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Show j Five Hundred Killed mt) and Wounded in I' Fierce Battle 01 f At the Federal Front, Conejos. WA Mexico. May 13. Twelve hours of IP. brisk fighting on the desert plains Wm 500 miles south of the American bor- Hf.r ler, between a force of 5,000 rebels B E, ander General Orozco and au equal H j body of federals under General Huer- HJ c .a resulted yesterday In a decided ad- HJj fc rantage to the federals. HJ The fighting began at daybreak HJ md at nightfall tho sandy mesas be- jL ;ween here and Yermo, fourteen miles HyE jouth, where tho Insurrectos were HV gradually forced back, were covered Hr- vith dead and wounded. jHJv Nearly 500 are believed to have been HY tilled and wounded on both sides, A HRlf ;ourier brought the information that HJj) 3cneral Trucy Aubert, the dashing HJj .'cdcrnl commander, had been shot in f '.he leg. Hf Tho rebels abandoned ten cannon Hjg ind much ammunition in their rc- Hft treat. HJ. General Joaquin Tellez, who had H' ieen stationed In the rear of Huertu s S?fl ranguard, at noon was sent around to jfr o eastward to flank the rebels and mfp . :ut oft their retreat. Last night fed- Vfy jral headquarters claim the rebels I" , vere completely surrounded and that i . Jie second day of fighting will prove S jqually decisive. Rebels to Make La3t Stand. -This town, only yesterday occupied , y the vanguard of tho rebels, was f 'fddlcd with bullets when the federals f ;allopcd into it nt sunset. Over the y. 'oo'f.ills to the north the Insurrectos ;. :oui he seen retreating. General Huerta has been receiving nany telegrams of congratulation on ;, !ho outcome of the day's fighting. Should tho advantage gained today be 'ollowed by equal success tomorrow iie federal leaders are confident it i vill mean tho annihilation of the In- V r mrrocto army. H General Huerta, considers it proba- fjle, however, that ihe rebels will . nako their last stand nt Escalon, their jfl r :entral base, fourteen milcB to the j lorth, where they have built forti- H ' icatlons and trenches in the last H ' ortnight, B , Artillery Men's AlnvTrue.- ,v' 'v- B It was the steady artillery fire of- H he government troops that dislodged i he enemy. The sun beat down florce- v on the plains, but the air was clear fhe aim of the federal gunners was L rue. They began to shell tho rebel lOfiiUons at daybreak. For a time the nsiirrectos fired in volleys and sevei ederal officers were wounQed. For inly a few hours, however, they wlth-tood wlth-tood Uie fierce cannonading and then egan to evacuato their positions Jeneral Tellez arrived at nightfall vith a detachment of 1,500 men in the jJMl' 'alley behind Conejos, where the van- ywM " ,'nard of rebels gathered. It seems Ikely that unless the rebels continue ml o fight desperately a large number !3 if prisoners will be taken when dawn ireaks tomorrow. 1 As they retreated the rebels de- W. I .troyed a number of bridges, but the m f ederals nre equipped with pontoons, fcf md will not be seriously affected by CB he hindrance. f Enthusiasm in the federal camp Is preat. In fact, news was received lero from Torreou that tho victory i Fas being celebrated with music and lJ larades. Mil Huerta Proud of His Men. W" General Huerta talked enthuslasti- Wi ally of the fight K ' "After twelve hours of fighting to- I lay," he said last night, "my troops m ok the position of the rebels by ft. tormlng. The artillery fire was su- B I ierb. My forces, filled with enthusi- fj ' m, have once more shown the power l r if tho government and they covered M hemselves with glory H ' "Wo captured from the enemy ten H .annon and wagons with many hard H tombs of dynamite The enemy re- I, , Teated in precipitate flight toward ft he north, where part of my men ex- U tcuted violently a movement which 1 ' learly annhllated them. M "Those who escaped burned bridges 1 ' ind a train with twenty cars of pro- W I visions was destroyed. These cars ifm '&' ,n( VG r'dses ire still' on fire, ft i "Three trains of reinforcements nc- H 1ved for tho rebels during the fight, " mt the heavy artillery fire from our f latteries prevented them from de- , raining. n , "Up to now, 10 p m.. I have had no lme to go over the battleground. 1 j Uivo Information, however, that the j cad will number more than five nun-i' nun-i' Ircd. "On our part we had an almost nog- Igiblo loss, except that, unfortunate- !' r. General Trucy Aubert, Is slightly rounded in one foot. By means of ' bo artillery the infantry fire of tbo ebels was held beyond range." More than twenty federal cannon 'rero in action at once Tho enemy ras intrenched in the hills in a line lfteen miles long. The federal fire t ra3 directed so well that every shell ' ilt a vulnerable spot In the insurroc- o column. , After tho first few shots the com- ! lander of the federal guns, Ucntcii 1 nt Colonel Rublo N'avarrette, located mmediately the position of the enr- ay. Soon he silenced and wrecked , heir artillery, all of whicli fell intc he hands of the government troops I loBt of tho shells of the enemy ox Joded about six hundred feet in 'from 11 f tho federal lines, which account! i?x or the small losses of the government iWlO' . roups. " r ' Rebels .Burn Bridges, ! ' Conejos, Mex, (At the Federa ront) May 13. Burning bridges be i t 'r i , ii, ' wijmwimh. twi" 1 1 ' " '-" J " hind them, the Mexican rebels today continued their retreat northward before be-fore the victorious federal army ui General Huerta. Five bridges span nlug wide anoyos were destroyed by tho insurgents, causing delay to government gov-ernment troop trains. Six Hundred Lost. The rebels now are believed to hae lost six hundred killed and wounded General Orozco's headquarters have been moved northward to Rcllano from Escalon, a retreat of 11 miles. The rebel advance guard, after tho defeat of yesterday at Conejos, today was sighted behind Yermo, fourteen miles north of here on tho Mexican Central railroad. Though skirmishing is expected constantly, another decisive deci-sive clash probably will not occur for twenty-four hours. Rellano, onco the battleground in the present revolution, again may be the meeting place of the two armies The superior artillery fire of the government troops which has been driving tho insurgents so far back that their infantry fire becomes ineffective, is counted upon to force the rebel army still farther northward. Rebels Seek Entrenchments. Rellano, Mex., -May 13. General Orozco, the rebel chief, today mustered mus-tered his army for a final stand against tho advancing federals. Admitting Ad-mitting that the government forces are better equipped In artillery, the rebel leader declares he Is withdrawing withdraw-ing his troops to the vicinity of Rellano Rel-lano so they may have the advantage of fortifications and trenches in this vicinity, from which, three weeks ago, the rebels nearly annhllated the federal fed-eral command of General Gonzalea Sains, who committed suicide while the battle was in progress. Though rebel casualties in the engagement en-gagement of yesterday were great the liberal leaders declare the government likewise suffered heavily and, except for the loss of important positions at Conejos, they clal man even break in the fighting. All of tho generals and their commands have been ordered to mobilize here, where the entire figut-ing figut-ing strength of the Insurrectos will be thrown against tho enem. oo |