El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-21
REFUGEE TROOPS
MOVE To JUAREZ
Grant Permission for MeXi-
cans Interned at Maria
to Rejoin Command.

Permission to bring the Mexican
soldiers iuterned at Maria. Tex, TO e
Faso and send them across the river
TO Juarez has been granted by the
United States government authorities
This was learned at the office OF the
inspector of Mexican consuIates We'd
nesday- The 500 federal soldiers, their
families and horses. under the COM
mand of Gen Juan Espinosa y Cor
GCva, Will be sent to FL Paso on q
special train and will cross the river
to Jua-ez, joining the garrison there
The arms and ammunition taken from
the federals by United States troops
when the Mexican forces fled across
TO Preside from OjtnaEa will also be
sent TO Ell Paso. according TO iuforma-
ton coming from Maria.
The Mexican troops at Maria have
been cared for in special camp eS-
tablished by the American army. and
have been BIven medical attention by
army surgeons
Baby Born in Camp.
The number that viii be sent to
Juarez Will be greater by one than
when the river was crossed. A baby
was born to the wife of a Mexican
soldier Tuesday and the newcomer
viii be brought TO JUarez with the
troops
1t is expected that the movement
Of federals to Juarez VIII be within
the next day or two The men viii be
made a part of the JuareZ garrison
Immediately. and with the fact that
heavy reinfOrcements of from 200 10
500 men arrived from the south Tues
day by three trains. IL is believed that
the possibility Of an attack on Juarez
by Villistas has been forestalled-
Praise of American military officers
for the kind and careful treatment OF
the federal troops crossing the river
is expressed by inspector of Mexican
cousulates. Andres G. Garcia
chihuahua Gets More Troops.
Five federal troop trains carrying
approximately 5000 troops arrived IN
Chihuahua City late Tuesday from inc
south TO reinforce the federal gar
rison at the state capital reports said.
Gen Eduardo Hernandez, acting
commander of the northeastern mill
tary zone. ordered the trains parked
in the Orient railroad yards and VIII
send them at once TO the oJlnaga sec
tor by way of Falomlr and from there
overland to the vicinity OF Cuchillo
Parade. where Villa was last reported
according TO " edneSday reports
Fresh Troops After Villa.
Gen. Hernandez. who assumed COM
mand when Gen. Francisco Murguia
was sent on a special mission 10 sal
tillo, Nerac-uz and TampicO by presi-
dent Carranza. has ordered mis- fresh
garrison troops at Chihuahua city 10
take the field Immediately against
the villa forces northeast OF the state
capital, leaving The train tired troops
from the south to guard TIE city until
they have been organized into flying
squadrOns Of cavalry and sent TO re
infOrce the advance forces The or
ent railroad ends at FaIomi-. 90 miles
northeast OF Chihuahua City. From
there they viii follow the old Mexico
City Canine Real OF kings road 10
the ChUChillo Parado-Coyame sector
a fight within the next three days
was predicted at military head1uar-
tiers AT Juarez Wednesday and there
was relaxation OF the strain under
which the garrison there had been
since the prediction that Juarez was
Villas next objective.