The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-13
MEXICAN REBELS
| ROUTED IN most
| DECISIVE BATTLE
STEADY True Fire Of Federal ArtiIl-
cry Causes lnsurrectos 70
Retreat
ARMY IS SURROUNDED
Liberal Army Will be Anihilated
Today, Say Maderist
Officers
ARMY IS SURROUNDED
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AT the rebel front. Conejas, Mex,
Nav f2.--TwelYe hours OK brisk
fighting ON the desert plains, aoV
miles south of the American border
between command OF 1000 Febels
undef General Crozco and an equally
strong body Of federals under Gen.
eral Huerta, resulted today In de-
cided advantage to the government.
The fighting began at daybreak
and at nlghtfall the sandy mesas be-
tween here and Yermo, fourteen
miles north, where the insunrectos
were forced back gradually, We're
covered with dead and wounded.
Nearly five hundred are believed 10
have been killed and wounded on
both sides A courier reported that
General Aubert. a dashing federal
commando had been shot In the leg
Rebels Lose Cannon.
The rebels abandoned ten cannon
| md much ammunition In their re-
treat,
| General Teller, who had been sta
I toned In the rear Of Huerta's . vsn~
guard at moan, was sent around 70
the southeastward to flank the rebels
and eut Off their retreat. Tonight
federal headquarters claim the
'ebels are completely surrounded
and that the second day of lighting
will prove equally decisive.
This town, only yesterday occu-
lpied by the vanguard of the rebels,
was riddied by bullets when the fed
[ erals galloped into It at sunset. Over
the foothills, to the north, insur-
feetos could be seen retreating.
May Annihilate Rebels.
General Huerta has been receiv
D Ing many telegrmas of eongratula
n tions on the outcome of the day,
I battle.
Should the advantage. gained to
I day, be followed by equal success
= tomorrow, federal leaders are conf
Ident 1t will mean the annthiiatior
- of the insurrecto army.
= General Huerta considers 1t prob
able, however, that the rebels will
make their last stand at Escalon
! their central base, fourteen miles Il
4. the north, where they have bull
NJ fortiIications and trenches durin
w. the last week.
1t was the steady artillery fire q
Of the government troops that dislodge
the enemy, the aim of the federa
", Igunners was true, They began {
III she'll the rebel position at dayhreaI
nd For time the insurreetns fired /
he volleys and seven federal Officer
ly. were wounded. Only few hour
To Il however, they withstood the car
NY nonading and soon began to evael
ate their positions General Tell,
Earrived at nightfall with $500 me
= in the valley behind Conejas. whe
the vanguard Of rebels gathered.
s. Prisoners May Be Taken.
all II seems likely that unless q
is Irebels continue to fight desperatel
,an many prisoners will be taken tomo
EN- row. As they retreated the Liberia
se- destroyed several bridges, but t
,re federals were equipped with po
as. toons and will not be seriously Z
.he fected Enthusiasm in the fedeI
ick camp is Intense.
nal Word reached here that Tore
lad is celebrating the victory WI
tn 9arades and music.
the Huerta is Enthusiastic.
General Huerta talked enthu
Astically of the fight. tonight.
After twelve hours of fighti
today" he said, my troops took
SN positlons OF the rebels by storm. 7
artillery fire was superb, My fore
'se filled with enthusiasm. have o.
Dos more shown the power Of the q
!" ernment, and they covered the
'ses selves with glory. We captured
"s cannon and wagons. loaded W
MI many hand bombs Of dynamite.
nnt enemy retreated in nreciplta
an' tiights towards the North wher,