Show SEVERE FIGHTING IN CUBAN GUBAN REVOLT Government Troops Said to Have Routed Insurgents Near Las Ovas YANKEE GUNNERS HEROES Work 0 of Americans With ll J Plas Pla's oc OP JU With Rebel Helel Soldiers ol lers In Pierce S Havana ann In Sept 9 The 9 The biggest batte battie battle bat bat- tie tle te of or the tIme revolution occurred this afternoon near Las Ova's Ovas O as Ovas on the Western West Vest ern railway and resulted according to reports report received lien hero b by tho lw of officials officials of- of of the government go in the rout of ur Guerra's Guerras troops and amid the Iho loss los to them of hOO 00 The rite report of oC the defeat n as furn- furn shied shed by h tho lie commander of or the time rural guards declares that the rout of or the Insurgents Insurgents' was wa complete and amid that the thc government had imad gained a complete victory The rIme fie engagement nt lasted basted three e hours and that lint th tIme the loyal troops were successful a was ivas due entirely to the act that the tho m machine guns guns recently ty Im from Crom the United States were welo well wel served by bv the tho volunteer I artillerymen who iho were ere enlisted In iii Havana Ha all al of or whom had s seon service set ser SOI- SOI vice sice in iii the Spanish American war ivar Cut Oil OfT Of Jo Loyal nl s. s The bath battle followed an attempt I bythe by bytho tho the gO government forces to rescue Col Col Avalos A and amid nl his command amounting g to o seine Nome tono SOU mon men from a perilous po llon l- l lon him Into Inlo which they had been inv in- in lon v y he r If n 1 with wr t h his ils command loft jot their camp of on an aim 01 armored train to look over tho time ground ground but were cut cul off of by the tue Insurgents who vho dynamited culverts along along time the line Ino of railway before and amid behind the tho lie train rain While the lie regulars were ere prot protected from the lie fire fre of the enemy enem by b the armored cars cams the they were reduced to dire straits b by tho the lack lad of oC food rood and amid water However the they put mit Jut up UI an au excellent defense and amid so soon as word was vas received here that the time men muon were wele In n danger orders weme wre sent to 10 rush re reinforcements I n r 0 1 e n t S I Completely Routed flouted The rhe latter as soon as they reached time the he scone scene later attacked the thc rear guard guald of oC I Ithe the he tIme rebels and before the tIme fighting had icon been In progress fifteen minutes Col Col Avalos' Avalos men ass assailed I e l the lie rel rear of or the ebel column which 1 by that time hue ha had faced about and amid was trying to tu drive back mck the time newl newly arrived The hc loss los to the government o troops estimated at forty killed and I is s officer of of- wounded the only commissioned fleet hurt being Capt Copt Ravena Ra ena The Time American artillerymen put up UI upa a brave fight and the tIme Ic victory to 1 was duo 0 work entirely to their excellent a agents Insist in insist insist in- in the lie While government o that lint a 0 sweeping victory victor resulted fact that In n the Initial fighting tho the further reinforcements were sent out tonight Is Is' Is believed here to indicate that hat Guerras Guerra's men were scotched not lot killed and that thai the they withdrew best bent known knon n to the tho commanding commanding com corn tom fur r reasons IU manding officer |