The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-14
REBEL CHIEF
TAKES WOMEN
After slauahtering Troopers and Pas.
sengers, Mexican Rebel Takes
Two Young Girls With Him.

MEXICO CITY. Aug. 13.-when
Amador Salazer led away his band OF
rebels after they had slaughtered
sixty-one soldiers and train passengers
near Ticuman, Sunday. he took with
him two young women whose lives
he had spared.
This Is one OF the stories brought
here to-day by eleven passengers who
escaped from the Tapatista shambles.
During the fighting the eleven hid in
the underbrush along the right of
way. They saw the rebels withdraw
with the women captives after loot
ing the train.
Stories OF cruelty were told by the
passengers. one woman carried in
her arms her dead baby. struck by n
bullet in the attack. A column OF fed
eral soldiers was sent in pursuit of
the rebels.
Ell PASO. Tex. Aug. ia detach-
ment OF federal soldiers. who have
been following the rebels along the
Mexican side OF the river. fought a
battle at the "P. o." ranch. opposite
Fort Hancock. Tex. yesterday. There
were sixty rebels. The fedeals killed
five men and wounded several and
captured nine men. eight wagons with
families and guns, horses and am
munition.
Ell PASO. Tex. Aug 13-In reply
10 repeated appeals for peace on the
part OF Rev. II. 4. Upper, honorary
president of the International Peace
Forum, General Pascual Drozco late
to-day presented the American clergy
man with n lengthy document, duly
signed and countersigned
Dr. upper said his talk with the
rebel commandment chief was highly
satisfactory. Orozco merely set forth
his attitude in the revolution. reiter-
ating his demand that the only way
peace could be secured was through
the resignation OF President Madero
and his cabinet.
JAU REF. Mexico. August i3-His
forces scattered over a radius Of
many hundreds OF miles. General
Pascula Orozco. with a scant 700
rebels at his command. awaits the
advance Of a federal army aggregat-
ing more than 5000 men.
Inez Salazar. a rebel general sub
ordinate TO Orozco appears to have
ignored commands 20 bring his forces
TO Jaurez. An officer OF Salazars
command arrived hore to-day TO re
port that his leader has declared him.
self operating independently anger-
by the reports Of pete overatur =
between Orozco and the federal gov-
eminent
MEXICO CITY. Aug. i3.-Govern-
ment troops have been defeated in
series 81 encounters with Zapatistas
in the Tcnacgio district Of the state
Of Mexico. a few miles south Of To
luca. the state capital. and rebeis are
district. according to adviccs received
20 day
In their attacks the Zaptalas are
credited with the displaying a fero-
city rarely displayed In Mexican war
fare At Ixtapan the town taken yes
terday, 200 persons. including wo-
men and children are reported 10
have been killed and practically
every building In the little town raid
cd Only a small number OF the dead
were rebels.
An encounter occurred In a canyon
not FAR away from Txfapam. There H.
detachment Of 250 men on It's way
10 the relief of Ixtapam. was am
pushed by large force. The fight.
Ing lasted for four hours. terminating
Eighty dead we're left In the trenches
Ten thousand cartridges fell into the
hands Of the rebels