Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-26

wounded soldiers in the various inn
proyiscd hospitals OF the little city,
A special train from TERRA Blanca
arrived during the night. bringing ap-
proXimatcly zoo prisoners. taken when
the federal leaders deserted their
commands leaving their men at the
mercy OF the rebel leaders. They were
panic stricken and could do nothing
but surrender.
From out the multitude of
conflicting reports from the far
flung battle line OF the constl-
tutIonalists lust below Juarcz the
salient facts that Villas fourteen mile
long line is unbroken, that he has
captured more than a hundred pris.
oners and few field pieces, seem
confirmed early tonight
Among the rumurs and reports
which cheored the constitutionalists
In Juarez early tonight. emanating
from General Villas headquarters In
Juarez, are those TO the effect that
the federal forces are about to be
caught between two forces Of rebels,
that two thousand sonora rebels are
making for the rear of the federals
and should he able To engage the rear
OF the federals hy tomorrow. and
that General Manuel Chaos rebel
command. from south Of Chihuahua.
has skirtod chihuahua city and Ia adj
vancing on the rear Of the federals and
has already taken possession OF the
federal lines of communication and
telephone to Chihuahua.
After issuing these reports. Cen
eral Villas chief Of staff, Juan Me
dina, jubilantly declared the federals
would be prisoners In Juarez before
nightfall tomorrow
The exact result Of the action about
Zaragosa. where General Ynez Sala
EAR was generally reported today to
he surrounded by rebels and fighting
an artillery duel, was unknown early
tonight
The fighting today, which began at
4 $50 o'clock this morning. by 9
o'clock had been waged over nearly
twenty miles OF desert according 10
the reports received.
At o'clock, federal shells were
falling around a rebel hospital train
moving toward Juarez and General
Villas forces seemed to be falling
back upon Juarez,
Previously. in the morning reports
from the front, General villa was
credited with driving the federals
south TO Samalayuca. thlrty-two miles
from Juarez, on the front, while a
battle for the possession Of the water
supply OF Rancho Flores was being
waged twelve miles from Juarez.
The fight about Zaragosa was re-
ported over by noon, after a morning
OF heavy cannonading, but the fate OF
Salazar and his federals there was
unknown early tonight. although It
was reported at o'clock that the
federals were retreating.
Juarez tonight is practically empty
Of ammunition and supplies. Every
cartridge has been sent To the front
with General Ortoga, who with 3Oi
reinforcements left for General Villa'.
camp al 9 o'clock.
Fierce fighting is in progress this
evening on the right twesD flank OF
the rebel troops south of Juarez. Gen
eral Marcelo Caaveo, commander OF
one OF the federal columns is max
ing desperate attack on this section
Of Villas forces in an attempt TO
break through to Juarez
AT the center and left (easD wing
of Villas army fighting with the
federal forces seems TO have subsld-
ed and only an occasional shot is eX-
changed by the consending forces.
Cannonading has ceased, but on the
right wing, both rebels and federals
are using their machine guns.
A train bearing six wounded,
reached Juarez this evening, bringing
the total number of wounded rebels
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