The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-12
REBELS DRIVEN
INTO THE DESERT
While Federals Kick Them
Aroun'

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Ell PASO, Texas, May 11.-Driven
from Tlahualilo by the army OF Gen.
eral Huerta. the Mexican rebels today
made stand in the desert at Cone
jos. Mexico, and in a blistering heat,
with dust binding and choking them,
endeavored to stem the tide of feder-
al victory which for two days has
been threatening to overwhelm them.
Tonight the fate of the revolution
appears to be in the balance and ma
ture is an ally of the federals.
Thirst ana munger today nandicapp-
ed General Orozco's men badly Their
hope had been to take and enter Ber-
mijillo and thus pave the way for a
quick movement to Torreon. At
Bermijillo, however. the rebels found
Huerta with force twice as large
as they had expected For twenty-five
miles across the desert they found
federal troops stretched and in their
rear was General Trucy ALBERT, whose
defeat OF Salazar's men had given the
rebels grave concern. Today the fed
erals continued their aggressive tao
tics and the day has been another
costly one for the rebelu.
Saiazar. who was called from
Cuatro Cienegas TO reinforce the main
army of the rebels, brought a democrat
lied body OF men and Salazar HIM
self wounded in the Cuatre Cienegas
fight, vas in no shape to give assist
ance. Calls for reinforcements sent
out by General Orozco Yesterday
brought small response and the third
day of battle was an unequal one.
Rebel losses have been heavy dur
ing the three days. In the Cuatro
Cienegas battle more than one hun.
dred were killed and wounded and
while no official report has been made
OF the los around Bermijillo, it is
admitted by rebels in Escalon that
several hundred must have been slain.
The fighting at times was at close
range, in the open and largely with
machine guns. Federals claim to have
had small loss, being better protect
ed than the rebels, but their losses in
the three days are admitted to have
been seventy-tlve killed and as many
wounded
General Orozco, the rebel comman-
der, is personally conducting the fight.
Ing and the commands of Gamma and
Campos are bearing the brunt Of the
battle Unless the rebels can make
a decided advance tomorrow, 1t is be-
lieyed they will retreat to Jiminez. as
they are very short of provisions and
there are no water holes where they
are now located.
with the disappearance from Juarez
today or during the night Friday OF
Emilio Yasquez Gomez, Mexico's pro.
yisional government has been cast in
TO the discard after one week OF vain
effort 70 secure recognition from Pas
cual Orozco.
Where Gomez has gone for refuge
is kept secret by the few friends who
helped him to escape. Tha. he is
headed for San Antonio, Texas. ia gen.
orally believed
Gomez is admitted by his sponsor,
Francisco Pradilla, who really made
him provisional president. to have left
Juarez before daylight this morning in
disguise, accompanied by three prom.
inent Vasquistas, and to have gone on
board train for the south. He Is be.
lieved 10 have timed his departure
opportunity. Tonight Jose cordoya.
confidential man Of Pascual Orozco.
arrived in Juarez and it Is said his
purpose in coming was to place Gomez
under arrest and take him to Chi
huahua, where Gomez's arch enemy.
Gonzalo Enrile, the banker of the rev
ciution, rules supreme. There he
probably would nave been shot.
| The sudden flight OF Gomez puts an
end to the yasquista movement in
Mexico and places 1t with the Reyes
movement outside the political pro.
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