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Show BATTLE 18 IMMINENT Government Troops Arejl Advancing on Rebels j in Mexico. i Fedornl Headquarters, Consuelo. Mox, July 1. A battle between tho federals and rebels Is expected it any tlmo. Genoral Huorta arrived hero yostor-day. yostor-day. Three wagons and twonty rail- t road cars wore found hero abandoned by the rebels. Tho division Is camp- ed on tho plains near hero, with tho mountains rising on the west and the entrance to the Bachlmbn canyon only tlvo miles to tho north. The Conchos river lies to tho south and Boutboast It Is beliccd there are two rebel canon seven miles north of hero Fed-oral Fed-oral scouts havo been out all day and havo been In contact with tho robel vnnguard. General Telloz and Ra-bago Ra-bago hold tho vanguard, with Man-zano Man-zano on the right. Tho other brigades bri-gades aro guarding tho trains and ar-tllclry ar-tllclry In tho center. The work of repairing tho bridges progresses ap-Idly. ap-Idly. plsoners of war being uBod In the heavy work. Rebels Mines Discovered. At Federal Headquarters, Consuelo. Mex., July 1. After discovering scores of rebel mines, the entlro federal division di-vision under General Huerta advanced ad-vanced to within a few miles of Ba-chlmba Ba-chlmba early today preparod to glvo tho robols battlo later In tho day FFederals Advance. At tho Robel Front. Bachlmn, Mox.. July 1 In threo columns tho government gov-ernment troops advanced townrd tho rebel front today from Consuelo, eight mllos south of hero. During tho day two nrmlcs wcro expected to ongago In tho first big battlo slnco the rebels were dofeaied at Rollano nearly four weeks ago. It Is estimated that ten thousand men will bo engaged on both sides. Tho federal nrtlllery with a regl-mont regl-mont of cavalry advanced on tho east side of tho railroad, while further cast about 1,200 cavalry' and Infantry wero marching. To the west 1,000 federal cavalry and light mountain artillery were being be-ing moved. It appeared qulto likely that tho federal advance would stop at Dol Frente, a short distance south nnd west of Bachlmba mountain pnsa. whore It was expected tho government would begin shelling the rebel post- ' tlons with heavy artillery while Hanking Hank-ing columnu of cavalry moved up. Terrazas Must Fight. Chihuahua, Mex., July 1. Luis Tor-razas, Tor-razas, Jr., heir to tho many millions of Gon. LuIk Terrazaa, governor of tho state of Chihuahua under the Diaz regime, must himself light at Bachlmba. Ba-chlmba. Recently Terrazas declared thnt he was ready at any time to bear a ride In the rebel ranks. General Orozco. the rebel chief, took him at his worj today, telegraphing from Bachlmba to have him sent "armed and mounted to the front The Invitation from Orozco wa delivered de-livered to Terrazas at one of bis clubs. He arranged to go and tonight to-night ho will be one of the thousands , facing the covornment troops under General Huerta. A son of Luis Terrazas, Jr.. fought with the rebels In tho recent skirmish skir-mish nt l.n Cruz nnd was sevcroh , wounded. |