Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-07
SINALOA is CAPTURED
BY CONSTITUTIONALISTS

BY CONSTITUTIONALISTS
Ell Paso, Oct. Villa and his reb-
els are in full retreat after a decisive
defeat in three days of hard fighting,
the backbone of the Mexican revolu.
tion in the north is broken and the
remnants of the rebel army are being
pursued by federal apd irregular
forces like rabbits in a monster drive.
Lilo Guillermo Porros, legal adviser
to General Francisco Castro, COM
mander in chief Of the army of the
north, received the first detailed infor-
nation late last evening from the en-
gagement at Santa Rosalia. His mes
sage came from General Salvador
Mercardo, governor Of chihuahua, and
was relayed from the front at Santa
Rosalia, where General Castro was IN
supreme command and was direct
from the human rabbit drive to cap
ture the broken columns of the rev.
olutionary army.
Castro succeeded in capturing San
ia Rosalia Friday after a four-ho,lr
struggle which cost him many horses
and men, but which routed the entire
rebel command.
Porras' message says:
"The heavy field pieces, an even
dozen of them, were leveled at the lit
tie space of the little mountain valley
and the damage done by the shrapnel
is reported to have been terrible. The
old mission of La Santa Rosalia,
which is one of the show places of the
Mexican Wiesbaden, was razed by
solid shot and shrapnel. The rebels
followed the custom established by
Madero, of manning the sacred edi-
flee with machine guns and shrapnei.
The fighting started with the Ojo Ca
liente skirmish on Wednesday, contin-
ued brokenly all day Thursday and
ended in brilliant feat of arms by
the federals on Friday,
One column of Villas command
started east toward the La Boquila
dam project of the Northern Power
Company, New York concern. Gen
eral Inez Salazar, who arrived from
Ahumaha too late to engage the en-
emy, is in pursuit with fresh horses
and plenty of ammunition His orders
from Castro are to annihilate the en-
tire command
General Landa and General CaFevo
Gre pursuing the second column, which
Villa is thought to lead. This force
is going south with the federals bark
ing at their heels.
Villa is the big prize and Landa and
his flying squadron will undertake to
capture him by flank movement.
The remnants Of the rear guard have
started toward Parral, a rebel strong
hold, but are expected to be over
taken.
Parral is the next point of attack
by General Castro. This is the Villa
headquarters and is where the rebel
money is being minted. Trains will be
started at once from the border to
Santa Rosalia and will carry supplies
and recruits for Castro's victorious
column.
While General Castro is in pursuit
of the main column of Villas rebels,
the army in Juarez has been ordered
ia take the field at once and make an
effort to capture Maxine Castillo, who
has been holding up American ranch
ers and demanding large sums as
ransom. He has left Paloma on the
border, and is working inland toward
Pearson, where the American lumber
mills always furnish soft picking for
his bandit crew. Castillo's chief of
staff will be brought to trial today in
the United States court on a habeas
corpus writ, as the Mexican govern
ment is making an effort to extradite
him to Mexico for the express purpose
of shooting him.