuahua and with a bar
rel Of salt, comprise the principal ar
ticle Of food for the rebel army When
ever Q stop is made along the road,
number of beeves are butchered and
the meat allotted to the men for their
meals Little flour is left of the sup
ply taken al Casas Grandes and Villa is
anxious to reach the border. so that
he may smuggle over as much flour and
fresh food as possible for his men be
fore they 80 into the expected battle. Z
OrteEn Near Juarez.
Federal officers in JuareZ are In
clined TO believe the report that Or
the south bank Of the Rio Grande, {
below JuareZ. He was expected to (
move up the Villa Ahumuda trail from
AhUmada Thursday and to move on I
JuareZ from the eastern conjunction ]
with Villa.
Castillo Not with villa.
Maxine Castillo is not connected with /
the Villa movement on Juarez. Castillo I
IS now at Las Cruces. in the eastern 4
part Of Chihuahua, with his little band /
of mutineers and has sent Overtures to /
Villa to Incorporate his force with r
those Of the fighting eE-bandit Villa
sent reply to Castillo that if he would .
recognize the plan of Guadalupe
whatever that is, and would enlist IN 4
der his banner as soldier. he was
welcome to come with his men and Join
them before Juarez. But Villa politely
Informed Castillo that the business Of
being general started and stopped with
him and that there would be no other I
generals IN his army. Thursday night :
when the last courier left Villas force
below Palomass no further Information 4
had been received from Castillo
Rebel Junta Here.
A regular rebel junta has been !