New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-13
Seven Officers Wourde5

F,r a time the rebels fred In -olla"s
and seven federal officers were ""undeh
only few hours, however the" WIN
stood the cannonading and soon began
t. evacuate their positions.
General Tellez arrived at nlghtta''
with fifteen hundred men IN the valley
behind Coneios. where the vanguard o'
the repels had gathered. II seems likely
that unless the rebels continue 10 hght
desperately many prisoners VIII De '"Aso
tomorrow
A they retreated the rebels destroyed
several bridges. but the federals "er"
equipped with pontoons and VIII no, -
seriously affected.
General HuertA talked enthnS'aSt'''''
of the fight He said
After twelve hours Of hshtlnS io-qaN u.
troops took the positions OF the 'VCeN =,
e.orr, THE artillery fire was superb. N'
Jorrss tlled with enthusiasm, have on"
r,ors shown the power Of the goNernin'H
Thev covered themselves with glory.
We captured from the enemy, 'in Sf.'''[.
srd wagons with many hand bombs or
Jyrsmits The enemy retreatsd 20" ara W.
norfL where a part Of my men executes
vaIiautlv a movement which nearly tNl''
lated them. , 49,. -
carad and train with twenty cars ot PRO
visions was destroyed. These cars OF" Nv
bridges are still on 1r'. -.
Three trains Of -enf0rCeucutS arrived ''r
tho rebels during the tight. but tn" heaN :
artillery lre from our batteries preVeh'''
trcm from dctraining 49,.
Up to now. 10 ?. m. ! hslf h1' 10 ';, ~.
formation. however, that the dtan W.
ru,nber more than FIVE hundred. ON oN'
cart we had an almost neGllgnse loSS, ~
Ccpt that unfortunately Ien'I",
Auhert is slightly wounded In tho tool = ,
means of the artillery the infantry NJ" ~
the rebels was held beyond range
More than twenty federal cannon w'r'
in action at once. The enemy was in
trenched in the hills I'm a line fifteen
miles long. The federal lire was directed
So we'll that every shell hit a vulnerable
suot After the first few shots the com
mandor Of the federal guns. Lieutenant
colonel Rubio NaVarrette. located lmme-
diately the position of the enemy. Soon
he silenced and wrecked their artlllerN'
all of which fell into the hands ot ths
government.
At General OroZco's Headquarters.
Ra,Iano. May 12.-General OroZco to-day
transferred Ills IttbpuAi VIZ ''N''' A
Gallon Mexico. where he has been for tn"
last fortnight to Rellano seventeen
miles north, in order. he said. to place his
mon i'm better positions for final stand
General Orozco Tonight admitted thai
his army had been defeated at ConeJos
and has sent a general order To all his
troops to mobilize at Rellauo. He blameS
his defeat on the superior artillery ot
the fcdcrals.
Generals Campo and Artugumedo'
who were sent around 10 the east 1"
hanl, the federaS, have been report
ed missing. The rebels abandoned tnelr
four positions at o'clock.
tl Paso. Tex. May l2-G2nerai
orozco is retreatiug northward toward
the American border.
. message to the Mexican Consul here
from General Huerta at the federal fr)rt
at II =. IN. declared that Orozco hai
hastily abandoned his position at Cone.
los leaving many guns and much 1m'
munition. The federals at noon .o-daH
occupied the positions held 10y the reoaIs
! last night.
General Huerta. IL is reported. hes or
| dered that all "soldideras" the ''ire'
and sweethearts OF the soldiers, whc
! have been in the habit OF following ~"
army for years, cooking. foraginS AMI
! making themselves useful even ON tho