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Show 'II ILL TAKE 1NIHS 10 SUBDUE REBELS CHIHUAHUA, Mex.. Dec. 29. Official Offi-cial reports today, which seem to be confirmed by developments, Indicate that the first stage of the insurrection In western Chihuahua Is over and the second has begun. The government believes that the Insurrectos fought their last organized battle at Pedernalles Peder-nalles two weeks ago. and that they have split Into small bands which it will take months to catch and subdue. sub-due. These reports are confirmed by the fact that Mai Paso, the key to the railroad, Is free of them and that General Navarro la now in control of the trunk line. - Repairing the Track. The train ordered to proceed to Pedernalles for tbo wounded was unable un-able to get away from her until early Oils morning. At noon It had reached San Andreas. As the train proceeds It Is repairing the track and rostorlng the wires which were torn up or cut by tho Insurrectos. When this work In completed the train will stop at Pedernalles nn.l take on board the wounded of General Navarro's troops. These have been compelled to get along with crude attention 'of a field hospital since the fight at Cerro Prleto three weeks ago. Thy government reiterates It9 statement state-ment that the pass was occupied and a junction formed with General Navarro Na-varro by his reinforcements without seeing the enemy. There could be no better confirmation of thlB than the fact that the government train la now In the pass, which was formerly the Insurrectos' stronghold. The latter apparently exercised discretion and retired re-tired In the face of a greatly superior foe. Federals Mu6t Proceed Cautiously. With their extreme mobility the In- Furrectos are suil capable of making trouble. The federal troopa must proceed pro-ceed cautiously, as the swift-moving horsemen of the rcvolutlonlpts can rally two or three hundred rnen Ht short notice to attack any inferior detachment de-tachment which may become Isolated. Foreigners who are heavily Interested financially In tho affected district face n long period of business stagnation They say say it will take months to pacify the western part of the state, even If there are no serious developments develop-ments In the eastern and northern parts. Information from the OJonaga district dis-trict Is to the effect that the revolutionists revolu-tionists in that flection are mobilizing: and have sent word to their western comrades to hold out until the former can ndvance on this city. One rumor went so far as to place the date at January IS. These reports lack confirmation, save from the haro fact that the district dis-trict does support a body of Insurrectos Insur-rectos whoso numbers are unknown. |
