El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-15
REBELS CAPTURE
JUAREZ At NIGHT
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federaIs is striking. Villas followers
are cordial to Americans who visit the
town, while the federaIs were surIy IN
their attitude.
Street car service to Juarez from this
side viii probably be resumed tonight,
although no definite decision has been
reached by city authorities here. villa
says that he will permit the resumption
OF traffic this evening.
APPEALS FOR DOCTORS.
Appeals for medical assistance ts
PasO physicians Saturday morning.
DR.. W. L. Ramey and DR.. 1. ). Bush
equipped with First aid" supplies,
started for Juarez by auto, but were
stopped at the Santa Fe bridge BY q
city patrOlman. Says DR.. Ramey, "When
/ told the policeman at the Santa Fe
bridge that we wanted to cross the
river to help care for the wounded we
were informed that mayor Kelly had
said that no doctors were needed over
there and hnd given orders to permit
none to cross We were turned back.
understand that there are only one or
two DhysIcians IN Juarez and they have
ten times more work than they eAn
handle"
FEW DEAD BODIES FOUND.
Few dead bodies were to be seen ka
the streets near the center OF town.
as there was little or no fighting In
civilians clothes was lying dead on
LerdO avenue, a block from the main
street of the town, while anotner
corpse, also n civilian Judging from the
clothes, was seen lying on the Sloe"alA
sOuth of the little plaza.
Three rebel generals are In JuareH 10
dsv-VfIIa. Herrera and Hernandez.
Col Juan Medina, one time mayor OF
Juarez and now chief of staff under
villa. is in the border town Coionehs
HaIamanfes, AguiIa and CanO are also
with the rebel troops.
Inquiry at rebel headquarters 1a1leo
to discover whether any federal Officers
were killed in the morning fight or
whether any had been taken prisoners
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE.
Little or no damage was done to the
city by the firing. business was sus-
De1ded this morning, but Will probably
he resumed this afternoon Although
used to ATTACK scareS," residents OF
Juarez were jOIted from their indtHer-
epce to military events by the sudoen-
ness of Villas attack.
REPORT NOT VERIFIED.
ReDOrfs that several federal officers
vyeg,e killed in the JuareE dance hall in
the first few minutes of fighting could
not he verified. A Herald reporter
visited the dance hall but saw NO trace
Co1frarv to the usual custom, the
y-ictors did not release the prisoners
in the Juarez Jail. :. ;. Ballin' an
American citizen, Is said to ne prls-
oner there and friends on this side are
trying to secure his release. II - re-
ported that he was ARRESTED ThursdaS
nv the federaIs and has been held "tn-
eOn1unieadO'' since. He Is the pro-
urfetOr OF a motion picture theArer
which recently burned in Juarez.
Z. s. TROOPS ACT QUICKLY.
United states troops were not slow
70 get to the bridges to hold the Il
PnsO crowds back out of danger. MAI
r E l. Mfchey. adjutant general 10
Gen. II. l. Scott, who commands the
border hut is ont of the city, was soon
at the bridges, directing the WORK OF
the guards. He sent a call TO Fort biASs
for more troops and in short time
squadron of the Second cavalry rem
FCrced the men on regular duty near
the bridges. As the first troop OF cav
airy EaIIOped through the streets OF ii
PnsO to the bridges at o'clock Sarur-
day morning, there was applause from
the little groups OF Americans who had
gathered at various points to near ana
discuss the latest news
OFFICERS JUST IN FROM DANCE.
Mai. Miehey and several OF the Of
ficers had been at the FL Paso Social
club dance Mt the TOltec club Friday
shots were fired in JuareS. 1t took
them practically no time to get on the
scene and get line Of sentrtes back
several blocks from the river, TO stop
the early pedestrians anu
who rushed with one common Instinct
towards Juarez when the booming can
non awakened the sieepers in FL FnSo.
A street car On the Fort Bliss Inc.
left the city at 3 o'clock for the Fort e
bring in some of the dismOunted troops
FEDERAL CAPTAIN EXECUTED.
Can't. Torres, federal, was executed At
1880 this afternoon Mt the Juarez bar
racks.
Among so prisoners caught By fhe
rebels in JuareE since the battle enoeo
Is Col. Enrique POrtillO, OF the Saia1ar
command. The prisoners have Oeea
sent to the big jail. At 40 report
Was received In FL PasO rhar FOrIno
had been executed
Lieut.. Col. GOTeas prisoner on ms
side, says that his command OF % he9-
eraI regulars was the only regular body
of troops in Juarez. He says th2r mere
were about 400 irreguIars.
BOY IS SHOT.
while standing on the American SIDE
Of the river, Lester Burnett, mes
senRer Of the FL PasO dairy, the II
year old son of Mrs. A. l. Burnett was
shot through the left hand by a bull
let that came across the river IRON
Juarez at noon today.
The boy had just left his home the
Hotel Katherine, on South stanton
street. and was close to the river near
santa Fe street when he felt the bull
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