Show BA BATTLE TILE WAS ARTILLERY DUEL ONLY General Orozco Claims the federal Fire Did Very Little Damage TROOPS OF MADERO CHECKED NEAR C CONEJOS I But Few Casualties in the Fight ight and Rebels Not Demoralized H I I-H I I H 4 4 JUAREZ Mexico exico May 13 4 4 Rumors Humors are persistent hero that 4 General Orozco Is dead Rum Humors i 4 are that be he was s killed by bi his 4 own hion M I I. own men en Messages were wore re- re cC d here lere as late as s 10 o'clock x 4 1 today signed by y the tho rebel eh chief ef l land 1 and confirmation of the report 4 01 t. 4 is n not t ri available l 4 lr 4 r I H- H H I I H I H-H-H- H GENERAL OROZ OROZCO'S OROZCO OS O'S S 'S JIMENEZ Mexico May 13 Gen Pascual Orozco retired to Jimenez today two ninety miles mUes no north h of ot ConeJos Cone Cone- Jon Jos the sc scene of ot yesterdays yesterday duel of 01 artillery between n th the rebels and federal forces forces' of ot General Huerta Couriers Couriers' brought the information to today day that at th the thc rebels ebe s had checked the adv advancing federals near ear Conejos n joB and that firing continued throughout the night General Salazar Salazar is directing the he I rebel maneu maneuvers ers al although ough Orozco today today to to- day ay ordered a a. po portion i n o of hi his forces forces- to tofaU fall faU back to Jimenez I c While it is believed cd th the federals willbe will be he able to break brcak through through- and pursue the rebels alon along the Mexican can can Central r railway such a m. m movement i uld lc leave o and I Ii weakened in too event vent of flanK at at- tacks by by- the time heavy columns which Orozco hitherto l has los los' t used sed s d to protect his center G General Orozco exp expected d to re ro return turn turn Bo southward today The federal t m mo mod ed d 11 north rth yesterday i jn nine trains o i rl he re reole reP rePels els ole era I artillery uis 19 placed on on low lying hills hilIs and andi surrounding sun Conejos and facing facini the tile there re or positions The The artillery r duel lasted a be e cater part of ot the tho F Fede Federal deral il hens did dud little damage tn in in rn tb th rObe rebel ranks and arid casualties w were re few The he rebels ls not dem demoralised it b being their intention to induce the ted fed to leave lea o their base and meet meet inthe in inthe in iri the open General Salazar Salazar sene sent word wor to Orozco Oroz o early today that the fire jre of f the fed federals was not worrying 1 him i SITUATION AS SEEN SEEN- PROM FROM I THE FEDERAL S SIDE DE CONEJOS Mexico o at the f federal der 1 front MD May IS l iL bridges s' s behind them tho the Mexican r rebel heL today toda continued contin contin- ned their retreat northward before tho tb victorious federal army of or General Huer Huer- ta to Five bl bridges spanning wide arroyos were destroyed by th the Insurgents caus cans rig dela delay to government troop trains The reb rebels ls no now aro believed d' d to nave have t lost t In killed d and wounded v General Orozco's headquarters have hao been moved northward to Rellano from r u a retreat of or eleven cleven miles miles- The rebel advance euard after the defeat of ot yesterday at at Conejos toda today W was T S sighted behind Yermo fourteen north o of hero on tho Mexican C Central railroad 1 Though i is 18 expected constantly constant constant- I ly another decisive i o clash probably will not nol occur for twenty tour hours constant I Rellano once the thc battle ground In the the present revolution again may be bo the meeting place of ot the two to armies s The superior artillery fire tire or Of of the gov- gov ov- ov lOment troops which has ha been driving th the so IO far tar back that their Infantry fire e Is 18 counted collated upon to to the tc rebel army I I still fut further northward ward I AN ANOTHER THER VERSION O. O May ta 13 Genera General OM Orozco o the rebel chief f r t today mustered his hilt arm army for a final stand against the advancing ad federals f Admitting that tho go govern govern- ern- ern mont flout forces s arc aro better better- equipped in arWIN artillery ar- ar WIN tillery the reb U l ader lader declares h hp is Ie withdrawing rat his bis troops to the thc of or rio PO so they thuy may have hn th the advantage 1 tage tae of or fortifications and trenches in this vicinitY from which thi th three e c weeks a ago o the rebels rebels' nearly annihilated can the th federa federal fed rM- era eral command of General Contains S Solas las who committed ar sU sul ld Mo while the battle Was waR in Though h rebel casualties in the engagement engagement engage engage- ment Q of a w cre re groat the liberal rs declare l' l r the tie so likewise heavily and nd except for tor the tho loss losa of ot- important positions at ConeJos they claim an even br brak ak In Jn the Irl fighting fighting- All MI of or th generals nn and their commands have b been en ordered to mobilize here whore where the thc entire fighting strength of tim tho in in- will bo ho thrown against tho the enemy en erny The rho hospital physicians d clale Enrile has hat fOl four r three 6 5 inflicted d T u a knife and andon on one b by bullet but that none non nonIs is fatal It is believed that supporters of Emilio Vasquez Gomez were v behind the plot to assassinate as as' the latter r Is be be- be d to have accomplished d the downfall dOl of z a x as l aspro provisional plo Ional president t. t became conspicuous two vo months montha ago Hgo by by I issuing nn an Amt antl which rehei T lears later laler repudiated I I f RELLA STRONG JIMENEZ EZ Mar Mav ta 1 today is the he now ne field position of lie tho rebel arm army The staff Marl headquarters of or Orozco arc nrc si I mow miles miles' in the time rear at Jimenez These movements northward re ref reveal re- re veal the tho extensive of or the thc incur incur- f rectos recto The Tile occupy the thc po positions about Condos Conejos and the pursuit of ot th the re retreating re- re treating liberals appears to hav have havo ceas' ceas 1 A small garrison hits has been left at Escalon the tha abandoned r rebel base Heavy guna and thousands o of or men guard th the hills at a 8 JO locality considered by tho the rub reb reb els cIa impregnable General Orozco ozo today insisted tho the ret retreat cat catas was as ordered for tor strategic lc purposes ur I |