Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-14
MEXICAN REBELS
ARE DEFEATED BY
FEDERAL TROOPS
Rev0lutionists Put to Roat i'm
Engagement. and City of
Guerrero Falls.
ORGANIZED RESISTANCE AT
AN END, SAYS AMBASSADOR
Wounded Soldiers Are Put to
Death ON Field OF Battle by
Government Order.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 1.-THE Mex
lean Federal troops have completely
routed the Fevolutienists In Chihuahua
and captured the city Of Guerrero, ac-
cording to a telegram received today by
the state department from Ambassador
Wilson at Mexico City.
This cleared the State Of Chihuahua
and other parts of the country" said
Mr.. Wilson, "of all organized resist
ance TO the government
AT THE FRONT, RANCHO SANTI-
AGO. NEAR FEDERNALES. Dec. ~
(yia Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 1D-In yester-
days engagement. the revolutionists
fought General Navarro to a standstill,
although inferior in numbers. All told,
seventy-four persons are known by in
dependent investigation to nave been
killed.
Takes No Prisoners.
Navarro took no prisoners-it is con-
trary to his orders-and in his camp
today there were no wounded of the
other side. The bayonet had completed
the work of the bullet.
A horrible instance of the barbarity
OF the campaign occurred after the bat
tie. Every man in the hamlet Of Cerro
Prieto Ozark hilD was brought before
the mayor to prove his innocence of
participation in the revolt. Thirty could
not do this. AS fast as their identity
became known, they were taken out
and shot. They arc, Included in the
number OF tho dead. General Navarro
places his own lead at one captain, one
lieutenant and twelve soldiers. Twenty
of his men, including tive officers,
We're severely wounded.
Among the latter was General Bran
don, special correspondent of the Mex
lean Herald and a resident of Panama.
A bullet hit his horse in the eye, passed
through his neck and lodged in the
riders abdominal muscles. Another
bullet hit him in the wrist. Brandon
is the champion mi~ddleweisht wrestler
of Mexico.
Five insurrectos who ran out of am
munition and surrendered were bay
oneted. One of them who had tainted
from a bullet which grazed his temple
took the bayonet thrust in the rib and
was left for dead. but during the night
he recovered and escaped. He grinned
as he told his story. When the cor
respondent related the tale to General
Navarro today the latter laughed heart
lily, as if enjoying a joke on himself.
Insurrectionists in the Hills.
The battle was indecisive in it's re-
suits. II began at IL a. M. and lasted
until 4 p M. and ccurred at the VII
lase Of Cerro Prieto, 100 miles west Of
Chihuahua, at the base Of two low hills,
nine miles east of here. Two hundred
revolutionists had occupied the hills
during the previous night. When Gen
eral Navarro, with $50 of his advance
guard, passed east of the hills the in
surrectos opened fire, but did little
damage, owing to the distance.
Later when the field pieces came up
Navarro shelled them from their posi-
ions. The ,revolutionists ~retreated
slowly, firing from the shelter of adobe
houses which dot the mesa. At 4
clock, their ammunition having run
low, they took up a position at the base
of a range of low mountains FIVE miles
southwest of Cerro Prieto.
There was no fighting today, despite
the proximity of the two forces, which
in itself indicates a drawn battle. Theit
camp fires can be seen from here to-
night. During the fighting Sunday the
original 200 insurrectos were rein
forced by 230 of their comrades. Two
hundred more arrived tonight, and it
was stated that by morning there
would be 400 more from west of here
In an interview General Navarro
stated that he expected serious fight
ing from now on. He admitted that
the insurgents, were brave, but de.
clared their lack of military organiza-
ton would defeat them in the END.
1t was confirmed in his camp thai
! government troops were eonverging OF
this section from Pasral and from
Sonora.
Has Only Field Pieces.
Navarro, contrary to common report
has no rapid-hre guns-only field pieces
THE ,Parral contingent, however, II
bringing rapid-firers. If the revolu
~tionists are to win they must destroy
Navarro, in order to contend with tn
new forces.
The most serious loss suffered by tn,
Revolutionists occurred in an adob'
house, in which they had taken cover
a shell wrecking the place, killing ant
wounding several, but not before the,
had accounted for a number of tn
enemy.
The Associated Press correspondent
counted fifteen dead near the ruins o
the house. apparently about equally di
vided between the two armies. Abou
half of them had been stripped Of thei
clothing. 1t is a practice among tn
soldiers to strip the uniforms from
their dead comrades, partly for tn
clothing and partly to conceal thei
identity from those who may seek t
discover their losses,