The Mena weekly star., 1913-11-27
.FEDERALS ROUTED
 IN JAUREz FIGHT
Reports Indicate That Gen. Villa Has Maneuvered Gen. Salazar and Is Driving His Forces Back
 Toward Chihuahua.

Fl Paso Tex. Nov. 25.-Mexican federal troops resumed fighting ear ly today in their attempt to capture Juarez from the Constitutionalists under Gen. Francisco Villa. Ap- parently they depended on their heavy guns to break the rebel lines. the battle opening with heavy can nonading.
 Simultaneously firing opened at l;3O this morning southeast of the Juarez race track and opposite Ysleta, Tex, about twelve miles east of JuareZ. The federals used cannOns in both attacks. The ap- pearance of the federals near the race track indicated they had worked their way around the rebel outposts during the night.
 The heavy fighting at Zaragosa. opposite lsleta. was taken to con- tradict the claim that Gen. Inez Sa- lazar's federal troops had been sur rounded and virtually made prison CTS last night This claim had been made by Juan \. Medina chief of Gen. Villas staff. Early today re- ports from Ysleta were that the fighting was heavy. the roar of the cannon being plainly audible.
 Say Federals Driven Back.
 These reports stated that Villa had taken four wagOnlOads of sup plies and ammunition across the border al Socorro during the night. together with a considerable supply of forage for his cavalry. The sound of battle south of Juarez. the center of Gen. Villas front, was heard early. but the fighting was not close enough for any missiles tO fall in Juarez or Fl Paso.
 Reports received at rebel head quarters at 9 o'clock stated the reb- els had driven the federal center back to Samalayuca, thirty-two miles south. However. cannonading could still be heard in Juarez.
 All hotels in Juarez were cleared during the night by rebels for use as hospitals. Many wounded were reported left on the field.
 Reinforce Border Patrol.
 Passports were demanded today from all Americans who appeared on the streets of Juarez. Street car traffic across the international bridge was not stopped, but persons not having business in Juarez were hustled out.
 II was admitted at that hour that a company of L. S. cavalry, under Captain John c. Lewis, was report ed en route from Columbus, N. M. to reinforce the border patrol.
 The machine gun platoon was to reinforce troop D. 18th cavalry. at the international bridge, troop c being stationed at the Fl Paso foun- dry. Troop L, 18th cavalry. Capt W. H. Clopton. en route from Noria, \. M.. was to be stationed at the Fl PaSO shelter.
 Villa Springs Coup.
 Simultaneously repulsing a front and a right and left flank attack, turning the separate attacks to a general engagement along the line of defense twelve miles long, Gen. Villa, by executing a clever strategy last night drove the attacking fed rral forces out of their camp be- fore Iierra Blanca and hurried his cavalry after them as they fled in panic to their trains.
 The decisive movement came about g o'clock. when Villa, whose right wing at Blanche had withstood the shock of the federal assaults for two hours, and whose left wing opposite Belen, Tex, had been re- inforced from Juarez, apparently abandoned his center position at Tierra Blanca, leaving his camp fires burning.
 The federal forces, bent on night surprise, advanced on the p0- sition. Half way to the apparently deserted Villa camp. they were con- fronted with not only Villas main CUluulll, UuI ldNlLIIChto AAclI iiShI and left wings.
 The battle soon turned to a rout of the federals, who in disorganized fight were unable to distinguish friend from foe.
 When the rout was well ad- vanced. Gen. Villa hurled his cav airy at the federals and withdrew his infantry. The federals, except ing Salazar's command, were re- ported in full retreat upon Chihua- hua, which. according to an unveri- fled report, has been occupied by Gen. CaO's Constitutionalist force. The entrance of Gao into the city, if true, is believed to have followed immediately upon the withdrawal of a reserve force of federals at Samalayuca when the first attack of the rebel army failed.
 ReceiVpd Painful Injury.