New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-29

field. Twenty-one cannon will be taken
from Juarez, while Chao has eight more
with him.
THE battle Of Chihuahua probably
will be the last big fight we VIII nave
TO make against the Huerta forces IN
the north"
When Villa was offered cigar by
friend this afternoon he declined IT,
saying: 81 do not smoke, do not
drink. I have but one vice-that is In
being a bandit"
FederaIs Stalled at Ahumada.
With their engines "dead"-no fuel
in the tenders and no water In the
tanks-the three troop trains when
carried the federal forces Of Generals
Mercado. Orozco and Salazar from La
Mesa to the south out Of the way OF
Villas cannon are stranded to-nlght al
villa Ahumada, eighty three mics
south of Juarez.
General Villa was advised late TO-DAY
Of the plight of the federals, ana the
rebel army movement to the south
which he had planned to start to-nishl
was fastened Two trainloads OF repei
cavalry left Juarez tonight over inc
Mexican Central for villa Ahumada'
They will be followed at daybreaK d!
two trains Of artillery.
Should the first detachment ma 'ne
federals still at Villa Ahumada' zen
oral Villa will be advised by wlre' anu
will at once go to the front in person
should it be found that the tederais
have abandoned the trains ana moNeu
overland. the trains will be seized ana
hold for the coming of the rebels before
rroceadinr 70 attack Chihuahua city.
General Villa announced to-nlgh'
that the movement already started Is
the beginning of a general campaign
toward the south. Five thousand CON
stitutionalst troops from Sonora nave
been sent by General Nenustiano Gar
rama 10 aid Villa in his southern cam
paign. and the rebel leader had planned
a. remain in Juarez until they had
reached a junction point below Juarez'
hut to-night's developments have
caused a change in his programme.
The Sonora troops probably will meet
Villas army at Chihuahua City
Left Wounded in Flight.
Americans who visited the La Mesa
battlefield found grim evidences of the
Federal defeat and flight in wounded
who were deserted and dead who were
left unburied, or with only thin layer
of sand thrown over the bodies.
one wounded Federal was found by o.
Crismore. of FL PasQ. The man had
been lying under mesquite bush since
Sunday. with a frightful wound IN MS
head. He had been without water or
food. and was unable to speak when
found. He was brought to Juarez and
placed in rebel hospital.
The shallow graves of four federals
had been scratched open by coyotes
which had eaten portions OF the hmos'
One body was found lying on the
ground with rope around the neck
having evidently been dragged to death
behind cavalry riders. Other graves
had been laid bare by the wind blow
ing the sand from the bodies, and all
around were evidences Of very hasty
and imperfect effort to hide from view
the extent of the federal losses.
Five mercantile establishments in
Juarez reopened their doors to-day, and
accepted Villas rebel money in pay
ment for goods. All are owned by ma
tive Mexicans, and were opened when
Villa notified them that they must re-
sumo business to-day or he would seize
their stocks and distribute the goods
among his men and imprison the mer-
chants. The stores of other native
merchants. who fed to the American
side, have not yet been seized by Villa,
but he threatens to do so unless they
return tomorrow and resume business.
Foreign Merchants Threatened.
Foreign merchants, who constitute
the bulk of the Juarez commercial pop
ulation. escaped seizure Of their stocks
by appealing to Thomas d. Edwards
the American Consul. for protection.
Villa has not tried to interfere with
them since their appeal to the United
States
General Villa was greatly enraged
when an American telegraph company
refused to-day to accept his business
on the same basis as the Mexican gov
eminent business. Threats were made
by the rebel leader TO wreak vengeance
on the offending company when he
Gained control oP chihuahua