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Show PLANS ATTACK j ON MEXjCO CITY CUihuahuo, June -I. General Pas-1 Pas-1 cual Oroco, chief of the revolution In northern Mexico, today formally sanctioned sanc-tioned nn attack on Slexlco City by Emlllnuo Zapata, rebel leader In tho south; nn emissary from Zapata today . waB Informed by Orozco that he would permit tho nttnek on tho Mexican cap-ltnl cap-ltnl provided the southern lender would not molest foreigners and could domlnnto the situation. The sending of tho envoy to Orozco confirms earlier earl-ier claims of the rebels In the north that they aro noting In unison with those In tho south ngalnst President Mndero. Definite ndvlces finally reached hero tonight of tho movements ot Generals Campn nnd Argumedo, who, with 2,000 rebels nre harassing the rear of General Huerta's federal army. Homer A. Scott, nn El Paso photographer, photog-rapher, nnd Sam Drebln of Phlladel phlo Tracy Richardson of Lumar, Mo., and Jack Zimmerman of Pulaski, Pa., and machine gunners for tho rebels, arrived hero todny after nearly a month's Isolation with Campa's column. col-umn. Thoy come ns pnrt of an escort of fifty federal prisoners taken during dur-ing tho many skirmishes In tho vicinity vicin-ity of Torreon. They confirmed the report of tho capture by Carnpa on Mny 23, of five tralnlonds of provisions provi-sions nnd several carloads of ammunition ammuni-tion belonging to General Blanquet, Torreon. Much of tho ammunition commander of tho federal forces near was destroyed to prevent capture. Thoy declared that when thoy left Campa his Intention wns to work his way Into Torreon. No federal troops wero' seen by Dro-bin. Dro-bin. Zlmmermnn nnd nichardson nb hey brought their prisoners north. |