New-York tribune., 1911-01-03
INSURGENTS LOSE TOWN
Batopi|as, Recently Occupied oy
RevoIutiOniSts, Retaken.
REBELS KILLED PRISONERS
Mining Man Reports Talk OF Kill
ing Americans to Secure
u. s. Intervention.

Chihuahua, Mex, Jan. Am ofiiclal i'
port tonight states that the town OF ba'o'
pilas, recently occupied by the revoiutioi'
lists. was taken by five hundred feoei avs
this afternoon without casualties. Inc III
surgent force was small and most OF 'he"''
1t Is stated. were taken prisoners
The report teegraphed a week ago tha'
the insurgents as a retaliatory measure re,
Gently executed ten prisoners Is conhrHeu
by Americans who arrived tonight. Noluh-
teers from Casas Grandes. 1t is ohiciaiis
reported. have met and defeated the IN
surgent band under the leadership OF
chief named Guerrero This is said TO nave
been the band which destroyed the bridges
between Casas Grandes and Juarez.
A condition of anarchy among the rebels
is reported by well known mining man
who has returned here from the Minaca
district. Foreigners express the fear tha'
once the insurgents find themselves nara
pressed they will kill few Americans III
the hope Of bringing about American III
teryention.
Ordeal OF American.
". Burllng Tucker. a Californian, VINO Is
prominent I'm this country, went through
hair-raising ordeal at Minaca recently. ~
squad of half drunken revoutionists ac-
cused him Of being a spy, and he was saVed
from being executed only by the deNo'ioi
of German storekeeper named JUNK
Four times Tucker was stood up 10 DE sno''
and as many times Junk, by the most We
hement protestations, secured delays anu
finally saved his friends life. Junk was
asked II he would stake his life In guarah-
teeing the neutrality of Tucker.
IF we ever catch him doing anything
that looks like assisting the government
we will line you up with him and shoot you
BOTH said the Insurgents.
do you agree" Junk was asked.
IL guarantee him with my life replied
the German. and the shooting party was
postponed indefinitely.
At Guerrero two days ago the former
Mayor under the government regime was
executed under the orders Of the new revo-
lutionary Mayor. The latter is alleged 70
have thus satisfied an old grudge
Bands Work Guerilla Fashion.
The man bringing the above adds tha'
there are three bands Of revoluttonists,
numbering about 90 or 30 each. operating
Under the three principal leaders, and that
there arc a number OF small bands owning
to no central leaderships galloping through
the country I'm independent. semi-bandit
fashion. In fact, the principal bands are
only loosely bound together. he says.
He brought word that native hands had
deserted the mines and lumber camps in
large numbers, and that many Americans
and other foreigners, noting the disorder
around them and in ignorance OF the prog
ress being made by government troops, are
ma king their way on horseback 10 the Rio
Grande.
In one big lumber camp. owned by Amer
leans. all, including Americans, are said TO
have deserted in fear Of their lives, leaving
$4,000 worth OF supplies unguarded.
Three cars of wounded which arrived
here from Pedernales on Sunday night are
the first to come I'm for three weeks. me
train started with forty-one wounded. IN
cluding two officers. one died on the way
I'm. With few exceptions those received
their injuries weeks ago, and had been
in Navarros field hospital since the raul
road was torn up through Nal Paso, I'M
mediately east Of Navarro s camp at Peder-
males.
The wounded in recent skirmishes were
said 10 be only a handful In every es-
sential particular the guard which brought
in the train confirms official reports, with
certain additions Of interest but of no par
ticularly importance politically