El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-27
FEDERALS DEFEAT
REBELS DOWN
IN S|NALOA
tcOntinued from Page one).
have been raiding about the districts
of Mazatlan, Concordia and Rosario.
Soldiers Kept Busy.

of Mazatlan, Concordia and Rosario.
Soldiers Kept Busy.
The exigencies of the occasion were
evident when Col. Morelos's command
within few hours after its return from
a campaign of a week of hard forced
marches over mountains and half the
time in battle to take up the fight from
Mazatlan
Col. Morelos has become the hero OF
the west coast and his little command
endures hardships and privations
cheerfully with the inspiration OF his
own example. Several times in the hot
test fighting he personally operated
machine gun after the man working it
was killed.
From Mazatlan his command went to
Rosario, where he engaged a greatly
superior force Of insurrectos, said to
be 100 men, yesterday, killing about
10. with a few wounded in his own
force. AS he had less than 400 men,
he called for another 100 from Mazat-
Ian before trying to follow the insur-
rectos farther into the hills. 1t is
doubtful If he is going to be able to
get in striking distance Of any consid-
cradle force Of insurrectos, his Mausers
and machine guns having very I'M
savory reputation.
In spite of these decisive federal VIC
tories, the general situation is not much
improved in, the region between the
Southern Pacific on the west and the
continental divide in chihuahua and
Durango. All that zone is experiencing
a reign Of terror and many bands of
so to 100 that made no pretensions of
being anything more than robbers are
raiding at viii. Many murders and out
RACES are being committed and neither
Mexicans nor foreigners are escaping.
Most of the functions of government
have been suspended for months and
the civil authorities have taken refuge
in Culiacan and Mazatlan. Most Of the
country west OF the Southern Pacific
Is still in peace, partly because of long
habit and law-abiding instincts, more
perhaps because the people do not re-
alize that the lid is off. The only re-
suit of the Tamazula victory is the de-
population of that town, the govern
ment having no forces with which TO
garrison the place.
A machine gun is mounted at the
door of the posJoffice and telegraph Of
flee in Culiacan, and other public build
irgs are still guarded by soldiers viii.
bayonets fixed but most Of the garrison
has gone into the field with 'Morelos.
no further outbreak being expected
here at present
Insurreetos Near Fuerte.
It is known tonight that the insur-
recto band that raided Fuerte yester-
day is at San Bias, on the Southern Pa
cific, and it is feared that the line will
be cut by destroying the Fuerte river
bridge at that point The Southern Pa
cific company has already given notice
to the government, 1t is said, that if
any more bridges are destroyed, the en-
tire Mexican line viii be closed down
and the Americans down here are much
alarmed over the prospect of being left
The Herald correspondent has taken
advantage of special opportunities for
many Mexicans OF all
classes, including both government and
Madero partisans, concerning the pres
ent situation, and has been surprised at
the almost unanimous opinion among
those who will express / themselves
freely that nothing but American in
can save the country from
utter chaos. They believe the present
has failed to handle the
situation, although they consider it
stronger than any other that can be
formed to succeed 1t, and that the coun-
try Is reverting to anarchy indefinitely
with no hope in itself.
Little Confidence in Madero.
Even those who are well known as
trangly anti-American say that peace