The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-25

Ell PASO, Texas. Nov. PA gen
eral federal attack, front. right and
left flank. delivered practically stimuli
taneously yesterday afternoon by Gems.
Salazur, Roias, Carrayco and Landa,
drove in Gen. Francisco Villa s Skin
mish line and developed separate en-
gagcmcuts below Bauch on tile west.
at TERRA Blanca on the front aud
along the border opposite Belen and
Nsleta, TeNuS., To the east. The front
al attack on the couStitutionaiSts I'M
der tirn. Villa began ut 4.5u, about
> miles south Of Iuarcz, according 70
AN American chauffeur who rcacb he'd
Juarcz AT Is O'Clock last evening from
TERRA Blanca. The artillery on both
sides was engaged.
A report that the fcderals Nverc
making q flank mot cmcut from the
west reached JuaIel about the hour
the frontal attack was reported. Two
hundred mounted mcu were dispatched
TO Rancho Flores TO hold the western
mouth OF the. pass which entered the
town from the west. Later reports
stated that Gen. Villa Is western flank
under command of GEN Rodriguez ana
Col. Talameutcs had engaged the fed
erals mt ) @ clock. These reports came
from American employees of the Mex
lean Northwestern railroad. who reach
cd IuarCz last night from below
Bauche. The reports stated that the
federals were first repulsed In an at
tempt to break through the rebel lines.
/ but returned with reinforcements, and
desperate battle was ON when the
4 Americans left.
simultaneously with the report of
\ the attack on the west came report
that the skirmish line of the consti-
tutionaIiStS on the east of Belen, Tex
as, was being driven III ANA the fed
erals were advancing on ,juareZ The
/ remainder Of the rebel force AT Juarez
7 was rushed to the region opposite
/ Ysleta and Belen. while additional in
\! fantrv reinforcements were hurried 10
Il Flores Rancho to help check the flank
1 movement from the west. On the
4 American side all troops at Fort Bliss
\ We're made ready for immediate action
h and troop G., 18th cavalry, and ma
n chine gun platoon were ordered to ri
! Paso to reinforce the border patrol.
Reports from all sides at : 0 clock
declared that all the engagements
were general At that hour word was
received from Gen. Villa that he was
holding the federals back at the front
and ordered ammunition and provisions
rushed to Hierra Blanca. Auxiliary
hospitals were being fitted up in Juar-
ez last night. a large quantity of med
zeal stores being exported from I'll
Paso.
Wounded men from the battle op-
posite Belen, Tex, are crossing the
border to the Texas side One has
reached FL paso, Jose Gonzales being
the first to arrive. He said a general
battle was in progress southeast Of
Juarez.
Reports reaching the United States
border patrols east of Juarcz last
night stated that Gen. Pascual Orozco
with 1000 attempted a charge from
Samalayuca around the left wing Of
Gen. Villa 5 army, to enter Juarez,
but the rebel wing on the left re
iuforced by troops from Villa 5 mann
body and OrozcO' S forces were driven
back. The report also said that Chi
huahua was evacuated by the federals
aud that the city had been occupied
bv rebel troops under Cen Manuel
Chao. Americans were ordered out of
Juarez last night by Col. Juan y
Medina, commander OF the rebel forces
there. Dctachmcuts OF rebel soldiers
went through the streets arresting cv
cry American they met and cScortinI
them to the international bridge, where
they were deportrd Col. Medina eX-
planned this action rs necessary to pro
tect foreigners in case of the rebel
army meeting with defeat.