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Show REBLES CefflllL GAPTURJNB TOWDNS on mm south ' CHIHUAHUA, Mox., March IS Rather than sacrifice moro UveB In tho unequal contest, Major Adolfo Ramleroz, com- m.indlng tho detachment of f federals near Bacha, which twice has fought the iebel forces under Colonel Boque Gomez, this morning surren- dercd. The prlsonors 3 leldlug their arms Include Captains Jose Granados, Juan Monroy, -t- Alfonso Cnrrlllo Gallndo and Jose Range.1. Alfonso Saldana -t- and Macgrlto Blanco; Lieu- 4- tenants Francisco Voloz and -- Antonio Sanchez and thirteen -V 4- men. Tho report was made to General Orozco by General lne -r Salazar from Jlmlnoz. It is expected tho rebel army will push on to Parral tonight or tomorrow. - Ojinaga is the next port of ontry for which tho rebel army will fight. General Antonio, lately relieved from command, at Juarez by Colonel Pas-cual Pas-cual Orozco, father of tlc general In command, will be given the responsibility responsi-bility of attempting to wrest It from Colonel Jose de la Sanchez OrdorB were sent to Rojas In Juarez today to report here for duty, and upon his arrival ho will be ordered to prepare to lead a column to tho border town opposite the American town at Presidio. Pre-sidio. Ho will head at least 500 men. It has been said that General San-jinez San-jinez and a number of minor ofllcois have Joined Sanchez In running through the United States and into the small Mexican town a small number num-ber of soldiers, whoso attire on their way through American torrltory was that of common laborers. Orozco regards Juarez as In little danger from Tocapturo by the government govern-ment forces, and proposes to eliminate elimi-nate the growing danger at OJInaga. The campaign south of here, It Is undoistood, will bo pusheO vigorously After Parral Is seized the march on Torreon will do prosecuted. This morning tho remnant of the federal force that ovacuatod San TCosalla and Jlmlnoz upon the advance of General Inez Salazar's column, surrendered. General Snlnzar' was ordored to j send the captured officers -and men" to Chihuahua. Orozco rieolared that - they vyould bo given 'an opportunity to join the rebel at my. but that no attempt would be niado to coorco them. ,;,. ; Root'G Resolution Well Received. MTEXKJO CITYv March 1S. Notification Notifi-cation raqhcd,,the , capital tonight 1 rthat Goneral Ambro'slo "Flgucroa, commander of tho fodoral forces in southern Moreloa and Guerrero, had been wounded slightly by the accidental acci-dental discharge of a revolver In tho hnnds of a member of his stuff. He Is being brought to Moxlco City for surgical treatment Several minor ongagemonts between be-tween rebels and fedorals have occurred oc-curred In the region surrounding Torreon in the last few days, but none of a decisive nature. A quick move by the fedorals on Maplml last Friday camo near resulting In the capture of two rebel commanders, Es-cagndo Es-cagndo and Acumcdo They wero Liken Unawares. Their soldiers had given themselves over to revelry aftor having sacked! the town and were badly scattered. "The reported loss , Is thirty rebels killed.. - A report from Vclardona announces preparations to resunio the opera- tlons of the smolter, w'hlch has been shut down for a week for want of fuel "I was much 'gratified by tho oppor- tunlty to show7 the friendship I fool towards the Mexican pcoplo who7worc so kind to me." Is" the tenor of a messugo received today by Foreign Minister Calero, from Senator Ellhu Root of New York, In response to a message fioin'Mlnloter Calero, congratulating con-gratulating Mr.1 Roqt for Introducing In tho American senato a resolution to stop th'o shipiricnt of arms and ammunition Into Mexico for the uso of tho revolutionists. Senpr Caloro's telegram was addressed ad-dressed t6 Senator Root, March 14. In It Scnor Caloro asserted the Introduction Intro-duction "Wasa new and manifest demonstration of your fnendship for Mexico." The foreign .minister says he re-'gards re-'gards the resolution as an application applica-tion of Mr. Root's, theories, and that whon order Is ro-cBtablished, "nobody "no-body In yourr country will entertain tho foolish idea of intervention," and concludes with the tender of Minister Minis-ter Calcro's -"warmest congratulations." congratula-tions." Touching another phase of the subject, sub-ject, the minister expressed regret that the proclamation of Preslaont Taft forbidding the unlawful shipment ship-ment of arms Into Mexico had been misconstrued by many Americans, "manifestly not affected by the proclamAtlon, who have read lnto-ilt a hidden; moaning, Vwhich dOesYnht appear ap-pear to 'havj been contained' In the Btralghtforward declaration made bv president TafL It Is1 fo bo-fegj'ettea that) bo many should havo been Impelled Im-pelled to leavo tho republic," |