The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27
GREATEST BATTLE
SINCE CIVIL WAR
WON BY REBELS
| thousand Wounded
Are Brought Today
Into JuareZ.
VALOR Is SHOWN
One Federal Commander
Who Fought Against Odds
Praised by Rebels.
VALOR IS SHOWN

Eel Paso, Texas. After so hours
of fighting and the death of hun
dreds on both sides, the rebel captors
off Juarez last night flung back the
federal assault and will hold the
border city. in the words of Villa:
THE federals are in full and
shameless retreat over the hills"
Federal trains, field pieces and
hundreds of prisoners are in Villa S
possession. Villa declared that a
sufficient rebel force is now besci y 6
Chihuahua to prevent the retrea,ing
federals from making their way back
into the state capitol. If Villa had
captured all their trains the fedcrals
would have been left without food or
means of transportation in desert
200 miles from it's base of supplies
700 Taken Prisoners.
Eel Paso, TeXas.-More than 1000
wounded and seven hundred federal
prisoners were brought into Juarez
and Ell Paso today aboard special
trains from Sierra Blancha. All the
hospitals and hotels are crowded
with the wounded.
The fight was the biggest and most
stubbornly fought battle recorded on
the close of the Civil War
1t was a victory for the Maderstas
as General Villa was the only origin
al constitutionalist in the state of
Chihuahua. He has consistently
fought for the principles of Francisco
L. Madero since the Madero uprising
in 1910. Nearly all the federad gen
erals whom Villa has defeated in
the last two days of fighting have at
various times fought under the con-
stitutionaiist flag but deserted the
cause and cast their-lot with Huerta
in 1910. Nearly all the federal gen
will make an attempt to reorganizc
their disabled forces.
Praise One Federal General.
The Constitutionalist officers arc
loud in their praise of the brilliant
work of General Caraveo,, the last
federal commander to withdraw from
the battle south of Juarez. Although
greatly outnumbered, Caraveo kept
up an incessant fire on the rebel
right wing and tried repeated charges
in the hope of bending the line. I'M
Til nine O'Clock Tuesday night Car
aSeo continued llammering the rebel
entertainments.
General Tnez Salazar, of the fed
erals, was captured, the rebels bring
ing him to Juarez, where it is eX-
pected he will be executed.
Ell Paso, TeXas.-As a result of in
formation that nearly one thousand
federals, wounded, were lying on the
battlefield, 13 miles south of Juarcz
many of them stripped of their outer
clothing, local Huerta sympathizers
are appealing for funds to equip hos
pital squads to go to the front. Funds
are solicited to send su geons, nurses
and hospital supplies.
Mexico City, Mexico.--The visit of
John Lind to Tampico is regarded as
indicating a more serious condition
there than generally was believed.
Only meager reports are received of
the situation at Tampico.
More Cavalry to the Front.
Salt Lake City, Utah.-The twen-
tieth infantry at Fort Douglas was
ordered to Ell Paso to patrol the city
and permit a cavalry of the interna-
tional border This order is the re-
suit of dispatch to the war depart
ment at Washington from General
Bliss, commanding the border forces.
Federals Routed.
Ell Paso, Textile federal forces.
which have engaged Villas rebel
troops near Sierra Blanca for the last
two days, have been defeated and
routed according to an official mes
sage sent at 8 O'Clock by General
Francisco Villa, commander of the
rebel forces, to the rebel chief at
Juarez.
General Villa said in the message
that the federal troops were in dis
graceful retreat to the south and that
his forces had captured all of their
artillery which they left behind them
and three of their seven trains on
which they came to the battlefield.
Fierce fighting was in progress late
last night on the right twesD flank
of the rebel troops, south of Juarez
where General Marcell Craveo, com
mander of one of the federal columns
was reported to be making desper-
ate attack on this section OF Villas
forces, in an effort to break through
to Juarez.
At the center of the left (eastl
wing of Villas army, the fighting
seem to have subsidized and only ar
occasional shot is exchanged by the
contending forces.
Mrs Villa, wife of the commander
has taken charge of the hospitals il
Juarez, where the wounded are being
treated.
Lind Sent to Tampica.
Washington, d. C.-President Viii
son and the members of his cabine
discussed the Mexican situation brief
ly and assurances were given afte
that no ch ange in the attitude of thu
United States toward the Huert'