EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 7, 1911 (UP) - There is little chance of any fighting in the vicinity of Juarez for some days to come if at all.
The insurrectos, under command of Pascal Orozco, are marching south. Sympathizers of the rebel commander here say he is going to give battle to the federals under Gen. Navarro, who are moving northward to reinforce Juarez. Others, and they are far in the majority, bitterly denounce Orozco as a coward, and charge that he is running away.
The Wright machine loaned to the army by the aeronautical reserve today was shipped from Washington to Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., where Lieut. Benjamin D. Foulers of the signal corps is preparing for the first actual military aeroplane duty on record.
Several bands of insurgents who have been harassing the federals at Corralitos are believed to be moving to effect a junction with Orozco. The combined strength will outnumber the federals of Gen. Navarro's command more than two to one.
Navarro can come as far north as Moctezuma, 112 miles south of Juarez by rail, as the bridges destroyed by Orozco in the early fighting of last week have been repaired. From that point Navarro will have to make his way overland, following the railway line in order to avoid the mountain passes, in which he might be ambushed.
Most of the natives of Juarez who fled last week when it was felt that there was danger of the city being taken, returned to their homes yesterday. The Mexicans, temperamental as usual, when they found that Orozco abandoned his plan to take the city when it was almost in his grasp, are now making a hero of Col. Rabago.
The race track, which had been closed for three days, was reopened this afternoon.
