The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-15
ANOTHER REBEL VICTORY
REPORTED AT SAN PEDRAS
REMAINS OF VELASCO'S ARMY
LOCATED AND ROUTED
BY VILLA.
Routed Force Of $1,000 and Take
Over 200 Prisoners-Ex-
tended Battle Line.

JUARk.Z. Mex. April 1.-THE reb-
el wounded during a siN-day battle az
san Pedras de Las Colinias. east OF
Iorreon. Is placed az 5000 in an OF
nelal report of General villa 10 Cen
eral Carranza. in which the combined
forces of the Federals. said TO have
numbered 1000 to $1,000. were de-
feated by 10000 or IL 900 rebels.
The combined rebel force came
upon the reunited Federals. said In
the last days OF the battle TO have
numbered $4,000. at San Pedras DE-.
Las Colonias. State OF CoahuiIa. 40
miles east OF Torreon. The killed
and wounded on both sides. Il is said
VIII number In the neighborhood OF
The rebels claimed to have taken
200 prisoners. The Federal army is
said TO have included the Torreon
garrison, led intact out of that citv
IN retreat by General Nelasco on April
:, those of General Mas. General
Hidalgo. General de Moure and two
others. wv
Mas. Hidalgo and de Moure were
on their way TO Torreon with rein
lorcements, but Nelasco retired be-
Iore their arrival. Since then. until
the concentration at San Pedro and
environs. the Federal columns. their
routes determined by the presence OF
scattered supplies of water. have bpen
maneuvering In an endeavor No mob
illze IN force. while rebel detachments
nave scurried hither and thither b,,-
tween Niesca, Parras and San Pedro
10 prevent the concentration.
When the general engagement was
Dropght on. II Is reported that the
battle line measured 20 miles I'm "A
semi-circle about the city.
Telegram received from General
villa asked that 1900. 900 cartridges
ne shipped south. There were no
other details.
Velaseo Located.
Nhlle the battle of Torreon was in
progress there were persistent report.
that reinforcements were drawing
near TO the assistance of General We.
iasco. The latter apparently despaired
OF their arrival or feared that they
would be cut TO pieces in detail and
withdrew in excellent order from the
city. although HIS loss in killed and
woulded was considerably less than
That OF the rebels. He headed east
ana south. and for q time the rebel
pursuit, over whom he had a start OF
ten or twelve hours. were unable 10
locate him. He was first definitely OBJ
served at Niesca. station on the
southernmost end of the three railway
lines running between Torreon and
Saltillo and its southern environs.
Meanwhile q rebel column had occu-
pied San Pedro. which Is near a lake
on the northernmost of the railroad
lines, about 90 miles north of the
southern line The first detachment
sent against the city by General Villa
was repulsed after four days OF de-
sultory fighting. but when rebel rein
forcements arrived the federals fed
eastward a short distance.
General Engagement.
villa left garrison in the town,
but IL was unable 10 Withstand the on
slaught Of new column OF Federal
volunteers under Generals BENJAMIN
Argumedo and Emilio p. Campo.
While these fights were taking place
Nelasco moved up To Parras. and IL
Is now assumed cut across from that
point TO San Pedro. where a general
engagement Is reported TO have beeu
brought on last night