New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
MEXICAN REBEL REVERSE
FederaIS Drive Enemy Back
Twenty Miles NorthWard.
FIGHTERS NUMBER 1900
Conditions Determine FL Paso
Bankers to Quote the Paper
Peso Down to 4S Cents.
rrrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

lrrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington May ll.-Rebels are slowly
being driven northward by the federal
forces, according to the reports reaching the
/ Department OF State from Mexico to-day,
the various adyces indicating several VIC
tories for the Madero troops in the last
| few days.
| The Federals won battle at Tlahualilo.
driving the enemy northward toward Esca-
lon. The losses were reported as slight,
although several thousand men participated
] in the conflict Other minor victories have
been reported but not confirmed. However,
! the government forces are gradually fore
II ing the rebels from their strongholds and
the situation to-day indicated further rout-
| ing Of the rebels.
! Word was received to-day that the bank.
ers at FL Paso have announced that until
/ further notice they will not pay more than
iS cents in exchange for Mexican paper
pesos. Heretofore they have paid 1914
cents.
! FL Paso, Tex, May 1l.-General Orozco's
| advance guard Of rebels has been driven
back toward Escalon, the rebels central
base In Northern Mexico.
Instead OF being On the defensive, the
government troops have within the last
twenty-four hours pushed the attack Wig
orously, forcing the rebels nor:hward near
" twenty miles to Conejos, about two hum
bred miles south OF chihuahua.
The facts became known at o'clock this
morning, when a telegraph interview WAC
arranged between General Joaquin Telle5
at the staff headquarters OF the federal
troops north Of BermejIllO, and an Assoc
ciated Press representative here. STAT
Headquarters Of the federal troops Is two
| hundred and fifty miles directly south of
the border, but by the wire route IS ono
thousand miles by way Of Laredo and Tor
reon
II was learned that since early yester-
day. when communication was established
| with the Headquarters Of General Nicto1-
ano Huerta the federal commander In chief.
| the latter had advanced nearly thirty miles.
Huerta at daybreak to-day was near
| Peronal and his outposts were pitched
northward toward Conejo. Bringing up the
| rear are the forces Of General Rabajo.
while of toward the northwest near Sierra
Moiada General Trucy ALBERT, with four
| thousand men, threatens 70 come due east
! 70 Escalon 10 flank the main body OF the
| rebels under Orozco. The federal forces
now number nearly ten thousand men. and
latest estimates give Orozco several thou
| sand fighters. With reserves IL is estl-
mated that altogether about eighteen thou
sand men are spread over the barren plains
Of desert sand within a radius Of seventy
| five miles.
The manpuvres Of the last twenty-four
/
rebel officer next in command 10 orozco'
was driven hack and closely pushed o'
General Trucy ALBERT all the way from
Cuatro Cisnegas to Sierra MoJada. sa'@%a,
fed back 10 Orozco's base at Escalon ara
# was reported at the federal camp tNat ne
was wounded.
General Hucrta. tie federal '""e,'
reached the front last night near PeronaL
but his camp could not be reached oy VIZ
| General Teller was last In touch WIN MN
at midnight.
| The enemy is exhausted and hungry
said General Teller over the wire from the
box car telegraph Office in his camp carry
to-day The rebels intended hrSt 70 get
behind us. going cast TO Cuatro Clehes4S'
but the opportune arrival ot my brave
comrade. General Trucy Auber; intercept
ed them. causing loss Of more than ~
| dead They were routed shdmetuliy ana
are still being pursued.
The enemy likewise was beaten at Iea-
ragosa and Lahuillo on the same day. We
found many dead and wounded as we ad-
! yauced to-day Many horses were itit oe-
! hind and much ammunition was dDdn,
| dOutd We lost about ten or Twelve hlleu
| and "A few wounded our intention - "
| press northward. our troops are iul "
| spirit and their equipment could ho' NC
! better. sd, .o,,,
| we have twenty-five pieces OF heSyE
artillery, besides many machine guns ANU
| ammunition chat would last Ter Uoi'"S
Juarez Mex, May u-General Pase1s'
Orozco tonight holds the balance Of power
| I'm the Mexican revolution. Though OroZeo'
with seven thousand men is facing a fed
| eral army that f. pressing him back toward
| the border and the outcome of the batue
| is uncertain. the developments OF the DAY
chiefly the abilcation Of Emilio Nasques
| Gomez of the provisional Presidency, WHICH
he assumed a week ago, indicate thar ts
| money interests behind MeNico's preseh
disturbances must continue 70 court OroZ"'
Reliable information has it that tie nlf
who once surrounded former President u"
/ Lsva been financing the OroZco mOtemGn
| Through the agency OF GCuZalO I. EuIu,
! now i'm chihuahua. but tlat other cdpINa,.
| lists had sprung up who were stchIHs
| Dust the EnriiSts and control C'u1No
! hand In the underground toutrJ HttNJfS
| these factions Gomez, who CouId Iu'"'"
| only political ambition. was lost
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