Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-30
Vs1eealg osnssass Uncertain Whether
! ~ Pia)tt o. Run Away - Mutinous
osldlees 9isa 10 Tracks by Officers
Rsbsls undse Orders to Extsrmi.
M 0aAe- Array Whleh Evacuated City.

d nl9h& and to check any general rush
& aesu the river - seemed imminent
4 ~ aisfk when, during panic in the
1aSTi1oa e otinasa, about 600 Isderaas
\ lspsA into tho river.
Tno aieuation was regarded - cr3i-
=: =: Sc. Sc. because because :: appeared e hold
~ fate Of tho federal army and be-
ACROSS the river Of the federa6 should
thA eshels close In.
ooostien Of Fight Or Flee.
I1ght o. nee mas the question writ
ten on tho face Of every soldier now
undsr dege In the small Mexican VIII
iagA Within the confines OF the wills
/ lage ~see all that remained Of the
noefhasn division OF Huerta's army.
About them On tho hills are the ad-
vance guard oE Gen. Tos1bio Ortega's
febea army. and still further back were
thesreH Of the rebels. All are moving
undse instruction from General Villa
= 1xtreaninate tho federals Il possible.
After last nights rout. in which they
Wero - dfsoegAni1od that many were
1hok Asaa tor matining at their offi-
oGE4 Boet, Or CROSSED TO the American
Y - y0O aAS0e809 o4p0S0uAy WSI0 Al
- toss ma tsataia Z dghting
4 4 's Ssas Fsbesass rsfssrissd. 81.
U0oa The abilsty Of the generals to
f1lly tised1 soldiers win depend wheth-
: ~ lnae remaining .foothold In the
nostasrn pa.t q Mexico. The result
a kho drst atta0k by the rebels rs
sagssslad up eaEiy today was 400
fUba1o Mho had been advancing for
moeo than q week from Chihuahua
CITY had reached Loamula Pass, a
canyon leading from the interior to
O5tnagA AT tho pass, about eighteen
miles from Ojinaga, they opened fire on
~ I1W federal outposts.
Tho 1000 federals stationed at
O3inaeA have been in discord due to
the Withholding Of their pay and to
Qdaxfess among the regulars and vol
un&eeFG
Tho newD of the rebel approach
caused incfeasing anxiety, and when
The nrtng was heard 1t caused absolute
terror.
Fighting 10 Resumed.
11ghting between Mexican federals
4 and oonstltutionalists at Ojinaga, Mex
jcn waS resumed this morning. The
fsbela advanced upon the federal
trenchAa whore the remnant of
Hueftass army had taken refuge after
itsS DISASTROUS defeat Of last night.
da6ultory dre opened by the rebels,
who appeared In greatly increased
numbers, indicated the constitutional
ist forces intended to push the fight
into the federal stronghold and put a
! SSse!s.vc end to- the conflict. The
federals had retreated to the inner
most trenches, apparently without hope
of repulsing the attacking forces. Only
. few shots came from the Huerta
f0rcea
~ Viewed from the American side,
tbs situa4icn Of the federals seemed
DE- psfats as they had no further
SFonnds for retreat except across the
Erfvsr unless they should try the haz-
ardouO alternative Of a forced march
E4nlo the state OF Gpahuila.
No Mercy 70 Bs Shown.
u 0enefA Ortega, commanding the
(Sconstituttonaiists. has received orders
TO show no mercy, to captured federals
|S0aaGSaE Oro5co Rojas and Alanis,
|Scognnnanding volunteers. It was said.
II United States cavalry was patroling
IT, border again today watching for
II anS fedsrais who might attempt to
Esc10 10 the American side. On ac-
/ cent Of The situation Of Ojinaga with
tgGsnce to the American town, no
h sAI1nG across the border is feared.
h - fsderais this morning sent mes
asenGe9U across the border with mes
4 aaGoo for Mexico City.
n ! @1kaWas reported that the rebel COM
q had been reinforced 30 that
|Stl1e Attacking army outnumbered the
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