The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-04
TROOPS DEFEATED
BY |NSURRECTOS
Reports Of Ba title at
Padernales Are Con-
firned.
REBELS GAIN
IN STRENGTH
Special Train Flying Flag of
Truce Bears Peace Commits
sion Appointed by Diaz to
Treat With Madero, Chief
of the Revolutions
airy Forces.

Chihuahua, Mexico. December .. via
feat of detachment of government
troops at PadernaIes on Tuesday is
admitted by those in authority here.
The government is without details of
the fight, however, and reports brought
In by passengers from the West vary
and contradict each other to great
degree.
According to the most consistent in
forma ton the government troops who
met defeat We're the band of $50. Hun
ger. it Is said, drove them to Pader-
males The rcvolutionists attacked IN
3orce. The two officers in command
were killed, as were q number of SOL
diers, reported anywhere from nine to
twenty.
Governor Sanchez explained to the
Associated Press correspondent to-day
that owing to the death of the officers,
he was without reliable advices. He
understood. he said, that about fifty oil
the soidiers escaped and were endeav-
oring to return to chihuahua.
Gaining in Strength.
Every mining and business man who
has arrived here yesterday and to-day
agrees on certain points--that the rev.
olutionists are gaining In strength.
that they are we'll Differed, that they
treat foreigners with the greatest con-
sideration. and that they have plenty
of money
There is no truth in the report that
the governorship4 of this State has been
changed or that a change Is expected.
The son Of Enrique Creel. Foreign
Minister. who was reported missing Z
week ago, has been heard from and is
safe.
Go Over to Rebels.
Chihuahua, Mexico. December 2, via
El Paso, Texas. December S.--Reports
of the battle at Padernales last Tues
day wore confirmed to-day. Some OF
the Mexican regulars who were taken
prisoners went over to the rebel side.
The Mexican soldiers in the fight were
those who left the train ut San Andreas
on November o. when the train was
wrecked. They had been living In the
country and hunger drove them to
sFiadernales, where the fight occurred.
1t is thought the revolutionary com
mandant at San Andreas Is Francisco
Valdez y Vanquez, an assayer OF Chi
huahua.
Governor Jose Maria Sanchez expects
further active flghting In Chihuahua
State.
special train bearing peace COM
mission of four members appointed by
President Diaz left tonight with flag
OF truce flying on the engine. The
commissioners, prominent citizens OF
this city, go to discuss with the revolu-
tionary leaders ways and means of
bringing the present disturbances to
an eud.
Causes Surprise.
The news of the appointment OF a
commission caused considerable sur
prise, as 1t Is said to be the first time
In thirty years that the government has
sought thus to treat with insurrectos.
Tho departure of the commission had
no effect on military preparations.
While waiting for reinforcements the
local troops have been thoroughly in
spected and the work of gathering
supplies for Il campaign proceeds daily,
Water must be carried over much OF
the routes.
Scouts are In the hills daily. occas-
lonally they catch sight of small scout
ing parties of the enemy but there
has been no lighting since Thursday at
Pardenales, Forty of the government
Continued on Fifth Pase.)
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