Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-11
FIGHTING REPORTED
NORTH or ESCAIlON


FL Paso. Texas. May i1.--Fightlng
between federal and rebel armies was
resumed late yesterday afternoon, ac-
cording TO telegrams received today.
General Pascual Orozco was directing
the rebel forces IN person from YER
mo. fourteen miles north OF Conejos,
where his advance guard now is iocat-
ed, and twenty-eight miles north Of
Peronal. headquarters OF the advance
Ing federais.
General lnax Salaxar, who was de"
feated BY General Trucy AuDert az
Carmen, rejoined the main rebel army
az Concios last night. General Orozco
issued orders that correspondents
with the rebel army should not go
south OF Escalon and indications are
that all news Is being censored sharp
".
II appears certain that the rebels
have been driven north. as several
days ago they claimed TO have occu-
pied Peronel, where the foderals now
are maintaining headquarters. IN.
stead Of being on the defensive the
government troops have, within th
last twenty-four hours, pushed the
attack vigorously, forcing the reseis
northward nearly twenty milcs. to
/ Conejos about two hundred miles
south OF Chihuahua.
Poronal and other towns occupied
by the liberal forces within the week
have been evacuated.
Those facts became known early
today when a telegraphlc interview
was arranged between General Joa-
quin Tellez at the staff headquarters
OF the federal troops north OF Ber-
moilllo and an Associated Press rep
tesentative here.
II was learned that since carly yes
teFday, when communication was
established with the headquarters OF
General Victoriano Huerta. the fed
oral commander in chief tho latter
had advanced nearly thirty miles.
Huerta, al daybroak today waa
near peronal and his ontpoats were
pitched northward toward Coneios
Bringing up the rear are the forces
OF General Rabago, while off toward
the northwest. near sierra Mojadai
General Trucy Aubert with A,0O0 men
threatens To come due east 90 hsca-
lon TO flank the main body Of the
lneurrectos under Or0zco. The fed
crai forces now number nearly 10000
men.
With reserves II Is estimated thai
altogether aLout $4,000 men ar'
spread over the desert within radlui
OF aeventy-five miles.
The moon illuminated the regior
most of the Right and the government
troops crept cautiously northwafd.
Shortage OF water and food an'
! general unsanltary conditions arr
having effect on both armies. Feye
~ prevalent among the soldiers.
General Huerta reached the from
last uight near Peronal. but his caml
could not be reached by wire Genera
Tellez was last In touch with him a
midnight.
"The enemy are exhausted an
hungry" said General Teller over th
wire from tho box car telegraph Of
flee IN his camp early today. The
intended first To get behind ub, goln
onat 20 CuatrO C.encgnH. but the OF
FORTUNE arrival OF my brave comrad'
General n rucy Auhert. intoreepte
them. causing a loss OF more than on
hundred dead. They we're route
shamefuliy and slill are being put
sued.
"The enemy likewise were beale
az saragoza ana LahuillO on the sam
day We found many OF their dea
and wounded as we advanced todnl
They left behind many horses and
their flight abandoned much ammun
ton. We lost about ten OF twciN
killed and a few wounded.
"Our intention is 20 push nortf
ward our troops are full OF spir
y aud their equipment could not I
n better. "a
ID 1--WE have twenty-five pieces
d heavy artillery besides many machlI
guns and ammunition that would io
for monthn