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to be called IL the news came. All were
IN early this morning. waiting for the
message. but il did not come. The opera
tors said they could not get any
thing south of Chihuahua they could
work with that place. but no further.
and Chihuahua made no explanation of
the absence OF news from the front.
The operators declined TO say whether
the wires were interrupted or merely
closed. Then the officials in Juarez took
heart, and thought Villa had taken Tor
reon and was keeping back the good
news to flash IL simultaneously with the
arrival OF Carranza and they waited and
watched.
They heard from chihuahua that two
trains OF wounded had already arrived
there and that two more were on the
way, with 300 wounded still left in the
field hospital at Dermejillo. This told,
without messages from Villa. that the
fighting had been OF a severe character.
more than any battle in which the
rebels have engaged to the present time.
Raoul Madero VIII Recover.
Cheering news came from Gen. Tomas
Urbino, who has been reported i'll
and dead at Mapimi. To-day a message
said that he had reached Bermejillo and
recover.
The news also came to-day that Raoul
Madero. brother OF the late President
OF Mexico. reported last night IA MORALLY
wounded. was not in a dangerous condl-
ton that his injuries consisted OF bruises
received when his horse was shot from
under him and fell with him. This news
came from Chihuahua also and led the
rebels in Juarez to believe that wires
were working south Of Chihuahua.
Between celebrating the news that was
coming from the front that Villa was
taking Torreon from the Federals and
preparing for the reception of Carranza
the rebels were kept busy last night.
They strung the Mexican colors and vari-
colored electric lights along the main
streets of the city, the decorations being
similar to but not az elaborate as those
which were seen when Portrio Diaz met
and welcomed William H. Taft to Juarez
on October Is. 1909. Troops lined the
streets this afternoon in a similar manner
to that when Diaz and Taft held their
meeting and the saloons were all closed.
Automobiles and other vehicles going 20
JuareZ this afternoon were carefully
searched as precautionary measure. the
rebels explaining that this was done 10
prevent any harm being done ''rhe STU
preme Chief on his arrival Outwardy
the rebels were making great prepara-
tons for "A loyal welcome to their chief,
and when he came the demonstration APP
peared to be Just as loyal and en-
thusiastic.
MPs. villa In Evidence.
Early to-day Mrs. Pancho villa rode
from III Paso to Juarez in her gaudily
decorated seven passenger touring car
and spent most Of the day riding UP and
down the street OF the city. 'Viva Gen.
Pancho villa :" In gold letters on the car
caused the rebel soldiers to cheer
wherever she drove. Sometimes she had
her car full Of people. sometimes she rode
alone, put she rode through Juarez most
OF the day and was the most conspicuous
figure in the border town. She seemed
very happy. but stopped often at the tele-
graph office and at the official residence
of Gen Manuel Chao. her husbands
Governor-General of the state of Chi
huahua, to ask Has anything been heard
from Pancho"
At 3 o'clock this afternoon every store
and even the gambling houses in Juarez
were closed on official orders from Gov
Chao and the people all headed for the
Juarez monument to receive Gen. Car
rama. This monument was unveiled in
1910 on the Tooth anniversary of Mexi-
can Independence in honor of Benito
Juarez, who drove Macmillan from his
throne and reestablished the Mexican re-
public.
Juarez rallied his army for the cam
paign in the town which was then known
as Paso del Norte. The cornerstone for
the monument was laid by President
Porfrio Diaz in 1903 when he was in
Ciudad Juarez to meet President Taft.
From the base OF this monument Fran
cisco l. Madero made his first speech to
his rebel soldiers after his capture OF
Juarez In May. 1911, and his farewell to
his men was delivered from the same spot
when he left In June of the same year
for Mexico city to become the new die
tator OF Mexico.
FL Paso Joined with Juarex this after
noon In the welcome to Carranxa, and
after o'clock the streets OF FL Paso
were deserted. the people from the Amcri-
can side mingling with those on the
Mexican side about the giant granite
shaft to cheer the gray bearded old man
who calls himself Supreme Chief of the
| Constitutionalists."