The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-13
No Chance for the Mexican
Federals Who Crossed Rio
Grande at Ojinaga to
Again Take Part in War.
GENERAL OROZCO is
AMONG THE MISSING
Former Lieutenant of MaderC
Denounced on All Sides,
With Death Certain if
Villa Gets Him.

PRESIDIO Tex, Jan, 12.-Six gen
erals of the Mexican federal army,
$500 fugitive soldiers and 1900 rcfu-
gees, who were driven out Of OJInaga
Mex, by General Francisco Villa s
rebel forces, wore put III readiness to-
day for four days march on foot
over the sixty-seven miles of road to
termed at Fort Bliss indefinitely.
At Maria. the nearest railroad sta
ton, the federal army which sought
ASYLUM in the United States after their
defeat by the rebels Will be guarded
by the border patrol pending their final
disposition by the war department.
Among the civilians arc 1907 women,
as officially counted by Major McNa-
mce. They have also 1000 federal army
horses and mules,
Major McNamee sent cavalrymen
camps at the points where the pro-
ccssion will stop. The food supplies
will be issued through the army.
Orders Come Late.
Major McNauee was without def
mite advice as 10 where the fUgitives
would be taken after they reached
Maria until late today, when orders
were received to inferno the soldiers at
Fort Bliss and permitting the women
and children TO accompany the sol
diers.
The whereabouts of Generals Pascual
Orozco and Ynez Salazar, commanders
of the federal volunteers, who fled
from Ojinaga with 700 cavalrymcn, was
unknown TO the rebels.
The arrest of Rafael Flores, Orozco S
secretary, on the road between Preside
and Maria, gave rise to the belief that
the general was somewhere on this side
Of the river General Mercado, Of The
federal regulars, charged Orozeo and
Salazar with cowardice and the rebels
have sentenced them to execution
should they be captured on the Me1i
can side.
Villas Programme.
General Villa, who is in Ojinaga
started some of his troops to Chlhua
hua. and himself expected to leave fol
that city at once to direct bis campaign
southwark toward Mexico City. Hun
pieces were found IN Oiinaga after The
federal rotreat The field pieces were
those which General Mercado wished tt
bring TO American soil because he hac
no ammunition for them. but which M
was forced later TO abandon
General Villa said he would use al
lhe rifles and guns in his future cam
The first federal garrison south o.
chihuahua IS TorrcoD, 525 miles iron
the United states border. The suburb
of Torreou already are held by th'
rebels and General Villa said he cx
pectcd little opposition there agaIns
his march TO Zacatccas, the next cit,
south.
Report From Bliss.
Today's order followed this telegra
phic report from General Bliss, dated a
Fort Sam Houston;
'EFull details of the situation at Pre-
sidio, Tex, cannot yet be given. SINAI
parties OF federals still are bein,
brought in from, distant points wher
they crossed the border Indications ar
that we will have ut least 5000 fed
cral officers and men besides n larg
number of wives and children of So
diers; also about 1000 horses Com
mandiUg officer is to supply food, fol
age and wood To insure proper sur
PLY of necessities he is making aTrang,
ments to remove prisoners to Marfi
Question of permanent camps for thi
large number of people is n serious ma
Ter. Can authority be given TO s6l
them TO Fort Rosecrans, San DIeg!
where other prisoners are held? II thl
cannot be done, I request authority, I
ia to Fort Bliss, where there is onl
.uiEinicnt fa-na ic I'd ?,