The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-22
FEOERALS CAN'T CHEBK REBELS
PascuaI orzoco, Jr, Turns Up With
200 Men and Joins the zapata
Forces at Zacatecas

Mexico City.-What may become
for the government a more awkward
situation than that caused last week
by rebel success in the north was
the cutting of the railroad from Tam
pico to San Luis Potosi. over this
route all the fuel oil used by the loco
motives is moved and it will now be
necessary to ship from Tampico TO
Monterey
The Tampico-Monterey line has
been cut repeatedly, and has only
been temporarily repaired If this
is cut again and the rebels prevent
repairs between Tampico and San
Luis Potosi, it will be necessary to
use the west coast points as a make
shift The oil supply is sufficient for
only two or three days. Cutting off
of further supply would mean the
practical suspension of all transpor-
tation.
There is little if any Improvement
I'm the situation for the government.
Conscriptions have continued; more
troops have been modified in the
north and in the state of Morelas, but
they have not yet been able to do
anything but act on the defensive, ex-
cept in a few instances. The regions
are overrun by rebels, and the towns
occupied are so widely separated and
so numerous as to make specification
difficult.
The Zapata forces are active and do
not hesitate in taking the initiative in
attack The Zacatecas garrison was
reinforced by Pascual Orzoco, rs
with 200 men, Torreon has been iso-
lated. General Teller in command of
the operations around Monterey has
made only questionable gains.
The government does not admit re-
verses in Sonora or at Reynosa near
Matamoroe.
El Paso, Tex.-Riding everything
from burros to bicycles, 300 residents
Of Parral are moving with the federal
garrison of the Chihuahua mining
town, peacefully occupied last week
by constitutionalists forces. From Par
raj to chihuahua City is a march Of
200 miles. The trip will require
week. Most of the refugees are resi-
dents who had declared themselves
against the revolution, thus endanger
ing their safety when the 1900 fed.
eral troops were withdrawn.
u IS thought a battle will result be
fore the arrival Of Che refugees at the
state capital Already rumors Of fight
ing in which groups Of insurgents have
begun to harrass the retreating fed
erals, have reached here. preliminary
to an actual attack. A large portion
Of the column is Of infantry, necessi-
tating slow progress, while the insur
gents all are mounted.
General Antonio Rabago, military
governor and commander of the north.
ern military zone at chihuahua City,
declares that Parral garrison will aug
ment that at the state capital not
more than 500 men, while another
strong column moving north from
Torreon will retake Parral
Nogales, Ariz.--Twenty-five federal
officers, including an infantry and ar
tillery colonel, taken prisoners during
last weeks lighting above Guaymas,
were shot at public execution by or
der Of the constitutionalist command
ers. The execution is admitted ofIl-
cially by state authorities at Hermo-
slllo.
The reported deaths of Chief Bule,
commander of the insurgent Yaqui In
dams and Of Colonel Guiterez OF the
state troops was announced as con
frmed in the report.