Democratic messenger., 1913-11-29
MEXICAN REBELS
DEFEAT FEDERALS
General Villa Drives Back
HueTia'S Forces at JuGrez
Many We're Killed and Wounded In
Two Days Battle Near Border
Town.

Town.
Depelled Monday and Monday night
In their attack on the rebels, who re.
Gently captured Juarez. opposite III
Paso. Texas. the Mexican Federal
forces attacked again and again were
worsted in the fierce lighting.
The Fedcrals were driven back and
the Cons,itutionalists. under General
Francisco villa. claim complete vic
tory
The Constituiionalist officers in
Juarez reported that the Federals had
been driven back all along the rebel
front and that General Villa had or
dered a general advance OF his men
against the Federals declared to be
IN retreat
\ newspaper man stationed at the
top ol wireless telegraph tower 900
feet high. three miles east OF I'll Paso,
confirmed the rebel report that the
Federals were falling back south OF
Juarez. lie could see the maneuvers
with field glasses
\ general advance was ordered by
General villa The only fighting close
to Juarez was that directed against
General Saazar's Fedcrals at cara
gossa. east OF Ysletd.
General Salazar. one of the four
Federal leaders is reported to have
been shot TO death in the battle. Forty
more OF his command were taken be-
fore General Villa and Immediately
executed. They were lined up and
shot. according to a wounded officer,
brought to luarez.
Colonel Juan n Medina denied any
knowledge of the capture Of Salazar.
but the report was current in Ysleta
that he was prisoner. II was also
reported that villa had been person
ally directing his men against Sala-
Ear. whom the rebels are anxious 10
| capture and bring to Juarez, where he
will be hanged as n traitor.
The fighting a, Zaragosso. opposite
Yslea. Texas. where the battle began,
ceased at noon The battle there had
been heavy. the roar OF artillery be-
irg plainly heard in El Paso Texas,
twelve miles away. Colonel Juan n.
Medina. chief of staff to General villa,
said the Federals had been driven
back as far as thirty miles south OF
Juarez. except those surrounded at
Zaragossa.
II was announced that Colonel Por-
| flrio Talamantes. one of the rebel col
onels. was killed in the battle.
The Federal troops resumed fight
ing in their attempt to capture Juarez
from the Consttutonalists under
General Francisco villa
Apparently the, depended on their
heavy guns 10 break the rebel lines.
the battle opening with heavy cannon
aiding. Monday the lighting was ten
to twelve miles souih Of Juarez. and
about 1000 rebels and 5000 Federals
were engaged
Simultaneously firing opened south
east OF the Juarez race track and OPP
pusite Ysleia. Texas. The Federals
used cannon The appearance OF the
Federals near the race track indicated
that had worked their way around the
rebel outposts during the night.
Reports from Ysleta were that the
fighting was heavy. These reports
stated that villa had taken -four wagon
loads Of supplies and ammunition
across the border at Socorro during
the night. together with considerable
supply Of forage
The sound of the battle south of
Juarez. the center of General Villas
battle front. was heard in FL Paso
early. but the fighting was not close
enough for any missiles to fall In
Juarez or III Paso.