Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14
MEXICANS BEATEN AT MULATA
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but am not yet ready to kill an unarmed
wounded man"
The mob's rage was uuieted and only
one man, the son Of one of the victims,
stepped forward to take the federal SOL
diers life. Ortega drew his pistol 1T
would break my heart to have to kill a
comrade," he said, but we will not be
murderers like the soldiers Of Diaz."
The terrified wounded federal soldier was
picked up, mumbling his thanks and re-
moved to a shanty.
InsurEent Loss L. slight.
| In the two days battle the pronunciados
lost one man killed and one wounded. The
dead man, Hilaro Sanchez, was shot while
battering a door of the house with the
! Scotchman, F. s, McCombs, to get at a
squad Of federal soldiers McCombs en-
tered the house alone and drove the fed
erals out, killing one of them McCombs
is the soldier of fortune who has earned
the title of 'El Diable" among the insur-
rectos. His homo is in Seattle, Wash.
Forced the Fighting.
During the entire battle the insurrectos
forced the fighting. The federals advanced
along the road to within 500 yards of the
town When fired on they halted and for
two days did not advance The two field
guns and machine gun were kept playing
upon the insurrectO lines, but did no
/ serious damage. battle line was formed
with the infantry on the left on the Rio
Grande and the calvary guarding the
right flank. A thanking party of sixteen in
surrectos drove in the infantry and the
cavalry in three lines
! The battle started at 10 o'clock February
Z. and lasted until Q o'clock the night of
the eighth. The federals had 600 soldiers
In the field and the insurrectos mustered
about 200 men. During the second days
fighting the federals we're completely sur
rounded and were driven back each time
sortie was attempted. In the evening
Ortega made an inspection of the different
detachments and found his ammunition was
almost exhausted
Twenty-Five FederaIs Dead.
| When the federals began their retreat
the insurrectos were not able to halt them
but gave chase for several miles. Twenty
five dead is conservative estimate. The
federals had about fifty men missing when
they returned to Ojlnaga, but it is known
that at least twelve deserted.
The American soldiers and federal off
GERS guarding the American side OF the
Rio Grande were repeatedly fired upon by
the federal soldiers.
The insurrectos announce their intention
OF capturing oJinaga as soon as they get
a supply Of ammunition.
Five boys, all American citizens. Uer.
captured by the Mexican rurales yesterday
while bathing in the Rio Grande. The
rurales shot at them and compelled them 10
wade across the river and surrender.
The boys were released this morning after
being locked up all night
Indians on Warpath.
Ell PASO, Tex. Feb. 18-Mai advices
from chihuahua to the Herald say that
passengers arriving in Chihuahua report
seeing $50 Indians In the town Of Cusihui-
, riachic, west of Chihuahua, all carrying
four belts Of cartridges and having addi-
tionRl ammunition on pack horses Ad-
vices further state that the passengers
saw 80 armed revolutionists. many Of
, them Tahuamari Indians, at San Isldro.
The party carefully examined the train
, for federals, many speaking good English.
sixteen Locomotives Burned.
4 special to the Herald from Monterey.
Mexico. says the roundhouse and sixteen
locomotives OF the National lines burned
there Saturday night The superintendent
! Of the line had received warning in an
p anonymous letter that II certain changes
! In the officials force were made the round
house would be burned,
InsurrectOa Destroy bridge.
Z According to Torreon (Mexicol papers re-
J ceived this morning, the bridge at Aqua
Naval, near Torreon. on the Mexican. line
OF the Mexican National. has been de-
troyed by insurrectos and traffic to Mexico
, city, south OF Torreon, Is tied up The
bridge AT Hornos on the Coahuila Pacific
r railroad, was also burned, tying up traffic
r on that line
I carload Of ammunition and 400 troops
, bound for Chihuahua and Juarez passed
through Torreon last Wednesday. the
, paper says.