Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-21
MORE SOLDIERS RUSHED
10 SCENE OF BATTLE
Thousands Of Men Are Hurried to
Vicinity Of Deadly Conflict and Rev
olutionsists Are Now Believed To
Be Perfectly surrounded--oiaz
FORCES viii Deal Crushing Blow.

wounded government soldiers were
brought in today. thus confirming re-
ports that the troop train which lett
here Saturday was shot to pieces III
the mountain trap known as Maipaso.
a few miles east OF Pedernales, and
about 12o miles west of here.
The Official report states that the
sederals lost 81 killed and 10 missing
and ~ wounded. The latter includes
Colonel Guismen, who was in COM
mand of the expedition.
The insurrectos' loss is not known
here.
The train left here Saturday. travel
ing in two sections. carrying three
field pieces on coal car and 500 sol
diers. Panicho villa, the bandit. who.
while operating independently. still
regards the government as his enemy.
fred or the second section as it was
passing through Adana canon, but did
no damage.
Caught in Trap.
The mountains of Malpaso. how
ever, swarmed with revolutionists.
They halted the first and second sec
tons. Colonel Guisman disembarked
his troops and for five hours defend
ed himself from the desperate charge.
He was in a trap. however. His en-
envy vas on the heights. sheltered by
boulders and other protection north
to she mountains, and poured In a
deadly fire. He was unable to use his
big guns effectively on account of the
nature of the grornd. Notwithstand-
ing hls precarious condition and the
numbers OF insurrectos, he held his
ground for five hours. He was shot
through the leg, while the third Off
Ger IN command was raked across the
stomach.
Withdraws From Battle.
Worn out with the one-sided battle.
Colonel Guisman loaded his dead and
wounded, together with the remain
der Of his force, onto the troop train
and ran back to Bustillos. Here the
uninjured disembarked and buried
their dead.
A freight train sent out from here
to load cattle at Bustillos was coun-
fernandez and the wounded trans
ferred TO this train. II arrived early
today and he injured were taken 10
the hospital FL Corrosponsal.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20.--The Tenth
battalion Of infantry battery Of six
light artillery mountain guns and one
rapid fire gun, left here today in two
special trains for the zoue of insur-
recto activity in Chihuahua. Another
train, carrying two regiments Of IN
fantry. Is said TO have left Guada!a-
jara last night for the same destina-
ton.
The force from this city is in com
mand of Gen. Rafael Lis. and is said
10 be intended to reinforce Colonel
Guisman at Pedernales.
According to official Information.
the government forces are preparing
TO deliver a crushing blow 70 the rev.
olutionists. The situation is said to
be as follows:
The Situation.
Or one side of the valley of Nal.
paso tPad Pass) is the force Of Cen
erai Navarro. numbering Loco
Colonel Guisman Is on the other side
S'ith force OF $40 troops He re.
ceived orders to wait fer reinforce.
ments.
Troops are being hurried 70 the
frcnt to raise the force of Colonel
Cuisman to 1909 men and then the
attack will be made from two sides
In high Official circles Il Is be-
lievcd the rebels are now trapped be
yond hope OF escape.
Francisco I. Aadero. the head Of
the insurrectiopary movement. Is
again reported 10 Be- in Mexican ter
ritory. according TO a story which 40
peared In Fl HeraIdo Mexiczno THIS
afternoon.
The report is based upon a letter
received from Chihuahua By respon.
sihie persons IN this city.
Msdero Is said 70 have stepped
across the border recently and TO b
now in Ojinaea a. the head Of the
rebels who were formerly Under the
command Of Abraham Gonzales