Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-18
CauanziStaS, Two Hundred
Strong Steal Into Nuevo
Laredo and Attempt to Sur
prise Federal Garrison,
WOUNDED SLAIN BY
GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS
Care is Taken by Defenders TO
Avoid Positions by Which
Bullets Might Cross Inter
national Line,

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Laredo. Tex. March l1.-Dcfcated
in their first attempt to capture Nuevo
Laredo the little hand Of catranzlstas
Who surprised the federal garrison Of
The Mexican border town early today
eneampcd in the hills several miles
20 Che south tonight evidently TO
twait The arrival of reinforccments
before attacking again 1t is reported
thHt more troops are hnrrNing 20 the
aid of both forces and possibly will
arrive late tonight In this event n
renewal Of the battle Is Anticipated
at dalbreak. Machine guns and am-
nunltlon are being hurried 20 the fed
erals. 10 Is reported
The rebel attack this morning was
vigorous and was marked hy the death
of woman who led enc Of the nere-
ost assaults In spectacular fashion at
the head OF the band OF Insurgents.
The woman, Identified as a relative OF
Cara RNas a rebel leader. was killed
as she charged the federals with a
flag shouting encouragement TO her
men.
Twenty rebels and fifteen federals
are known to have been killed About
forty wounded are being cared for at
an mproviscd hospital by American
physicians and women from Laredo
who crossed the border Immediately
after firing ceased ana volunteered
their services. acting as nurses. The
rebels, numbering about 200 follow
cra nf Carmnza. entered the city last
night ana opened the battle at day
break With a fusllladc fired from e
factory building The federal garrison
oi 800 men was in action within a
.iew minutes and the battle continued
for an hour and nall. the rebels I'm
ally being driven to the hills.
a number of rebel wounded were
shot to death hV the federuls. II Is
wid ana an accurate estimate of the
casualties Viii not be possible until a
more complete exploration of the
streets and alleys, through which the
lattlo ragged IL made. A few bullets
fell ON the United states side OF the
Hia Grande. but no one WIS hurt
only one house in Laredo WAS struck.
The Fourteenth United States cavalry
Is patrolling the border and the police
force at Laredo has been augmented
TO prevent the assembling OF crowds
near The boundary
Except for the military Nucyo La
redo practically Is deserted tonight
The Cafranzistns stole into Nuevo
Laredo under cover Of darkness,
aud at dayllght began stubborn
fight with the $50 federals defending
the town. The fighting scene, part Of
the time. was near the Rio Grande.
Apparently it was a fight without
quarter. one rebel soldier was seen
10 fan as If dead. but when the charg
ing fedcrais reached him he raised
his head. a federal levelled a rifle,
off part Of the top Of the
wounded mans head, whereupon sew
eral of the federals kicked the body
out Of the way until 1t rolled down
an cmhankment
1t vas reported the federals re-
ceigod orders tn exterminate the Car
ranzisas The small band OF con-
Atitutionalists, in running fight,
drove into Nueyo Laredo past the eus-
toms house to a lard factory, where
they made stand This occurred
between 4 o'clock in the morning and
dnWn AZ daybreak the federnls de-
ploycd about the lard factory, appar-
emily taking care to draw the rebels
lire IN a line parallel to tho Rio
Grande SO that no bullets should fall
In Laredo.
After sharp fight here, the rebels
retreated IN good order in an open
area, where they halted and checked
the federal pursuit.
faIaruI. dftftIad euyittptnp
around 10 flank the Carranzistas.
This flank movement brought the
tederals directly between the rebels
and Laredo, so that the rebel fire was
at this city. The close range
of the battle however, saved the
American city, only report of a
bullet crossing the river having been
received
This missile pierced the roof of a
garage. From Laredo men could be
seen dropping everywhere ON the bat
tlefield. The worst havoc was in tho
ranks Of the Carranzstas, who re-
treated The federals did not pursue
them beyond the city limits. The fed
erals estimated their wounded at six
teen and the rebel wounded at more
than twenty.
After the battle, American Consul
Garrett, at Nuevo Laredo, requested
American physicians to cross into
The Mexican town to care for the
The Carranzistas had en-
last night about five miles
from Nuevo Laredo. They attempted
10 take the town by surprise, but the
Hederals had outposts watching for
hem.
This afternoon the Associated Press
saw twenty dead bodies
IN the municipal ponce at Nuevo La
redo. In the hospital doctors were
treating eighteen wounded soldiers.
Nuevo Laredo was almost deserted.
Armed soldiers guarded most OF tho
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