The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-07
FEDERALS CLAIM
A GREAT VICTORY
This is the Report from Mexico-One
Column Forced into Battle
and Badly Beaten.

Ell PASO, Tex, Oct. Additional Il
details of the federal victory at Santa |
Rosalia have been received by CUTLER
mo Porras, personal representative of /
President. Huerta in this city, in a |
despatchs. from Gen. Mercado, military
governor of Chihuahua. What re-
manned of Villas army of 400 men
broke and fled before the final assault |
Of Gen. Castro's 400 troops Friday /
afternoon and split into parts, one
going southwark with the other re
treating to the east. General Marcelo |
Caraveo with his command pursued
those who fled southwark, overlook |
them and forced an engagement The
haraSSed rebels were again defeated
with great loss. The fate of the
revoutionists who fled eastward was
even more disheartening. General
Jose Ynez Salazar had been sent to
Conchos by Castro before Friday as
sault, and the fleeing rebels ran into a
surprise. They suffered severely. At
last reports they had swung and join
ed their comrades in flight southwark.
General Mcrcado' s despatch reports
the capture of many horses, guns and
ammunition with the taking of Santa
Rosalia. In the final assault on the
town, Castro s army moved forward
with Gen. Caraveo and Gen. Landa on
the left, Gen. Rojas and Gen. Mancilla
on the right, and Castro himself on
the right. The despatch did not say
i how much the federals suffered in TAX
ing the town.
This victory, together with the oc-
cupation by Gen. Mas of Sabinas on
his march to Piedras Negras, has great
" encouraged the war department
officials. Gen. Trucy Aubert with 1000
men marching to the relief of Torreon,
has reached Madero, about 100 miles
east of Torreon, but is making slow
Roadway owing to the necessity of
repairing the railroad. Conditions at
Torreon have greatly improved, and it
is reported that the rebels have prac-
ticallv abandoned that district. a
trainload of merchandise, the first to
get through since February, has ar
ived by way of Monterey. Gen. Felipe
Alvares is said TO be preparing an ex
petition to march on Durango, which
for months has been in the undisputed
possessions of the rebels. TeZiutlan
the state of Puebla, is still besieget
by the Indians, but foreigners an,
nOn-combatants have been able It
; leave the town. reaching Puebla City
I safely under federal escort. The In
dams are those who aided Gen. Porfri'
: Diaz years ago to suppress an insur
i rcction in that territory and who wer
+ permitted by Diaz to retain thei
Q arms. They are reported to be shor
: of ammunition.
Raiding, pillaging and the burning
I of ranches continue in various part
4 OF Puebla and Morelos. The efforts 0
n the rebels in San Luis Potosi CoahuiI
) and Nuevo Leon are confined to cut
: ting Of railroads and the raiding o
5 small towns. There appears to be II
I concerted action in these districts.
& Both Monclova and Cuatro Cienega;
T. captured by the federal army unde
G Gen Mas on its northward marcel
y have been retaken by the Constitl
n tionalsts, according to rebel courier
l. who reached the headquarters of til
Constitutionalists at Piedras Negra
1t Mexico. All available troops are b,
N ing hurried to the north, according I
N the courers. to attack the main fe,
Re eral army now at Peyotes from IL
h rear. while those concentrated abo,
TT government troops back from Il
a front. 1t is understood the fedora
lie will not open hostilities at Peyot,
a until the arrival of their artiller
A which because of the obstruction
ri the railway must be conveyed owe
I'll land from the South A number
e, refugees who crossed into Eagle Pa
e. with the northward advance of 4
n federals returned INTO Mexico yeste
r. day when it was reported that t
* battle of Peyotes would be delayed
er Mexicans from lower California
e ported that on Friday 200 Constit
tionalists under Gen. Ortega captur
w San Quentin. The port Felipe on t
re- eastern coast of lower California W
NJ captured two weeks ago by the CO
ge stitutionahsts, they reported.
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