The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-05-15
.FEDERALS GAM 7
CHECK REBELS
SOURCE OF FUEL FOR RAIL.
ROADS CUT OFF; SUPPLIES
ALSO GETTING LOW.
AMERICANS FLEE FROM PARRAL
Pascual OrEoco, Jr., Turns Up With
200 Men and Joins the Zapata
Forces at Zacatecas.-Other
News of the Revolt

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
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, r.,
with 200 men. Torreon has been iso-
lated. General Tellez 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
Matamoros.
Residents Flee From ParraI.
Ell 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 a
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eral troops were withdrawn
1t is thought battle will result be-
fore the arrival Of the 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.
Federal Officers Executed.
Nogales, Ariz.-Twenty-fve federal
officers, including an infantry and ar
tillery colonel, taken prisoners during
last weeks fighting above Guaymas,
were shot at a public execution by or
der Of the constitutionalist command
ers The execution is admitted Off
cially by state authorities at Hermo-
sllo.
The reported deaths of Chief Bule,
commander of the insurgent Yaqui In.
dians and Of Colonel Gutierrez of the
state troops was announced as con-
frmed in the report.
Blanco Advancing,
Brownsville, -Unconfrmed re-
ports that General Blanco with 400
federal soldiers and artillery arrived
at point the other side of Reynosa,
the scene of victory by rebels over
the federals and will make an advance
on the rebels. The rebels are reported
at Rio Bravo advancing in the direc-
ton of Matamoras.
Late reports of the result Of the
battle at Reynosa give the number
killed at twenty-three, with sixty or
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