El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-01
VILLA DELAYED;
AWAITS CANNON


diers on leave downtown to be ordered
back TO barracks at once. The police
We're asked TO assist in rounding up
the troopers and the announcement was
made from the motion picture theaUerS
that all soldiers were ordered TO re
port at the post at once. No extra
ordinary military movements occurred
during the night but IT is thought that
the officers wished TO have every avail
anIe man in quarters should any rnlnS
break. Gen. Hugh l. Scott viii open
a headquarters office downtown.
Dr0bab bly, in the Mills building, II
the troops are CrGerCG to the water
front. Gen. E L SJeever maintained
downtown office in the Mills building
during the Orozco revolution and his
successor VIII follow his example. as
it is possible to keep more closely in
touch with the situation from the city
than at the post NO reports have been
east or west Of FL PasO Of any military
movements.
Plenty OF INSTRUMENTATION.
The rUmOr factory was busy again
Monday afternoon soon after lunch
street report was being circulated like
feet that there was q slzirmish at
Bauche. nine miles below JuareZ. This
was followed by another story OF
fight at the race track A force OF red
els was reported TO be marching on
JuareZ from the west, only IS miles
from the smelter. SEirmishes were
in progress all evening, to believe the
telephone and street reports, ana j ia
reZ was taken a half dozen times be-
fore midnight, - believe this same
source of transformation
Few peiple migrated to the American
side Monday night, the street ears be-
ing run light all evening. There is no
visible rush for the protection of the
American flag except among the select
under suspicion by the federal author
tiles Fire crackers of the premature
Fourth Of July celebrations sound like
rifles and the torpedo explosions on
the car tracks are good limitations of
the machine guns IN action
Shooting Tests Troop Loyalty.
Tt is declared in Juarez that the
shooting Monday morning was not an
execution, but merely to test the 10y
altv of the troops and the citizens
1t was a success so far as the troops
were concerned Salazar is declared
TO have mounted his horse and ridden
away to the barracks to stop the IN
11aFfs However eight men said TO
have been gendarmes, beat il across
the bridge to the American side and
G number Of women and children fol-
lowed. The soldiers stuck TO their
posts
Recruits for Villa.
Dr. Samuel Navarro. accompanied by
Manuel Ochoa, his aide, and force
of men who are said to have been
recruited in FL PasO, left Monday even
ing for PalOmas and viii reJOin Villa
second command at Ascension. Dr.
Navarro came to El PaSO for con-
ference with the revolutionary Junta
and TO deliver the warning to nom
cOmbatants in Juarez to keep OF the
diamond during the next week for fear
Of getting hit by a batted ball
A warrant was issued for Juan DOzal
in Douglas Monday and he was forced
to cross the line and march Overland
from Aqua Prieta to La Ascension
HrHH- o.
rebel sympathizers, who have relatives
in the rebel army. The warrant az
Douglas was issued by the commits
siOner upon complaint of the Mexican
consul there
No Rebels south of Juarcz.
A Mexican family on a push car,
arrived in JUaTeZ Monday evening from
Chihuahua, having been on the road
a week They said that no rebels
had been seen on the Central, south or
The North Western railroad was pre-
pairing TO bring over the remainder OF
its rolling stock Tuesday afternoon TO
prevent it being destroyed in the
event of an attack. The Central equip
ment has not been brought to the
American side. although it is 81 readi-
ness to be brought over as soon as the
attack begins.
one lone seminal is stationed on the
top of the hill overlooking the smelter
ON the Mexican side. He is watching
for rebels and is TO do a Paul Revere
stunt back TO JuareZ along the river
road, as soon as the rebels are sighted
to the west
Guarding Against Surprises.
Night attacks are most feared by
the Juarez officials as evidenced by
the precautions which are being taken
to prevent a night attack without no.
tice- Monday evening at sunset eight
scouts rode out as far as the
canyon just west of peace grove and
treked up the dry wash. Three day
scouts returned later. leaving the
others there for the night. Before the
relief squad had been placed, six more
rode out to the hills and camped for