The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-15
Border Town Again in the
Hands Of the Rebels.
Capture Is Brop~.t About by .
Clever Ruse.
The CASUALTIES ARE LIGHT
Gen. Villas Troops We're Mis-
taken for Federals.
City Was Surrounded Before
the Truth Was Known.

Ell Paso, Texas, Nov 15-Ciudad
Juarez, the most important northern
port OF entry in Mexico. was captured
by constitutionalists under General
Herrera early this morning with small
loss on either side.
At Z o'clock fighting was resumed
near the Juarez race track.
General Francisco Castro. comman-
der of the federal garrison was miss
ing. He was not among the killed or
wounded and It was believed he had
escaped from the city.
The occupation of Juarez by rebels
began at 2:30 o'clock after the men
the town in trains thought to be carry
ing federal soldiers to the garrison.
The rebels detrained undiscovered,
placed their artillery and had every
thing in readiness for battle before
the word was given to fire on the fed
eral garrison. At the first volley the
astounded government troops were as
sembled and returned the fire, engag-
ing in q battle which lasted for two
hours.
Bullets Fall In FL PasO.
Bullets fell thick in Ell Paso. and all
residents here were awakened by the
sound of heavy artillery firing. Amer
leans were kept from the danger zone
here by the detachment of U. S. Fiji
teenth cavalry on patrol duty under
MAJOf h r.. 0QlICl1S, d10 81 AaI oS
is known early today, no Americans
were wounded. though houses and
buildings were targets for many shots.
The formal surrender of the city to
the constitutionalists was at O'Clock
when the federal commander threw
himself and his soldiers on the mercy
of the victorious rebels. At once
bands began playing on the streets
and the town rang with ''vivas" for
the conQuerors
IL 1xy 81 hn n1n 0cf
strategies in the history of Mexico
that Juarez was taken. General Villa
with General Herrera was at Chihua-
hua City Thursday. reported to be at
were rushed to the reinforcement of
the Chihuahua garrison. but Villa
neEer really pushed his attack there.
Leaving behind a small force of men
he took more than 1000 Of his troops
on board the train which reached
Juarez at the time federal troop
train was expected.
Surrounded the Town.
Not once challenged by federals the
rebels surrouned the town on all
| to the American border, and con-
certed attack was made, with the
| artillery doing much Of the work.
The federals were SO completely de-
! moralized by the suddenness and un-
expectedness Of the attack that they
offered no serious resistance. Colonel
Cano, spokesman FIR the rebels, told
the Associated Press correspondent
! today that he had no idea of the num-
| Der killed and wounded on both sides
and this could be teretmined only
i after daylight. He said he did not be-
| lieve the loss was heavy on either side.
1t was reported. though unverified,
that General Francisco Castro, COM
manding the federal garrison had
been killed. Refugees from Juarez
began to fee over the international
bridge in Ell Paso soon after the firing
began.
| AS far as could be ascertained this
morning no American residents of
Juarez were injured. Newspaper men
were not allowed to cross into Mexico
| this morning. Both Mexican rebel
/, soldiers and United States cavalry re-