The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-11-18
MEXICAN REBELS
CAPTURE JUAREz,;
AMERICANS SLAIN
constitutionalist Troops Under
Command of Gen. Villa, Take
Town After a Battle.
FEDERAL LEADER ESCAPES
American Artillery Stationed on High
Ground at FL Paso During En-
gagement to Protect Lives Of
United States Citizens.

/
Ell Paso. Tex, Nov. 17-Three Amer
leans were killed in Juarez in the
fighting incident to the capture of the
city by rebels. Gen. Francisco Cas-
tro, commander of the federal garri-
son, is missing. He was not among
the killed or wounded and it is believ-
ed he escaped from the city
How Americans Die.
One of the Americans killed was
/ Charles Sergerson, an automobile man
of Ell Paso He was killed in his
| car Two other Americans, who had
not been identified, were killed in a
raid on a gambling house. A band of
40 men, supposed to be rebels, held
up the gambling house.
Maj. Cervero Maresa, commanding
the rebel detachment guarding the in
ternational bridge, placed the total
number killed in Juarez at 81, II fed
erals and four constituencies.
Three thousand rebel troops took
part in the capture. A troop train
was made ready to be sent to Sauz
to bring in the 5000 or more constitu-
tionalists who stopped there.
Rebels Capture City of Juarez.
Juarez. which is the most important
northern port of entry in Mexico, was
captured by constitutionalists under
Gen. Pancho Villa and Gen. Maclevio
Herrera this morning with small loss
on either side.
U. S. Army Surgeons Offer Aid.
At dawn American doctors crossed
the international bridge and offered
their services Red Cross nurses also
crossed the river to care for the
wounded
A brilliant glare across from the
middle of the city at the height of the
battle, giving rise to the belief that
part of the town was on fire.
The Juarez arsenal and barracks
were captured at $50 o'clock.
After the capture of the main plaza
the firing died down and soon ceased
entirely. One of General Villas staff
officers then called up the office of the
FL Paso Times and announced that
j the Constitutionalists were i'll posses
| sion of Juarez. He expressed hope
that no bullets had fallen in Ell Paso.
U. S. Artillery on Guard.
In anticipation of an outbreak on
the Mexican side of the river which
would endanger American lives Amer
lean artillery was stationed on high
ground commanding Juarez and adj
iacent Mexican territory.
General Castro, commander of the
Juarez garrison, could not be found
after the battle and was supposed to
have escaped with some of his men
into the southern foothills.
General Villa commanded in person
the army which captured the city and
took precautions to prevent footing.
He ordered the military band to play
the Mexican national anthem which
caused great enthusiasm, Among the
rebels was BILL Burk. an American
soldier of fortune and expert machine
gun operator He gave the following
accounts of the rebels movements:
American Describes Battle.
with $500 men General Villa left
Terrakas for Juarez, leaving one thou
sand men behind to continue the seige
of Chihuahua. We made our way
northward quickly and quietly When
on the outskirts of Juarez we captured
federal troop train without firing
shot. We then made concerted
; attack upon the outposes which were
lax, not expecting an attack.
During the battle OILY five rebels
were killed, so far as we could learn
when the firing had ceased The fed
eral loss was heavier. We expected
to capture Castro, commander of the
garrison, but could not find him when
the battle ceased Vills gave orders
to protect all foreigners and foreign
property. Our next campaign will be
against Chihuahua
:. Only two shells struck the Juarez
race course, according to a stabls
hand, who came here after the fight
He said none of the American horses
had been hurt at the time he left The
horses now at the track are valued at
$4,000
culiacan Capture Crisis
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Nov. IT.
, In the eyes of all Mexicans on this
side of the line, the capture of Gull
! acan, capital of Sinaloa, welded a new
commonwealth within Mexico, a con
federacy which will rapidly expand
if the constitutionalist armies can figh
their way southwark and eastward
toward Mexico City and the Gaute
mala line. Those Mexicans holdins
contrary belief are on the other side
of the line, out of dangerous proximity
to the popular opinion.
"on to Mexico Is Slogan.
Nogales, Ariz., Nov. 17.-@On tt
Mexico City, is now the slogan of the
, constitutionalist leaders Jubilani
over the Cuilican and Juarez captures
J two important cities within "a hours
they declared that it would be i'm
/, possible for the Mexican federals Il
. prevent triumphal march upon ths
capital.