Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
CARRANzALEADS
SALT|LLOATTACK
Federal Troops to the Number
of 1900 Being Rushed to
Reinforce Garrison.
"P0LITICAL OFFENDERS"
ARE HANGED AT SAUZ
State Troops Again Attack General
Ajeda at Naco-Major Munoz
Routed Near Ladura.

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MEXICO CITY, March 22-Government
troops and a force of rebels began fight
ing today at Saltillo. the capital of the
state of Coahuila. according to private ad-
vices received this afternoon I'm Mexico
City. Saltillo is forty-six miles southwest
Of Monterey, on the Mexican National
railway.
Venustiana Carranza is personally di-
recting the attack on Saitillo.
The wires north and south have been
National railroad northbound turned
back at a station south of Saltillo.
Rebels Began Attack Friday.
The rebels began their attack Friday
night Official reports would seem to
indicate that it is of little Importance.
but private dispatches filed early today
say that the fighting has been heavy
in the outskirts.
1t is thought that the rebels are try
ing to lure Gen. Trucy Auburt south of
Monterey, to which city he retreated
with all his forces from Villaldama in orr
der to protect it. The object of the rebels
is to clear Monterey of government
troops so that they may attack it.
The Governor Of Sinaloa has been ar
rested. charged with being affiliated
of the territory of Topic, Martin Es
pinosa, has joined the rebellion, but
the government says he has few fol-
lowers.
Aid Rushed to Federals.
MONTERREY. March 22.-One thou
sand men under command Of Gen. Case
Lopez have been dispatched from San
Luis and 500 men under Col. Aguirre
Guedola from Monterey to reinforce
the government troops at Saltillo.
political Offenders" Hanged.
Ell PASO. Tex, March 22.-Hanging
from railway telegraph poles at Sauz be-
tween chihuahua City and the border.
are the bodies of Mariana Rodriguez. for
mer police chief of Juarez. and Rafael s
Esquir, an aged newspaper vender OF the
two border towns. On the band OF the
hat worn by Esquir who was credited
with religious fanaticism, are printed the
strange words "soldado de pur'-soldier
of peace.
Haunting their victims with this motto,
familiar to residents Of Ell Paso and
Juarez. who patronized the vender, fed
eral troops last Wednesday removed Els
quir and Rodriguez from the Juarez Jail.
1n6V ndQ DcoH HciQ IOT pOlIllCdl u
lenses" It was alleged that Esquir had
written for weekly newspaper blaming
Gen. Huerta for the Staying Of Madero.
An unidentified political prisoner also
was hanged, report persons arriving mere
today.
Gen. ojeda Again Attacked.
NACO. Ariz.. March 22.-Combined state
troops forces at noon today began NOV
N-1l1 v,ry
his precedent Of last week, Gen. Ojeda at
once left the Mexican border town and
set out to meet the enemy His ranks
are depleted by assertions. and the
Huerta commander has no more than
$50 men, while four groups Of the state
troops aggregate 1,60O men.
Although the state troops suddenly
abandoned their avowed plan Of first at
lacking Cananea, Ojeda was not caught
mapping. At once lis small army set out
in two columns, the rapid firers to the
east and the mortars and cannon TO the
west
The state troops also advanced in two
groups Coils. Bracamonte and Gales who
were defeated previously below Naco.
moved in from the east with four ma
chine guns From the west Gen. Obregon
and Col. Cabral advanced with a battery
After the federal advance had ex-
changed a few shots with the state
troops ojeda gave the word to retire lire
inea aa Within ah their forsifca tons.
The federal commander apparently had
expected to cut his way through the
state troops line, but saw it was nope
less on account OF the superior number
Residents of the Mexican town are
rushing to this side. where the patroi
of the 9th and 9Th Cavalry Is on duty.
Federal Column Is Routed.
NOGALES. Ariz.. March ON two
day battle state troops under Col. b. U.
Hill routed a federal column commanoeo
by Mai. Munoz. Each group consisted OF
about 200 men. The fight occurred Wed
nesday and Thursday at Concentratioh'
near Ladura, Sonora
The. official statement given out by GOV.
Pesqueira gives the federal loss as .oua
ktlled and many wounded. The state
troons are said to have lost only three
killed and three wounded .o,;.
Constituionalist leaders i'll this vicinity
were disturbed today by reports that 1eo-
erals at Guay mas mad mad eap a train
hound for Ortiz, theh state troops oaSe.
Leaders of the state troops In northern
Sonora are preparing TO rush 1heIr ,ofces
TO Hermasillo and Ortiz 10 repei the
threatened INVASION py loe'o "S
from the southwest.
Attack on AIamos Delayed.
c1rAYMAs, Sonora, March 22.-Five
hundred state troops are encamped at
Javaioa. in southern Sorora, awaiting the
orrival of Gen. Gill before making a sec
ond attack on Alamos on branch lien
If the Southern Pacific railway. Gill is
renorted as being delayed near Ladura
nv a federal column, which has peen en-
gaging him since- Tuesday
Gov. Ezpinoza Deserts Huerta.
TEPIC CITY, Topic, Mexico. March p
Gov. Martin Ezpinoza OF the territory
of Tepic. on the west coast, today lib
Grated all prisoners from the penitentiary
and with a small escort started to join
the constitutionalists forces in Sinaloa.
Cavalry to Reinforce Federals.
MAZATLAN, Sinaloa, Mexico, March
Disk hundred federal cavalry arrived
here today by steamer from Manzanillo
and will proceed to Guaymas. Sonora, to
assist in the movement against the in
.uraents of the border state.
Diaz to Be Citizen Only.
ROME, March 22.-The Tribuna, aft
err expressing the opil on that the
meeting between Gen. Porfirio Diaz,
ex-Presdent Of Mexico, and his daugh-