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Show REBELS ARE DEFEATED Entire Army Withdraws From Bachimba in Full Retreat At General Huerta'a Federal Head-quartesr, Head-quartesr, Bachimba, Mex., Julv 4. When the federal artillery had fired a few shots at daybroak today and received re-ceived no response from the hills north of Bachimba, flying squadrons of cavalry were sent forth by General Gener-al Huerta to locate the enemy, but the bird had flown. None but the dead and a few wounded "were lying in the positions which yesterday the rebels had held in tho mountain pass here. A badly-torn badly-torn railroad north of the canyon Indicated In-dicated that as heretofore the rebels had withdrawn destroying the railroad rail-road behind them as they proceeded. The federal advance northward began be-gan today, the capture of Chihuahua being the objective. Daylight confirmed con-firmed the federal victory of yesterday yester-day and enthusiasm in the government govern-ment ranks rose to great heights, eagerness to pursue the rebels giving Hucrta's forces a stimulus that was apparent as they marched north today. to-day. Federals Not Perturbed. The federal officers say they are not perturbed over reports that the rebels will attempt to send columns south to co-operate with Genoral Argumendo in the vicinity of Torreon. General Trucy Aubert has already come north to Torreon with 're-en-forcements for General Blanquet. From Slnelos and Pacific coast states, federal forces are said to be moving rapidly to help cheok the Invasion of the state of Sonora. Twenty-six cannon and sixteen machine ma-chine guns distributed on tho east and west sides of the mountain pass had defeated the rebels, their artillery artil-lery in comparison appearing defective defec-tive and erratic. Losses in the, first day's fighting ap-parentlj' ap-parentlj' wore great as today the battlefield bat-tlefield was strewn with the dead and woundetTof both sides. Tho rebels had clung tenaciously to their positions but the combined assaults as-saults of infantry and cavalry supported sup-ported by the deadly fire of the artillery artil-lery had forced them to yield all strategic hills and ranges overlooking overlook-ing tho canyon. Escape in the Dark. Rebel Headquarters, Mapula, Mexico, Mex-ico, July 44 Under cover of darkness dark-ness the entire rebel army withdrew before daybreak from Bachimba, 25 miles north of Mepula. which Is but 15 miles below Chihuahua city. The rebels admit their defeat, attributing it to a lack of ammunition. The whole rebel array will retreat toward the American border, abandoning Chihuahua Chi-huahua city to the federals. General Orozco gave the order to retreat after his troops had been subjected to tho heaviest fire they hao yet experienced. The rebel commander com-mander and a large part of his force will return to Chihuahua city today for a temporary halt General Orozco will go to Juarez, opposite El Paso. Texas, on the Mexican Mex-ican Central, porhaps turning back southwest along tho Mexican Northwestern North-western railroad to Cases Grandes, which is now the rebel rallying place. Rebels Will Invade Sonora. Orozco's Headquarters, Mapula, Mexico, July 4. From Cases Grandes, which is in a mountain country, where tho federal artillery cannot bo brought Into action advantageously, the rebels will invade the rich state of Sonora. The retreat followed a council of war long after midnight. It was the unanimous opinion of the rebel chiefs that a further waste of ammunition was foolhardy If the revolution revo-lution was to be continued. It was decided to follow a new plan altogether alto-gether Flying columns will be sent north, west and south. The strongest will move to the south to co-operate with General Argumendo and Colonel Murillo, last reported at Nazas, in the southern part of the state of Durango, pursued bv the federal forces under General Blanquet. Just where General Orozco s headquarters head-quarters will be has not been determined. de-termined. It is the rebel intention to cut the railroad In every direction around Chihuahua aa soon na the federals fed-erals enter, which, however, will be delayed several days because several sever-al bridges for forty miles will have been destroved between Bachimba and Chihuahua by nightfall. When the last train left Bachimbe, the work of destroying bridges had begun. Rebel officers claim losses in yesterday's fight wero slight. Rebels to Halt at Monteruma. Chihuahua. July 4. General Orozco arrived here at 11 o'clock, but only a small portion of his army stopped stop-ped horo. Tho remaining troop trains went through the city at tho rate of 15 miles an hour, northward, affording afford-ing none an opportunity to get off. Determined to Dave tho city If possible pos-sible from looting and rioting, General Orozco declared that ho had sent his troops in various directions from Mapula, Ma-pula, avoiding a return to tho city of Chihauhua. Ho added that tho troop trains, which had been sent through tho city of Chihuahua without stopping, stop-ping, would bo altcd at Sauz and Montezuma, 190 and 114 miles south of Juarez. General Orozco ordered all saloons closed here. |