The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-21
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T A I ALI LES
Prove That Mexican
Government Has Met
With Severe Defeat


Dec. 2l)-Ampllfied advices change
cdt little today, yesterdays telegraph.
Sc report OF tho cutting up OF the
government troop train at Nal Paso
last Sunday. The official report OF II
fcderals killed, 10 missing and AZ
wounded stands. with the addition of
50 slightly wounded, bringing the to-
tai injured to 72. The injuries of these
urc not serious and 1t is not custom
AIRY to carry them In tho hospital
lists. Most Of them are on their feet.
Rumors hGyo been abroad today that
the federals lost 100 killed. but this
seems TO be without foundation and
probably referred 10 the total num-
her of killed, wounded and injured.
which makes about 100.
Nerlsimilltude IS added to the gov
eTlmeut report OF losses by the fact
t6at the hospital train brought In
eighty rifles or about the number
which their Killed and wounded would
huyc dropped
Also 100 killed to 72 wounded IS
far from the proportion which the
killed usually bear to tho injured
II is considered q sanguinary battle,
whore one man is killed TO five wound
CT.
Revolution Well Developed.
The defeat OF tho troop train, with
IFS three field pieces and $50 men, In
tens!fleS the tension here. On top OF
tic drawn battle OF Cerro Printo of ten
days ago, It Is taken as confirmation
OF the declarations that President
Diaz, for the first time IN his long
tenure OF office, In confronted with a
real revolution. The most ardent
sympathizers with the revolt, and they
include most of the unofficial pop
rlation. scarcely hoped the insurgents
would be able to make more than ono
stand against the disciplined soldiers
OF the government
Tho government stated that tho re-
volt consisted of but little else save
nucleus of bandits with poems who
could not handle rifle. Official re-
ports now double their estimate OF tho
number OF the insurgents In the field.
Cerro Printo was q drawn fight: Nal
Pdso was q victory for the rebels.
That summarizes In effect the result
or tho important military happenings
in the state of chihuahua. Conser-
yatlve Americans who have held all
C1 its hands, but would triumph event
urlly by force OF numbers and re-
eources. were talking in a different
strain tonight. The discussion runs
mostly as TO how long General Nav
arro. with tho main force of fejornls,
can hold out Reports that he has
been Killed remain without confirma-
ticn. His force. however, 1t Is re-
rorted, is surrounded IN the vicinity
O. Pc lernnllcs. Pedernalles, which
has been the chief theater of action,
Is on the plains about six miles from
Nal Paso,
Nayarro's official report OF his eX-
plots last Thursday, as given out by
Tic war office at tho City OF Mex
ico are interesting In view OF the de-
feat at Nal Paso. 1t is comment
fry on Mexican official reports. The
war Office said that he dislodged the
to bels from Nal Paso after two hours
fighting. He then returned from the
Nal Paso contingent to Pedernalles,
where. after six hours of desperate
fghtlng. the rebels broke and disaD-
reared in all directions. Today comes
tie story OF the federal wounded. They
ran into a very serious predicament
ct a place where the official report
declared that tho enemy hnd been dis
lodged, and had fled in disorder. not
ONLY from Nal Paso, but from Pader-
Males.
II Is true. though not given out by
the war office so far as known there,
that Navarro later reported here that
he had been unable to hold his ad-
vantage at Nal Paso and had been
twice repulsed. He had been ordered
"a hold Nal Paso to form junction
with tho soldiers of the troop train.
He made a desperate attempt to do
so. but failed.
His failure IN this regard Is attrio
utcd TO the remarkable augmentation
OF the revolutionary numbers IL mas
been reported all along and asserteo
by inmrrecto leaders that tnous-
and men were held IN reserve. having
bpon ordered TO remain at Work III
the mines until called for. This can
went forth a week ago. Whereas
their number at that time was not over
o thousand, the official reports now
put them at 1000. Navarro. on the
other hand. has not grown stronger.
Troop Train Trapped.
The troop train left here Saturday
morning The night was spent at san
Antonio. 1t had been proposed to dis
embark at that point. but the coun-
Try looked so tranquil that 1t was de-
c.dcd to use the train bit further
This brought the detachment To the
east entrance of Nal Paso Dad PassJ
II was not intended TO proceed fur"
;ner by train, but to take up the
march there. scouting as they want.
Scarcely bad the process Of disem-
barkmcnt begun, however, when the
iIsurrectos opened fire from the
mountain tops and sides. The SOL
dicrs fought back for five hours In n
fashion which showed them TO be well
trained Their efforts TO board the
train again Is described rs dlsorderly
almost panlcby. That they brought
their wounded with them is denied II
is said that under the gruelling fire,
ihIs was impossible. and that the In
Jured remnant took the train 10 save