Arizona republican., 1912-09-11
THIS BATTLE
 WAS QUILTING
Since the Slaughter of the Mexican Rebels at Ala mos There Has Been No Trouble in Southern Sonora.
(eY JEROME Q. MlrcHELL1

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 Conditions in the Mayo valley and Tn southern Sonora in general seem to be very encouraging Since the battle of Alamos, in which 200 reb- els were killed there has been no trouble in this part of the state
 Americans and other foreigners liv- ing in the Mayo valley do not feel alarmed over the invasion of Orozco's red flaggers as they have very few sympathizers among the people of Sonora, who are too busy putting in their fall crops to think of Orozco's troubles.
 The Mexican government has at present 1000 federal soldiers in the state of Sonora, while all told there are about 200O rebels left in the state and they are operating in the north
 Nothing has been heard from Cheche Campos and his band of Red Flaggers for several days, but judg- ing from the rate that Cheche was going when he left Alamos he should be past the city of Chihuahua by this time. It is reported that many of the bandits that were wounded in the battle of Alamos died along the trail on their way east they raided the
 
 and after footing the stores and pri- vate residences they headed for the timbered country where we presume they intend to saw down trees enough to make wooden legs for those that got out of the hornet nest at Alamos.
 The following is an account of Mir Mitchell of the battle Of Alamos, de- layed in transmission. The battle oc- cured August 21-
 What was the worst defeat met by the rebels now operating in the state of Sonora, occurred at the battle of Alamos on August 21st. when Cheche Campos and his band of Red Flaggers were defeated by d force of 800 fed erals under Colonel J. P. Diaz, and about 300 armed citizens under Sr A Marcor, prefect of the district of Alamos Campos and his band after footing and destroying the town of La Dure, headed for Alamos and ar rived al Minas Nuevas, small min ing town about eight or nine kilome- ters from Alamos, on the night of Aug goth and after footing the town and burning the Southern Pacific de- pot and eight bridges they cut the
  mos arriving outside the town about 1O:3O D. m. and after several small skirmishes with the 300 nationals who were protecting the town, the rebels succeeded in getting part way into town but before they could reach the plaza. Colonel Jesus P Diaz. with 300 federals, who had marched from Fundicion. dropped in behind them and planted three machine guns and opened fire on them before they real ized what was up, In their excite ment and hurry to get out of the trap the rebels forgot to use their rifles and ran right. into the face of the federals. many of them being killed within a few feet of the ma chine guns.
 In trying to get away from the aw- full slaughter the rebels rode their horses through wire fences and over high banks. while many were shot down while trying to climb over high brick walls in order to escape from the death trap.
 The fighting begun at 10:3 90 D. m. and lasted until 1: 90 a. m. The reb- els lost POI killed, 30 or more wound ed. 25 prisoners, II of which were women. The federal loss was five killed and seven wounded. The red erals captured 500 mules and saddles. 15O horses. one small rapid-fire can non and two mule loads of ammuni- ton for same, one machine gun and a large number of small arms and ammunition.
 One of the women prisoners While being taken to prison shot federal soldier and was hanged from near by bridge, where her body hung Tor