Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-03-17

Laredo, Texas, March 1.-THE
streets of Nuevo Laredo. the Mexi
can town opposite this city were the
scene of a battle this forenoon, in
which twenty Carrancistas and 25 fed
erals were killed, Nearly 80 soldiers
were wounded
The Carrancistas retreated to the
hills south of Nuevo Laredo, where
they appeared to be preparing for 6
fresh assault. The street battle con
tinued for an hour and half.
A handful of Carrancista constitu
tionalists under cover of darkness
this morning crept into Nuevo Lare
do the Mexican port Of entry oppo
site this city. After two hours fight
ing the Carrancistas retreated No
harm to Americans from bullets fly.
ing across the border resulted
At dawn salvo of rifle firing awoke
the Americans in Laredo. The first
sight that greeted them was a rush
of refugees across the. bridge to the
American side. Men and women car
rying their children jammed the
bridge, needless of hurried wagon
traffic. Numerous officials of Nuevo
Laredo were among the refugees. The
officers carried books and records by
the armful.
The Carrancistas at day break, ar.
rived within four miles of Nuevo La
redo and opened light rife fire. The
distance was too great, however, for
this preliminary firing to arouse the
sleeping American town or to disturb
Nuevo Laredo The rebels advanced
cautiously until they were within the
city limits. They rushed into lard
factory, barricaded windows, then
constructed entrenchments for skir-
mish lines with the aid Of outlying
fences and sheds.
At f;3G thei,, rifas awoke the. twin
cities with a sudden fusillade. This
was followed by an hours silence.
Then the firing was renewed for few
minutes, only to be succeeded by an
other silence.
Later the rebels fell back from the
lard factory under hot federal rife
fire and retreated slowly, pushed hard
by government troops.
Colonel Brewer, commanding Off
Ger of the 14th United States cavalry
on patrol duty, sent word early in the
day that there must be no firing in a
direction which would endanger bor-
der points.
Early reports placed the number OF
Carrancistas at 600 but when the re-
treat began their number was esti-
mated at 200.
1t was reported that many persons
had been wounded in the fighting in
Nuevo Laredo.
An Associated Press correspondent.
walking through the battlefield, saw
bodies of dead rebels with eyes ap-
Iarently kicked out. Several had
been shot through the head, apparent
Is after being wounded otherwise The
rebels this afternoon held position
near the city and were continuing
preparations to renew the fight.
Douglas, Arizona, March 17.--Four-
teen federal soldiers wounded in Sat
urdays battle have died at Naco,
making total of more than thirty
known dead on the part of Ojeda's
troops. The loss to the state troops
was at least fifty killed although on
ly about twenty-five of the bodies have
been recovered from strip OF sage
brush country two by five miles, over
which the slain and wounded were
strewn.
These losses do not include those
executed by the victorious state
troops. Although the federals at Ma
CO declare that they executed Jose
Gutierrez and two of his officers yes
terday, while those remaining of the
prisoners were said to have
Joined the government troops, reliable
advices state today that in all, seven
teen faced the firing squad
Gales and Bracamonte, the defeated
loop colonies, remain at Aqua Prieta, |
tuCil ICtuIu upOu
Naco.
Gales and Rracamonte, the state |
troop colonels defeated Saturday at !
Naco, left Aqua Prieta shortly before
noon today and will proceed toward |
Naco, reorganizing their scattered
forces on the way. Before they de- |
parted they received news that 300
state troops from Nogales with two
pieces of artillery already are near
Naco, ready to cooperate in second
attempt to crush Ojeda's small fed.
eral force A supply train of food
,tuffs and ammunition also left Aqua
Prieta for the place of the projected
Five troops of United States cav
llry arr at Naco, Arizona, today.
Five troops of United States caval-
y are at Naco, Arizona. today. Troops
\ and B of the Ninth were reinforced
~ troop D of the Ninth from forest
station and two troops of the Fifth
rom Fort Huachuca.
This patrol will remain until the