Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-21

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Eel paso, Texas, Jan. 2l.-FedeTal
confirmation was made here today OF
a rebel defeat Sunday at Ahumada, 81
miles below Juarez. Details OF the
battle were wired by way Of Chihua'
hua City and Laredo, Texas, all COM
lnunicaton remaining cut below
Juarez Some coo rebels attacked
Ahumada, defended by 200 federal in
fantry says the Mexican consuls re
port. Just as the fight was at its
height the entire 23rd battalion arriv-
ed from the state capital. A big ships
cannon carried on the train was turn
ed against the rebels, routing them
On the field sixty bodies were count
ed, including that Of Antonio Rojas, a
rebel general, it is declared. The fed
eral loss was slight.
Rebel scouts have been sighted
few miles below Juarez and all at
tempts to re pair the Mexican Central
railway were abondend today.
While Roia5 was attacking Ahu'
mada il is believed that General lnez
Salazar, With a large group OF rebels,
was moving north OH Juarez, which is
weakly defended Eseinforcements
cannot arrive from the south except
INV n. forc4,.l. es4,arrh and snnlv federal
Infantry is available.
Colonel David de La Funte, chief OF
artillery of Orozco's rebel army, again
is in the field. it was said here today
by friends. He is under bond at San
Antonio. Texas, where he was held
with Colonel Pascual Orozco, Sr,, on
a charge of neutrality violation.
1t was said that de La Fuente enter
ed Mexico few days ago near Hachl-
ia, n NJ, and has joined the rebel
forces below JuareZ.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 21.-Dis-
quieting reports of a grave situation
at Vera Cruc, Mexico, today, caused
state department officials generally TO
consider detaching one of the war
ships from the first division Of the At
lantic feet at Colon for immediate
duty at the Mexican port. If no reas-
suring news comes during the day
this may be done.
New York, Jan. 21.-Prepared to re-
jnforce the cruiser Denver at Acapul-
co, Mex for the pro ectioh Of Ameri-
cans, the cruiser Annapolis has been
ordered to San Diego. whence the
0rIprn1 Cnl1th While
the Annapolis has no marines aboard
they might easily be transferred to her
from other ships. Officials say there
is no intention of sending the Annapo-
lis to Acapulco now,
The Denver got away from San
Diego Saturday and should be at Aca
pulco tomorrow Meanwhile a Brit
ish warship is standing in the harbor
ready to take on Americans and other
foreigners should they be endangered.
Washington, d. c., Jan. ll--Con-
tinued disorders and widespread
rebel activities in southern Mexico,
in which, official dispatches today
say, small towns and ranches have
Dttlt dltdNhtN piiIdSCo,
have been carried off and bandits
have demoralzed the populace, have
aroused apprehension for the safety
of Americans in the disturbed zone.
That the Madero government was
little or no protection for
foreign interests has been made evil
dent again by the recent action of
American planters in announcing that
they proposed to pay tribute to the
rebel Zapata to protect their grow
ing crops against other rebel bands
and raiders. State department OIL
cials admitted today that their reports
We're of condition SO grave as to
indicate the presence of U. S, war
ship might be necessary to protect
The first division of the Atlantic
fleet composed of the dreadnoughts
North Dakota, Utah and
Florida, arrived at Colon, last night
for target practice, while the remain
der of the big fleet is at Guantanamo.
Any of the dreadnaughts make
about twenty knots an hour. The
torpedo boats Roe, Drayton, Mccall
Terry, Paulding, Sterrett, and War
rington of much faster speed, could
transport marines little quicker
The distance from Colon TO Vera
Cruz is about 1900 miles and the dis
tance to the remainder of the'f feet at
is about the same The
big ShinS could make it in three