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Show REBELS CAPTURE CASAS GRANDES Now Fighting to Keep Possettlon, Losses on Both Sides Being Very Heavy. El Paso, Texas, March 10. Dispatches Dis-patches received last night from Columbus, Co-lumbus, N. M., stato that Modero's fmcus under Col. Carcla have renew ed tho attack upon Col. Cuellar's federals fed-erals at Casus Orandcs, captured the town, but nro still fighting to retain possession. Tho loss Is said to be heavy on both sides. The number of Aniericnns reported dend Is increased to 15, while 35 are said to havo been taken prisoners by the federals. Theso men are said to have been recruited nt Ahumndn nnd wero In chargo of the mnchlno-guns under Capt. Harrington. Late Inst night Col. Itabngo telegraphed tele-graphed Juarez officials that ho expected ex-pected to reach Chihuahua early today, to-day, icstoritig rail and wire communication communi-cation with that city. The message stnted that detachments of troops nrc guarding tho road. |