The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-01-18
REBELS SCARED
Hanffal Of Brave Mexican Insu:rse;os
Pu; Up S2'sad d Fight.
REPULSE The RURALES
Over Twenty Men We're Killed On
Both Side>-WcII Armed !n>urre,-
to> Pour, in volley After Vo!lcy on
Charging Pur>ucr> - Tough,
-Agaia>t Heavy Odds ard Won.


More Than % men we're killed, II
z desperate Battle between the Mex
can fedora! soldiers and = SnIa.. ,a. :
y o: revolu;ionists on he 5anI q.
the R:o Grande. opposite Coms;ock
/ Texas. Thursday TIE insurgents
! lad only IS n:en and fc. three hours
they held at bay % rErales and
% infantry soldiers. "aen dark
ness ended tie battle the insErrec;cS
;se!d he field and the fedora! trooDS
! had withdrawn Z COT" OF 3i;ie- and
camped The -ev.!uJ;on.sis left .
couple o! hours later for their noun
tain headquarters. so miles away.
carrying their wounded. O; the s
insurgents. two We're killed and
seven wounded.
g. So--il! an Associated Press
correspondent with tho ;nSur..n:s
received slight wound in the thigh
! The determined stand OF the hand
tul OF insurgents has not been equal
ed IN border warfare Twice rurales
charged the insurgents. position.
once coming within so yards. but
each time the: were Tepu.se;'. The
correspondent counted IS soldiers
that we're Carried from the aeld dur
ing tho battle
The insrrrecto band originally
numbered 40 and had been for sev-
er.l days riding through the corn,
;-r gathering Up horses
For two days party o. 20 ru-
rales had chased the band and on
the night Of January 10 the party
went to the river 20 water their
faded horses and rest. thinking the?
had eluded the government forces
The mex. morning % OF the band
started for ranch about 12 miles
away TO get moro horses.
The camp OF the .nsurrectos was
discovered and company OF % IN
,antrymen was mounted and sent TO
the support Of the squad o, ruvales,
When they approached the camp OF
the tnsu..cctos preparations we:e
made to give :hcn hot reception
Two OF the rebels were Set i: work
-.ckins extra ammunition and -!:les
on mule-b.tk.
The IS !asurrec:os. armed With
E>minEtore. took possession IN 4 line
drarE across the ;r,;l ot TIE ad-
-.ncins soldiers. Tho a-inS coa,-
meaced at distance OF aboa; 20"
yard. The insurgents poure! 4 roi,
ley tntc the enonlv ard :h-ec sol,i"rs
'ell che soldiers retained tie n-e
End :te battle Was on
After ha!f al hours continuance
fighting the tederals received rem
.o-ce~erts from their main body and
charge was made on :he insI-rer-
;os AZ they advanced the der.a-:-
-7s OF tue pass sent Z storm Of oul-
lets into THAR ranks. a-inS cody and
making every shot cou1.. The !e.
erals advanced : short distance and
then returned 70 their original posi-
lion
The a-.ag cor.,nued and oan by
one the band OF insU--cctos drcopc-:
rom the ranks. either dead o.
wounded until only n:?c men re-
NAMED working their runs. Again
the soldiers charged. ta.s time ap-
proachiaE within so yards ot The gull
,o- -Soro ,ha ;oe,rroe-o. u-a-o coo
cealad Not = man gave way. hut
continued hrinC deliberately untii
the soldiers again rc;reate1 Both in
the charges and retreats the -r-alas
kept their line IL good order and
showed no panic.
Tho stendY fro AMI good aim OF
the insurrec.os was moro .han III"
soldiers could stand and thcv ShTari
from. closing for Ana, assault
The battle started IT ~" O'Clock
and continued steadily until 30.
As darkness approached The 81 IN
sur-ectos who Had been s-rt for
ho.ses appeared on = ne:chhor:nc
hill. approaching At z &al!op. The
h:Irlcs o. the soldiers blew re.rea:
They .ell back about nile whe-a
hey took stronger position !a =
shallow canyon and the field .:s loft
70 the !nsY-rectos.
Tho insur-cctos buried th"i- dead.
cared for tie wounded. packed tlioir
equipment and TWO hours later start
cd across 40 country for z! Ru--o.
'ha rrountain whore they have cst,o-
iShcd their stro- ghold.
SIX MISSING: MANY INJURED.