Destroy Mexican Villages.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 25, 1912:
Federals Raze Twenty-five and Force 500 Unarmed Indians Into Surrender.
    MEXICO CITY. Nov. 24.— At least twenty-five villages have been destroyed in the State of Oaxaca the past ten days by the Government troops. The Administration, believing that the rebels in that region have been sufficiently cowed by the terrible warfare which has been waged, has now sanctioned orders for the retirement of the greater part of the Federals from that State, leaving the final pacification to the loyal troops.
    Some 500 Indians have surrendered, but a large part of these were without arms, affording some basis for the unofficial declarations that little of real value has been accomplished toward the subjugation of the rebels, who, it is feared by the residents of the City of Oaxaca, will redouble their efforts with the added motive of revenge.
    In spite of the fact that the Federals in all districts invested by Zapatistas have been freely using the right conferred by the suspension of civic guarantees to execute culprits summarily, there is little improvement in the general situation. In no less than forty engagements the past week the Federals reported victories, but these have been mainly insignificant, as the rebels ordinarily retire as soon as possible, doubtless to save ammunition. On the other hand, the rebels use their energies in sacking small towns and plantations, which has resulted in enormous losses in the States of Mexico and Puebla.