Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-13
CONST|TUT|ONAL|ST ARMY
ALMOST ANN|H|LATED
Federal Victory at BustiI|os,
Chihuahua-U. S. Troops
Pursuing SmuggIers.

Ell PASO, Tex. September 13--Gen.
Antonio Rojas and 1000 federal troops
from Chihuahua defeated LOO consti-
tutionalists, commanded by Gen. Fran
cisco Villa. yesterday at Bustillos. Chi
huahua, according to advices received by
Gen. Francisco Castro of Juarez from
Nercado Of Chihuahua. The message did
not give the details of the fight, but said
Villas troops were almost annihilated.
Capt. Santa Ana Caravaco, q Mexican
federal officer, who is charged with kill
ing Edward Hayes. an American, at Ma
dera, Chihuahua, August 10. has been ar
rested in Juarez in compliance with a re-
quest by the American State Department.
1t is charged that Caravaco and his wife
rode through the streets of MADEIRA with
eight Mexican soldiers seeking Ameri-
cans, and that they killed Hayes and a
negro named John Henry Thomas, also
an American citizen.
After the Smugglers.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. September 13.-
Acting on orders from Gen. Bliss, all
troops stationed on the border between
Eagle Pass and Laredo have taken the
field in an effort to capture the band OF
Mexican gun smugglers who fired on
Dimmit county officers Thursday. The
soldiers are cooperating with citizen
posses, which are closing in on the ban
dts
From every town near the border posses
are being rushed to the assistance of the
troops and Sheriff Gardner. More than
100 ranchmen are in the field, and a bat
tie is expected hourly
rpp0r1eG
be commanded by an American. Resi-
dents on the border are aroused at the
outlaws killing Deputy Sheriff Ortiz and
the treatment of former Sheriff Buck,
who was beaten and then released. The
ranchmen declare they will lynch the out
laws when captured.
Claim They Are Texans.
EAGLE PASS. Tex. September 49,
Gen. Jesus Carranza. constitutionalist
leader. said he had information that the
band of smugglers who fired on Dimmit
county officers at Carrie Springs had
been recruited in Dimmit county. Tex, to
join Alberto Guajardo's federal force.
Carranza sent a force to the border to
intercept the smugglers should United
States troops fail to capture them. He
said il captured they would be turned
over to Texas FOR trial If the state de-
sired: otherwise they would be shot by
the constitutionalists.
Looting by Federals.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico, September
l3.-Federal troops several days ago &C.
cupied the town of Cuatro Cienegas, sack
ed the town, burned part of 1t and ex-
ecuted number of persons suspected OF
sympathizing with the reyolutionists, ac-
cording to refugees who have arrived
here Don Melision Ibarra, a wealthy
merchant and relative of the rebel gen.
eral. Pablo Gonzales. was among those
put to death, 1t is stated.
Cuatro Cienegas is one of the largest
towns in the central part of the state OF
Coahuila.
Rebels Threaten Culiacan.
Los ANGELES, Cal, September 49,
Bringing the report that Culiacan. capital
of Sinaloa. would be attacked September
Is by the rebel leader, Marcano Arrietas,
the Norwegian steamer Jason is in port
| here from Mazatlan.
Refugees said Arrietas was advancing
from Durango with 1900 men, while the
federal garrison numbered less than TOO
The passengers said conditions on the
Mexican coast were SO unsettled that
business paralysis nad resulted. lney
reported quiet at MaZatlan. but said
Americans there were looked upon with
suspicion. although outwardly treated
with respect. Recently, it was reported,
Eric Won Thaden, a German, and F..
Loughton an English civil engineer, had
been murdered by bandits near Michoa-
can.
Rumored Victory for Insurgents.
MEXICO CITY, September 13.-The
rebel general Panfilo is reported TO have
taken Fresnillo, state Of Zacatecas. and
to have scattered the federal garrison OF
300. capturngi ffty-six prisoners, two gat-
ling guns and much ammunition. The reb-
els have opened telegraphic conmunica-
| tons between Durango and Gomez Pala-
clio. a suburb Of Torreon. and are operat-
| ing the railroad to Jiminez and Chihua-
| hua-