Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
Biggest Battle Since Civil
War Won by Mexi-
can Rebels.
FEDERALS MOVE SOUTH
Trains Bringing Prisoners,
Hundreds Wounded, Back
to Border Town.

Il Paso. Texas. Nov. 26-That the
rebels defending Juares consider all
danger OF further attack from the
tederaIs as passed was eviderced this
morning By the work OF digging up
mines near the Juarez Jockey club.
which will open for the racing season
tomorrow. and the destruction Of
1arbed wire defences.
General villa stilI maintained this
morning that the federals are in full
and shameless retreat" over the hills
Their trains and field pieces are in
MS possession. No firing was heard
south OF Juarez up 10 O'Clock this
morning Thus it would appear that
after 30 hours fighting the rebels
would hold the border city without
dispute.
Villa said he would pursue the fed
erals He maintained that the rebel
force besieging Chihuahua would pre-
vent the retiring federals making their
way back TO the state capital. lie has
captured all their trains. The federal
army is left without food or transpor-
tation in a desert 20C miles from its
base.
Dead Estimated at 800.
II H. estimated the total dead in
battle is about 900 with the wounded
many more than this. This is mere
guess work. as no Americans have
been over tire field and a fog en-
s1ruuus everything tfris Hforrf-s.ss- ls55Fep'
venting rebels learning conBftfohs. The
American Red Gross failed 20 respond
20 rebel appeals Tor aid. Americ IN
doctors willing to help care for the
wounded have little To work with. In
several instances wounded men are
seen To- cut bullets from their oTu
flesh with pocket knives. Villas chief
of stan. Juan Medina, gives the rebels ,
wounded at $50. and the dead about 1
the same.
Indifferent to Pain. (
With gaping wounds in the head or .
chest. or limbs dangling. from bullet .
or sharp wounds. the wounded sat or
lay on crude tables the surgeons were .
using. Il never saw such indifference
10 pain in my life. said an +. Paso .
doctor.
Federal dead on the battlefield We're
stripped OF uniforms By the rebels in
need Of clothing. \ number OF led
erals made prisoners in yesterdays
fighting were executed one victim
was forced to remove his outer gar
rnents before execution that the rebels
might have them without the stain OF
blood or damage OF bullets.
Upon information that nearly a
thousand wounded fcderal- were living
ON the battlefield l. miles south Of
JuareE. many stripped OF clothing. ap-
peals for funds TO equip hospital
squads al the front were made by
local Huerta sympathizers.
II is estimated 1.1cO federals are
prisoners at Juarez.
All Hospitals Crowded.
Approximately zoo federal prisoners
arrived early this morning on a spe-
Cial train from Sierra Blanca. Most
OF them were privates said tO have
been deserted on the field by their |
officers. All hospitals in JuareZ are
crowded. and reports OF a hospital
train coming IN from the front indi-
cate that before night a thousand
wounded will have arrived II was
again reported that Federal General |
Salazar had been captured and was
being brought TO Juarez.
The last shot fred at Fauche last
light marked the close OF the biggest
and most stubbornly fought battle
on North American soil since
the close Of the Civil war. More men
were engaged. the line OF battle ex-
tended further and there are more {
dead in the battle OF TERRA Blanca {
than in any other in the history Of I
Mexico.
Capital Is Isolated.
That the federals will not attempt
20 reorganize their disabled forces in
generally conceded IN Juarez- They {
have been cut of from the United :
States border on the north and from :
the rest OF Mexico on the south The :
rebels control nearly every important 7
city in the state Of chihuahua. and ,
the state capital IS completely iso-
lated Federals now in Chihuahua city
Nill be forced to surrender or starve-
They are destitute OF ammunition.
Madison. is-"Stricter inspection S
of the COWS and more careful prepsra- c
ton OF milk for market will be neces- I
sary before We can hope 10 prevent
transmission Of bovine tuberculosis TO
man" said DR.. NJ p Ravenal. head
1f the bacteriology department OF the U
l Dniversity of Wisconsin, after a sur /,
Vev Of conditions y