The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
DOUBLE VICTORY FOR DIAZ
M PORTED OFFiGIiLLr ~ MEN
no nv GEN. NAV AFRO.
~ Pasa Hears. iiowe,rr. That the Cen
rrai ami Iils Army Are In . Had va,
Retnrsrr~u,-nts Cus On Many Ri.
drrir>. Horses rril story or Losses

other II P~dernales. Gen. Navarro ha
..rr m. following report to Gen Her
psr4eg at chihuahua city:
according to your instructions / sen
y, Friday i75 men under Col. ALBERT I,
,a.r possession Of Nal Paso to protec
~. arrival Of reenforcenents from
Ch!n.anua The revoiutionists on IN,
height ordering the pass began firm!
,g me. troops from all sides At the sam,
tirrc other rebels made an attackton i'm,
own troops at Pedernales.
i went Immediately to the assistanc,
Of col hubert. whom I found resisting
the attack well. After n fight lastin 8
~ hours we dislodged the enemy from
his POSITION on the hill. Afterward |
returned with my own and Col. Aubert' s
urov~ IN Pedernales.
There the fighting was intense. The
r.vom'ionists numbered more than a
thousand and were doing their utmos,
to keep reenforcements from joining us.
,nd IT that time We had routed the enemy
completely They scattered in all direc-
uone making for the hills.
They left forty-four dead on the field
DOUBTLESS many Of their dead were car
ned away with them. Their wounded
xho were numerous. were also carried
away We captured from the rebels
thirty three rifles. six OF them Mausers,
! and much ammunition. We lost two Off
Gers and ten privates killed and one Off
Ger and twenry-six privates wounded
Gen. Hernandez telegraphed to Presi
dent Diaz last night that the troops had
won another battle ut Rancho venegas.
one soldier and many rebels were killed
mining man who has just returned
from the state OF Sonora says the report
shat the Iaqui Indians are rising TO sup
port the rebels 10 untrue. He has just
finished trip over nearly the whole
STAT. He declares the Yaquis are peace
f and do not desire Co take part in any
war against the authorities.
Much surprise is expressed in Mexico
CITY over the telegram Of Ger. Navarro
IN account Of the large number OF rebels
h. says took part in the recent battles.
The Government is continually trying
10 minimize the extent Of the revolution
for which reason the report that the rebels
numbered more than 500 IL not generally
credited.
Gen Nevarro says there were more than
II = well known that this force In only a
small part Of the rebels. ~ there are
many other bands in other parts Of that
section OF the republic.
Fl. PAso. Dec ls.-The news that the
Mexican Federal troops are getting the
worst of the fighting in the vicinity Of La
JInta and Pedernales. in western Chi
huahus. IL confirmed. Nothing has been
beard IN Chihuahua OF the relief trains
,ent out. but il was not believed at Chi
hlshus that they made much progress.
a. the insurrectos began tearing up the
track in several places when they learned
tat troops were being carried.
Gen. Navarro and his men have been
gradually driven back in the fighting
sven IL they were defeated the news could
10; ne telegraphed out. "a the Fedora
Government took charge OF the telegraph
me NJ the same time IL commandeered the
!lilroad. which is private property and
owned by the associateslof +. \. Pearson
Of New York. No press dispatches ar.
icing sent by the Mexican Federal officials
that dGsa gree with official reports.
Several attempts to send NEWS out of
Mexico have met with failure. The Mexi-
Navarro's command is getting his
dispatches through because they are first
approved by Navarro. The General Of
tered TO see that other dispatches got
th-o Oh IL first submitted to him.
Mail advices from Parral say that the
rebels ara thick around that region and
tna, all but a hundred troops have left
the town in an effort 20 drive the rebels
t.rrher away or whip them. II. II. FRS.
who sent this information 20 FL Paso by
MAJ. said that he had been told by
N-ncan official that IL he was a news
paper correspondent it would be best for
MN 70 get out of the country.
SH,VTER. Dec. Is-Tom Worth. who
7Ins -'ore at Lajos on the American
soc Of me Rio Grande below Pres Idle.
sent word here to-day that fighting has
os"n going on at Ojinaga. Mulatos and
Other Isolated poin's on the Mexico side
To- 'wo DAYS between the regular and
EsurSen' forces of Mevicans In addi-
ton 20 the eighteen saddled and riderle-s
hor,.- which crossed To the Texas side
q he river near Preside Yesterday
another lot Of about thirty horses. several
u which bore gunshot wounds. were
picked W several miles further down
the -'rcam to-day. IL il said that the
rsvo,u'Ipnsts number about 200 men
IN =" yI'lnity II Ojinaga and that the
t-!syal- are about 100 strong.
loRRFoS. Mexico. Dec. - The bands
= '~g.,l'IonI-'a which were operating
30 yl.Inltv Of Torreon a f@w weeks
"a t-f were driven into the mountains by
F"..-.a. 'rpors are reported TO ha vc
a. !st4nIed IT is known that many
OBJ" r"vulutionis's have returned In
'7".- '.-rrer Jobs upon the -anch"s and
be- mines II this region Business in
a. ines going on "a usual and tranquil T.
~ -"sra- 70 he fully restored The .
-''rt 'rr." of Government troops that p
"a -"n. h"r" following the attack upon
'.'I FrlACIn has zen Withdrawn
'''rIs f..T D"c L. I'll" Grand
.-r = Rock Springs adjourned last .
p 80 III. r.'hpu returning indictments
-. 10 any Il thn men who psrtIcl-
'''t 49,. recent IynChinG Of rh" Sl"xi-
a ''' ~" Rodriguez Many wit
.'--"- p.r.. "VamIn..d. but al! profeszed .
= " 7frn ~ came IN Identifying
'n "t. imposed IN" mob that ,
.-- "a f.ri- 1rI"> ~ the stake II ~
'. '"t 'tAr .il,ig" X n Burney viii
,. ~ Grand Hurry for ths.