Arizona republican., 1911-01-31
CONFLICTING WAR REPORTS Mexican Officials Say t Is
 All Over MANIPULATION AT SAHUARIPA
One Rumor Wipes Out the Insurrectos, While An
 other Leaves Nothing of the FederalS- Meanwhile Government Is Cautious.

Douglas. Jan. SO.-Mexican officials of the border relaxed their censorship tonight and showed the Associated Press correspondent government tele- grams which not only denied all re- ports of insurrecto successes but de clared that the rebel forces of So nora have been practically annihi- lated and the principal leader. SeV- eriano Talamantes. the former gov ernment commander killed.
 At the same time letters from Moe tezuma to a mine company official here give information of exactly the opposite tenor while the hurried ar rival of more Mexican regulars at Agua Prieta tonight would indicate that there is still lively apprehen- sion of a rebel attack at that point.
 The first telegram shown the cor respondent was from General Torres. commander of the military district of Sonora. to Laborio NasqueZ, com missario at Agua Prieta. Accord ing to this message. $50 men under Jofe Chiapas. of Moctezuma formed a junction with the federal regulars at Tonichi Thence the combined forces marched upon Sahuaripa, the town recently captured by Talaman- tes. and engaged 500 rebels in bat tie. Tn a desperate engagement Tal amantes was killed, and his command completely routed while the federal loss was one killed and four wound ed
 The version of the battle given in tl. 1tr- 1ar i'm ing official has the government troops practically annihilated and Col Oiida. commander Of the com bined forces fleeing for his life.
 According to this version Ojida and ChiaDas dispatched scouts to Sahuaripa. and these finding the town apparently deserted caused the gov ernment troops to march straight into q trap.
 When the federals entered the ap- parently deserted town every window and every roof spat forth bullets fir cd by hidden rebels. and the hapless federals were slaughtered Chiapas horse was shot dead. and it is not known whether he was captured or killed. or is now hiding out. while Oiida's horse bolted and unchecked fled with him out of the shower of death dealing lead
 A message from Governor Cobillas to Vascuez confirms the statements of Gen. Torres, and adds: Purchase no more arms in Douglas. They are not necessary, since all the rebels. numbering 500. surrendered in Sahu arpas. with all their arms. horses. cartridges and money"
 Shortly after Vasquez received these messages. and was lamenting the fact that he had just purchased forty more repeating rifles with s.. -0OO rounds of ammunition, body of regulars from Cananea and a troop of rurales from Santa Cruz arrived to protect the custom house. Captain Basurto commanded the regulars. while the force Of rurales was com manded by Lieutenant Barredo. These troops are quartered about the custom house. which. if captured by the rebels will cause the closing of the port until if is regained by the government or the rebels are recog- nized by the United States
 The report that Kosterlitsky was wounded or killed untrue. Telegrams were received from him today.
 Prominent mining men who started to go into Mexico today returned to- night. saving the rebels had burned the Southern Pacific bridges between Tonichi and Guaymas.