The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-11-27
&C NERAL VILLA
WINS VICTORY
HE WILL MAKE A TRiuMPHAL
MARCH INTO JuAREZ TODAY
BloODIfsT BATTLE SINCE l848
After Thirty Hours Hard Fighting,
Federal Troops Flee South--Impos-
able to Estimate Loss-Salizar's
Forces Almost AnnihiIated

FL Paso, Texas, Nov. 26.-General
Villa, the victor in what is believed
to be the bloodiest battle fought on
Mexican soil since the American in
yasion of 1S4S, will make his triumph
al entry into Juarez to-day. After
thirty hours of hard fighting, the $500
federal troops are flying south in a
complete route.
1t is impossible to estimate the
number of dead and wounded. Gen
'eral SaliZar's forces at ZaragoZa were
almost annihilated.
The federals retreated in bad order,
and Villa says he captured twenty of
their big field guns, and three of
their seven troop trains, and great
amount of ammunition and supplies,
which will be brought to Juarez.
The natives of JuareZ will make
preparations to receive him as hero.
El Paso, Tex, Nov 26.--After fight
ing "a hours in front of Juarez, the
rebels and federals hold virtually the
same territory they held last night;
IL anything, the federals have been
driven a bit further from the goal
now held and being defended by the
rebels.
General Villa claims complete vic
tory over the federals and sent the fol-
lowing message to his Office In Juarez
from his position at the front:
Il communicate with satisfaction
that we have completely routed the
enemy. We took all his artillery and
three trains, The federals are in full
and shameless flight"
(Signed) PANCHO VILLA.
A wounded rebel officer brought to
Juarez on Red Cross train Is au-
thority for the statement that thirty
or forty of Salazar's federal volun-
teers, captured in the fighting before
Zaragosa, were brought before Gen
eral villa, who ordered them execut-
ed in the field, the order being carried
out at once.
Many rebels are wearing federal
uniforms and overcoats taken from
prisoners, who were made to strip be-
fore standing up to be shot in order
that the clothing would not be dam.
aged by the death-dealing bullets.
General Salazar Slain.
Even the shoes were taken off their
feet, so that they would not be
spoiled. The men had been cut off
from the main body and taken after
a desperate fight. A number of them
wara uoupdod. but kpowipc tho fata
that would befall them in case they
were captured by Villa, did all in
their power to escape falling into the
hands of his men.
General Rodriguez. the commander
of the right wing. who was wounded
who refused to retire, was brought
to Juarez for treatment. and reported
to Colonel Medina, The jefe las
armas declares that 1t is beyond doubt
that General Salazar, who was
hemmed in at Zaragosa by an over
whelming force of rebels, has been
killed and his army of 1000 men all
but annihilated.
General Rodriguez was succeeded
in command of the rebel right by Gen.
eral Ortega.
Reinforcements Save Villa.
Gen. Porfirio Talamantes, leader of
the Sonora troops fighting under VII
las banner, was killed in the fight
ing south of TERRA Blanca. His body
was brought to Juarez and buried
with military honors.
News was received at the Quartet
General that the squadron or rebels
which so mysteriously appeared on
the scene at Zaragora and drove off
the achievements that had been
sent to relieve Salazar's command,
were from Coahuila, under the com
mand of Colonel Agulles. and we're
not part OF Gen. Tomas Urbina's
column of 5000 men said to be APP
preaching from the south.
Colonel Urbina was not expected to
arrive in the vicinity of Juarez until
Thursday After the lighting he sent
a messenger to Clint, Tex, who 1oti-
fed headquarters in Juarez of his ar
rival in the nick of time to save the
left wing from probable defeat.
1000 Federals FALL
At Zaragoza the fighting had ceased
entirely, according to reports tele-
phoned from Ysleta. It was said that
mounted man who arrived in that
town and who said that though he was
a noncombatant he had witnessed the
whole fighting. had reported that Sa,
lazar's command had been practically
wiped out.
Shortly after noon a hospital train
bearing 22 wounded and three dead
and a number of women and children.
camp followers OF he rebel army, ar
rived In Juarez. Abe wounded were
taken to the military hospital for treat.
ment. There are now 100 wounded in
Juarez.
Juan N. Medina OF the constitutions
alist forces has sent an appeal for the
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