New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-27
FIGHT AGAIN At NM|NEz
Mexican FederaIS and insurgents
in Night Engagement.
OROzCO LEADS IN PERSON
Rebel Force, 1000 Strong, op'
posed to Army Of 1900 I'm
der Villa and kubert.

/ Mexico City. March 6-N battle was in
progress at Jimincz tonight between tho
commands Of General Trucy Aubert ana
| "Pancho" Villa, on one side, and Orozco' $
| insurgents on the other according to late
information received at the department Of
the Interior
! villa. who fed with cx-Minister Abraham
| Gonzalez. Of the Interior Department, 10
! Ciudad Guerrero. west Of Chihuahua with
a few loyal men. when Orozco entered the
! state capital. is said to have recruited some
men with whom he proceeded overland TO
Join the advance Of the Federals.
The detachment Of General Teller has re-
tired 10 Torreon. Rumors were current
during the day that general retreat south
ward from Torreon was in progress. This
was denied Word was also received by
the Minister Of Finance that large guam
| tity Of arms and munitions Of war con-
signed to Orozco had been seized by United
States authorities at FL Paso.
Early to-day the following statement was
issued from the Presidents Office:
Persons arriving from Jiminez and dc
| sertcrs from the rebels say that the fed
/ eral troops caused great destruction with
| their artillery and that the rebels conccn-
| trated al Jiminez are greatly demordHzed.
] !
| !. 900 dead and wounded was inflicted upon
| tho enemy and according 10 reports great
| fear rcigns among General Pascudl Oroz-
| General Antonio Roias's followers are at
! the point Of mutiuy and are attacking the.
| prison where ROJas Is confined BY General
| Orozco.
Antonio Rojas was one OF the original
O&zco rovoluuonsries. lie was arrested
by the latter on account Of jealousy.
Jiminoz Mexico, March 25.-Federal forces
under General Tomas Urbina and General
Trucy Aubert attacked Hacienda Dolores,
four miles west Of here this morning The
place was defended by 1000 Liberals with
three rapid-Grcrs and two field pieces.
When General Orozco arrived he look
command In person Of all the-rebcl forces,
cheering them greatly. At II o'clock firing
continued 1t was at long range, and COW
cred the various rnanPuvres for position
which were in progress. Both sides are in
good positions
| The rebels are 200 strong and the fed
erals about l.Jn General Trucy Aubert
led his federal cavalry within six miles
| Of Jimlncz last night but early to-day his
movement was checked by the outposts At
Hacienda Dolores. He has 100 men IN
Guiding rurales. under Urbina and villa II
| was known Yesterday that Auoert Has
heading for Jiminez with 500 men.
| The forcing back OF the federals south CT
! town last night enabled General SaIazar 10
return TO Jiminez last night with 700 men
and two machine guns, which. added TO me
artillery here and the garrison OF 90. made
il possible TO put up effective resistance TO
the fedcrals under Aubert Hacienda DO
Iores is defended by loo mon, three ma
i chine guns and two cannon.
Fighting stopped below Corralitos with
the federsls back near Escslon. They
practically were surrounded by rebels. The
fatalities were much smaller than reported
Yesterday, when. according 10 the best IN
formation the federals lost in dead Vonnh-
ed and CAPTURED, more than $50