The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-31
hOERIA'S SOLDIERS
ALMOST WIPED ! 7 OUT
BY REBEL FORCES
ALL Handful Of Twelve
uptIred Slaughtered
ii Pass
lind HAS NOT YET,
LEFT FOR CAPITAL
American Envoy Remains at
Vera Cruz---Wilson at His
Summer Home For
Short Rest

Ell PASO. TEXAS. Aug. 3o.-Seven
troop trains. which left Ell Paso for
chihuahua: have been seized by
rancho villa and Terrible orrega- and
all Of tho twelve hundred federal
troops on the trains were slain. ex-
eept thirty. who, with General Felix
i Terraxas, escaped to chihuahua.
villa and Oflega, with force OF
rebels said 10 number two thousand,
w4re campea on the hills near san
Andreas. at y point where the trains
would be compelled to pass through
a narrow 4eshyen. when the seven
trains we're in the canyon. the rebels
descended upon them. and surprising
the federals began slaughter. Three
other trains escaped by turning back
when the attack started.
News OF the battle reached here
today. when a special refugee train
arrived The refugees say the rebel
attack on the supply train occurred
last Tuesday. and they brought back
copies Of chihuahua papers giving
details OF the attack. ~.
Three Of General TerraZas' CHIEF
Officers were slain in the battle. The
federals are declared to have fought
with great bravery. and to have re-
fused to escape from the trap. when
at one time an opportunity was pre-
scented. returning instead TO new
effort to drive back the rebels.
Rebel Iosses were not known py
The Americans The seizure Of the
seven trains gives Villa and Ortega
an ahundance OF ammunition. sup
plies and food. which the men great
II needed. II also has made more
acute the situation in chihuahua. ana
renders n rebel attack easy.
YAnd StiiI at Vera Cruz.
WASHINGTON Aug ao--Nfh
John Lind, the presidents special en-
yoy, still at Vera Cruz, officials here
Acknowledged for the first time thls
morning that II was not certain that
ne would return 10 Mexico City. The
fact Ia that Lind Ia waiting at Vera
Cruz for an invitation from Gamhoa
or .Huerta to return TO the Mexican
capital. but he has MT received II.
Secretary BRYAN, who was at the
state department for n few hours TO-
day, and other administration ofl-
ctals, still profess hopefuinesa, nut
Il IL APPARENT today that admin'sera-
ton officials are disappointed over
the NNfANNfaDF AbtAlttAt4R - Nff1 $3.50
ropean press ON the presidents new.
peItcy. and On thu mediation nego-
nations. The United States has hoped
for the corporation OF foreign gov
ernments In It's enforcement Of the
embargo against shipments OF arms
and ammunition into Mexico, hut II Is
now doubted whether this help VIII
BE- extended.
Apparently the Wilson Haministrh-
zion 10 relying now chiefly on the
financial eu,barrnssments of Huerta to
1orc6 him into an acceptance OF the
American program. II was learned to-
Day that this is what President Wilson
had In mind when ne suggested In his
address 20 congress that "the actual
mutation OF the authorities or Mexico
City will presently be revealed
While oficials here acknowledge that
Husrta has gained In popularity in
Mexico, through the negotiations. they
contend that this will he temporary,
ana win soon be offset by the reaiixa-
ton or what the present policy of
Isolation really means to the southern
republic. The efforts OF Huerta TO OBJ
tain money are being watched here
with the greatest concern. for II Is
realised that upon his success. or fall
ure. will probably depend the settle
mont Of the Mexican difficulties along
the lines suggested by this govern
ment