Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-11-27
VILLA CLAIMS
Great VICTORY
Rebel Leader Says FGderaIS Are
in Shameless Flight.
HUERTA LOSES HIS ARTILLERY

Three Trains. Rebels Claim, They Have
Captured--Victory Secured Afeer
Twenty Six Hours Iehtlng-Com,
plicatons Feared Over Oils-Presi.
dent ADVISES Paying Tax Demand
El Paso Nov 26-Pancho Villa.
rebel defender of Juarez against the
HUerta tedcrals i'll battle of over
twenty-siX hours i'll duration, claims a
complete victory. From the same tele.
graph Office that he has his headquar
ters since the fight opened, regardless
of federal attacks and bombardments.
he sent the following message to his
provisional capital in Juarez:
Il communicate with satisfaction
that he have completely routed the
enemy We took all his artillery and
three trains The federals are in full
and shameless flight"
The federals made desperate efforts
during the day 60 break through the
rebel ranks or turn the rebel fanks
but failed. Hundreds of dead are on
Al0 b'ittlIiSld' HG lcDblS va Ill LLt
federals have lost 600 men The
rebels admit losing about 200 men.
1t is generally believed that the loss
in dead and wounded is about equal,
probably 500 or 900 killed or wounded.
The fields are strewn with the dead
and dying with no doctors to care for
the injured One train brought forty
five wounded and one at night brought
eighteen. The dead are left on the
field.
Realizing their inability to care for
the wounded, Juan N. Medina chief Of
staff to Villa, appealed to Mr.. c. F.
Braden, local representative of the
American Red Cross, for permission
to have the wounded sent to Ell Paso
and treated here by the HE'D Cross.
Pending completion of arrangements
to remove the wounded to FL Paso,
Juarez has been converted into a vast
hospital. Colonel Porfirio Talamantes,
of the rebel army, is among the kill
ed and General Jose Rodriguez is
among the rebel wounded. Rebels in
sist that General Inez Salazar, one of
the federal commanders, is wounded
Complications Over Oil Feared
Washington, Nov. 26.-Fear of seri-
GUS complications in the oil districts
of Mexico continued as the chief
anxiety regarding immediate develop
ments in Mexico While insisting that
the most recent adyices to the state
1pn1 nf n
ture, regarding conditions in the oil
regions. officials admitted there is
grave danger of such extensive dam
age to American and British property
in that region as might compel dras-
tic action by the United States.
Admiral Fletcher is due to arrive at
Tampico late and it is expected that
some sort of a report will be received
from him at once.
John Lind, the presidents special
envoy, is on the Rhode Island with
Admiral Fletcher and will jOil nm in
his investigation into the situation.
Linds departure from Vera Cruz was
with the knowledge and consent OF
the state department
The state department is recommend
ing in most instances that Americans
pay the money demanded by the
rebels though under protest and that
a receipt be taken. The rebels are
demanding cash in large sums as
taxes" due from the companies The
federals on the other hand are col
lecting an export tax on all oil sent
out of the country and orders have
been issued TO increase the tax from
is said to be a prohibitiye tax and en-.
fOrcement of the order has been sus-
pended for the present because OF the
vigorous nrntest nf the OIL nneratnre