Mexican Federals In All-day Battle.

New York Times 100 years ago today, May 6, 1913:
Repulsed by State Troops in a Fierce Encounter Near Guaymas.
TWO AMERICANS KILLED?
Report That Railway Men Fell in Sunday's Fighting — Surrender of Gen. Aubert Confirmed.
    NOGALES. Ariz., May 5.— There was fighting throughout this afternoon between the advance of the Federals from Guaymas and the State troops below Ortiz. Indications were to-night that the Federal forces had been repulsed. The telegraph line has been cut below Ortiz and efforts to reach Guaymas by wireless failed. Two American railway men were reported killed in yesterday's fighting.
    To-day's battle was begun in the morning, with heavy cannonading near the State troop base at Ortiz, indicating that hostilities had been resumed near Empalme. Fourteen Federal soldiers captured in yesterday's fight arrived today at Hermosillo. They reported that sixteen Federals were killed.
    Federals from Guaymas were repulsed yesterday by Constitutionalistas at Batamotal, the first station north of Empalme. An official insurgent report stated that 300 Federals were taken prisoners.

    EL PASO, Texas, May 5.— The rebel committee received to-day verification of the report that Gen. Trucy Aubert had surrendered to the Carranza insurgents at Lampasan, below Laredo, Texas. The verification was brought to the border by Major Salvador Gomez of the State forces, who said he saw the surrender of Aubert and 700 Federal troops.
    Mutinous Federal troops which on Saturday drove their commander. Gen. José Inez Salazar, and his followers from old Casas Grandes, Mexico, have been urged to accept formally the Constitutionalist revolution. If they do, that practically will place the revolutionists in control of the territory along the Mexico Northern Railroad southwest of Juarez.

    WASHINGTON, May 5.— Persons exporting arms from the United States to promote revolution in Mexico may be arrested by American authorities for violating the neutrality proclamation of 1912 before the arms actually have left the United States, according to a decision to-day by the Supreme Court. The decision reversed the Federal District Court for Western Texas.
    Reports from Mexico City to-day estimated that from 1,200 to 1,500 lives had been lost in engagements outside Sonora in the last week. The reports confirmed the blowing up of a railroad train by Zapatistas at Nepantla, by which 150 persons were killed. It was said the Federals had driven Zapata from his stronghold in Chinameca.

    MEXICO CITY, May 5.— Zapata forces failed in two attempts to-day to capture Cuernavaca, capital of the State of Morelos. Gen. Robles, the Federal commander, reporting late to-night, says he expects a resumption of the rebel efforts. Reinforcements will be sent from here to-morrow. From the north official reports say rebels have been defeated at Villaldama, near Monterey.
    Official Mexico celebrated to-day with a big military parade the anniversary of the battle of Puebla in 1862.
    All the strategic points around Cuernavaca were fortified to-night. The attack on the town was coincident with the announcement that Gen. Robles had designated Cuernavaca, Cuatla and Jojutla as concentration camps. All who are not adherents of Zapata were warned that they must go to those points.