South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-30


Tampico. \ wireless dispatch from
there Thursday stated that Mendez
station, seven miles west Of Tampico
was attacked last night and the feder-
al garrison of 290 men driven of.
leaving so dead.
PRESIDE, Tex, Dec 30.-Cby L.
s. Army Telephone TO Marfa). Three
thousand cOnstitutionalists under Gen.
Ortegas were massed south and east
OF OjinaEa early Tuesday in battle ar
ray for the hnal assault upon the re-
naming border city held by Huerta's
troops
Following the defeat Of the federal
army of Gen. Mercado Caraveo and
OrOZco near MulatO, - miles south
east of Ojinaga. thousands of the gov
ernment troops fled panic-stricken
into Ojiuasa. hopeful that the rebels
would NOT attack the city because OF
the danger OF bullets killing persons on
its soil.
believe Fedcrals VIII Flee.
Despite warnings from the 4. $.
military authorities the constitution
aiists pressed toward Ojinaga In the
belief that the federals would eyacy-
ate the city during the night
Desultorv firing could be heard
south of Oinaga during the greater
part of the night.
Deserters from the Ojinaga garri-
son commanded By Cen. Salazar, said
that the federal army was badly de-
moralized.
Ell PASO. Texas. Dec. 30.-The bat
tie which has been on between Mex
| lean federals and constitutionalists for
three days, was resumed at O1inaga al
o'clock this morning according To
dispatches received here. Furious
fighting was being INDUCED i'm and
heavy losses were being inflicted on
/ the attacking constitutiOnalist forces.
| The 5000 federals were placed advan-
tageously TO resist the onslaught or
1 the six thousand rebels and IL was
reported that unless the food supply
/ gives out the Huerta loyalists viii be
able 10 Withstand the attack indefinite
/ ~. The federal force was represented
/ to be torn by mutiny and scores OF
! soldiers were said TO have deserted
| during the night in spite OF orders Civ
en- out by the Huerta commander to
shoot any one seen attempting TO de-
| sert.
After a sharp cannonade the rebels
/ began advancing upon Ojinaga at le
/ O'Clock this morning The federal out
\ posts were driven in under the hot
! steady fire of the rebel rihemen.
Many Desert Huerta.
AS the federals began 20 give back
! Preside increased. some Of these de-
/ serters said that the federal generals
had fled
1t is estimated that 200 have been
killed and wounded.
The L. :. soldiers were ordered 10
! shoot down any MeXiCans fleeing
/ across the border with arms in their
/ hands but the NeXicans were so ter
ror stricken that they threw awav
| guns and all other cumbrances To
1 expedite their flight
Rebels Number 5000.
Gen. TOribio Ortaga. rebel COM
mander in charge was reinforced dur
ing the night bv Gen. Zebastian
/ Carranza with 1000 men and Gen.
Jose Rodriguez with 1000 more. Civ
ing the total rebel force Of 1000 men.
The federal force AT best never eX-
ceeded 5000, but the position was
such that they could hold out against
three times that number II the food
supply is adequate. The federals are
! known 10 be desperately short of food
and the army has long been on the
point Of mutiny
LAREDO Tex. Dec 2O.-C0nstItu-
tionalists attacked Monterey and nght-
ing is going on in the outskirts of the
Sixty-four rebels and 50 rederals
were killed
Japs' Visit ..UnofficiaI''
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 30.-Are cOm-
mittee Of japanese officers from tha
cruiser Tzumo. accompanied hy Mas
anO HanihaT. eX-secretary Of the Ia-
panese legation at Washingtou. who
are IN this city. called today at The
japanese legation Ostensibiy FOR "9f-
dcial instructions"
subsequently q statement was issued
. by an attaChe OF the Japanese legation
iu which II was said that the visit 80
the Japanese officers is unofficial and
. has no significance OF any kind The
! nature OF the instructions" was not
= divulged.