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Show REALWARjNMEXICO IN A BATLE LASTING SEVERAL HOURS THE FEDERAL FORCES WERE DRIVEN FROM FIELD. Forces Contettlng for City of Juarez Which Rebel Sympathizers Claim Is Key to Arch; If Juarez Falls, Diaz Government Is Doomed. El Paso, Texan. The insurrection In Mexioo seems to have reached the stage of real warfare, and many two-pie two-pie who are Inclined toward the peace and quietude of every day life are leaving their houici and floe kins Into the United State. At daylight Sunday morning the battle of liauohe, seventeen miles south of Juarez, won begun. Orozco, the rebel leader, had ditched a troop train about 7 o'clock Saturday night. A number of Americans and Mexican women and children who were on the train were told to jet out of the war lone. Orozco fired several volleys over the heads of the people to frighten fright-en them away and to bring out the federals. Then he retired to watch. At daylight he saw the federals placing- their machine gun. He opened fire. After desultory Bring on both sides, lasting several hours. Colonel Rabago, the federal commander, com-mander, was able to retreat In good order. He entered Juarez at 9:25 o'clock 8unday night Rebels say the federals lost 100 killed and many wounded. Their own lofoa they aver were only two. Federals Fed-erals exactly reverse this estimate. Neulral observers say there were about 100 billed or wounded on each side. The Red Cross train which went to Dauche reported that the federals refused re-fused to recognize the Red Crowe flag. The train returned with several 'ounded, one of whom was a woman Injured when the train was ditched. Alanl, the rebel leader, with COO men, attacked a email force of federals fed-erals twenty-five miles east of Juarez Sunday afternoon. Then he resumed his march to Join Orozco. Major N. Ijipoweki, U. S. A., telegraphed tele-graphed from El Paso that the rebels hud won an overwhelming victory, capturing all arms and ammunition. "Juarez Is the key to the arch. If Juarez fall, the Mexican administration adminis-tration will fall. Give us Juarez, and we Khali have the country in sixty days", This Is the way that Gustavo A. Ma-dero, Ma-dero, bnxiier to Francisco I. Madcro, leader of the revolutionary forces In Mexico, sums up the latest advices from the front " |