Arizona republican., 1911-03-18
No Prisoners Were Taken
in Battle Of TeCdrte
THE REBEL LEADER KILLED
Federals in Strong Force
Will March Upon Mexi-
cali to Crush Last Hope
of the Socialistic Republic
in Lower California

San Diego. March Twin lhelr
leader. Luis Rodriguez. and seven fol-
lowers dead on the field of battle. the
remnants of the. force scattered in the
mountains and with the Mexican fed
eraI infantry holding the passes and
hamlets. the revolution on the west
side OF the mountains in upper Baja
California. Mexico, received 4 severe
blow today.
Early this morning company F of the
Eighth infantry of the Mexican national
army surrounded the little hamlet Of
Tecarte. two miles south of the bound
ary line For weeks a band of MeXicans
numbering some five score harried the
ranchers, stopped travellers, robbed
stages and exercised their own sweet
will from Tia Juana TO Ensenada. Last
night thirty OF them rested in Tecarte
in the firm belief that Lieutenant Cas-
sarubias and his eighty federal soldiers
were hurrying to the trenches at Tia
Juana shortly after daylight the fed
erals who had drawn a Gordon around
Tecarte. opened fire on the sentries
that remained where the horses We're
kept, and two Indian guards fell NOR
tally wounded. The rebels rushed from
the houses in disarray, guns in hand,
and returned the fire.
Rodriguez realized in a few moments
that he was hemmed in and calling the
mounted men to him made a dash for
force they met a whitening fire and the
leader fell from his horse, pierced by
nine bullets Fourteen men escaped in
this sortie and escaped to the hills,
scattering in every direction. Those
left in the village kept up a hot return
fire and the federals retired to long
range rifle shooting and continued until
the balance of the rebels sought their
way out By way of a watercOurse and
escaped to the hills. In Tecarte there
We're eight men dead and none wound
ed Four Of these were reported found
in one adobe house where nine men had
barricaded themselves, attempting to
make a second Alamo of the place.
Two of the refugees ran across the
boundary line into the United States.
where they fell into the hands of United
States soldiers. Captain Evans dis
armed them, and they We're glad to be
50.
The alcalde, Jose Morales, who was
driven out of Tecarte on Sunday by
Rodriguez and his men. guided the fed
eral trops from the main Ensenada road
to Tecarte One man in an adobe house
having exhausted his ammunition. ran
into the street with his hands in the
air. Having been instructed to take
no prisoners the federal soldiers fired
upon him until he fell dead in the
street. Another wounded rebel made
an involuntary movement while prone
on the ground and a Mexican soldier
stepped to his side and fired five more
bullets into him. But one federal was
hurt and he only slightly.
Jose Morales, the alcalde of Tecarte |
and ROdrigues were old enemies When
Rodriguez charged down the knoll in
his death agony he kept shooting at
Morales. and one bullet grazed the back
Of the left hand of Morales. The fed
erals had orders to take no prisoners
and to care for no wounded They
obeyed orders.
Reinforcements were sent from Tia
Of the fight reached there and these
men should reach Tecarte tomorrow. II
is reported that Salinas band of forty
men is at San Ysidrio and Rodrigues'
flying men" have Joined. intending to
make stand when Cassarubia and his
federals has been sent from base at
ported also that another company of
federals has ben sent from the base at
Ensenada 20 join company +, and the
two will take up the march TO Mexicali
with a regiment and three machine
guns and report to Colonel Lajol II
was announced at Ensenada Yesterday
that he would march across the noun
tains to Laguna Salada or wherever
Generals Berthold and Leyva are en-
camped and give them battle.
The federal forces lost no men in
today's battle.