Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-12-03
REBELS ARE V|CT0RS
MANY cAPTlVES ARE EXECUTED
BY GEN. VILLAS TROOPS
FOLLOWING BATTLE.
FAMOUS GENERAL IS SLAIN?

saIazar Reported to Have Been Killed
in Battle With Rebels-AppeaI Is
Made to American Red Cross for
Aid by Constitrtionalists.
Ell Paso. Tex, Nov. 27.--Following
fighting "a hours in front of Juarez,
the rebels and federals hold virtually
the same territory they held on Tues
day; if anything. the federals have
been driven bit fruther from the goal
now held and being defended by the
rebels.
General Villa claims complete VIC
tory over the federals and sent the fol-
lowing message to his office in Juarez
from his position at the front:
II communicated with satisfaction
that we have completely routed the
enemy. We took all his artillery and
three trains The federals are in full
and shameless flight"
(signeD PANCHO VILLA.
A wounded rebel officer brought to
Juarez on Tuesday on a Red Cross
train is authority for the statement
that thirty or forty>of Salazar's federal
| volunteers, captured in the fighting
before Zaragosa, we're brought before
General Villa, who ordered them exc
cuted in, the field, the order being car
ried out at once. ~, a- ..@ ,. .
r. Many rebels are wearing federal
uniforms and overcoats taken from
prisoners, who were made to strip be-
fore standing up to be shot in order
that the clothing would not be dam
aged by the death-dealing bullets,
Even the shoes were taken off their
feet, SO that they would not be
spoiled. The men had been cut on
from the main body and taken after
a desperate fight. A number of them
! were wounded; but, knowing the fate
that would befall them in case they
were captured by Villa, did all IN
their power to escape falling into the
hands of his men. -
General Rodriguez, the commander
Of the right wing, who was wounded
in the fighting before Bauche. but
who refused to retire, was brought
to Juarez for treatment, and reported
to Colonel Medina. The jefe las
armas declares that it Is beyond doubt
that General Salazar, who was
hemmed in at Zaragosa by an over
whelming force Of rebels, has been
killed and his army of 1000 men all
but annihilated. .,-..-..... .,
General Rodriguez was succeeded
in command Of the rebel right by Cen
eral Ortega. f-.A ."-' a.
Gen. Porfirio Talamantes, leader OF
the Sonora troops fighting under VII
las banner, was killed in the fight
Jag south of TERRA Blanca. His body
was brought to Juarez and buried
with military honors. ~, r-.-t
| . News was received at the Quartet
General that the squadron Of rebels
which so mysteriously appeared on
the scene at Zaragora and drove ofl
the reinforcements that had been
sent to relieve Salazar's command
were from Coahuila, under the com
mand Of. Colonel Agulles, and were
not part of Gen. Tomas Urb1na'f
column of 5000 men said to be ap
preaching from the south. w.
Colonel Urbina was not expected tt
arrive in the vicinity, of Juarez until
Thursday. After the fighting he sent
! messenger to Clint, Tex, who mott
fed headquarters in Juarez of his ar
rival in the nick of time to save thu
left wing from probable defeat.
At Zaragoza the fighting had ceaset
entirely, according to reports tele
phoned from Ysleta. 1t was said thai
mounted man who arrived in thai
town and who said that though he wal
noncombatant he had witnessed the
whole fighting, had reported that Sa
lazar's command had been practically
wiped out. %$S5&s ~ -.s
Shortly after noon hospital trair
bearing % wounded and three dead
and q number of women and children
camp followers of the rebel army, ar
rived in Juarez. The wounded were
taken to the military hospital for treat
ment. There are now 100 wounded ir
| Juarez. -
Juan N. Medina of the constitution
alist forces has sent an appeal for the
assistance of the American Red Cross
| in caring for the wounded. Some
| nurses have been sent to the front, but
there is need of more and for medi
cines and bandages.
Pancho Villa was in the thickest Of
the fight near Mesa, according to mer
arriving on the train from the front
at noon. His officers are said to be en-
| deavoring to induce him to remain in
the rear, but he persists in leading
the principal movements in the
| center.