The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-25
TWELVE THOUSAND ]
ENGAGE IN Fierce
BATTLE ON BORDER
Fighting Marks Fed.
eral Attack on Juarez, and
the Battle Will Resume At
Daybreak.
.uerta Conscripts Both Men
and Women for His Army
and Appeals are Made III
American Ambassy---F u vi
Low in Mexico City.

Ell PASO. TEXAS. Nov. 2s.---vig.
orous lighting marked the attack OF 4
the Mexican federal army upon the
rebel army of Pancho villa. now
holding Juarez, in the late hours to-
day.
The battle Is expected to resume ~ Y
daybreak. According to Pancho VIII
la. at least twelve thousand men arc
engaged in the fight, which Is taking
place upon an open plain. south q 1
Juarez. Villa claims to have six thou-
sand men. and says the federal force
numbers the same. Federal agents ~
FL Paso claim that their force nunS~
bers $500. however. At any rate. the
number engaged are about the largees
that have yet participated in q bat.
tie In the present revolution againA
Huerta-
All Along Line.
The fighting opened all along GEM
eral Villas front, which Ia twelv0
miles long, about fifteen miles south
of Juarez, extending across country
from east to west, the federals hrst
attacking the right and left wings
then the center. While rifle shots
were exchanged most OF the shota
were fired by federal cannon. Wills
telegraphed his lieutenants In Juarez
that he thought the federals were
trying to feel OUT his positions Tor
a morning attack.
AS soou the attack opened on Villas
right wing. which had it's western emo
at Bauche, thirteen miles southweSt
of Juarez. he telegraphed to JuAre1
| to send all available cavalry In Juares
to the northwest to hold Flores
ranch, the only water hole in that
section. and which also guards pass
into Juarez from the northwest. TO
feared. he said. that some of the fcd-
erals might pass hts right WING, ana
get into Juarez from that direction
simultaneously with the instruc~
lions from villa to protect the CITY
from the Dederais who might pass nta
right wing came reports OF heavy
the Rio Grande, opposite Ysieta.
Texas, which Is twelve miles east ~
Jnarez. and Ell Paso. This threw =
panic into the rebels holding Juarex
and led to the belief that part OF tna
federal army had fianked Villas Iert
and was coming up the river to strike
Juarez from it's unprotected side. Thaa
fighting continued for a considerable
time. and then suddenly ceased. In ~
short time the rebels in Juarcz an.
nounced that this fight had been be-
tween their .outposts, stationed -
guard the river road, and band ~
lreinforcements coming to them lr00
Oiinage, mistaken for federals4 Such
a band IL was reported this mornln
in Juarez, Is due to come from OJinaMA
I'm a few hours. Manuel OchO@p
brought in ESQ men from OtinaEa thu
morning for the rebel army. and sAsd'
that $50. with some additional horses
were following him. NJ
Conscripts Desperate.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 24.-MexicAn4
in great numbers, mostly women, Apes
pealed today to Nelson O'Shaughneaexs.
charge d'affaires OF the American err
bassy. to save them from General
Huerta's "press gangs" which -
conscr!pting them for service IN tn
army. N
One aged woman and her two
daughters were seized for commiSsAry
duty. They asked O'Shaughnessy M
help them. Huerta's officers are cons
scripting women and men generally
for army duty, forcing the women t0
work In the commissary departmenfs
and nurses III
Il cannot help them." ChArx9
O'Shaughnessy said today. He Gay9
the same answer to all applicants. @
All the other embassies and Leo
tons have received similar appealNs
and the same answer has been givA3
In every case
Cause For Anxiety. @
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.--Fresh cauNo
for anxiety upon the part OF the Ad&
ministration with respect to the atts3
uation in Mexico has developed IN con-
nection with the rebel menace OF IN
British and American oil properties m
Of hat
is tonight every reason to believe th1&
the administration is now undergoinG5
more severe pressure in favor OF tM4s
, landing of armed forces on MexicaWH
: shore than at any time since u 49,
gan to consider the Mexican probleuIS
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commandin4
: all the American forces OF the AtiAnttA
coast of Mexico. left Vera Cruz today
, on the battleship Rhode Island fa&s
. Tampico and Tuxpan. where he WI
, make an investigation of the sffuatt0M
affecting the oil properties, and rep0Ek
to Washington. 1t is admitted that k1t9
visit OF Admiral Fletcher II dun M
the pressure from those interested MI
1.-The oil properties in those regtona AK
, favor of the landing OF American fOrcN4
to give actual protection to them. ~
Situation AiarminE. sSsSSk
!. MEXICO CITY. Nov. 24.--The fAlluM
Of the Washington governrnent 60 xMAs4
!, any action after President Huerta r(
fused to acauiesce to Its deTnandSs h1
, brought about more optimistic f44S
: ing in the capital Most OF the 49,
leans who fed to Vera Cruz ~
!, John Lind left Mexico City. Are
: turning This mornings train hr0u1
three extra Pullman cars crowded Ml
refugees. including many women
children.
The situation in tho capital, h0wNS
is alarming. The fuel supply In
! most exhausted. only little fo0d
! ing brought into the city, - the I1a
have cut on almost every rAtlroMM
Uroach.