Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-26
HOT FIGHT
IN MEXICO
Federals Lose $50 Men In
Action Fought Near zsca.
lon Yesterday
BLOODY BATTLE STILL RAGING
General Orozco Is Directing
Movements of Rebel Army
in Person.
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j Jiminez, Mex, March 26.--Federal
forces under General Tomas Urbina
and General Trucy Aubert attacked
Hacienda Dolores. four miles west of
here at 7:30 O'Clock this morning The
place was defended by one thousand
liberals with three rapid fire guns and
two field pieces.
Orozco in Command.
Jiminez, Mex. March 26.---General
! Orozco arrived from chihuahua this
morning with reinforcements The
federals under Generals Trucy Aubert,
/ Francisco Villa, and Thomas Urbna,
are within three miles of here, at Do
lores ranch, and firing has started.
| ,Iiminez was attacked at II o'clock
with the federals cannonading and
the liberals returning it. Both are in
/ good positions. General Orozco is
! erals are 1000 strong and the federalS
about 1900. General Trucy Aubert
+ led his federal cavalry within six miles
of Jiminez last night, but early today
his movement was checked by the out
posts at Hacienda Dolores. He has
l 200 men including rurales under Ur-
bina and Villa. The attack of Auhert
! was not a surprise. 1t was known yes
I terday that he had left ClOrida, a
short distance southwest of here and
= was heading for ,Jiminez with 500 men.
/ The forcing back of the federals
south of town last night enabled Cen
eral SalaZar to return to Jiminez last
night with 500 of his men, with two
machine guns, which, added to the
artillery here and the garrison of 500
making it possible to put up effective
resistance to the federals under Au-
/ bert 1t was known that they would
advance over the trail for the west.
Federas Lose $50 Men.
A force was sent out last night to
hold the Hacienda. Machine guns sup
ported by two field pieces were sent
to the front. Hacienda Dolores is de-
Tended by 1000 men, three machine
guns and two field pieces. Fighting
stopped below Corralitos with the fed
erals back near Escalon. They We're
practically surrounded by the insur
rectos. The fatalities We're much
smaller than reported yesterday, when
according to the best information, the
federals lost in dead, wounded and
o'clock yesterday afternoon General
Salazar sent word to General Campo
al the front stating that General All
bert was reported close to Jiminez
and suggesting the advisability OF
sending 500 men at once with two ma
chine guns captured from the federals
and two cannons also trophies. Spe
cial trains were sent out from Jimine7
and arriving beyond Corralitos, pick
ed up 600 men and artillery.
Rebels Attacked Mazatlan.
Tucson, Ariz., March 26.-Rebels
attacked the important west coast
, Mexican city of Mazatlan at an early
hour today, according to reports reach
ing Tucson. Dispatches to railroad OF
ficials denoted uncertainty whether
the federals or the rebels controlled
the city, but advises to the Mexican
consul stated that the Federals still
E held it. There was no report as to the
casualties.
Rebels Demoralized.
Mexico City, Mex, March 2G.-The
Federal artillery created havoc among
the revolutionaries at Jimenez ac
cording to reports reaching President
Madero today from Ell Paso The fol
lowing statement was issued today
from the Presidents office.
Persons arriving from Jimenez ant
deserters from the rebels say the fed
eral troops caused great destruction
with their artillery and that the rebels
concentrated at Jimenez are great.
demoralzed. 1t is calculated that
loss of more than 1000 dead ant
wounded was inflicted on the enemy
l. and according to the report, great fea
exists among General Orozco's men,
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