The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
They Arrive on Trains
Thought to Be Garry
ing Federal Soldiers.
THREE AMERICANS
LOSE THEIR LIVES
Astounded Government Troops
Completely Taken by Surprise,
and After Fighting for Two
Hours, Throw Themselves
on Mercy of Victorious
Constitutionalists.

.Il PaSC, Texas, November lt.--Cluuau
Juarex, the most important northern
port OF entry in Mexico. was captured
by Constitutionaiists under General
Rancho Villa and General AIaclevio
Herrera early this morning with small
loss on either side. Three Americans
wore killed in Juarcs during tho fight
Ing
I'ie rebels lost Ave men. The Federal
dead is estimated at thirty and four
or five nom com batants were killed.
Among them was Charles Sergerson,
III paso automobile driver, who was
on the main street In Juarc2 In his
automobile.
NO looting" was the order given Oy
Villa to his men after the town had
surrendered, and not a single case OF
theft has been reported. Guards were
rlaced at downtown stores with or
dcrs to shoot the first man who Mt
tempted 10 loot.
The rebels captured 1875 Federal
prisoners, $4,000 rounds o. anmuni-
ZION. two field pieces and two machine
guns, in addition to an important bor-
der port of entry ana q military
strategic point.
General Among Missing.
General Francisco Castro, com,
nander OF the Iuares garrison. is
anoug tho missing. II is tho general
opinion that he escaped.
III Paso police this afternoon thought
,hey had captured General Castro here,
but the prisoner proved to he n coll
unol from tho Juarez garrison.
Bullets fell thick in FL PHso during
the attack and Chester Il Burnett,
messenger boy, was shot through
the hand. All FL Paso was aroused
ny the firing and the streets were soon
hlled with people. Aliraculously no
others were struck
United states troops took station
near the international boundary and
held tho Americans away from the
danger zone much possible.
Order was quickly restored in JuareE
after the capitalization. and this after
noon at . o'clock street car service
between FL Paso and Juarez was re-
sumcd and Americans began to flock
TO the Mexican city. Little damage
was done In JuarcE, rs the rebels had
no cannon.
villa assured Mayor c. It. Kelly, of
III Paso that all Americans would re-
ccive protection.
Villa expressed regret that an
American had been killed, and declared
that if the Federals came from Chi
huahua 70 attempt 10 retakc JuareE
he would meet them south OF the
town ard prevent q battle that would
cndanser Americans In l1l Paso He
said he had destroyed the railroad 10
Chihuahua
Federal Commander Killed.
DIR. Frank ". Lynch. city physician
NJ III Paso said he had seen tho body
&c Colonel Enrique Portillo in the
streets OF Juarez this afternoon. Por-
tiIlc was a Federal commander and
was made prisoner. Captain Torres.
another Federal commanucr, was re-
ported executed at noon to-day.
Tho occupation Of Juare= by rebels
began AT $50 o'clock, after the men
under Villa and Herrera had reached
The city In trains thought to he carry
my Federal soldiers TO the garrison.
The rebels detraincd undiscovered.
placed their artillery and soon had
everything III readiness To fight. AT
,he first voiley the astounded govern
meut troops were assembled and re-
'urncd tho fire, Gngagipg in q battle
which lasted Top two .h-drs.
Bullets fell thick III. FL Paso. and NIL
he residents here were awakened by
lie sound OF heavy artillery firing.
americans were Kept from the danger
zone by tho detachment OF United
States Fifteenth Cavalry. on patrol
duiy under Major r. y. l.. Mi,chic. and
50 Tar as is known, no Americans in
mis- city were wounded.
cas- Formally Surrenders.
ihe formal surrender OF the city TO
inc Consdtutionalists was at . o'clock,
when tho Federal commander threw
'NliNiI+ 'tUu MS sOiGltTs on inc mercy
~ the victorious rebels At once bands
"egan playing on tho streets and the
own rang with "Nivas' for the con
auerors
IT Vas hy ono OF the clcverest stratc-
eies ~ Tho history OF Mexico chat
Juarez was taken General Villa. with
General Herrera, was near Chii,uahua
'itv ON Thursday. reported to he at.
tacitlHs that town. Federal troop,
wero rushed to tho reinforcement OF The
hihuahua garrison, but Villa never
eally pushed ms attack there BY pre-
"rtangement trains were made ready Il
conyey his army into Juarez last mig hit
While all Federal officers in Northcrr
Mexico believed him TO bc cxertiul
very energy to take Chihuahua.
Leaving small force OF mon there
he took 7ooo Of hts troops on boar
no train. which reached Juarez a
'le time Federal troop train wa,
&pected Not once was he challenger
Under cover OF darkness the rebel
eqrrouuded the town save the rive
front, thst next TO tho american Dor
der. and concerted attack was mad
With the artillery doing much Of tn
work The FedcraIs were 50 com