Show COM SS O OC C 1 G r THE I It REBELS t I While Peace Conference Goes On Troops Depart to Battle With CARRY AN ULTIMATUM t INSTEAD OF OLIVE BRANCH Story of the Defeat of Govern Government Government Government ment Troops by the Firearms Instead In toad of Olive Branch CHIHUAHUA Dec 3 While the Ule pence peace commission t was conferring with the revo along the railroad lino today toda SOO troops under 4 General Navarro left here bere for 4 tho purpose of subduing tho the 4 In thu tho mountains 4 adjacent Reinforcements have b o ohne 4 have havo arrived here from tho 4 of or Mexico to t garrison this th s 4 city The Th commission sion telegraphed 4 today to ar from San that the tb 4 would proceed to 4 Guerrero to treat with the reo revo 4 4 bodies there Unconfirmed Unconfirmed 4 firmed reports have havo been re 4 4 hero here that Guerrero had hud 4 4 been beon attacked The Tho departure 4 of troops on tho do heels of the commission was believed to 4 have Indicated that that body 4 carried a message moro more In the tho 4 nature of an nn ultimatum than 4 an olive olivo branch It Is believed 4 here hero that the proceedings pr 4 would develop a battle battlo by Monday Mon Ion 4 day or Tuesday 4 K Government Troops Defeated CHIHUAHUA Hex lex Dec 2 Via El ElPaso ElPaso Paso Dec 3 Tho defeat of or a n de detachment detachment detachment of government troops at on Tuesday is admitted by br In fn authority here The government gov government government is without details of tho the fight however and reports rep brought In by passengers from the tho west con each ench other In a great degree According to the tho most consistent Information the government t troops who met defeat were a band of which left tho the train at San Andreas nearly nearl two weeks ago when tho the couches were attacked by b revolution revolutionists lets They Ther The escaped at that time and up to l today had been moving west gaining food tood and water In a precarious fashion f Hunger It Jl Js Is s said Bald drove them to io where were known to be Join the The fhe revolutionists by b a n long range fire drew them close to the village where tho the former form or attacked In force firing from roofs rO and anil windows The Tho two officers at their head hend were killed and aud a number of soldiers reported anywhere from nine to twenty SOy Sev Several oral eral ra prisoners were captured 11 anti and are arc I said Enid to have followed the Latin I American custom of Joining the en enemy enemy emy Governor Sanchez explained to the Associated Press correspondent today that owing to the death of the lie officers ho was without reliable In Information Information Information formation Ho understood he said that about fifty of tho soldiers made macie good their retreat and wOle wece endeavor lug to return to Chihuahua Anticipate Fighting in the Mountains Tho The governor g confirmed tho the report I that reinforcements are aro expected here dally daily to garrison tho the town while I the tho force of troupe troops now here bere pro coed cled along the Mexican Northern railway In an un attempt to tho district He lie anticipates severe fighting of or a 3 guerilla nature In Inthe Inthe the tho mountains Faso False alarms of fighting within easy riding ce of hero have havo been be on frequent creating among foreigners i a feeling of pleasurable excitement rather than alarm Tho The foreigners f would not be unduly frightened even I If tho the city Itself ItRel wore taken tal en The Tile revolutionists have given too many assurances of their friendliness frIen s for or I that tic al Many Rumors Afloat An example occurred today toda A fac factory factory 1 I tory superintendent mil the lie outskirts of the town telephoned in that he be had forty moving m around a n l distant bill Two shots possibly signals had been heard heR rd and a 3 detach detachment detachment f ment of soldiers were wore on their way WO out to moot moet the enemy m mIt It was the Lunch Hour lId most of tine tilt people waited to complete the tho meat meal before starting for the scone scene j Automobiles and cabs caus were called I Into requisition and an a largo large number of If persons took tho the fivemile trip Such occurrences are growing monotonous nut hut each time the self selfsame selfsame same fi cavalcade ll the trip trill hop hoping lug ing III with their own eyes ees to capture tine one indisputable fact from flom the time r j Continued on Pago Page Three I COMMISSION CONFERRING WITH THE REBELS Continued from Page One of rumor which forms forme the gossip of or the Ule streets and of tho time clubs Rebelo Gaining Strength Every Evol muting mining and business man on curtain points that the revolutionists are gaIning In strength that they are arc well officered that they the foreigners with tho greatest t re respect and that they thoy have h vo plenty plent of money Business they tho add has been greatly depressed depres ed by tho tIme uneasiness and excitement ment of or the laborers A story typical of or the situation comes conies from From that point n a store st re owned by a n German named name Jungle Jangle was entered by revolutionists recently The Tho next day da a n leader of the Insurgents appeared with a list of tIm tho goods confiscated It tallied exactly with one made up tip by b the storekeeper Tho produced a it largo large roll of or money from which whelm he paid tho the usual price of the goods He then Insisted on 0 paying pa for the broken locks explaining that he ho and ha hIs hI comrades had plenty plent of or money mone Professor as Rebel Lender Leader Tho revolutionists are by b no moans solely of the peon claes cias In fact the small ranch owner Is said to be large Iv Is represented The Tho Insurgent com corn at San Andreas AndreaM Is Francisco Valdez y Vasquez a chemist and anil as assayer sayer of this city ciLy who Is also the theauthor theauthor author nuth r of a n hook on assaying The usual trains move on the railroad They The are scrutinized at various sta stations stations lions but otherwise are arc unmolested El EI Paso Texas Dec 3 J E II Far Farrington Farrington rington of Battle Creek Michigan and Dorance Benson of Detroit arriving here this morning from Madera and In Chihuahua declare that every town In that region Is In Insurgent Insurgent insurgent gent hands with the exception of Tern Tem and that were wore marching on that town They The say that their train was Inspected several times en route to Chihuahua from Ma Madern Madera Madora dora dern by rebels and that nobody was wag a molested The rebels said they the were looking for Mexican soldiers only on I Confirmation Is heard of or the re report report report port that the Ute Mexican government Is Ie attempting to got get et the tho rebels to sur stir surrender render rendor without fighting and anti that Mex Mexican MexIcan ican lean officers rs are arc being sont soot out to talk with them tendering the 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