New-York tribune., 1913-11-26
BATTLE RACES FROM
DAWN UNTIL NIGHT
Villa Sends Word That
Huerta's Forces Are in
"Shameless Flight"
PRISONERS SHOT DOWN
Heavy Losses Suffered by Both
Sides and Juarez Crowded
with Rebel Wounded.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

tBy Telegraph 10 The Iiioune'l
FL Paso, Tex, Nov. 25.-General
Pancho villa to-day saved Juarez from
attack and prevented what possibly
might have resulted in American inter-
vention, when he stubbornly held out
against the advancing federal army,
with his store of Ammunition rapidly
diminishing and with his men falling
by hundreds all around him.
Though the victory may be only tenn
porary, Villa evidently is tonight the
master Of the situation in the battle,
which is still raging after twenty-four
hours Of the fercest fighting the Mexi-
can revolution yet has produced.
General Villa telegraphed at 5 o'clock
tonight to Colonel Juan " Medina.
commanding at Juarez. as follows:
Il have completely routed the enemy
and they are in full and shameless
flight"
Time and again the federals pressed
the Constitutionalists to the last eX-
treme. but always the volunteer SOL
diers Of the north c,,- ~ rallied, and
when il became necessary they would
throw away their guns and, rushing
forward, would grapple with the men
Of Huerta's army in a hand-to-hand
death struggle
Practically without ammunition,
Villa, while exulting over the days
achievements, manifestly is worried
over the immediate future. Should
the federsls resume the fight to-mor-
row in force and Villa fail to get the
ammunition which he sorely needs and
is trying desperately to secure. the
rebel army must of necessity give way
and retreat into Jusrez or scatter to
the hills.
Fighting Hand to Hand.
Tonight the rebels are conserving
their remaining stores of ammunition
and are firing only when it is Necessary
TO drive back some federal force try
ing a flank movement. They are hold
ing back the GOOO men of Huerta's
army at Lamesa, Bouche and Flores
Ranch in hand-to-hand conflicts.
While the City of JuareZ is one great
hospital tonight. with dead and dying
in almost every house, there is a feel
ing OF intense relief and satisfaction
over the outcome thus far OF the bat
tie in its suburbs. What tomorrow
will bring the Juarez people do not
know, bur they do know that tonight
at least they are safe from a bonn
bardment.
All day long the battle waged with
VARYING success 20 the rebels. The fed
erals during the night had moved in
close TO the rebel lines. and at daybreak
the federal cannon began shellng the
rebel position all along the line. driv-
ing the ConsttutiOnalists back. until 1t
was thought in Juarez that the final
stand Vas to be made In that oASS,
When darkness made il impossible for
the contendng forces to locate each
ether. honors appeared to be about
even, with the chances slightly in
favor of the rebels.
At o'clock this evening the battle
was still in progress all along the line
and the rebels had not retreated fur
ther than Lamesa on the south, while
To the east Of Juarez they had showed
the federals back several miles.
FederaIs Cut OF from Trains.
General Villa had practically cut off
the federal army from its trains below
Lamesa and is master of the situation
there, according to Americans arriving
from Lamesa tonight.
At o'clock Villa received more than
one thousand reinforcements from the
east and three hundred from Juarez.
He telegraphed at s o'clock that he had
captured three hundred prisoners at
Lamesa.
Villas army had been pushing back
the federal front gradually this after
noon and had been capturing squads
of federal soldiers at frequent inter-
vas Few of the prisoners were
brought to Juarez and executions were
frequent on the field of battle. Four
federals who had surrendered to rebels
near Flores Ranch. were brought to
Juarez and executed without ceremony.
others are being put to death when
captured. More than fifty already have
been executed, it is asserted by Ameri-
cans returning from the front.
Juarez is literally filled with the
wounded rebels who are being sent
there as rapidly as trains can bring
them in. Four train loads reached
Juarez from Lamesa during the after
noon, and at u o'clock another train,
carrying thirty-eight wounded. arrived.
Villa had ordered additional trains sent
down to carry the wounded TO the
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