El Paso, Texas: In a spectacular feat of arms, the rebel army of Francisco Madero has captured the federal stronghold of Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico. The federal commander, General Juan Navarro, surrendered the border town at 2:30 pm on May 10, 1911, following more than a day of desperate street fighting and stubborn resistance by the outnumbered, but well entrenched, regular army garrison. The fall of Ciudad Juarez removes the last federal obstacle to Madero and his forces in northern Chihuahua and is being hailed on both sides of the border as a brilliant victory.

The citizens of neighboring El Paso occupied a front row seat from which to observe the thrilling martial spectacle unfolding across the Rio Grande. Many Texans lined the riverbanks or climbed to the rooftops to watch the repeated and relentless rebel assaults on the fortified federal positions to their south. Despite concerns the fighting could spill over into El Paso or that rebel fire might overshoot the federal positions and fall amongst the American crowds eager to catch a glimpse of the battle, Madero's forces displayed exceptional discipline in limiting the axis of their assaults to avoid the possibility of hitting areas north of the border.

European-trained soldiers raved at this, tried to turn them back, to make everybody fight at one time. But that was not the way of these chaps from Chihuahua. They knew their business and they knew it well.

That way of fighting, I think, more than any other thing, took Juarez. For by it, the insurrectos were always fresh with high spirits, while the little brown federals with no sleep and little food or water, with their officers behind them ready with their pistols to kill quitters, soon lost their morale."

Despite Turner's image of the federal officers hiding behind their exhausted and demoralized troops to prevent their retreat, there are accounts by other eyewitnesses of at-least one federal officer who distinguished himself in an exceptional act of personal heroism. During a desperate close-quarters melee in a seedy saloon, the officer single-handedly engaged the notorious and legendary rebel bandit Cohones Comacho. In a protracted struggle, Comacho was felled at least three times with seemingly fatal blows. Each time, the bandit regained his feet and lunged at the young army officer. All things being equal, the officer's fate should have been sealed in the unequal contest with the legendary bandit. Nevertheless, Comacho received a fourth and ultimately fatal wound from the gallant soldier. The duel in the saloon will have done much to help preserve the reputation of the federal officer corps.

The heavy fighting continued with federal forces being pushed back or overwhelmed entirely. A bitter engagement took place on the walled grounds of the cathedral. A rebel force led by the legendary vicious and erratic bandit Lupe decimated a federal cavalry contingent defending the compound and then routed a large relieving force under the command of a federal brigadier. Rebel troops repeatedly employed dynamite charges hurled like hand grenades to break up federal formations and punch holes through defensive positions. Our special correspondent Turner described the house-to-house tactics of the rebels:

"I heard somebody calling me, and in the doorway was an insurrecto officer I knew , an erstwhile schoolteacher from the state capital, and I ran to where he was and then to the house. He was with some men who carried axes and crowbars in their hands, with their rifles swung onto their backs, and I saw what they were up to. They were cutting their way from one house to the other, chopping through the adobe walls dividing the structures. Thus one could walk a whole block without ever going outside a house. This made a fairly safe way of moving through the center of town, except, of course, when one had to run across three intersections to the next block of buildings. Nobody was in any hurry."

Eventually, the federal forces were concentrated in only a few buildings, cut off from their supply of water. Surrender was inevitable. In a subsequent statement, Francisco Madero described the end thusly:

"The forces of General Navarro had spent two days without drinking water, and it was impossible for them to resist anymore. The situation was desperate in yet another respect: my troops had come so close to them that hand grenades [sic] had become more effective than their cannon, their machine guns, and their Mausers."

Ciudad Juarez has fallen! The rebel forces of Francisco Madero have won the decisive battle in the Mexican Revolution. There is a new leader in Mexico!

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: In the wake of his brilliant victory over the federal army at Ciudad Juarez, Rebel leader Francisco Madero is fighting to control the whirlwind he himself unleashed. In a tense standoff with his subordinate commanders, Madero narrowly managed to reassert his authority over the victorious rebel army. Specifics of the confrontation between Madero and two of his principal commanders, Pascal Orozco and Francisco "Pancho" Villa, remain vague, but there is little doubt Madero may have been fortunate to survive the encounter. Our correspondents in the field report Villa and Orozco approached Madero's headquarters with some fifty of their heavily armed rebel soldiers. They were intent upon compelling Madero to surrender General Juan Navarro, the defeated federal commander of Ciudad Juarez, for execution. According to one account, Orozco entered the headquarters building alone, leaving Villa outside with the troops. Villa proceeded to disarm Madero's bodyguards and to secure the compound. Another account has Villa entering the headquarters with Orozco, but rushing to the courtyard to summon troops when one of Madero's bodyguards in the office drew his pistol in response to Orozco's threatening Madero with a pistol.

Villa himself described the incident thusly to one of our special correspondents:

"He [Orozco] entered the office and after a moment appeared at the door and shouted, 'Disarm them.' I consequently understood that Senor Madero was opposed to the execution, but had no recourse except to give my order. I gave the order to disarm the guard, and it was executed. Senor Madero rushed out and saw what I had done. 'So you are against me too, Pancho?' I made no answer but waited for orders from Orozco. All he did, however, was to come out, behind Senor Madero and say, 'No, Senor, let's understand each other.' They went on speaking. I could not hear what they were saying for the whispering of the troops. But I saw them embrace, and this naturally surprised me at first. One of two things must have happened. Either Orozco had lacked the courage to order the execution of Navarro in opposition to the president, or Senor Madero had persuaded him. In either case, Orozco owed me an explanation. I rearmed the guard and returned to my quarters."

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Our correspondents in the field have learned General Navarro may have seriously miscalculated by believing the rebels would refrain from an actual assault for fear of provoking the intervention of U.S. forces. There are rumors Madero himself was reluctant to risk an attack on the federal positions for this very reason and was openly considering a withdrawal to the south, but that rebel commanders Orozco and Villa disobeyed orders and commenced the assault in any case. One account even has the two commanders crossing the border into El Paso during the initial stages of the battle, so as to be unreachable should Madero attempt to call off the attack. One of our reporters witnessed several emissaries from Madero approach the federal lines under a flag of truce and, according to several sources, General Navarro actually ordered his troops to cease fire in response to the first emissary's attempt to stop the fighting. The rebel troops themselves ignored all attempts at calling back the assault and continued to press home their attack.

Both Villa and Orozco dispute these rumors of conflict with Madero and insubordination. They went so far as to publish the following open letter in the El Paso del Norte newspaper prior to the assault:

"It has come to our attention that a certain newspaper printed in English in that city has printed the falsehood in its columns that there has been insubordination in the ranks of the forces under the command of the provisional president of the Mexican republic, Mr. Francisco Madero, on account of the delay of the attack on Juarez….The undersigned who are the commanders of the various units which are operating under the command of Mr. Madero consider it necessary to make public that no insubordination in that sense has taken place, or will take place, as all the men under our command obey the instruction and orders of Mr. Madero, with all due subordination, and we are the first to do the same."

The letter was signed by Pascal Orozco, Francisco Villa, and Jose' de la Luz Blanco. Nevertheless, the editors of the Bisbee Review suspect these gentlemen doth protest too much and that the letter is indeed an indication of the level of discord within the rebel camp on the eve of the attack on Ciudad Juarez.

Discord or not, it soon became clear the tide of battle was shifting decisively in favor of the attacking rebel forces. Despite gallant resistance by federal troops on the perimeter defenses, rebel forces were eventually able to punch through the defensive line, overrunning a federale artillery position in the process and capturing a French-made 75mm field piece. The disgraceful early and calculated withdrawal of the armed municipal police contingent in this sector contributed to the collapse of the perimeter, leaving the outnumbered federal troops completely exposed. The bitter street battle involving house-to-house fighting continued with heavy casualties on both sides. Timothy Turner, an American correspondent present in Ciudad Juarez for the battle has provided us with the following exclusive account of the fighting:

"We sat up there on the hill and saw the river oaks swarming with insurrectos moving into Juarez. They moved in no formation whatsoever, just an irregular stream of them, silhouettes of men and rifles.

A captured federal officer present gives a slightly different account, describing a chaotic scene in which Villa rushes from Madero's office, followed by Madero and Orozco. Although Orozco's pistol is drawn, he does not use it on Madero who brushes past an angry Villa and climbs upon a car to address the assembled troops. After listening to Madero for a few minutes the Orozquistas and Villistas, who had no idea of what was actually going on, began cheering wildly. Orozco rushed to shake hands with Madero and Villa broke down in tears begging for forgiveness. A triumphant Francisco Madero then personally escorted general Navarro across the border into El Paso.

Although Madero walked away the undisputed victor in the confrontation, the incident clearly illustrates the growing tension and discord in the rebel movement as the common enemy Profirio Diaz fades from the scene. Sparing Navarro's life will not win Madero any friends in the rebel ranks. Navarro is hated for having ordered his troops to execute all rebel prisoners with the bayonet after the battle of Cerro Prieto. According to Madero's own Plan of San Luis Potosi, Navarro should have been held for court-martial and, if convicted of war crimes, executed. Rebel soldiers attacking Ciudad Juarez were heard chanting "Death to Navarro!" Could it be that Madero, a member of Mexico's ruling elite, is already becoming concerned over the forces of social change he has unleashed? Did he spare the brutal Navarro as a gesture to the federal army whose services he himself may soon need in controlling the more radical elements of the revolution?

The Bisbee Review editorial staff wishes to apologize to our readers for the ongoing journalistic misconduct of our staff reporter, Mr. Pffankuch. Despite our best efforts at editorial oversight, including suspension of Mr. Pffankuch without pay, it has come to our attention he unduly editorialized and misrepresented a number of otherwise insignificant factual matters in two articles contained in our last issue. We are therefore retracting, in their entirety, the two articles, Wobblies Weeble But They Don't Fall Down and Bisbee Bloodied By Jizum Gang and Orozquistas Outlaws. Mr. Pffankuch's previous misconduct and certain sensational statements included in these two most recent articles led us to issue this blanket retraction. We are convinced the stories were essentially factual and correct, but do not intend to publicly dissect them line-by-line to extract Mr. Pffankuch's careless inaccuracies. Mr. Pffankuch has been dismissed.

Nevertheless, we are confident the good people of Bisbee are only too familiar with the specifics regarding the recent wave of violence and corruption threatening our fair city. We stand by our call for a federal inquiry into recent events and we are gratified by President Taft's recent decision to mobilize the National Guard and deploy regular army units to the southwest. The Governor has personally assured us he is watching local developments closely and will take whatever steps necessary to guarantee our first amendment rights are protected. Ours is a sacred crusade for truth and justice!

In the end, however, Diaz, preoccupied with a severe toothache, elected to resign and seek exile in Germany.

Madero's military commanders have expressed mixed reactions to the terms of the treaty. Francisco "Pancho" Villa seems the most strongly opposed to surrendering the hard won achievements of the revolution and leaving the Porfirian state essentially intact. The New York Times reports, Orozco says he is "satisfied with the terms on which peace is now being negotiated." According to the Times, "As for Villa, the most hotheaded chieftain of them all…he appears to be completely out of sympathy with everything."

Villa himself described an illustrative occurrence at a victory banquet held at the customhouse in Ciudad Juarez to our special correspondent in Ciudad Juarez:

"…that bunch of politicians talked endlessly. Then Madero said to me, 'And you, Pancho, what do you think? The war is over. Aren't you happy? Give us a few words.' I did not want to say anything, but Gustavo Madero who was sitting at my side, nudged me saying 'Go ahead, Chief. Say something.' So I stood up and said to Francisco Madero, 'You, Sir, have destroyed the revolution.' He demanded to know why, so I answered, 'It's simple: this bunch of dandies have made a fool of you, and this will eventually cost us our necks, yours included.' Madero kept on questioning me. 'Fine, Pancho. But tell me, what do you think should be done?' I answered, 'Allow me to hang this roomful of politicians and then let the revolution continue.' Well, seeing the astonishment on the faces of those elegant followers, Madero replied, 'You're a barbarian, Pancho. Sit down, sit down."

Our correspondent in Ciudad Juarez reports, Madero himself announced on May 18th that Villa has resigned from the army and is retiring to private life. When Villa was reportedly offered 25,000 pesos in parting, he replied he had not fought for money, but only for the victory of the people. Villa did accept 10,000 pesos, "in obedience to the president's wishes." When asked what he planned to do in civilian life, Villa replied he hoped to open a butcher shop

There is a new regime emerging from the ashes of the corrupt Profirian state and no one doubts Francisco Madero will sweep the elections when they are held in a few months. Nevertheless, lingering questions remain:

What role will rebel leaders such as Villa and Orozco play in the new democracy?

Will Madero deliver on the expectations of so many revolutionaries? Will there be land reform?

Will Zapata in the south recognize the legitimacy of a Madero regime without social and land reform?

Will the federal army remain loyal to the new government?

Mr. John Philip Clum, editor of the Tombstone Epitaph, revealed yesterday that the aforementioned publication will produce a thrilling four part series on the life and history of Guadeloupe Piso Mojado, better known as "Lupe the Mad Dog," or simply as "LUPE the Terrifying."

Mr. Clum informs this reporter that his latest investigative agent, a Mr. W.A. Pffankuch, has produced an adventure story chock-a-block with the thrills and high adventure usually restricted to a movie serial.

The most stunning allegation, derived from the paucity of early history available on Mr. Mojado, is that he does not really exist! Indeed, Mr. Pffankuch proposes that the Legendary Lupe is nothing more an an alias for the equally predatory Rulolfo Fiero. This erstwhile aide to the Maderista General P. Villa is perhaps best know for his vicious temper, quick shooting, dead eye marksmanship, and poor swimming skills.

If true, the revelations could seriously inconvenience the current governor of the Mexican state of Sonora who has only recently placed a bounty on Lupe's head (of $50.00 US Gun Dollars). How the unfortunate governor will now be able to enforce his bounty on one of the heroes from the Battle of Ciudad Juarez, and one of General Villa's closest associates, remains to be seen.

Clearly the story, if true, suggests that events in Sonora are bound to take an even more adventurous turn, if that is even conceivable given the past events of the year 1911 thus far.

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Fairbank, AZ - Responsible parties maintain that a large herd bearing the Jizum brand was intercepted en route to the railhead by armed ruffians. Mr. Rhett Ard, Jizum's trail boss, claims to have driven off virtually the entire 'City Slickers' gang in a brief exchange of gunfire.

Although deserted by every other cowboy on the cattle drive the determined Mr. Ard drove off all four assailants, despite suffering minor wounds.

Mr. Ard's account of events, delivered in language too forceful and colorful to quote here, centers upon the abandonment of the cattle by fully half the ranch hands who then allegedly turned up in the army of General Villa outside Ciudad Juarez.

In a story clearly related to the lack of violence on Mr. J's home turf, it is to be noted that once again violence did not irrupt at the Triple X Ranch. Much of the credit for this commendable state of affairs is due to the two ranchers involved, as their unofficial truce has served the community well in decreasing the level of 'revolver hooliganism.' However, the part played by the Triple X's new manager, one Monty Walsh, should not be minimized. Mr. Walsh's straightforward and businesslike approach to cattle management have apparently stabilized the chaotic procedures heretofore demonstrated at the Triple X.

It is only hoped that Mr. Walsh, a patriotic American, will remain aloof from involvement in 'unofficial' trade with rebels south of the border. A temptation which many members of our business community have already fallen prey to.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: While the world wonders at the magnificent achievements of Francisco Madero's rebel army in capturing Ciudad Juarez and wresting control of most of northern Chihuahua from the federal army regulars, there are disturbing undercurrents within the revolutionary army which call into question the future of the movement. Amidst the victory celebrations there is very real evidence of discord in the ranks and distrust amongst the commanders.

Our special correspondent with the victorious rebel army on the border has learned of a violent clash between armed camps within the heterogeneous force assembled by Madero on the very eve of the assault on Ciudad Juarez. As rebel volunteers gathered in the hills surrounding the border town, fighting broke out between elements loyal to Pascal Orozco and Francisco "Pancho" Villa. The spark igniting the deadly exchange appears to have been a drunken rampage by the notorious Orozquista bandit, Johnny Highwater. What started as an internal brawl within the Orozquista camp, quickly spilled over into the Villista encampment and began to jell along factional lines. Highwater was killed in the fighting, but not before shooting an unaligned American volunteer with the Maderista army, identified as one Gustav Hartatoy. Also killed in the fighting was a Villista officer identified as Senor Jimenez. Jimenez was brutally slain by the legendary crazed Orozquista bandit "Lupe." A number of American ex-patriot soldiers-of-fortune present with the rebel army were forced to flee the scene, commandeering a rebel army vehicle in the process.

Although the fratricidal melee was eventually brought under control and the Orozquista and Villista soldiers were subsequently restricted to their own "regimental lines," the incident clearly demonstrates the fragile nature of the rebel alliance and the disparate elements making up Senor Madero's army. As if to underscore the volatile nature of the elements thrown together outside Ciudad Juarez, General Orozco himself was unable to control his men during the incident described above and had to flee the scene of the fighting.

Pancho Villa, although not present, was reportedly furious when he learned of the incident and immediately ordered a clamp down on discipline in the Villista camp to prevent further lapses and violence. This is characteristic of the volatile rebel commander. A correspondent for the Mexico City newspaper El Tiempo described Villa's customarily firm hand thusly:

"This Don Francisco Villa is the man the revolutionaries respect most. While they love and obey Orozco blindly, they fear Villa more, since they know that he will have no inhibition if he wishes to impose his authority. It is said that he committed many offenses before he took part in the

revolution, but it is stated that since he joined, he has become one of the most honest and incorruptible leaders, who prevents his men from committing offenses." Perhaps this is why Madero reportedly turned to Villa on the eve of the Ciudad Juarez campaign to neutralize another threat from within the rebel ranks. The Flores Magon brothers lead a substantial minority of rebel forces who are members of the Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM) and they have consistently refused to recognize Madero's authority as leader of the rebellion. The Magonistas, heavily influenced by the IWW movement to the north, declared themselves in revolt against the Diaz regime in 1910, but at the same time the Magon brothers denounced Madero as a rich capitalist out to profit from the revolutionary movement. As Madero massed his army around Ciudad Juarez in the late-spring of this year, the Magon brothers continued to flaunt his authority. Deciding they must be dealt with, Madero ordered Pascal Orozco to arrest them and disarm the Magonistas. The limits of Madero's authority became apparent when Orozco refused to obey the order. Madero then turned to Villa, instructing him to disarm the Magonistas, but to do so without any bloodshed.

Villa complied with the order and succeeded in neutralizing the Magonista threat through and ingenious ruse. He ordered his troops to decamp entrain at the rail depot, making no attempt to disguise his intentions. The Magon brothers and their followers were puzzled by the Villista activity and gathered around the railhead to watch the Villistas depart. Villa then ordered his men to pounce upon the Magonistas who had not thought to come heavily armed. The Villistas disarmed the entire Magonista force without firing a shot.

While Villa's swift and decisive action against the Magonistas neutralized one serious threat to Madero from within the rebel movement, it will not win "Pancho" any friends from the radical elements in the revolutionary movement and his actions have been denounced by radical elements north of the border, including the IWW. Nevertheless, Villa publicly defended Madero saying, "Here is one rich man who fights for the people. He is a little fellow, but he has a great soul. If all the rich and powerful in Mexico were like him, there would be no struggle and no suffering, for all of us would be doing our duty, and what else is there for the rich to do if not to relieve the poor of their misery?"

For all Villa's praise of Madero and public displays of obedience and loyalty, the violent factional fighting in the rebel camp on the eve of the most important battle of the revolution and the necessity of disarming an entire faction of the army prior to a major engagement are probably clearer indications of the challenges facing Madero in building a new government and peacefully demobilizing his revolutionary army. So many violent men under arms….What will they do when told to go home?

Douglas, AZ - Members of the nefarious 'City Slickers Gang' attacked the Knabenshue aerodrome some time after 10 o'clock last Friday moring. It has yet to be established whether the gunfight the gang used to cover their crime was in fact a deliberate distraction, or merely a fortuitous misunderstanding during heated labor negotiations.

Reputedly while loyal aerodrome employees concentrated on ejecting Big Bill Haywood, and several of his associates recruited locally, from the front of the aerodromme offices the notorious scoundrel Spiff Later broke into those same offices through a rear entrance. A spokesman for Mr. Knabenshue clames that over $14.00 (in gun money) was lost to the miscreants.

Ciudad Chihuahua, MX - News pertaining to the recent Treaty of Ciudad Juarez between the government of, former, Presidnet Diaz and Francisco Madero, the current leader of the Mexican insurrection, seems to have caught the vast majority of Mexican field commanders completely by surprise. Recent interviews indicate that officers holding the rank of Colonel or higher had never expected the determined President Diaz to resign. Indeed, until the news of the defeat at Ciudad Juarez reached the Mexican high command it was thought that recent events, notably the defeat of the Maderistas a Casas Grandes, suggested that any major action at Ciudad Juarez would result in a stunning rebel defeat.

Defeat of the former president would have been one thing, but the Treaty of Ciudad Juarez, effectively placing the authority of the national president in the hands of the rebel leader Francisco Madero, puts all senior officers in a difficult position. As an example Victoriano Huerta, a general noted for his vitriolic condemnations of all rebels in general and Madero in particular, now finds himself in the position of being forced to swear allegiance to that same individual when he eventually succeeds the 'Provisional President' of Mexico. Consequently that previously vocal general has been notably reticent to express opinions since the resignation of President Diaz.

Colonel Augustin Valdes, commander of the 18th infantry stationed at Ciudad Chihuahua has become equally laconic on the subject of loyalty to the government. Whereas General Lorenzo Torres and Colorel Pedro Ojeda, stationed at Hermosillo and Guaymas respectively, have taken to making pronouncements about the army's duty to loyally server the legitimate government. Neither commander has been very specific as to what would qualify, in their minds as the legitimate government of Mexico.

The difference in approach is understandable. Commanders Torres and Ojeda are stationed in the state of Sonora. Colonel Valdes commands a garrison far closer to Ciudad Juarez, a city only recently captured by the rebels.

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