Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-11-22
ARE
MARCHING ON
jUAREz
the ADVANCE GUARD IS WITHIN &
MILES OF THE BORDER CITY, AND
VILLA SENDS OUT REBEL TROOPS
TO MEET BATTLE Ex.
PECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
VILLA CLAIMS TO HAVE
1000 MEN At jUAREz

FL PaSO, 1eXaS, Nov ZZ.-f eueIdls
are within thirty miles OF Juarez,
according to the rebels now holding
the. border Mexican town and Pancho
Villa and 1000 men have gone out to
meet and fight them.
This statement was made at lo:30
this morning in Juarez to an Associat-
ed Press representative by General
jose Rodriguez, one of Villas princl-
pal lieutenants. He declared that
Villa and his chief of staff, Juan n.
Medina, had left an hour before for
the south, after receiving reliable in"
formation that the federals had reach
ed Samalayuca, thirty-two miles be-
low Juarez.
General Rodriguez declared that
5000 additional men were being prepar'
ed and would go south just as soon as
they could be loaded on the trains. He
said Villa and Medina took two train
leads of men and that there were
trains enough to convey the other
aoo0 men as soon as the engines could
be fired up. The two trains that villa
took out would return for reinforce
ments in a short time, he declared.
Preparations had been made for a
big parade in Juarez this morning III
celebration of the victory of the rebels
over the federals last Saturday, but
the preparations were called Off when
the definite news came of the near ap
proach of the federals.
Why the federals should have got so
close to Juarez before Villa learned
O, it is a mystery, il Villa has as
many men scattered south OF Juare2
az he has claimed. He has always
said that he had 1000 men outside the
city scattered along the Mexican Cen
trail railroad. Evidently these men
were not there or Villa would have
be en- advised sooner of the approach
OF the federals.
Villa claimed yesterday that he had
1000 men in Juarez. Just now near
this figure was correct is known only
n Villa and his chief lieutenants. Inc
town was literally alive with reDel
soldiers; every street and every
house, it seemed, was full OF men. All
were being fitted out with shoes ana
new blue overalls and jumpers. Some
were getting suits. Villa gave it out
Oh his arrival in Juarez that he had
destroyed the Mexican Central as he
came to Juarez and that the federal
could not follow. One of his staff OF
ficers declared today that the roao
had only been torn up in places ana
that the federals could easily repair
it,
I'VE hope they do repair it and
come after u.s." said the officer, for II
they don't come after us we will have
to go after them and we would rather
meet them in the open than attack
them in Chihuahua again.
Villa carried considerable artlller!
with him this morning when he left
JuareZ.
Villa returned to Juarez at II
! o'clock after having distributed MS
1000 men along the railroad lmme
diately south of Juarez and began su
pervising the entraining Of the Other
troops. He said he did not intend to
advance today to Samalayuca to meet
the federals there, but expected tc
concentrate his men about 10 miles
south of Juarez to give battle to the
federals there when they should come
closer.
Fighting is reported to have already
commenced between Villas advance
guard and the federal advance guard
Villa expects to fight the federals
about Is miles out and believes the
battle will be on by o'clock. Tht
federal advance is said to be followed
by large reinforcements, that should
rnake the two commands about equa
when they meet.
The rebels sent an automobile ma
chine gun platoon to the front this
morning, consisting of five motor cars
each carrying four rapid fire guns ant
three men. Villas chauffeur "Frenchy'
was in command
Practically all the rebel army ex
cept the 1900 to remain behind to gar
rison Juarez, had left the border city
by 2:3O this afternoon. Villa wen
with them.
Heavy skirmishing was reported
between the advance guards of th'
two armies at o'clock. They were
distant between Is and 20 miles soutl
of Juarez.
carranza Makes Merry.
Magdalena, Sonora, Mex, Nov. 22.-
With hard campaign along the ives
coast awaiting him, General Venusti
ano Carranza, the Mexican constitu
tionaIist chief, prolonged today hi
stay in this town, the center of al
agricultural district and apparentl.
unconcerned with either military O
diplomatic matters.
Carranza will entertain tonight will
dance for the townspeople and Off
GERS of his staff. The train from Her
mosillo today brought the Sonor'
state band and party of officers iron
the state capital, who will participat