The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-11-28
BIG BATTLE FOUGHT
SOUTH Of JUAREz
GENERAL SALAzAR's COMMAND
is ENTIRELY SURROUNDED
ny VILLAS FORCES.
REBELS OCCUPY CHIHUAHUA CITY
Villa Orders His Men to Take Salazar
Alive So That He May Be Pub
ISAy Executed as an sk-
ample TO Federais.

Ample 10 FCuSi UiS'
IN PasB. Tex-Monday night Gen
Grad Jose ynez Salazar's command
was completely surrounded south OF
Saragosa and his capture is momen-
tariiy expected. General Pancho VIVA
has ordered his soldiers to take Cen
eraI Salazar alive so he may be public
ly executed as an example to federal
officers and federal sympathizers.
H Paso, Tex.-A general federal at
tack, front, right and left flank, ue
Iivered practically simultaneously
Monday by Generals Salazar, Rolas,
Carayaeo and Landa, drove in General
Francisco Villas skirmish line and de-
yeloped separate engagements below
Bauche on the west, at TERRA Blanca
on the front and along the border OPP
uosite Belen and Ysleta, Texas, to the
east.
The frontal attack on the constitu-
tionalists under General Villa began
at 4:30 o'clock about twenty-five
miles south of JuareZ, according to an
American chauffeur\ who reached
Juarez at 6 o'clock Monday evening
from TERRA Blanca The entire army
on both sides was engaged. A report
that the federals were attempting a
flank movement from the west reach
ed Juarez about the hour the frontal
attack was reported. Two hundred
mounted men were dispatched to
Fancho Flores to hold the western
mouth of the pass which entered the
town from the west Two reports
stated that General Villas western
flank engaged the federals at 3
o'clock.
These reports came from American
employees of the Mexican Northwest
ern railroad, who reached Juarez from
below Bauche. The reports stated that
the federals were first repulsed in an
attempt to break through the rebel
lines, but returned with reinforce
ments and desperate battle was Oh
when the Americans left,
simultaneously with the report Of
the attack on the west came report
that the skirmish line of the constitu
tionalists on the east of Belen, Texas
was being driven in and the federali
were advancing on Juarez.
The remainder of the force a
Juarez was rushed to the region oppo
site Ysleta and Belen, while additiona
infantry reinforcements were hurrie'
to Rancho Flores to help check tn
flank movement from the west
On the American side all troops a
Fort Bliss were ready for immediat
action and Troop C, Thirteenth Cav
airy. and a machine gun platoon wer
ordered to Ell Paso to reinforce tn
border patrol.
Reports from all sides at Z o'cloc
declared that all the engagement
were general At that hour word wa
received from General Villa that b
was holding the federals back at tn
front and ordered ammunition an
provisions rushed to TERRA Blanc'
Auxiliary hospitals are being fitte
up in Juarez, large quantity of me-
ical stores being exported.
Before the developments of the fe
eral assaults General Villa reporte
that the federals withdrew ten mile
from their position at Samalayut
early Monday morning, reoccupied Il
position at o'clock and immediate
began an advance on the rebel pos
ton seven miles north.
Late advices say the federals we
reinforced during the day by FEEDER
troops from Chihuahua. Repor
reaching Juarez say that Pascu
Orozco and General Salvador Merca'
brought 1000 additional federal troo
from the state capital and they e
gagged In the battle.
Reports reaching the United Stat
border patrols east of Juarez Mond
night stated that during the Eighth
0rozco. with 1000 men, charged t
left wing of General Villas army in
attempt to capture Juarez, but N
achievements from Villas main DO
and was driven back.
The report also said that Chihuah
was evacuated by the federals a
that the city had been occupied
rebels under General Manuel Chao
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