The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-23
CAMPING NEAR JUAREZ
Clash Expected at Daybreak
South of Border Town
Recently Captured.
REBELS WELL PREPARED
1000 Men Left tO Guard
Town Against Hucrtas
Soldiers.

JrAeEz. Nov 2o-Fourteen thousand
armed Mexicans are lying on their arms
tonight fifteen miles south Of Juarex
ready to open at daylight the areatest
battle in the history OF the Mexican revo.
luton f reports received in Juarez to-
night are correct.
Fighting between outposts OF the Fed
eral army OF $500 advancing from Chi
huahua and the outposts Of the rebel
army OF 1000 or 5000 mer has been
in progress since early this morning.
The rebels ella i'm tonight to have dyna-
mited the advance train Of the Fed
erals and to have killed "a great many
of its occupants. Fighting between the
survivors on this train and the rebel
advance guard is still in progress. but AT
10 o'clock the rebel officials in Juarez de-
clared that the two main armies had not
yet come together and probably would
not until morning.
Federal agents in FL raso declare to-
night that the rebels. after advancing
south to meet the F'ederals found the Fed
eral artillery too hot and have given up
the fight and are fleeing toward Casas
Grandes, southwest Of Juarez. The rebels
deny this.
Villas officers declared tonight that
when he left Juarez with his men this
afternoon he declared that this battle
would settle whether Huerta or the Con
stitutionalists are to rule Mexico.
Federal agents decla:c that Marcelo
Caraveo In command of the first of the
advancing Federal troop trains. has 800"
mon with him. and that h" Is followed hy
Gen. Salvador Mercado military Gov
ernor of the Chihuahua. with 1000 men
Pascual orozco. they say. is bringing M
the rear with 900 mon The Federa.s
have forty pieces Of artillery. according
to their agents here.
villa Leaves with Uis Army.
The rebels Of Pancho Villas army who
captured Juarez last Saturday morning,
quit the town this afternoon to meet ad
vancing Federals from the state capital Al
Chihuahua.
News came before noon that the advance
guard OF the Federas was fighting the
rebel outposts al Samalayuca. thirty-tw"
miles south of Juare2.
Villa took a train south immediatey
with a thousand troops 10 reconnoitre
and after unloading them returned to
JuareA and ordered every rebel in the town
except 500 left to guard the city to en-
train for the front All were out of Jmarez
by O'Clock. although the first news Of the
appearance of the Federals AT Samalayucs
did not reach Juarez until after O'Clock
this morning.
Villa had with him four AUTOMOBILES.
each carving a machine gun. These went
overland accompanied by the cavalry he
had in the city. Villa personally accom-
panied the las, of the men to leave the
city by train and detrained all his soldiers
ten miles south of Juare1 where they
formed junction with the cavalry and the
| automobile machine gun commands. Nilo
took command of the centre of the army
| and pu, TWO of hi, trusted lieutsnants IN
command Of the right and left wings. ad-
vancing down the Mexican Central track
in fan shaped columns.
| Fighting Near Juares.
| Rosalio Hernandez. who commanded the
rebel outposts TO the south. Vas lighting
( the advance guard of the Federas ONLY
i eighteen or twenty miles from luareh when
! villa detrained ten miles ont and began
marching toward them.
| The rebel leader declared when he left
Juarez that he would "ge, IN among them.
meaning the Fcderals some time tonight.
! g a,,h inn l.,fn
the last of the army had gone 1t was said
the firing between the Outposts of the two
armies was brisk and that the Fedcrals
were driving the rebels north, which was
| in accordance with Villas plan 10 lead
the Federals into the main rebel army
before they knew it. Juan y Medina
chief of stan TO Madero. remained IN com
mand of the "Juarez Brigade. which re-
mains TO guard the border town. He said
to-nigE, that he had t-legrapnc ronns"-
ton with the advancing rebel army, bn'
expected them to he too busy to send hlnl
any news until something definite could
be told Villa denied all requests from
lcorrespondents to accompany his army.
Rebel scouts from the garrison lrlt in
.Luarez we're thrown out around the cay
this afternoon TO prevent any surprise ''""
Federals
Return Of Federsls Fesres'
| Th. fear was expressed IN Juaie| lh"'
A.. u.,,.,o,s who fcd to ri pa,o when ihs
city fell might attempt TO slp oa's' 'o'n
Csn Castro who formerly commanded 'hs
Juarez garrison. aud make an assam Wv