Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-11-27
@SIS DRAWS near
|NNEX|CAN WAR
| SITUATION
!, THOUSAND MEXICANS IN
suApp BATTLE-LOSS OF
LIFE VERY SMALL.
HflALS Walk INTO TRAP
h. threatens Public Execution of
|s,ls,ar if Federal Leader is Cap
tured by Rebels.

with the United States forces ready
tho border and several of Uncle
n ! fighting battleships ready for
finite move at moments notice
M the federal and rebel forces in
ody conflict in favor of the latte,
date. the Mexico situation has reach
a critical stage and it now appears
Ubable that intervention by the Unit
Safes is but a matter of a short
Characteristic of the war and the re.
npeful vindictive and relentless tao
5 of the leaders in the uprising,com
b report that General Villa, of the
bells, has ordered his soldiers to take
neral Salazar, the federal comman-
J, alive in order that he may be publ
executed.
Press dispatches from the border un-
date of Nov. "a contains an in
testing account of one of the sharpest
the many battles had to date in
ich the mode of warfare and attack
Mexico is clearly shown. The dis
teh is in part as follows, sent out
bm El Paso:
Expect Salazar's Capture.
General Jose Ynez Salazar's com.
nd is completely surrounded south Of
fagosa and his capture is expected
nentarily. General Villa has order
bis soldiers to take General Salazer
ve' 50 that he may be publicly ex-
ted as an example to federal officers
federal sympathizers. A teamster
uFnlng from Saragosa, where he had
hauling ammunition and medicine
'nhs forces, reported that the
s"s were cut to pieces and that
y dead would probably reach 100.
una has lost but l6 dead and %
unded.
lnuitaneously repulsing front and
'sn' and left flank attack, turning
separate attacks into general en-
snen' along his line of defense, lo
KS long, General Franciso Villa. by
.u'lns q clever strategy after dark
sn' drove the attacking federal
80 Out Of their camp before TERRA
"'a and hurled his cavalry after
~ tney fled in a panic to their
''''se movement came about 9
I when General Villa, whose
wing at Bauche had withstood the
of the federal assaults for two
!, > al ana whose left wing, opposite
- 'exas, had been reinforced from
~ apparently abandoned his cen.
.. ''''on o. at TERRA Blanca, leaving
camp fires burning.
fsdsraas Trapped.
:. federal forces, bent on a npht
s''e' advanced upon the position.
/, 9 70 the apparently deserted
o,r. t,.'y .ney We're confronted with
As ny Villas main column, but de.
j, ifom the right and left
(on, 'e ss began that soon turned into
lizea a. 'ne federals, who, in disor.
.a;, sa flight, were unable to di..
''sa friend from foe. when the
e,,1 '' We'll advanced toward the
Il; 'a"p General Villa turned
|t,v 80 ra cavalry and withdrew his in:
full IN. me federals were reported
u,v.s;a ,s.reat upon Chihuahua, which.
pD;.s ed report states, has been
|ut;es., oy General chao with con.
rue !. ance of Chao into the citv.
bi.t.,s J. believed to have followed inn
federal. upon On the reserve forces Of
i ,tt.sa ,s to samalayuca, when the
u fan, , Of the federals on villa. !
r.....' YOU'D Prevent Surprise.
the sas r.ha'. were taken late tonight
pibiH,vs s0sls sa at Juarez against the
". - 'nat the federals can rallv
and ,snet.ate m'. the constitutionslist
d,p,s,sa surprise the city whose force.
'Fa BY the re-enforeemen. Of