Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-10
SEVERE BATTLE
IS DEVELOPING
NEAR OCA7LAN
General Amaro's Troops arc
Meeting Fierce Resistance
From Estradistas in Stats
of Jalisco

" H. ~.
IT. Worth Star Teitgram) The long
expected battle Of the. western front IL
At last under way having started al 7
o'clock this morning. At daybrcak the
federals began mobilizing from II Bar
ca 10 Ocotlan. tate Or JaliSco. to join
the advance guard while artillery r.
sonaly directed ~ General Amaro
supplied a curtain Of fife TO protect the
infantry crossing the Larma river Fer
two hours no tnemy could bc seen NOV
ng On the other bank Of the river. the
rebels moving through scientifically
built system Of trenches. while federal
snipcrs watched in vain for opportuni
tie 10 shoot.
Since O'Clock the wounded have
been arriving AZ Ocotian. which has been
converted into hospital quarters. After
four hours n fighting the r deraIs
succeeded in building a bridge of bar
lels and pneumatic tires across the
river. over which one hundred soldiers
eros ed to the western bank and occu-
pied the first line of trenches.
Latest Ocotlan specials rcport the
battle virtually won BY the fcderals,
diminished. II was expected the rrn.
would withdraw to their second lines a.
Poncitlan during the night. Aviators
bombarded the rebel positions in some
instances descending rs low as i0n
feet and cmptying their fire into the
trenches. Central Enrique Laral plan
ned Daylight cavalry attack AZ POI.
.itlan.
Ten thousand fcdcrals arc participat
ing in the battle under Generals Amaro,
cruz, Aguirre. Escalona and Amarillas.
while Gen, rails Gonzales, T. cobar and
Rios at Yurccuaro are ready 10 cut off
the rebels Under General Di-gucz WIN
ire attempting 70 reach Ocotlan.
The most important battle If The
revolution Il developing ~ Dcatlan.
TaliSco. where severe fighting has been
underway several days. according ~ re-
ports published yesterday in III PofvenIr
" Monterrey. Federal troops under the
personal command of General Amaro.
have made repeated attacks upon the
rebel defenScs. suffering heavy casual
ties. but have failed 20 attain their oh
iertiye General GuStavo a. Salas. i in
command 81 the rebels. and his forces
aave have complete defense system.
consisting OF deep trenches well pro
'cefcd by ma hine guns. They also
have complete defense system.
apparently well supplied with guns and
ammunition Both sides have made #
sectiye use II artillery and machine guns
The fcdcraIs have hecn constantly har-
rasSed hy attacks from bands operating
IN both fIanks. and their rear i now
mcnared ~ the columns of Generals
Estrada and Diegucz. the former coming
from Morelia and the latter from Silao.
The federal forces have been checked
" Sole,lad forty miles east of Vera
Cruz. hy large nucleus of revolution
sts. a cordng 10 dispatch from Cor
doba. published Saturday ia Nom crrry
General Maycotte j. threatening tn"
railway communications between the fed
cra columns and Mexico City May
coftc's troops being IN possession Of san
Andres. ruebla. within fcw miles ~
ESpcranza. The dispatch states that the
fedcrnis are still holding ESperanza. but
the garrison H. hard pressed by the
rebels under General Fernando Reyes
The town nf AldamaS. between Mon
tcrrev and Maiamoro~ was entered by q
rebel band Thursday night. thr band Se-
Curing n number cf horses. No fighting
occurred and no attempt was made 20 cut
the railway between Monterrey and 'hf
border.
Considerable Significance Il attached
10 tbe report published IN III Porvcnir