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Show DO NOT PREDICT ATTACK TONIGHT. TO-NIGHT. EL PASO, Feb. 8. By way of variation, vari-ation, it is predicted that Juarez will not be attacked tonight. Whether It is called upon to defend itself at all, seemingly depends upon whether Navarro, Na-varro, at tho head of 1.000 federals from Chihuahua, or Blanco, with 3G0 Insurroctos, from Casas Grandes, arrives ar-rives first A rumor reached hero tonight that Navarro had met with a reverse, but it was only a rumor. Wires being down, it could not be Investigated. One story was that a train on which he was traveling had boon blown up and another had It that General Blanco Blan-co had met and defeated him. With reference to Blanco, the remainder is improbable, as he is numerically, inferior in-ferior to thp federal leader. If Navarro reaches Juarez first, it would be folly to all appearances, for Orozco to attack, even with the assistance as-sistance of reinforcements from Alan-is Alan-is and Blanco. Alanls at Sargosa. Alanis camped last night 12 miles east of here on tho Mexican side of the Ttlo Grande, tit a hamlet called Sarjosa. Ammunition was taken across the river at this point and this morning Alanls and his men had disappeared. dis-appeared. A search of the hills in thnt vicinity failed to disclose his present whereabouts, but he and his men are now virtually a part of Oro.v co's forces. Five Mexicans who crossed to tho Texas side today from Sargosa estimated esti-mated 'Alanls' detachment at 300 mounted infantry. They are fresh from the importation around Ojlnaga. There was no word from Blanco. If he loft Casas Grandes when ordered to do so foi the second time, he should roach this section by Friday night. This, at least, is the way Orozco calculates cal-culates it. Orozco concentrated his force today when 100 men who had been on duty in the mountains joined the 320 near Smelter. Tney wore employed em-ployed today In digging rifle pits and placing boulders whero they would afford the most protection in case of attack. .Detaining Mexicans on the Border. United States soldiers and nntional guardsmen dotalncd a total of 27 Mexicans Mex-icans who were attempting to cross the river to the rebel camp. The troops hero aro numerically Inadequate Inade-quate to the task of guarding tho entire en-tire river front. It would requlro several sev-eral regiments to accomplish the task. One wishing to cross with arms or ammunition am-munition has but to hunt a apot whero the soldiers are not, and tho rest is easy. The soldierly Amoricana contrast sharply with the slouching, illkempt federals. One may see specimens of both at the street car bridge on either sido, the Americans, cleanshaven, clean-shaven, erect, chin up, neatly garbed, changing the guard with alert precision pre-cision On tho other side, parchment-colored parchment-colored peons and Impressed convicts, In dingy, baggy, dirty blue: Imitation lenther cap.?, stooped, narrow shoulders, shoul-ders, straggling about In apathy. Contrast With the Americano. Comment on tho contrast Is common in tbo Btroota. "I'd hato to turn a company of tho regulars loose against tho bunch across tho river say." This is a sample of curbstone talk. It reaches the ears of the Mexicans, too. aggravating the dislike which each side On tho border feels. Governmental measures to suppress news have not ceased. It began with the publication two months ago of the execution by federal soldiers of wounded, prisoners and civilians, at Cerro Preto. An American newspaper newspa-per man was detained for nearlv an hour at the Juarez jail yesterday to explain, It was alleged, what he had ! been doing on the Mexican side witH out n permit. He was an offender because be-cause he had not secured tho said permit per-mit Mexico Suppressing All News. Today it was discovered that there have been no such dispensations, nor will there be any. It is not Intended that any misadventures of the federals shall become public, if It can be prevented. pre-vented. Cameras are also tabooed on the Mexican side. The prediction that there would be an attack on Juarez Jua-rez tonight is based on a statement of Provisional Governor Gonzales, who declared that the city would be taken within four days. Also on the fact that Blanco has not arrived, and that Orozco's preparations today wero defensive, de-fensive, rather than aggressive. |