Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-13
Fell Back on Fortified Posi-
ton at Rel)ano Considered
lmpregnable
BOTH ARMIES LOST HEAVILY
Artillery Equipment of Federals
Said to Have Decided
Battle.

miles behind at JimeneZ. These move
ments northWard reveal the extensive
retreat of the insurrectos. The fed
erals occupy the positions about Cone
JOS, but the pursuit of the retreating
rebels appears to have ceased. A
! small garrison has been left at Esca,
| Ion, the abandoned rebel base. Heavy
guns and thousands of men guard the
| hills at Rellano, a locality considered
by the rebels as being impregnable.
, General Orozco today insisted the re
treat was ordered and for stratagetic
purposes.
! Rebels Fire on American Troops.
Ell PasO, Texas, May 13.-COlOnel E.
Z. Stever, in command of the Ameri-
/ can troops along the border here, de-
clared today that no report had reach
ed him of any firing on the Mexican
side Saturday night into American ter
ritory. A published report was in cir
culation today that privates of the
/ Eighteenth Infantry We're fired upon in
their tents along the boundary line
and that the Americans projected their
| hats on bayonets to attract more fire.
Rebels Burning Bridges.
Conejos, Mex, May 12.-fAt the
federal 'front.', May 13.-Burning
bridges behind them, the Mexican reb-
els today continued their retreat
northWard before the federal army Of
General Huerta victorious in the last
three days of fighting. Five bridges
spanning wide arroyos were destroyed
by the insurgents, causing delay to
government troop trains.
Rebels Lost 600.
No fighting was expected today as
both sides were occupied with their
dead and wounded from yesterdays s
engagement. The rebels are believed
to have lost six hundred in killed and
wounded.
Superior Federal Artillery.
General Orozco's headquarters have
been moved northward to Rellanc
from Escalon, retreat of clever
miles. The rebel advance guard, after
the defeat of yesterday at Coneios
ffty-five miles north of Torreon, to
day was sighted behind Yermo. four
teen miles north of here on the Mexi
can Central railroad. Though skir
mishing is expected constantly, an
other decisive clash probably will no
occur for twenty-four hours. Rellanc
onca tho hat+1a oronpd in tho procapt
revolution. again may be the meeting
place of the two armies. Thus far
the advantage has been with the gov
ernment troops, as they steadily have
pushed the rebels northward toward
the American border The superio
artillery fire of the government
troops, driving the insurrectos so ia
back that their infantry fire became
ineffective, is counted upon to forct
the Orozco army still further north
ward
Rebels Fight From Trenches.
Rellano, Mexico, May 13.-Genera
Orozco, the rebel chief, today muster
. ed his army for final stand agains
the advancing federals. Admitting
that the government forces are bette
equipped in artillery, the rebel leade
declares he is withdrawing his troops
to the vicinity of Rellano so they ma,
have the advantage of fortification
and trenches in this vicinity, from
i. which three weeks ago, the rebels
drove the federals near annihilatins
the command of General Gonzales
Salas, who committed suicide whilt
the battle was in progress.
Decisive Action Soon.
Though rebel casualties in the en-
gagement of yesterday were great, th'
liberal leaders declare the govern
ment likewise suffered heavily. and
except for the loss of important posi-
tions at Conejos, they claim an ever
break in the fighting. All of the gen
erals and their commands have beer
ordered to mobilize here where tn
; entire fighting strength of the insul
rectos will be thrown against the
enemy.
Attack on Rebel Financial Agent.
Chihuahua, Mex, May 13.-Gonzalet
c. Enrile right hand man of Genera
Orozco and admittedly the financia
agent of the group of Mexican politi
clans behind the present revolution
: was stabbed twice early today. HI
was walking in the plaza when attack
ed by two unknown men, believed t.
be political enemies. At the Whit
Cross hospital it was said at nool
that he would recover. Enrile was IN
armed. He was wounded in tn
shoulder and the chest above tn
heart The assassins fled believin
him to be dead.
Hospital physicians declare Enril
has four wounds, three inflicted with
knife and one by a bullet, but tina
none is fatal. 1t is believed that slI
porters of Emilio Vasquez Gomez wer
behind the plot to assassinate Enril
: as the latter is believed to have az
: complished the downfall of Gomez a
: provisional president Enrile becam
e conspicuous two months ago by a S.
n vera anti-Americans proclamatio
e which rebel leaders later repudiated.
Gomez Was Advised.
Washington, d. c., May 13.-Whet