The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-04
JUAREZ FEDERALS
PREPARE FOR FIGHT
General Francisco Villa Is
Marching on Border With
Army of Rebels.
CHIHUAHUA in DANGER
Attack by ConstitutionaIists
Momentarily Expected;
Food Is Very Scarce.
CHIHUAHUA IN DANGER

Ell PASO, Tex, July 3.-Advices
received at Fort Bliss from Columbus,
n. NJ. tonight say that the constitu-
tlonallst column at Ascension. Chihua
hua, commanded by General Francis.
co Villa. viii not move toward Juarez
before tomorrow, possibly not until
Sunday or Monday Two American
gunners, who claim to be enlisted un.
der villa, brought the same story to
Ell Paso today. The position of Toribio
Ortega's column, which captured
Guadalupe and San Ignacio, thirty
miles down the river from Juarez, yes
terday, according to reports OF El Paso
constitutionalist sympathizers.
Federals in Juarez continue to build
defenses and their scouting parties arc
active. FL Paso newspapers today
were barred from circulation in the
border town. Mayor Cruz alleges that
the papers are publishing matter
inimitible to the best interests of the
town and the republic.
Chihuahua Invested.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, July 3-(By
Courier to Ell Paso, Tex.)-Constitu-
tionalists surround Chihuahua in num-
bers exceeding $500, commanded by
Manuel Chao Maclovio Herrera, Trini,
dad Rodergez and Augustin Labansat.
An attack on this city is momen-
tarily expected. The federal garri-
son here numbers 1000, well equipped.
A skirmish took place on the outskirts
Of the city Wednesday night between
federal and constitutionalist outposts
Food is very scare and all residents
are IN state of high nervous tension.
No help is expected from the south.
This city of $4,000 people is entirely
cut off from communication. Federal
outposts are stationed on all the hills
surrounding the city. Most of the
mining camps throughout the state of
chihuahua have ceased operations, and
industries in the city are closing for
want of fuel and supplies.
Army Officers Guessing.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, July s.
A message today from Colonel W. A.
Skunk, commanding the central de-
partment of the United States army,
announcing the calling off of the rifle
and pistol competition that was sched-
uled TO be given at Fort Leavenworth
July Is, is causing much speculation at
the fort on account of its possible con-
neetion with the Mexican situation. Of
ficers take the news to mean that the
troops in Texas will be needed for i'm
mediate field service. No reason for
cancelling the shooting competition
was given in Colonel skunk Is mes
sage.
If the services of the men on the
border are not needed for Immediate
use in the field, army men say, 1t is
difficult to understand why the gov
ernment should go to great expense for
the competition and then suddenly can
| eel it. 1t is said the majority of the
connecting men were to come from the
second division and a number of the
officers are on their way here from
| Texas.
Probability of immediate field serv-
;co is declared to be borne out by the
| receipt of a message from department
beadnuarters in Chicago calling for an
Immediate report of the number OF
horses needed to equip the squadron OF
cavalry stationed here.
Matter Explained.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-Rine and pis-
tol expert marksmen In the uniteo states
orr,v will have no opportunity this year,
in all probability. to demonstrate "nich
,ho surest eve and the steadlest aim,
BECAUSE SO large q proportion Oh '"o
! ,roous are in active service on paero'
anty on the Mexican border. the war 90
partment today instructed the con'ihAno
ant at Fort Leavenwortn. han., that inc
contest would be abandoned Ihe comPe-
u,ion was TO have begun July 10. IL ~
understood that protests to the war de-
nartment from tho officers ana mon Gu
uasod In tho Mexican patrol 100 10 t"s
abandonment OF the order
Rebels Use Dynamite.
MEXICO CITY. July 3-The reoeis
bave destroyed with dynamite the cleo
trio power plant near Contereras' Six
5een miles south Of Mexico City. with the
res,,lt that four large textile mills nave
been closed.
Colonel Mas has succeeded In conduct
ING his ak military trains from the soutr
% sa,tillo. having repaired the Nationa
railway between that place and San Luis
Fotosi,
communication. which had been re-os'
tablished TO Torreon on the HeHlcar
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