The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-23
REBEL AMBUSH
CUTS Up ARMY
Col. Guzman Admits That 1t
Was Terrible Experience
With Enemy Out of Sight.
DIAZ HURRIES TROOPS TO
INSlIRRECTO STRONGHOLD
American Brings Impartial Re
port, but Says His Presence
Made All Reticent.

CHIHUAHUA. MeNico. Dec 22.-One
thousand government troops arrived here
last night and started by railroad today
for san Antonio, which is ten milcs frou
the recent battle at Nal Paso. The out
nj includes battery of light artillery
and one rapid fire gun.
Another 1000 mon are due here tonight.
These. together with the remnant OF
Colonel Guzman's troops. numbering 500,
al Bustiios. Will concentrate nt san AM
tonic with the Islrposc OF clearing Nal
Paso of insurrectos and securing control
oil the railroad through that strategic
point
Colonel Guzman. who is in Scrious
condition at the hospital here. described
tho anbuscade AL Nal Paso rs a horrible
experience. The insurrectos could rarely
he seen while their bullets raincd into
the canyon When hc fell with a bullet
through his left leg, one after another Of
his men attempted to reach him. but in
turn fell until he cried out To them to
cease their efforts.
New General Appointed.
Colonel Guzman will be succeeded in
command Of the reinlorcements by Colo
mel Cuelar chief OF President Daz's s
military STAFF. Cuclar is one of the best
instructed and capable Of the McXlcans
in military matters,
w men NAL IaSO SIlai nave Dccn forced,
Cuellar will form junction with Cen
eral Navarro for the purpose of clearing
the country west.
The first independent report OF The
fighting between General Nayarro's troops
and the insurrecios. AT Pedernalcs and
vicinity. was brought here today by an
American. who was The train which
was stopped at La Junta week ago
today.
Tho American said that there was
fighting last Thursday, Friday and Sat
nrday Al Pedernales and that the rcy"-
lutionisis lost siXty-one killed and in
iured, lie knew nothing OF the federal
losses.
Try to Suppress News.
This fighting apparently was brought
about by Navarro attempting TO carry
out his instructions To proceed To Nal
Paso and hold 1t for the protection of
trains. He failed. Up 10 Saturday night
General Navarro held Pedernales and
Was we'll supplied with food and water.
The official headquarters were in the
railway station. Revolutionists were in
the neighborhood. The insurgent leader,
Mascuai OroZco. was alive and well, as
was Navarro
The passenger train which was stopped
last Thursday ran at will between Ma
dcra and La Junta every day. Conductor
Weber brought II to within a milo of
La Junta, where the Insurgents stopped
It, Weber then wanted 10 proceed on
foot to The station TO ask Navarro's per-
mission 10 resume the trip TO Chihuahua.
This was denied him and Sunday he
tied up the train until the situation
works itself out.
Two stock cars with horses and two
coaches with about thirty men came in
this afternoon from Bustillos The men
belonged To various regiments. There
were also a number OF uniforms and
four officers swords. There is much
mystery about ii. Railroad officials and
employees were ordered not 10 talk to
anybody. reporters otherwise, nor
were outsiders allowed 10 approach the
soldiers
An American overheard a soldier in
conversation with woman state that
they had been In two fights yeste rday,
but when the foreigners presence was
noted he was requested 10 leave.
The coaches probably arc some OF
uhosc which were ambushcd at Nal Paso
and which have been on a siding at
Bustillos since,