El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-17
DEFEATED SATURDAY, REBELS ARE
AGAIN SURROUNDING NACO, son.
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stone Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
to investigate the conduct OF Dr.
Randall.
Randall is accused Of having left
his post as medical superintendent OF
the county hospital here without per
mission and gone to NacO to engage IN
the battle as a Maderista Red cross
physician. He brought number CT
wounded state troops to the county
hospital for treatment without the
authorization or consent OF the ooard
il is charged
Oieda Ready for More.
In an interview with Gen SJe9d
after the battle he said: Il regret the
killing Of the men in tOday's battle
but I am ready for another at any time
and expect to hold Naco Indefinitely
He put his killed and wounded at
fifteen and the rebels loss at ESQ
\ courier from BracamOnte to the
.sConstitutionalists on this side
brought word. however, that the real
loss OF the rebels was FAR less than
reported by the Tefederals and thai
they would be ready to move at any
time after receiving artillery from No
gales and Cananea-
Rebels Executed.
Can't J r Landrum, Of Gen. Oleda
command stated that Saturday night
the Yaduis in Ojeda's command
brought in so prisoners ana lhStI zen
others were preemptOrlly shot on the
lieutenant. and at ) o'clock SUNDAY
morning firing squad shot Jose Gu,,
tierrez. the comissariO at Pllares, anu
mis- two lieutenants, who were amohs
the prisoners, the balance were
listed in the federal army
large bunch of rifles and much
provisions that were taken from ne
rebels came in during SATURDAY nlSilL
The known spolls OF var Ie e,tl-55zlI-,5
the federal hands from SATURDAY
fip-nt y-rer So prisoners, 100 horses anu
eoufpment SEQ rifles. some ANN uIi.-
zion and 400 pesos worth OF prov lSiOiiA
Herald Man in Field
The Herald correspondent went O4t
sunday afternoon on hunt Tor the
rebel leaders, project PEDRO Bra s!- IN
and Nelias Gales and their soloIeIS, 80
found the soldiers strung out an IllS
vav from La MOrita, four miles LIOlt
the battlefield Of SATURDAY, 20 80
Prieta. 20 miles away PreIecJ hIstld
monte stated that they nao eApSIeIG-
Gen. Ojeda to stay in cIose 20 49, -. -
in coming out and attacking them - 80
rerdav he caught them OIL sh@5r : al -
their forces yet separated. anu - -
fectual use OF OjedaS arulIely u@ill,-
allied the "COustitutanalISts pom
those who were engaged and those VINO
were not. He was sorry OF Inc ueLetl;
but remarked that 1t taxes one go
whipping TO make good I'shteIs; ~ NJ
that at no time were more Jnan 10Y %
hts men in the fight. and tnat ms deau
and wounded would not reach 10.
1--WE Must Have NaeO'
We must have Naco, ana IN the near
future" he said. He would set no eN-
act date. but his aid and several otneF
officers said they " Ould take Naco be
fore. Tuesday night That they lhIenu
TO try soon is quite evident ION .Ji iI
fact that last night Bracamonte alu'
dominique with 25O CaValryrnen'
camDed within sight Of Naco, ana a re"
miles south of NacO are 5OO consult
tionaiists-' from Obregon.s command,
ri
easily seen from Naco. Ariz-, To-Day
warning From L. :. Consul
While The Herald man was inter
viewing senors BraCamente ana lanes
two MESA ees were handed to the Tor
mer by a courier from the UnlIeQ StatcS
consul Frederick Slmplcns al NOsaleS-
One written in English. carried ines
words to the two rebel leaders,
emDhatically demand that under no
circumstances must firing occur about
NacO which might endanSer HFes OH
the American side Of the me -
The other, from Gen. ODreBOn' the
commander of all state forces IN 50
nora. and sent through the American
CONSUL was in Spanish and OF a eau
tionery nature as to injury 10 people
on American territory The courier nau
a time to find the project ana hao tuH
his automobile over the Mexican noun
tain roads for nine hours by the time
he returned 10 NacO-
Oieda Has Banquet.
Gen. Ojeda and mis- men celebrated
last night with a banquet IN the bar
racks 49,, -
his secretary spent last night IN Naco'
Ariz. presumably for conference
with Bracamonte. who was expected 70
come here by train from Douglas sun
Gay. but was detained
Rebel Leaders at Aqua PrIeta:
Douglas. AriZ- March lt--State
troop leaders defeated saturday DelO"
NacO conferred Sunday at Aqua Pr1eta
ha
Gen. Ojeda's victorious federals VINO
remain at NacO. Coils Elias Gales ana
Pedro Bracamonte, who commanded the
defeated "COnStltutlOnallStS arrived
early Sunday at the border town oppO-
site Douglas with an escort of 100 men,
leaving the major portion of the routed
state TROOPS in the mountains, 10 or 20
miles east of NacO.
AS witt the recent battle of NOgales,
probably the fatalities Of Saturday
fight never viii be known Col Gales
declares that the state forces lost only
four killed and "A wounded
Sixteen Rebel Dead Found.
However, 16 slain "COnstitutiOnalists'
already have been found by rescue par
actual loss to the defeated forces was
great. The federals pressed close on
the heels Of the fleeing constitutional
lists for nearly two miles their artn-
lery strewing the killed and wounded
over a great space Of the rough coun-
try.
we will attack NacO again, as
sisted by a strong force sent from No
gales by Gen. Oregon" declared
Gales Sunday. He has been arranging
the campaign against Ojeda with the
state troop commander by telegraph.
we were taken unaware yesterday.
explained the defeated leader. our men
were not prepared for battle and we
had no chance to defend our positions
There was nothing to do but retreat
'@Ojeda Can't Escape"
"OJeda has no way of escaping, ana
We guarantee he will be a prisoner with
his men and munitions of war before
the end of this week. We are fighting
for a constitutional government IN
Mexico and a little battle like that at
NacO yesterday will not matter"
Feeling runs strong in the ranks OF
the state troops over the execution at
NacO Of some of the prisoners taken
in Saturdays fight
"Ojeda executed So of as brave men
as ever lived said Gales. and TINS
alone has made Us determine to give
him some Of his own medicine"
Rebels Are Excited.
Gales and BracamOnte arrived mere
v it'll their few followers exhausted ana
nearly frozen The proof Of defeat
greatly excited the Aqua Prieta gar
rison and sympathizers on the Arizona
side. Secret iunta meetings along the
NJ iona side Of the border indicate that
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