Arizona republican., 1912-05-14
Army Has Been Forced Back to Jiminez Where His Final Stand
 Will Be Made
SALAZAR'S FORGE
 BADLY WHIPPED
Crushing Blow Is Delivered Rebel Cause When Troops Are Caught
 in a Canyon
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl


 FL PASO, May 13.-Six hundred killed and wounded is the estimate of the rebel loss in yesterdays bat tie at ConejOs, by Gen Huerta, the federal commander, made tonight. The federals, he said lost ten killed and forty eight wounded. The Mex ican consul here tonight was in com munioation with federal headquart- ers which are said to be several miles north of Conejos. Commun- cation was established in a round- about way of more than 500 miles via Nogales. Ariz.. and Pacific Coast points. We will attack the rebels Wednesday," said Huerta. The fed erals. in searching the battle field. found a battle flag of Salazar. the rebel general Federal General Tucy Aubert who was wounded in the leg yesterday, will participate in Wed nesdays fighting. His wound is not serious.
 OROZ cos HEADQUARTERS JIMINEZ, May 13.-Conceding his de feat in the initial battle before Cone jos, Gen. Orozco by no means is dis couraged tonight The revolution has just begun" he said. and we are confident that ultimately we will overthrow Miadero for a just revo- lutiOn will always triumph. Lack of food and water for men and horses as we'll as the superior artillery of the federals caused our defeat. We had insecure positions and retreated i for strategic reasons. Our losses were 1 light"
 Orozco would not say how many men he lost, but admitted he had not 1 heard from Generals Campa and Artugumendo, whom he sent around to the west of Conejos to flank the 1 federals. Apprehension is now felt for both commanders and their forces | of 250O men Gen. Tellez is believ- ed to have engaged them and cut off their retreat OroZco was unable to understand rumors today that he had been killed by his own men. Ma dero will find me very much alive before many days,' he said grimly. Only skirmishing occurred today.
 The northward movement of fed erals is not unexpected nor undesired. i but it is not intended they will be l permitted to advance any great dis tance. It is planned to draw them out, thus permitting a flanking movement so Orozco could find the weakest point The situation now is that the rebels are at Rellano. and the federals control the railroad as far as Conejos.
 CHIHUAHUA. May. 13-The con- dition of Gonzales Enrile, financial agent of Orozco, who was murderous- ly assaulted here early today, is un- changed tonight Enrile has four wounds, inflicted by knife and pistol, which are not regarded as fatal. The identity of the assasSins is unknown
 Enrile by his revolutionary activity recently made many political enemies. To him is attributed the financing of the present revolution on behalf of Bernardo Reyes; Limantour. Ter razaS and others, formerly identified with the Diaz regime. Enrile op- posed Vasquez Gomez and encour-
 aged Orozco to denounce him. In the last few days, it is stated, a
 serious breach occurred between En-
 rile and Orozco. and it is now fear
 ed it is stated, that Enrile has spread
 throughout the rebel army news that
 they really are fighting for Diaz and
 not for the principles the leaders
 claim they are asked to defend.
 FL PASO, May 13.-The slaughter
 of rebels at Cuatro Cienegas. few
 days ago was perhaps the most pain full blow thus far inflicted upon the Il insurrecto army. dispatch received . here today declared Gen. Salazar with 2,00O men was caught in a canyon | and his army nearly annihilated Some escaped by climbing out of the
 death trap while others were shot q from above from where the federal , fire could reach them for hours
 Salazar had 2OOO men at Conejos anC
 when he joined Orozco yesterday he
 brought back but 500. Of the 150t
 missing more than 500 were killed d The rest fled as individuals to various parts of the country. Some of the
 retreating rebels were overtaken or
 the desert and killed Many dieo c from lack of food and water. The d barren desert between Cuatro Ciene- : gas and Sierra Mojada, 100 miles, is 2 said to be strewn with rebel dead.
 JUAREZ. May 13.-CoI. Pascua
 Orozco. father of the rebel leader. ar
 rived here tonight from Chihuahua istiT insisting Gomez is his choice fol
 provisional president. Four prominent $. business men of Mexico reached here e today enroute to Jiminez to confer witl l. Orozco and place before him the name Q of Garcia Granados for provisional
 governor.