Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-11-20
BY Clever Stratagem, Federal
Garrison Is Surprised and
Surrenders With SIioht
Resistance.
AMERICANS ARE KILLED
Owing to Suddenness of Niqht
Attack, Are Unable to Es-
cape From Danger
Zone.
Ell PAsO WINDOWS RIDDLED
None Injured in the City Though
Troops on Patrol Duty
Have Some Very
Close Calls.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. ia man be-
heved to be Gen. Francisco Castro,
commanding the federal garrison of
Juarez, previous to the attack. was ar
rested In FL PaSo at noon. He said
ne was Col. Antonio Gobea, but the
police say they are positive that h is
General Castro.
Mexico City. Nov. 17.-No indication
had e given at the United States
embassy up till 10 o'clock this morning
that General Huerta had any desire to
accede to the American demands rela-
tiv to the Mexican congress-, on which
1t Is reported the time limit was to
expire at oon today. Nelson Onslaught
messy, the American charge d'affaires,
denied, however, that any time limit
had been fixed.
At the national palace, the attitude
OF the United States is characterized
as indicative of a trafticking people,
and today many MeNicans reverted to
their traditional declaration that any
interference in their affairs by q for
eign government would be met by the
united Mexican people.
Pessimism was frankly in evidence
at the American embassy, where until
yesterday considerable optimism had
been shown.
Ell Paso. Tex. Nov. 17.-Cuidad Ju-
arez, the most important northern port
OF entry in Mexico. was captured by
constitutionalists. under General Pan
cho Villa and Maclovio Herrera early
this morning. with small losses on eth
er side. The occupation of Juarez by
rebels began at $50 o'clock, after the
mel under Villa and Herrera had
reached the town in trains thought to
be carrying federal soldiers to the gar
rison. The rebels, detrained. undiscov-
cred, placed their artillery and had
everything in readiness to battle before
the word was given to fire IN the fed
eral garrison. At the first volley. tho
~astounded government troops were as
sembled and returned the fire. engaging
in battle. which lasted for two hours.
Bullets fell thick in Ell Paso and
all the residents here We're awakened
by the sound Of heavy artillery firing.
Americans We're kept from the danger
zone by the detachment of United
States Fifteenth cavalry on patrol duty
here under Major r. E. L. Mitchie. and,
so far as is known early today, nc
Americans were wounded in this city,
though buildings were billets for many
shots.
The formal surrender OF the city to
the constttutionalists was at 5 o'clock,
Ak IAo cue d SoIlllildIlueI lllIG" Hill
self and his soldiers upon the mercy
OF the victorious rebels. Immediately,
bands began playing or the streets and
the town rang with "Vivas'' for the
conQuerors.
A Clever Movement.
1t was by one of the cleverest strate-
giles in the history of Mexico that Juar-
ez was taken. General Villa and Gen
FRA Herrera were at Chihuahua City
Thursday, reported to be attacking
that town. Federal troops were rushed
garrison. but Villa never really pushed
his attack there. By Encouragement
trains were MADE ready to convey his
army into Juarez last night. while all
fedora officers. in northern Mex
1co., believed him to be exerting every
energy to take the town of Chihuahua
Leaving a small force of men there
he took more than 1000 Of his troops
on board he train. which reached Ju-
arez at the time a federal troop train
was expected. Not once was he chal-
legned by federals. who Titled dreamed
that rebels We're within 100 miles OF
more.
Under cover of darkness. the rebels
surrounded the town on all sides save
the river front-that next to the Ameri-
can border-and concerted attack was
made, with the artillery doing much OF
the work. The federals were so COM
pletely de1noralized by the suddenness
n uneXpectedness of the attack thai
they offered no serious resistance.
Americans Are Trapped.
Colonel Cano. spokesman for the
rebels, told the Associated Press COR
respondent this morning that he had
no idea of the number killed and
wounded on both sides. He said he
did not believe the loss was heavy on
either side.
Refugees from Juarez began to flee
over the International bridge into FL
Peso soon after the firing. though the
exodus this morning was much smaller
than at other times when the city faced
an attack. Many citizens in Juare2
were unable to reach the safety of the
American side because of the sudden
ness of the attack and because to
traverse the streets after the battle had
begun would have been disastrous. The
Americans were grouped at IN Ameri-
can hotel near the J%efetura, and a rebel
guard was placed ever them to pro-
tect them from danger.
None Allowed to Enter.
Newspaper men were not allowed to
cross into Mexico this morning. Both
Mexican rebel soldiers and United
States cavalry refused to allow any
person to go into Mexico, though ali
who sought refugee from the city were
permitted to cross into the United
States.