The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-09
INSURRECTOS SLAUGHTERED
AND THEIR LEADER WOUNDED
I'm BATTLE NEAR MEXICALI
Stanley Williams, Deserter
From United States Army,
Lies Dying in Custom
House, as Result of At
tack on Superior Force.

Mexicali, Mexico. April s-General
Stanley Williams hurled his little bat
talon of rebels against Colonel Miguel
Mayot's 500 Mexican regulars on the
mesa five miles south of Mexieal. to-
day. Eighty insurrestos went into the
fight 20 returned from the battlefield
Williams himself was fatally wound
ed and Is now in the custom house
here with his head torn by frag-
rncnt from mn exploding shelf With Il
half dozen fugitivcs of his fleeing
command. he was overtaken by Il fed
cral shell that III in their midst and
sent up q eeyscr OF flame and smoke
and fragments OF human bodies His
wagon trains were captured with near
~ all of the stores and livestock which
lie took in his raid yesterday on
American ranches.
No Prisoners.
Survivors struggling into Mexichli
tonight declare that the fedcrals took
no prisoners. An those not killed by
the fire of the federal rifles. machine
guns and artillery were. IL Is alleged
slaughtered mcrcilessly by bayoncts In
the hands Of federal soldiers. These
latter. also, II is declared. fired on the
hospital tent and ambulance which
accompanied the rebels to the battle
field. Dr. W. B Larkns, the surgeon
in charge. and his assistants. who
reached Mexicali with the survivors.
to send Red Cross aid to the scene Of
| a, "A
of the wounded.
News of the rebel repulse was
brought By mounted rebel who with
one arm nearly shot off. fell exhausted
from his horse In front of the head
| quarters of the insurrecto commander
| in-chicf, General Salinas, and burst In, ,
tears.
we have been slaughtered" he
cried. MY pal was killed beside me-
Asked who his comrade was, he re-
Piled: General Stanley"
Williams was still known as Stanley
to his men of the independent division
of liberal army" despite the revelation
| of his real name and the fact that he
! was deserter from the Ninth infantry
of the United States army. Later Inc
was brought In alive. but pronounced
fatally wounded and taken to tbs
United States army hospital i'm tht
custom house at Calexlco, across tho
| line.
When General Salinas heard Of his
subordnate's fate, he maintained his
stoical calm. II told him he was
fool when he said he was going out L
fight them" he remarked, philosophic'
ally. "If he had remained here th'
federals would have been forced to at
tack us In position of our owr
choosing. ordered him to go out. bu
only when he demanded H."
Daring Assault.
Every detail Of Williams sorti'
from the entrenched position OF III,
rebels here In Mexicali emphasized TIN
daring of his assault OH the over
wheming federal force. With hi
troops in the military formation of {
column of twos, he marched directly
south after crossing the 60-foot wasl
OF the New river, which surrounds th'
town on three sides and constitutes III
most formidable defense. His cavalry
numbering q. formed the advance
guard for his infantry, and In the rea
brought up his wagon train with al
the supplies and livestock taken In hi
recent raids. as II fully confident o