The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-02

Laredo. Texas, January with the
dead variously estimated at from $50
TO twice that number, and the wound
cd at several hundred, both armies
lighting for possession OF Nuevo La
redo. Mexico, held their positions after
tho first days battle, with revolution
lists. under General Pablo Gonzales,
less than mile from the town, and
the Federals intrcnched within Nuevo
Laredo. Late to-day the government
commander at Nuevo Laredo admitted
that at least fifty Of his troops had
been killed, including Captain Man
elias. Official reports from tho at
tncking forces place their dead at 100.
including Captain Eziquel Parras. Ear
Tier liz the day, Red Cross workers
who crossed to Nuevo Laredo during
lull in the firing, reported that they
found more than zoo dead on the field.
Fighting, which began at daybreak.
lulled at noon. but was reopened three
hours later by machine gun squad,
which drew away from the main body
of revolutionists and poured n hail of
bullets Into the Federal stronghold.
Undaunted by the bursting of shells,
the gunner. said to be 4 Frenc..man
mined Bricn, trained his gun with
deadly accuracy whenever sufficient
number OF Federal targets appeared.
At o'clock the rebels ceased their
attack. with the intention It is under
stood, OF working closer to the Federal
position and resortinE to dynamite
bombs.
During the afternoon battle, the
lone rebel gunner drew the fire of
four machine guns. thirty shots coming
from the Federal side TO one from the
Constitutionalists. With Bricn, were
about 100 Constitutionalists. accord
ing to two daring Americans. who
! q ny nd tbe
rcvolutionists' lines. The squad had
four machine guns, but used only one
at the time.
Many bullets fell on the American
side of the river. Narrow escapes
were numerous, but no deaths had Leen
reported tcnight. Miguel Guerrero, a
Mexican was struck by richochcttlng
bullet while seated on a curbstone in
Laredo. and wounded. Many wounded
Constitutionalists crossed to the Amer
lean side, and were cared for In i'm
provised hospitals.
Word from Hidalgo, Mexico, at Is
o'clock this afternoon. said 500 Con-
stitunonalist achievements were on
their way to Nucvo Laredo They were
expected To arrive during the night.
Cucrnnvncn Holding out.
Especial Gable to The Timos-D ispatch.l
Mexico City, January l.---Cuernavac;l
Is stiil holding out against the Zapa-
tistas. but the latter are becoming
holder, and have made several dashes
into the suburbs. where they havo
burned n number OF buildings. Some
but wero met by a devastinE machine
gun hrc and none escaped
Gentral Oiea, commanding the Fed
eral garrison. says the only way to
subdun the Zapntistas Will be by an
energetic campaign from Mexico City.
New men and more of them are needed
In the CucrnaVaca garrison, he says
AT present IL Is impossible TO make
sorties with any hope of success. and
the city is likely TO be reduced TO
ruins If an emerge tic campaign is not
begun soon
1t IS reported that foreign bankers
are considering q loan, with the pro-
riso that certain changes be made I'm
the cabinet ut their suggestion. Sew
erai changes are slated in the military
governorships
NJ. O'Shaughncssy attended Huerta.s
New Years reception to-day. and was
cordially received. as usual Consid-
efabie surprise WAS expressed at Tho
action of the Belgian minister PauI
May. In leaving tho capital on the ave
or tho reception. The German min
istoH was absent also. having gone 10
Leon, Guanajuato, to inves:ieate Tho
death OF German subject named
Heller "''''
Heller. who was poor school
teacher, fell asleep in tho railway sta
non while waiting for a train on the
III l,ish OF December 2 and was killed.
We've rnrales, the only persons
around the station ut tho time os
letters death. were arrested. but sot
iree when they protested their limo
Cehca. When the news reached :bo
German embassy here. the ministor [e-
cloed TO mako Personal investigation
~ nc would take no part In any
cleared up. ''' "eeh
Hianco's rebels have met with sev-