Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-31

I feircpY intir yiiiutr. Tort bria8ng
wiih Industry ol powder smoHc and
tolehiuE cannon. for the rebels who
mad ccosed firing tno might bcfor,.
Presumed hustl.ues soon after day-
nsht
GcnDul 0rioms army fGhtIus
with ohametorislcah guerrilla Hc.
ueH had wiuei the foot of hlu
three miles from Tie village. whcr0
tho lodeuls had planted font tp
sweep tho valley ana protect the eus-
tuml house aud thc horse corral bc.
fond The whole rrhri army ap-
rureufy had come within Heht of
tho village aud was clamheriue up the
heights which embrace Olm1elB
Hmaller bon Hs in bowl From the
hilhidfs there eame uu unrc1slnF
.fatuc ~ infantry fire mingled with
The louder eriDkline of ten machine.
guns The rcboIs had dragged thos,
guns and their heavy supplies lf
ammmuon over the desert from
4 General Nlllaa headquarters at Ch-
huahua
Vet The soldiers after days oil
marching ON half-fod hofses, opened
iup tho ulngga bnttic with Ho alp
fcstIou ~ fatigue Au day they kept
up spirited fire with Don only .
at intervals Foot bt foot they ap-
preached the trenches until lho fed .
crala fled from the hills and the clos.
ng-In gave the rebels the advantage
0f feniering their fire directly toward
the vilaFe itself That was the 81
station when nlRhfil brought hush a
over the battlefield -the federuia. orIl
such Of them aa had not run into
tho country being hud He'd wlthl \
the village and the rcbcH cueiralus' |,
them n
The land which slopes down to the I
shallow and muddy RIO Grnndc au {
thr American side, presented all day d
the busy inspect 0f the rear of au
army ln action Cayalymcu of thc i
border patrol which had boeu in- ,
creased Ht this point mllopcd along d
l1o wuters edge ready to send back &
amy MeMcan soldier who attempted d
o. run across or TO stop possible q
general rush of the whole federal
Nf iNN# NN' tAfN" AFft lNI HfNH 'NIINN NNIff"N r.
soldiers who showed signs of being ri
wounded We're given assistance. a s
MexIcHn soldier standing iu midi q
stream bathing wounded arm ur d
with "a hundago head wns d
attended hr am army physician VI
fow of ihe civilians who dared 81
.o remain in Oinag until the last 81
anne across unmolested The road
leading l4 Maria, the nearest railway Il
milton. siXty-scyen miles away Was q
llodded by mcsaongurs ON various en- d
.ands m connection with The fighting n
icroHa the river ANA the fonee-wifc I
elcHaph used hf the United States F
amy was flooded with official mess d
ages. 81
THAT there WAS uo firing across thn le
,order was due chiefly DO the mrt
ha Oinaga snnds back from tho e
liver There was no fighting close 10 y
hr bank The commander of each
ide promised Major McN8mcc thai
hc unRo of fire would bc directed
way from the river n possible
The rebels late tonight had drawn 81.
lclf forces 80 tightly around Oiuum
bat the only escape for the federuls y
hould thcir position become unteu. Y,
Die. Would De 20 cross Go the rnlUd :,
ntts. u
The Emitted states troops made -
oady for any contingency chat might ''
rise ln the event thot the whole fed- 4,
RAJ army generals and al. should -
ome on this side a scattered firing
outlnucd am evening one federal de- ~
.rlor said he had seen thirty Killed -
nd nfu wouulod tle added th1t the ~
'domlH lmd been sent to cover more re
y fear than by the adruitucss OF che
ahel fine
The federal hrIng was ineffective =
be said. mnny of the SOLE ~
iers having hvcn too fcar-atrlckcu to =
IKE aim