Las Vegas optic., 1913-11-25
THEY FOLLOW THE ENEMY
HuERTA's FORCES RETREAT
SLOWLY, KILLING MANY OF
THEIR ADVERSARlEs
WASHINGTON SAYS LITTLE
cARRANzA's PARTY GIVES UP
HOPE OF BEING ALLOWED
TO IMPORT ARMS

El Paso, Tex, Nov. 25.-At noon to-
day the constitutionalist officials in
Juarez said that the attacking fed
erals had been driven back all along
the rebels front and that General
Pancho Villa, constitutionalist com
mander, had ordered a general ad-
vance of his men against the federals,
declared to be in retreat.
Associated Press corroborates Story
An Associated Press reporter, sta
toned at the top Of wireless tele-
graph tower 300 feet high, three
miles east of El Paso, confirmed rebel
reports that the federals were fall
ing back south of Juarez, He could
see the maneuvers with field glasses.
At that hour fighting was still in
progress south Of Juarez, but the bat
tie had ceased at the town OF Zarae
gosa, which is opposite Ysleta, Tex,
12 miles east Of El Paso The fight
ing there opened early this morning,
at the same hoar that firing was
heard on the rebel front. lnez Sala-
zar. former rebel general but now
a Huerta commander was said to be.
leading the federals at Saragosa He
has been reported a prisoner several
times today, but the repel officials
in Juarez did not know of his capture
The fighting has been heavy between
the armies at Saragosa and the can
mons roar was plainly heard in El
Paso all morning.
Juan N. Medina chief Of staff Of
General villa, who remained behind in
Juarez, declared: "Juarez is not in
as much danger from the direction Of
saragosa as in other directions" and
added "We will take care Of them.
He is receiving reports frequently
from his chief at the front, and ap-
pears optimistic Medina declared at
noon that the federals had all been
driven back as far as 80 miles south
Of Juarez except those at saragosa.
Today's fighting was the second
days conflict between the two con-
tending armies, said to total from TO-
900 to 1900 men. The federals open
ed Monday afternoon by attempting to
flank Villa on the west in an effort
to get behind him and attack Juarez
from the northwest, but the rebels re-
pulsed them. Then the fighting open
ed on Villas center, when the fed
erals, with field pieces, attempted to
force through the rebel line. Again
they were held back. ers
Hotels Made Into Hospitals
Villa sent trainload Of wounded
to Juarez Monday evening and order
ed all people out Of hotels, which
were turned into hospitals. Fighting
was desultory throughout the night
along the front and near Saragosa.
It reopened at the break Of dawn to-
day.
Another train bearing so wounded
and several dead rebels was brought
into Jdarez at noon today from the
front When it returned SOUTH it
carried nurses and doctors.
Americans who came in from the
front at that hour, reported the fight
ing as spirited and the federals doing
great damage to the rebels with can
non fire.
Colonel Porfirio Talamantes, one Of
the rebel colonels, was killed in the
battle last night according to an
nouncement at rebel headquarters in
JuArez this morning
II Villa has succeeded in driving the
federals back. as he claims, this
means postponement Of a decisive
battle for the possession Of the state,
as villa win be unable to follow the
federals in case they retreat. He an
nounced when he captured Juarez that
he came for the purpose Of replenish-
ing his ammunition supply and outfit
ting his men, and, that If the federals