The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-11-20
JUAREZ FALLS INTO The
HANDS OF REBEL ARMIES

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gathered at safe distances from the
lighting to watch the progress OF the
night battle. Many of them Were IN
AZ one stage IN the battle, bullets
struck buildings around the plaza, and
created a small panic among h on
lockers. Splinters from broken win
dow panes showered upon them.
Three Americans Killed.
Three Americans were killed during
the fighting in Juarez. according TO re-
ports received here at s o'clock. One
was Charley Sergerson., an AUTOMOBILES.
mar Of Ell Paso. He was killed In his
car, Two other Americans. who had
not been identified. were killed In a
raid OF a gambling house. A band of
40 men. supposed to be rebels. held up
the gambling house.
Fighting was resumed az z o'clock
near the Juarez rae track, and for half
m our fleeing feierals engaged con-
stitutionalists who were pursuing them.
General Castro Missing.
.Farly today, General Francisco Cas-
tro, commander of the federal garrison
at Juarez. was missing. Despite the
earlier report that he had been shot.
he was not found among the dead or
wounded. and rebels expressed the be-
lief that he had escaped from the city.
Major Cervero Maresa, commanding
the constitutionalist detachment guard
ing the international bridge, placed the
total number killed in Juarez at I'll. OF
which IL were federals and four con-
~stitutionalists.
Three thousand constitutionalist
troops participated in the capture. A
troop train was made ready early to-
day to be sem to Sauz to bring In the
5000 or more constitutionalists who
stopped there.
Rebel Bullets in &c Paso.
Just before daylight this morning.
Lieut. Charles Velasquez Mendez, of
the Mexican federal artillery in Juarez,
q prisoner in the hands OF the rebels
made a dash across one of the internal
tiona1 bridges for Ell Paso and liberty.
Immediately, there was a fuslllade Of
shots from the rebel guards. and
bullets fell among the United States
soldiers on the American side of the
river. One bullet fell near Capt.
Harry N. Cootes. Second cavalry.
American soldiers rushed towards the
river, as II to return the fire, and the
rebel officer in command threw up his
hand as a sign that the firing had
ceased and Immediately sent an
apology. Major r. T.. L. Michie,, com
manding the American troops, sent
Deputy United States Marshall Chas.
Moore over the bridge to tell the rebel
officer that under no circumstances
were his men to shoot again toward
American territory, either after a flee
ing prisoner or for any other purpose.
Refugee Escapes, Wounded.
The lieutenant. having succeeded I'm
reaching American soil, fell at the feet
OF the American officers, wounded in
the leg. He was sent to the Ell Paso
police station. " p
At daylight this morning, C. Il. Saw
Yer, auditor of the city schools of
Ell Paso. picked up a steel jacketed
bullet near. the front door OF the Mesa
public school, three miles from Juarez-
1t had fallen there during the fighting.
Villa Promises Protection.
Pancho Villa received an Associated
Press correspondent in Juagez at 10
o'clock and said he was very sorry that
an American had been killed in the
attack on Juarez n had no idea how
1t happened. He said he wished to as
sure Americans hat they would be
given every protection In Juarez. while
he held the city. IS
The body of Gen. Francisco Castro.
who commanded the federal garrison
when the town was attacked, had not
been found up to IL o'clock, n he ~
believed to have escaped to the hills
| with some of his men. He a not been
recognized in Ell Paso IL he came 10
the American side. s.
Villa, when seen by the Associated
Press correspondent, exhibited a pair
Of generals epaulets and q sword,
which he said had belonged to General
Castro. This Is all I have Of the gen.
eral," he said, with q shrug or the
shoulders, these were found In MS
room" #