Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-11-20
JUAREz FALLS INTO The
HANDS OF REBEL ARMIES

gathered at safe distances fra-, ,se
hshting TO wasch the progress of the
nlshl battle. Many of them were on
,.e pioneer plaza, near the postoffice.
Al one stage in the battle, bullets
struck buildings around the plaza, and
erea1ed Il small panic among the on
lockers Spiinters from broken VIM
COW panes showered upon them.
Three Americans Killed.
Tfree Americans were killed during
the lighting in Juarez. according TO re-
ports received here at 5 O'Clock. One
was Charley Serge-son. an automobile
. of FL Paso. He was killed in his
car THO other Americans. who had
not been Identified. we're killed in a
RAID on a gambling house. \ band of
~ men. supposed to be rebels. held up
the gambling house.
tlgnting was resumed at : o'clock
near the Juarez race track. and for half
an U fleeing federals engaged con-
stltuuonalists who We're pursuing them.
General Castro Missina.
Early today. General Francisco Cas-
tro, commander of the federal garrison
at Juarez. was missing. Despite the
earlier report that he had Deer shot.
he was not found among the dead or
wounded. and rebels expressed the be-
lief that he had escaped from the city.
Major Cervero Maresa, commanding
the constitutionalist detachment guard
ing the international bridge, placed the
total number killed in Juarez at 81, OF
which II were federals and four con-
stitutioaalistS.
Three thousand constitutionalist
troops participated in the capture. A
troop train was made ready early to-
day TO be sent To Sauz to bring in the
5000 or more constitutionalists who
stopped there.
Rebe! Bullets in FL Pase.
Just before daylight this morning.
Lieut.. Charles Velasquez Mendez. OF
the Mexican federal artillery in Juarez.
d prisoner in the hands of the rebels
made q dash across n of the interna-
tional bridges for Ell Paso and liberty.
Immediately, there was a fusillade of
shots from the rebel guards, and
bullets fell among the United States
soldiers on the American side of the
river. One bullet fell near Can't.
Harry n. Cootes. Second cavalry.
American soldiers rushed towards the
river, as if to return the fire, and the
rebel officer in command threw up his
hand as a sign that the firing had
ceased and Immediately sent an
apology. Major r. f. L. Niche, com
manding the American troops, sent
Deputy United States Marshall Chas
Moore over the bridge to tell the rebel
officer that under no circumstance
We're his men to shoot again toward
American territory, either after a flee
ing prisoner or for any other purpose.
Refugee Escapes. Wounded.
The lieutenant. having succeeded in
reachlng American soil. fell at the feet
OF the American officers, wounded in
the leg. he was sent to the Ell Paso
police station.
AT daylight this morning, C. E. Saw
yer. auditor of the city schools OF
FL Paso. picked up a steel jacketed
outlet near the front o of the Mesa
pubic school, three miles from Juarez.
IL mad fallen there during the fighting.
Villa Promises Protection.
Pancho Villa received an Associated
Press correspondent in Juarez at IL
O'CLOCK and said he was very sorry that
an American had been killed in the
attack on JuareZ n had no idea hon
it happened. He said he wished to as
sure Americans that they would be
given every protection in Juarez. while
he held the city.
The body of Gen. Francisco Castro
who commanded the federal garrison
when the town was attacked, had not
been found up to II o'clock, and he is
believed to have escaped to h hills
with some of his men. He has not beer
recognized in Ell Paso if he came tc
the American side.
Villa, when seen by the Associated
Press correspondent, exhibited a pail
of generals epaulets and a sword
which he said had belonged to General
Castro. "This is all 1 ave of the gen
eral," he said, with a shrug of the
shoulders. these were found in his
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