Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-28
ALL BODIES WITH HANDS TIED
Newspaper Man Can Find No Other
Evidence Of Many Fatalities.
vICToRs ADMIT EXECUTIONS
one Hundred and Eishty-FOur
Wounded In Juares HOspitsIs--
vuIa Makes No Effort to
Pursue Foe.

Jusrez. South OF Juarez for eighteen or
twenty miles, there are no rebel soldiers
General Villa says he has some further
resources and that the city is we'll
guarded against a reappearance OF the
ehemy. But General villa has made no
effort to pursue the enemy
General Villa captured a number of
federal field pieces and a number Of
cars. This Is apparent to anyone who
saw his army go out the other day
and then come back today. Horses
dragged fifteen field pieces, five were. on
the train that brought the rebel leader
himself and five more were brought in
tonight on the train that General villa
left on the field TODAY IN charge Of the
burial squad. General Villa only had
nine guns when he went out.
The rebel chief said yesterday that
he captured 500 federais. Today he
brought less than 800 to Juares. He
admits executing some of them. APP
parently the greatest number OF dead
as a result Of the fighting are those
who faced the firing squad and paid the
penalty OF supporting the Huerta cause
rather than that Of Villa Madero or
Carranza- A trip over the BATTLEFIELD
today failed to reveal but a very few
dead bodies or newly made graves.
Bodies of Executed.
Plenty OF empty cartridge shells and
exploded shrapnels were found upon the
field. Two newly made graves were seen
near Mesa, where General Villa made
his headquarters, and two dead bodies
were loaded on train at Mesa late
this afternoon by the rebel soldiers while
| "a -
was present. Both these bodies had their
hands tied and each had evidently died
at the hands OF executioners. These were
the only dead or evidences of dead seen
upon the field. The correspondent entered
the field at Bauchc. where the rebels had
the artillery; whore they turned back the
federal effort Monday to flank them on
the left; traversed the distance OF the
rebel line to Mesa. zigzagging over the
field, then went straight south to the
federal trenches, several miles from
Mesa
Ample evidences of very recent activity
were apparent In the recent locations OF
the two armies. but the field was no
more strewn nor Uttered than would
have happened II any big encampment OF
men had been made there for two or
three days.
Broken, discarded saddles were seen,
hats blown about in the wind an occa-
sional blanket or shirt was flapping in
the morning wind from the low brush
that covers the country and an occasional
dead horse was encountered. Rebel SOL
ldiers explained that the federal dead had
lbeen gathered up and buried, and they
| nointed off beyond the hills.
| Must Have Been Carried Far.
1 II there were many federal dead as q
l result Of the battle. other than execu-
tionr. the rebels carried them a great dis
tance across the country to bury them.
The Associated Press correspondent
climbed hills where federal cannon had
been planted. found dead horses occa-
sionaliy, found many tracks where men,
horses and cannon had been wheeled
about, saw piles OF DISCHARGED rifle shells
by the thousands in the trenches and
walked great distances in the rear to
each side and TO the front OF the trenches,
vet failed to find any freshly turned
earth that would indicate graves.
The same proceeding vas followed In
the territory where the rebel lines and
fortifications laid. The two newly made
graves near Mesa ana the two dead
bodies were all that rewarded the search
There were other dead. for rebels with
spades we're seen coming in from remote
sections Of the field. but the death list II
not heavy. The general belief Is thai
most of the men who titled the graves
however. were men who were shot aftei
capture.
One OF the points in favor OF such 6
conclusion is the almost undisturbet
character OF the ground between the two
battle lines. The distance is six miie'
and the fighting appears 60 have beer
from one line to the other. with yer.
little activity between the two, Tn,
ground is scarcely disturbed on any o
the intervening territory.
Admit ExecutiOns.
The rebels admit executing certain O.
their prisoners and explain that only
such men as had volunteered for servic,
with the federaIs were thus disposed OF
The rebel army. riding into Juarez to
day from its victory south OF the city
exhibited many souvenirs OF the con
Quest Some OF the rebel soldiers wor'
the blue uniforms OF the late federals
divested OF their brass buttons and arm,
insignia. Many OF the rebel officers worr
! capes and coats OF federal officers an,
one OF the rebel captains wore a new
cap OF a federal officer. On the whole
, however, the rebels had not deckeS
themselves with many OF the spolls o
/ war. They admitted removing the uni
forms OF the men they executed befor,
shooting them, carefully explaining tina
she clothing was thus not sOiled by tn
bullets OF the rifles or the blood OF tn,
victim. and that IL was necessary {,
conserve all wearing apparel
; Practically all Of the Villa fighuni
[ army is quartered in the city OF Juare
/ tonight Nobody remains on the lat
battlefield. II is deserted and quiet onl,
, an occasional lame horse, released by tn
rebels because OF his further uselessness
, nibbles at the scsnt vegetation; this 1
, the only sign Of life at the point wher
1000 men, at least, battled yesterda,
and Monday.
Threaten to Fire ON OIL Tanks.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. H.-"Remove tn
gunboat Bravo or We shall fire on tn
oil tanks in the city Of TampieO an
along the banks OF the river above