The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-11-28
FOUR THOUSAND MEN
FLEE TO ESCAPE REBELS
Federal Soldiers i'm Utter Riot
Trying to Get Away.
WITHOUT AMMUNITION.
Chihuahua City, Even Now, May be
i'm Possession of General Chao
of the Rebel Forces.

Oh tne heDei FOrCeS.
FL Paso, Texas, Nov. 27.-Encum-
bered with wounded, lacking provis-
ions and practically without ammuni-
ton, those left of the 1000 Mexican
government soldiers who for two
days fought to regain Juarez for
Provisional President Huerta con-
tinued today their struggle to reach
chihuahua City, where they hope to
entrench themselves in the federal
garrison.
In Juarez, General Villa, the Con-
stitutionalist commander, made prep
arations to move against Chihuahua
City, which even now may be in pos
session OF Constitutionalists under
Gen. Manuel Chao, who was known
to have been in the vicinity of the
capital when the fighting south of
Juarez began.
For another day at least the com
mander of the rebels will permit his
men to rest while he obtains provis-
ions and arms for a nattack upon
chihuahua, which IL successful will
give the Constitutionalists complete
possession of the state and will drive
the federals from their last strong
hold in the Mexican states.
Soldiers today in Juarez continued
to tell stories of the two days battle
against the federals. Last Saturday
night, they say, their first knowledge
of the purposed federal attack was
received and General Villa rushed his
main body of troops south, spread
them in a half moon to guard all ap-
proaches to Juarez. There they
stayed until Monday afternoon with
only an occasional brush between
skirmish parties.
Then came the federals, who from
distance OF about five miles de-
trained, unloaded their field artillery
and began the attack. Desultory fir
ing, continued until after dark when
General villa, with reinforcements,
! attacked the main column of the fed
erals.
Here the fercest engagement of the
revolution was fought in almost
hand-to-hand conflict. The main
body Of rebels, traversing direct
| line to the south, arrived at the
designated point of meeting just a
| rev minutes btlpl' NlV mann i''hi
| forcements appeared.
Hearing the sound of conflict, the
troops from left and right wing
/ obeved the "Adelante RedOblado"
cry of their commanders and hasten
ed into the fight The cavalry was
ordered to make flank charges upon
the enemy, both left and right, and
| the infantry ran to the aid OF the
main column. threw their weight in
the scale OF battle and turned what
might have been a federal victory
! into an utter rout.
Outnumbered and overpowered.
the government troops withdrew in
disorder, the rebels said. to their
| trains which were hastily backed
down the track But. closely pursued
/ by cavalry from General Villas
! forces. one group of federals were
unable to entrain before the enemy
had reached them, surrendered the
train and made the federals pris-
! onerS.
! The heaviest loss of the entire bat
! tie was said to have occurred Mon
{ day night in the battle at close range,
while the casualties of other encoun-
ters and engagements were light,
with the possible exception of the
f. fight made by Jose Ynez SalaZar to
penetrate the rebel line to the east
of Juarez Monday night and Tuesday
morning. General SalaZar stood his
ground and led his forces until
wounded seriously
General Villa said he did not in
tend to execute the federal prisoners
whom he spared on the battlefield
and brought to Juarez. They have
been placed in Jail with those taken
during the Juarez battle and will
be held until the close of hostilities
i'm Mexico, when they will be par
doned.