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Show I HUERTfl CLOSE 1 UPON HEELS OF I REBELFDRGES H Campfires of Federals Visible H From Rellano, Where Gen. H Orozco and His Band Will H Make Final Stand. H . BATTLE IMMINENT . H NEAR THE BORDER H Government Troops and In- H surgents in Contact Across HI River From Fabena, Tex.; H Steever's Men on Hand. Bj AT THE EEBEL FRONT, Ecl- H lano, Mexico, May 20, 9:30 p. in. Wfa Foderal campfires are visible at H Asnnsoto, six miles from here, Hi while the main body of the'gov- H crnment troops is at Escalon, five ma miles "behind. The rebels retired Bj to .Rellano tonight to await the H attack of the federals. H - T GENERAL OROZCO'S HEAD- Bjjj -QUARTERS, near Jimenez, May ffj 20. ? p. m. Colonol Caesar IB J. Canalos and Abelardo Amaya, Utt two of the most valiant officers In in the rebel army, were killed at Plcd- Hf rccena, fifty miles southwest of Tor- ma ' rcon, a few days npo, according to of-flclal of-flclal reports to headquarters here to- ! night. H Canalos and his men wtcre sent south- H . westward to flank the federals when the In ' battle ofConejos was fought a week ngo and Ii is believed their" rotreat was cut 9a off by federal columns. Advancing southward, Canales contlmied, however, Hh to harass the federals, his object being I io reach the rear of the federal government govern-ment forces and threaten them. With Canales were three Americans. Samuel Drecbln and. Tracy Richardson, who operate a pair of machine guns, and Homer Scott, an EI Paso photographer. It Is feared that the forces of Canales's were badly cut up. Rebels Fall -Back. AT THE REBEL FRONT, Near Eca-Ion, Eca-Ion, Mexico, May 20. (i p. m. Escalon, only a week ago the headquarters of Orozco, today finally- was evacuated by the rebel advance guard. The troops marched to San Antonio, a town about six miles east of the railroad line, where they are expected to swoop down on the advancing federals after the main engagement begins at Rellano. eleven miles north of here. Before leaving, a second train of cars with heavy charges of dynamite so arranged ar-ranged as to explode on impact, was sent over the down-grade in the direction direc-tion of the federal trains. The cars crashed Into the wreckage caused by the same performance earlier In the day. Will Block Line. The debris will effectually block tho line for some time. It Is believed the federals will not attempt to use iroop trains north of Escalon in the" face of the advantageous position of the rebel fighting line at Asunsolo. Should they attempt to go through the rebel line by rail, it Is thought they will run the risk of being derailed and flanked on both if they detrain at Escalon. using that station a3 a ha so, they will be forced to haul their heavy artillery over a great stretch of sandy desert and faco a robol front extended over several miles, which the defenders have occupied for many weeks and In which they are thoroughly Intrenched and fortified. At Rellano the main body of tho rebel arniy under General Salazar, supported by the heavy artillery of the rebels, Is intrenched for a final stand. Steever Gets Busy. KA BEN'S. Tex.. May 20.-10x1005 revolution, after a lapso of several weeks, moved close to the American border again today and a battle within a short distance of the American lino Is thought to be imminent near hero tomorrow. Colonel E. 7j. Steever, in command of the department of Texas, diHpatched a company of tho Eighteenth Infantry and a. troop of tho Fourth" cavalry here today I to prevent Mexicans from passing to and ; fro, A forerunner of what might occur tomorrow to-morrow was the arrest today by Colonel Steever of three rebel refugees. Thoy were turned over to a United States marshal, charged with violating the Immigration Im-migration laws of this country by entering enter-ing at a place not designated as a port of entry. Colonel Steevor will pursue the same course with regard to federals or rebels alike If they cross Into American territory near here. Move to El Paso, Many American residents, fearing that the rebels might resist arrest and cause trouble, have moved to El Paso tonight for safety. Colonel Steever personally will direct the movements of the American troops tomorrow. Tho American troops from a distance saw two troops of armed Moxl-cans Moxl-cans galloping across the plains toward Juarez in the afternoon, but could not distinguish whether they were rebel3 or federals. Major Louis Sanchez, commanding 250 federals, took San Ignaclo, opposite Fort Hancock. Tex., without resistance. Captain Cap-tain Alago Barala and four other rebels were captured. Barala was Immediately executed as a deserter from the federal army. The federals rushed Into Guadalupe Guada-lupe at daybreak. Th twenty rebels thorn fled. One was killed and four were caught. The others escaped to Juarez, The federals who took Guadalupe are anxious to avoid a battle near the American Ameri-can line and their forces Instead of waiting wait-ing at Guadalupe probably will go out to mpot the rebels during tho night. It Is estimated that about 000 men may be -engaged on both sides. Guadalupe Ih the town into which Francisco Madero crossed Into Mexico a year ago to stnrt the revolution which culminated In bis election to the presl-, dency of Mexico. |