The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-29
FEDERAL GENERAL IN MEXICO
ivMlrAres GEORGE WASHING.
i, TON AND ESCAPES.
LEAVES FIRES BURNING
Clever Officer and His Force, Hsmmsd
in Under 0arks Of Aesqusras, Use
Deceptive Msasurss and Get Away
From Overwhelming Rebel Armies
still Very Active.

\ Jimincz, Mexico, March 2S.--Elusive
General T'rucy Aubcrt Is succeeding
by his mastery retreats In keeping
tho main body Of General Orozco's
army occupied In chasing him through
the hills west OF Jiminez, while the
main body of the fedcrals. under
General Hucrta, IL concentrating at
Torrcon and rendering II impregnablc
10 assault. 1t was Aubcrt with his
1850 men who came from Torfeon
by way Of Mapimi through the tor
tuous defilcs Of the mountains and BY
threatening Jimincz. made II impos-
siblc for Orozco to follow up his bril-
liant victory at COrraltos By pur-
suing the routed fcdcrals MS they fled
toward Torreon.
Had his own base at Jiminez not
Aeen endangered by Aubert, Orozco
easily could have annihilated the flee
Ing remnants of the joint commands
OF Saias and Blanauct Aubert. with
consunmatc daring. seeing he was
outnumbcrcd almost to I, pushed
his way on Monday to the Dolores
ranch. about nine miles west of
Jiminez, and was driven back only
after hard five hours' fight Tues
artillery duel. and there were few
casualties.
When the fedcrals finally were
dislodged. they fled. pursued TO tho
southward, and II was supposed they
would not return
~ Fsdsraia Come Back.
After nights rest the federaIs
came back yesterday with the inten-
tion OF cutting the National railway
north OF Jlminez and isolating
Orozco from his base of supplies at
Chihuahua and forcing him to with
draw from Jlmincz to save the cities
of Santa Rosalia and Chihuahua from
attack and to maintain nnbroken his
line Of communication with his port
OF entry at Juarez. Aubert's force
was halted at San Pedro ranch by a
rebel force under General SalaZar and
after a skirmish retired In good order
TO villa Lopez, where they took cover
under the protection OF the banks OF
the Aceaueras. In the irrigated fields
of that region
In the night Salazar was reinforced
by the major portion of General
campa's division which had been sent
out from Jimincz and 500 cavalry
which had come up from Rellano. the
liberal forces maneuvering all night
hoping to envelope Aubert SO that his
capture. bag and baggage. would be
complete.
Modern George Washington.
When daylight came Aubert was
gone. He had left his campfires
burning to deceive his besiegers. but
with his men had gone out into the
hills to Atotonilco. about six miles
west and to the south. A number oi
shells were thrown into the deserted
camp by the liberals gunners before
II was discovered there were no mer
there. which led to the impression In
Jiminez that a big battle was on.
The vanguard OF the Salazar and
Fernandez columns In pursuit OF Au-
bert exchanged long range shots with
the lattcr's rear guard this after
noon, but without apparent result.
There Is rumor here that Genera
Tcllcz Is cooperating with Aubert
reinforcing him when necessary ant
protecting his line OF retreat. all O
which enables him to persist In hang.
ing on to the edges of the liberal bas'
In this city.
General Orozco has approximatel,