The chronicle=news., 1913-12-30
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NORTHERN
MEXICO

Pr-siiio. Texas. H.. s.-plsLt-
ins b-t~s-n Mexican f-.i-'sis ant
| consiiiu,ionsiisis a, Oiinasa. Mex
leo. Mas resumed this morning. tn.
| rebels advanced ui"n the federal
| trenches sh-r, the r-m.hsnt al
iiu-rta's army In nor'h-sn Mexico
hai taken s-inss after i,- disA.-
trois defeat oi las, nish,
\ d-suitory' firr op-h-i by The
r-',-fs. who appeared within sisht al
the village In greatly Increased nam
i--rs Indicated ,ha, tho coas,i,a-
,innaii.i forces Intended to push the
fisht right ih'a the is'i.fsi strong
aoid. tn put u ds.i.iF, end To th-
."nfiir,. Tho f-.i-rais Rad r-,F.as-s:
To tho inn-r'n.s, ,r~nch.s. aprar.
entity Silh"at hops Of r-puisinx 'h-
Attacking f"s'- onis a fee shots
.am- from the Hurr,a forces In ,L'
-.riy siar-s of '"iay's fighting
A. viewed sr.n, the American side.
tho situation of the f~a-rsi, sr-r,.-si
DESPERATE. General oss-sa command.
Ink III, Coa.ti,u,ianaiisl.. has re-
r.is~,i or'i~rs 10 show mn n-rry tn
captured f-'i-rais ani Ia snn,snssuy
-s--ut. Generals saiasar. Orns-".
Nojas aud Aianis. commanding sol
Gnts-r..
Chit~i States cavalry Vas patruit-
Al b.. i.x~s.v.S snS1ns nns.h0n0
for any frsirrais Who might asi.usvi
so crows to the AinssicAa aide. Oa
account of tho situation Of OiiassA
with r-fcr~acr To tho Am~sieaa
town. 40 f.sss. vsD
fesr~d.
Tho f~d~rsls s~at ns0saeres
arso.s tho river this ,sossisx. with
messages for the war department ss
Mexico city.
II Was reported that OrscxA had
i-ca reinforced. ~ that lh, attark.
Ing army oa'aumbcrcd the dctend.
ctr.
The fact tina, of tho federal DE-
.sr,~rs who were sbic to wade seruss
tho river a majority werc wounded.
indicated to tho American officers
that the rebel firing inio tho town
had bccn effective.
Although tho nrinR continued
steadily. showing GENERAL Ostseas
rebel forces to hsss ample sur pics
OF ammunition. non- of the sno,s
came over To the American aide. Mn
jor McNamcc insisted on forcing
back tn their own sid, such Of tho
soldiers as ~orc not wounded.
TIL" fighting continued all day
and had not ceased up to y. IN. Tho
rebels drew In closer to tho town
and were fighting there while cn-
gaRcmcnts were taking plac stimuli
tan.ously just above aud below
Oj,nasa-
Numerous federal dcstrtcrs cross.
cd 'o the American side. including
fifteen who werc badly wounded.
They were cared for United states
army surgeons. Tho Rod cross 30
ci.ty sent a cali for more hclp and
n larg" amount of medical supplies.
Juarcz. Mexico. Dec. 3O.-Dis-
patches received today at Consti,u-
tionalis, headquarters hero stated
that the fcicrals Mt Oiinaga practi-
caiiy had been defeated. Il was said
to be th. purpose OF the rebel COM
mandcr to drive the whole federal
army to the American sidc. where It
would he disarmcd.
General Bcnarides. commander at
Juarez said: THE fcdcraIs never
intended to put up fight. Thc2
wcr. defeated n month ago, when
they deserted their posts at Chihua-
hua. We expect soon to get news
that they have crossed the intcrna-
tional line
III Paso. Texas, Dec. 3O.-Army
headquarters here today received tho
following telegram from Preside:
General fighting between tho
rebels and federals has been in prog
rcss at Oiinaga and vicinity since
sundown yesterday. Ono fight start
at the village of San Francisco, thrco
miles southeast of Oiinaga. Six
miles furtncr away another fight
was in progress. At Mulata General
Rodriguez is stationed with 1000
rebels. 1t is generally believed the