New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
MEXICAN REBELS CLAIM
MAP|M|, FEDERAL FORT
Madero Denies Both Loss OF Ber-
mejil|o Outpost and Capture
OF His Brother.
HUERTA ORDERS ADVANCE
Governments Troops Pressing
On to Where Orozco
Forces Are Concentrat
ing. Arrive at Yermo.

Yermo. Mexico, May II dedera 'front.'.
This town of adobe. only FIVE days
ago General Orozcos headquarters. was
to-day reached by General Huerta ana
his advancing federals, who came north
ward from ConeiOs.
Raoul and Emilio Madero. brothers of
President Madcro. who each hold the
rank Of colonel in the federal army. are
with General Huerta. Early in the day
reports emanating from the rebel head
quarters at Jiminez, seventy-seven miles
north of here, declared Raoul Madero
had been taken prisoner when the rebels
entered Mapimi last Sunday.
1T is not true" said General Hurcta
to-night. that the rebels took Mapimi.
1t still is held by the government
I'VE mean to press on to Rellano TO
meet the rebels shall keep on north
ward even If they retreat further. our
troops are in excellent spirits.
The main body of federals expected TO
leave here at daybreak.
Jiminez, Mexico, May 1i.-Mapimi, the
fortified outpost Of Bermeiillo. fell into
the hands of the rebel forces at approx
mately the same hour the rebels were
retreating north of Conejos, according to
reports received at General Orozcos
headquarters here to-day.
The rebel army to-day occupies pracd-
call,, the same position as It did yester-
day.
FL Paso Tex May H-General Huerta
commander of the federal troops. with
HEADQUARTERS at Conejos. recently aban-
doned by the rebels. to-day ordered an ad-
vance on the main body of the Orozco
army gathered at Escalon and Rellano
These points are about 400 miles south OF
the American border. on the Mexican Cen
tral Railroad.
Advices from Huertas camp were that
the federal forces would press forward TO
follow up the decisive advantage gained IN
the fighting on SUNDAY and that battle
may be expected early tomorrow. The
rebels have had nearly forty-eght hours IN
which to recover themselves from the de-
feat administered by Huerta's command
through the superiority Of his artillery, and
! last reports from rebel headquarters were
| that OrOzco was confident of holding the
positions now occupied by his men In the
/ Mills of RellanO.
/ Colonel Caesar Csneles. commanding a
band of rebels a. Des Cubrdora, Durango
| telegraphed TO Ciudad Juarez to-day that
the rebels in capturing Mapimi had made a
prisoner of Raoul Madero. brother Of the
President and commander Of rurales in
that district.
Alberto Madero, uncle of Raoul however.
denied to-day that the latter had been at
Mapim in the last few days. Raoul, he
said is with General Huerta at Conejos.
Raoul is twenty-five years old and a
! graduate OF the Michigan School OF Mines.
Laredo. Tex, May i4.-Private kilograms
received here say that federal General Tel
lez while executing a flank movement
north Of Conejos yesterday captured a
| freight train loaded with ammunition and
provisions and consigned 10 the rebels. Tel
| lez unexpectedly came upon the moving
train, halted it. seized the guard, learned
| the nature of the cargo and cOniscated II.