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Show Bfl I A Tftri? ft AT JilAltZ NOT Although Rebels Are Camped Within Three Miles of El Paso - El Paso, Feb. 8. Pascun Orozco ; and his revolutionists still occupied their position across tho river from the smelter, three miles west of here this morning. Tho junta on this side I is experiencing little difficulty in send-him send-him provlslous. About Juarez It was rumored that the federals might make an attack on him today, but this story could not bo confirmed officially. General Blanco, Blan-co, with throo hundred insurgents, whose coming jOrozco awaits, had not I appeared, nor had the detachment re- ported on Its was from OJInaga. Mexican Central officials today sta- ted that the lino will bo repaired to 1 Rancherin, sixty miles south of hero, j by tomorrow and that trains can bo run to Chihuahua within five days. GOVERNOR GETS OUT.. El Paso, Texas, Feb. S General; Luis Terrazas, the cattle king or j Chihuahua, and his son Alberto Ter-! razas, who, until last week was governor gov-ernor of tho stale of Chihuahua, have left Chihuahua with their families in a special car for tho City of Mexico, Mex-ico, according to private advices received re-ceived here. Rebel Leader Killed. ,' El Paso, Feb. 8. Mail advices to tho Herald from Pnrral, Chihuahua, Mexico, tells of n fight between federals fed-erals and rebels at Ojlta in Unit district, dis-trict, nnd tho killing by the federals of Pedro, the rebol leader of that region. Gomez and Baca were leaders of a band which captured Parral on tho opening of the revolt last November. Further information from Parral Is that G. Garza has been arrested, and in being held for ransom by bandits near Ortiz. Quiet In Early Morning. El Paso, ,Tex., Feb. 8, Six a. in. Quiet prevails In Cludad, Juarez, at this hour? The federals have the usu- I al number of outposts patrolling- the 'outsklits of the city. Orozco'u men ' are encamped across tho river from the El Paso smelter, near the scene of 1 (Continued on Pago Seven ). JUAREZ NOT ATTACKED. (Continued from Pago Cue ) yesterday's encounter, but the only indication in-dication of their presence is the occasional oc-casional signal of a sentry. No news has been received during tho night as to the location of Blanco and Alan-Is Alan-Is with their insurrectos. Retreat of Federals. EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 7. The first battle of Juarez between federal troops and InsurrccMonlbts was ox hibitod hero today. 'Exhibited" is tho proper word, for no one was hurt on elthor side and the "exhibition" was viewed b a thousand or more El Pasoans, who lined th bank of the Rio Grande, on i tho nierlean aide, about three m!)es west nf this city. Two Hundred Shots Fired. The exchange of missiles occupied about tifteon minutes, duilng which about 200 ahots were flied. According to Pnsqnal Orczco, leader of tho Insurroctos. Insur-roctos. jils men firrd only fifty of tlioso. He declared that the fedorals got away so fast that thov were out of range before more could be fired at them. , Tonight the federals aro about iho whIIu of the Cathedral of Guadnloupo, of- ih' barrack rm1 the bull ring at r:liinre' HeroHtht river from here Ornaco renwtns in poweBsIon of th position which he occupied nf noon, ' xrid hold against :';e f-xloral advance Waiting ter Blanco. He declared In an Interview with the Associated Pi ess correspondent that he firmly inieudn to attack Juarez, Jua-rez, but that he awaits the arrival of Cen"rn! ninnco, with 350 meu Ho stated that ho looHd for the latter at i-i T lH - - ' H any moment. Orozco's present force in tho Ylctnlty of Jaurez numbers nn- 'IH dcr 600 men, probably 500. Of thee '1 820 wese with, him in tho aklrmlrti thia H afternoon- The foderal tore, by ac- 1 tual count, numbered 100 foot boUUotb H and 84 mounted infsBtrj They took iH with them no artillery, atd, Orozco 1 haa none. H Orozco "Got His Goat." H Tho Ingurrecto leader and his Taos. spent last night at a ranch known as H Rancho Floros, usually Inhabited by a Hl few "horses and a herd of goate. The l! owner thereof today Innocently ad- 11 mltted that "Orozco got his goat." lH this "bit of American slang proved RH true, for when the lnsnrrecto leader's camp -wag discovered later, Ids men. wero drowsy with, the eating of tmich "near-mutton." H Orozco quit tho ranch during tho nl forenoon, and by moving through, the LH deep arroyos which scar the desert everywhere, reached & ner position on the hills along tho river across H from Smelter, Here the correspond- H enrs who had been on his trail since H daybreak discovered him. ( H Meeto the Correspondent. H He and six of his lieutenants met H the visitors half way up the boulder- Btrewn mountainside. Ho carried a H rifle, like his men. He looked care- B worn, bnt determined. He answered I1 H questions only after deliberation, and v H ofton evasively. He was obviously of M no mind to betrar his plans. He oak- ed for Ink for his fountain pen and 1 also a writing table. Ho expressed H wish to visit El Paso to get a "square meal." H His 820 toftn vroro scattered along tM tho hills for three-quarters of a mile. fM Some of them had horses on the oth- ,M er Bide of the range vraterbg from jl the river. H Someone leaving El Paso tn an auto- j M mobile, coincident with the depaxtnro H of tho federals from Juaxes under CoV H onel Rabago, gavo thorn the warning. fH Making a trumpet with his hands, the ' H El Papoan shouted: ,H "Got busy! Tho troops are coming. fc (jH This scout was quickly followed by 1 scores of others, each with a load, HH many of tho passengers being women. T H Others came on horseback, in car- VJH rlages, express wagons, hayracks, bi- cycles and hundreds by the street ear lM line which runs out to the smelten H Other hundreds, on foot, arrived ffl breathless after it was all over, but 11 an occasional "viva Madero," echoed H from tho hills. Tho "revoltosos" had H resumed the interrupted task of wa- M t erlng tho horsos. ' H It was about 2 o'clock this after- M noon when Colonol Babago marched !H out the river road on tho Mexican M side. The eastern-most of Orosco'a ;H force opened fire -when the foot eoi- li diers appeared on a crest about 600 A(H yards distant. The federals halted in V FH a compact mass, but escaped injury r- H becauB the "thirry-thhtles" carried fll by tho revolutionists are not effective H at that distance. They returned the '. jijH fire for fifteen mlnutcB. Then they, H 1 turned and retreated at a dog-trot, flH Tho mounted men of the federate did , tH not come within range. -j ,H |