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Show TRYING TO CRUSH REBELS. DOUGLAS, Ariz,, Feb. IS. With every resource bent to tho task, the Diaz government of Mexico Is now Intent In-tent on crushing the rebels in Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, the hotbed of revolutionary sentiment. According, to reliable advices brought here tonight fiom Mexico City, the federal forces how in Chlliun-hua Chlliun-hua or on their way thither, number more than 12,000 men. Against thes Orozco, Blanco and the other insurrectionist insur-rectionist leaders will have to contend with their forces. From now on decisive warfaie will be waged around flie city of Chihun-hua. Chihun-hua. J arge bands of rebels are reported re-ported to have concentrated in the vicinity apparently with the object of recapturing the cil in lue evont that Orozco can strike and defeat Navarro before the reinforcements arrive. The first struggle is ejected tomorrow at Santa Isabel, a station near Chihuahua. Chihua-hua. One battle occurred near there February Feb-ruary S. when .Captain Miguel Garrldo. commanding 20n dragoons, nallled out of Chihuahua"' to re-take the town of Naica. Uariido was killed In the fitdl vollo., with his first lieutenant. Jose Reyes, commanding the rebels, also was slain. Colonel Martinez brought tip rclnfoi cements for the federals and the inaurrcctos retired. A courier from Chihuahua, who arrived ar-rived heie todav also brought information informa-tion that Orozco's father was nofklll-ed nofklll-ed in the fierce fighting at Gollas reported. re-ported. Seventy wounded fodernls, the courier said, were brought into Chi- ' hunhua from the battle at Hacienda ' do San Loronz". |