Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Fl PASO UNDER FIRE AS
REBELS TAKE JUAREz;
THREE AMERICANS SLAIN
After Hot Battle and Capture Of
City Eleven Of Huerta's officers
Are Executed-Guns Of United
States Are Trained on Mexico.
O'Shaughnessy Confers With the
Dictator, and Rumors Fly as to
Latter's Resignation - Wash
ington Is Investigating Killings.
Special Gable to Tho American.

Special Gable to Tho American.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15.-Charss
d'Affaires o'shaushnessy went to the
National Palace to see General Huer-
ia this afternoon. Indications at the
American Embassy were that he was
tho bearer of message. While he
was at the -alace Mexican officials
declared that Huerta had no inten-
tion of resisninq to-day.
After O'Shauehnessy's conference,
reports that the dictator would resign
were renewed.
Rumors are current in I overnment
circles that Envoy Lind has threat
ened to have United States marines
land at Vera Cruz not later than
Monday.
Ell PASO. Nov. 15.-Eleven Fed
eral officers. who were CAPTURED ear
| ly to-day when Juarez fell before the
rebels were lined up against a wall
this afternoon and executed by order
of General Villa.
The official list of the casualties of
the battle was placed at $50 dead and
| 900 wounded
The rebels had no one killed and
only twelve wounded.
General Villa took between 400 and
500 prisoners and captured fifteen
machine guns. four field pieces. sew
eral hundred rifles and hundreds OF
thousands Of cartridges.
General Castro, commanding the
Federal garrison. who crossed the
river near the Santon street bridge,
was found hiding under bed in the
rear of little store at No. 1907 We
rain street, this city and turned over
to the United States army officers.
! Villas victory was made complete
when so Federals, who had kept up
! resistance n ar the race track, were
killed.
While the last act of the conflict
was taking place Villa was organizing
| MS city government.
Perfect order is being maintained
in Juarez. Villa closed all the "a
looms and had hundred of barrels Of
liquor destroyed. All idlers were or
dered to their homes.
Americans Die In Fight.
Juarez was taken after bloody
battle in which three Americans, all
non combatants, were slain.
| Hundreds of Americans on this side
of the border were impertled by bull
let's and projectiles that fell in the
streets of FL Paso or pierced the
homes of the citizens.
| Several Americans were shot to
death in Juarez. G. c. Seggerson, a
citizen of the United States. was
found sitting at the steering wheel
of his automobile in front Of Keno
Hall with a bullet through his heart.
The bodies of two other Americans
were found in front of the American
House. The bodies of 80 dead
Federal troops we're found near this
point, where the fighting was sever
est.
A representative Of General Villa
called on United States Consul Ed
wards and informed him officially Of
the rebel occupation of Juarez. Mr..
Edwards was also informed that any
Americans who were killed or wound
ed had been shot accidentally.
Battle at Race Track.
There was some fighting about the
Juarez race track shortly before
| o'clock to-day when a detachment of
Constitutionalists turned a machine
gun upon a detachment of Federals
who we're hiding behind some barns.
General Castro was said to be with
them.
The noise Of the shots stampeded
the race horses stabbed there and
many of them broke from their stalls
and ran wildly upon the track. Two
more machine guns soon got into ac-
ton and Villa deployed heavy de-
tachment of men around the track to
prevent the escape OF the Federais.
Foreseeing the possibility of renew
ing the battle, Villa ordered all per
sons off the streets at o'clock. Fed
eral refugees at that hour were con-
centratng near the race track and
taking up their position behind the
concert stadium from which protected
position they answered the rebel
fire.
While the battle was raging at the
race track squads Of Constitution