The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-25
FIERCE BATTLE RAGING TODAY ABOUT JAURAZ Rebel Victories of Last Night Followed Up By
 Villa. AMERICANS ORDERED
 ACROSS THE LINE United States Troops Guard, ing Frontier to Preserve
 Neutrality.

E1 Paso, Tex, Nov. 25-The federal | troops resumed fighting early today in their attempt to capture ,Juarez from the constdtutionaIists under Gen { eral Francisco Villa Apparently they depended on their heavy guns to break | the rebel lines. the battle opening v7ftfrl heavy cam onading.-
 Simultaneously firing opened at 4s5O this morning southeast of the Juarsz track and opposite Ys1eta. Tex aboUff 12 miles east of Juarez. The fsderaIs near the racetrack had worked their way around the rebel outposts durfurs T the night.
 The heavy fighting at zaraEosa op-1 posite Ysleta. was taken to confradicEe the statement that General Jose Ine1 Sa1azar's federal troops had been s1r-s rounded and virtually made prfsOnsrs 7 last night This statement had besu [, made by Juan N. Medina. chief of General Villas stan. Early today re- ports from YsEeta were that ffghtfng was heavy, the roar of the cannon be- ing plainly audible.
 These reports were that Villa had taken four wagon1oads of supplies and ammunition across the border at ss- zorro during the night with a. couSf6- erab4e supply of forage for his cavalry.
 The sound of the battle south of JuareZ, the center of General Vfffa'H
 
 the fighting was not close enough for any missiles to fall into Juarez or Fl Paso.
 Reports received at rebel head quarters at o'clock said the rebels had driven the federal center back to Sama1ayucas 32 miles south. How ever, cannonading could stfn be heard in Juarez-
 It was admitted at that hour that some of the federals who had passed E--g night were fighting for the water sup ply at Rancho Flores, 12 miles north west Of Juarez-
 Passports were de77anded today from all Americans Wns a7pearsFe on the streets of Juarez. Street car traf- fc across the international bridge was not stopped but persons having no business in Juarez were hustled back to Fl Paso by rebel guards.
 All hotels in Juarez were cleared during the night by the rebels for use as hospitals.
 Many wounded were reported to have been left on the field. A ma chine gun platoon and Troop C of the 18th U s. cavalry under Captain John H. Lewis, were reported as enrouts from Columbus, N. M., to reinforce the border patrol. The machine gun platoon was to reinforce Troop D. 18th cavalry at the international bridge. Troop c being stationed at the Fl PasO foundry. Troop l., 18th cavalry, Cap tain w. H. Clopton, enroute from Noria, N. M., was to be stationed at the I1I Paso Shelter.
 The rebels hope to capture the fed- eraI General Jose Yinz Salazar who, with his soldiers, is surrounded near Rancho Flores. The rebels say they are anxious to capture General Saia- gar so that he may be hanged to telephone pole in Juarez-
 General Villa said the federal forces are few miles south of Samalayuca but with one of their troop trains rebels. The general expects the gov ernment troops to make a. sOrtfe to- day to rescte the train and is maz- ing preparation to defeat them
 Stretched in a semi-circle for IS miles the rebel troops present a for midabIe battle line and so far the con stitutionaIist leader has been able to make all detached attacks become gen eraI engagements in which the whole of his army is employed It was in this manner that he repelled the first onslaught of the federals yester- day afternoon and forced them t0 await darkness for resumption of their main attack which Villa, through a strategic move, turned into rout.
 With campfres burning and all signs of camplife evident at the wing at Tierra Blanca, Villa marched hta men forth to attack the federals Re-
  specified point from both left and right wings. At the same time tho federaIs advanced and met the com bfned attack of the rebel left and right front unexpectedly as they had planned to attack the constitutionaIists. The fight was sharp, hand to-hand in many instances and losses on the federal side are said to have been heavy Const formation struck the federals who began a dis- orderly retreat.
 Villa gave the order for his cav altry to charge and the federsis were pursued to their trains which im- nediately retreated to the south ward. Then came word into Juarez that Sal azar, aT1e general who had won SO many victories under Madcro was pressing Juarez upon the left and that his attack seemed successful Col Juan N. Medina. in command of the Juarez garrison, dispatched every available trooper to assist the rebels on the. east of Juarez- There a battle we ged fferce1y for three hours and as the main portion of the army drop ped back from it's victory additional were sent to Rancho Flores and the entire Sa1azar com mand was surrounded by hebeIs- At midnight the fighting ceased with Sal trap. An attempt will be made t0 take SaIazar into Juarez today.
 At a moment last night when the result looked grave for the rebels and Salazar's assault upen Juarez became threaten all Americans and for eigners were ordered out Of Juarez and IIuder military escort were -0u-