Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-25
MEXICAN REBELS
LOST 5000 MEN
Federal Artillery Admins
tered Severe Punishment
to Tnsurrectos
THEY WILL PRESS ADVANTAGE
When Burned Bridges Are Re-
paired, General Huerta Will
Again Attack.

Again Attack.
(By Special Leased wire 10 New Mexican)
At General Huertas Headquarters,
Federal Troops, Rellano, Mex, May
25-Confronted once more By a series
of burned railroad bridges, General
Huerta, set his engineers at work to-
day to repair them, at the same time
ordering a division of cavalry to pur
sue the rebels who fled northward
after the battle here two days ago.
Burned Bridges Check Federal
Advance.
Every bridge between Relano and
Corralitos is destroyed and the reb-
els, continuing their flight to Jimen-
ez. destroyed most of the railroads
behind them One and one-half mil
lion rounds of ammunition were used
by the federal infantry and 400 shells
were fired by the artillery during
eighteen hours of fighting, General
Huerta said today. The artillery in
surgent columns.
Some of the shells severed the flee
ing rebels troop trains, killing scores
at a time.
Rebels Lost 1000 Men Killed
More than 500 dead and wounded
rebels were found on the battle field
behind Rellano as the federal ad-
and Telles pressed northward in pur-
suit of the retreating insurrectos. In
all, General Orozco is estimated to
have lost nearly 5000 of his force of
5000 rebels. Two thousand are re-
ported to have fled in disorder and
the dead and wounded ultimately will
amount, it is believed, to thousand,
General Orozco's cannon were practi-
cally useless. The shells were of
poor manufacture and the range of
the guns short, most of the shells eX-
r1oding 300 yards short of the federal
lines.
Government to Press Campaign.
I'VE mean to press the campaign
vigorously" said General Huerta to-
/ day. THE victory has once more
shown the power of the government
Our men are full of confidence
, Federal Artillery Fire Did the Work
The federal cavalry was within two
miles of Corralitos, the rebel front
and General Huerta has ordered his
! horsemen to hurry north to check
the insurrectos engaged in destroy
, ing bridges. The federal columns
are in much better condition to re.
sumo the campaign than the defeated
rebels. as the losses to the govern
ment were small. This was becOuse
| the artillery of the federals kept the
! rebel infantry back so far their fire
was ineffective.
Rebel Bands Turn Bandits.
Mazatlan, Sinaoloa Mex, May %
Rebel leaders Franco and Quintert
have broken their bands and are raid
ing and looting small towns neal
Fuerte, according to advices received
today. One hundred federals have
been dispatched in pursuit of rebe
band operating in the vicinity of Sa1
Bias where there are 200 Americans
Exodus of Religious Colony.
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, May 25.-Amoni
the refugees on board the Unite'
States transport Buford, which arrives
here yesterday, are members of rel
gious colony of forty from the lsthmu
of Tehauntepec, who reached tn
transport after hard trip. There ha
been much fighting along the line o
the Tehauntepec railroad, tracks ha
been torn up, bridges destroyed an
transportation generally Interfere
with, they said
The last twenty miles of the journe
was made afoot. Officers of the Bl
ford held the vessel two days t
await their arrival The refugees re
port that a great many bands are OF
Grating through the interior, while tn
coast towns are free from interfel
: ence. It is said that man pinee2pl
and banana plantations owned b
Americans have been ruined.
REFUGEES Journeyed Afoot.
Among the refugees are Mr.. an
Mrs. Thomas, 92 and 81 years OF ag'
respectively, who two years ago cam
from Des Moines. and started the cn
t:yation of banana and pneappl
, plantation, which was destroyed b
brigands.
No reports of violence to American
were made, but an anti-American fee
ing was shown at Salina Cruz and n
one was permitted to go ashore. Tn
Buford sails tomorrow for San Dieg'
. Small Rebel Commands Called In.
i At General Orozcos Headquarter
$ Jimenez. Mexico, May 25.-Gener'
!. Orozco today is mobilizing his d
J.. feated troops for resumption of tn
G campaign against the government. a
a after the defeat at Conejos a for
night ago, the rebel chief found thi
his reverse at Rellano depleted h
< ranks and all available men ha'
< been summoned from outlying Sc
( tions held by rebels. A mining tow
\ has been evacuated by the rebe
< who arrived here today in accordan'
4 with this plan. Some profess to 81