Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
FIGHT At OJ|NAGA
NOW SLAUGHTER
Killed and Wounded FederaIs
Number More Than a
Thousand.
MANNED SOLDIERS FLOCK \
ACROSS AMERICAN BORDER
Machine Guns Do Terrific Execution
in Desperate Battle at
Nuevo Laredo. a

batue at OJinaga, Mexico, between the
northern division OF the federal army and
rebels continued this morning. after hav-
ing been in progress all night Five or
six hundred federals had already been
killed and the wounded will be far in
excess of that number
Horrifying sights were witnessed on the
American side before daylight The
wounded soldiers, with shattered arms.
legs shot OFF and injuries that later
proved fatal. struggled through the
river and pleaded to the American SOL
diers for help.
Wounded Flock Over Line.
All the physicians and medical supplies
available here were placed at the serv-
ice of the disabled federals. Before day
light more than two hundred wounded
had sought relief on this side. Some OF
these were SO much injured that they
begged the American soldiers to kili
them.
From the war-scarred little village of
Ojinaga. mile from the river, there
came what appeared to be an endless
tide of wounded. The fight on the
border here had the appearance Of being
the most sangufnary conflict of the
present revolution.
river in great numbers, indicating that
the bulk Of Huerta's army was dis
posed TO give up. All the deserters who
were not wounded, however, were dis
armed on this side and sent back by
Maj McNamee, commanding the United
States border patrol.
Three Hundred Deserters Disarmcd.
Mai. McNamee has more than 500 guns
which he took from the deserters. Dur
ing the night the groaning of the wound
ed on the battlefield on the opposite
side of the river could be heard by the
American cavalrymen The firing in the
darkness seemed to be heavier than it
had ever been.
All women, children and non-com-
batants of Ojinaga came to the river
and were taken to the American side.
The little Red Cross headquarters on
this side. where the federal wounded are
being cared for, now is as active as
field hospital on a, battlefield.
Two Hundred Dead on Field.
LAREDO. Tex, January 1.-Mexican
constitutionalists directed a terrific as
sault against Nuevo Laredo. held by fed
erals. this forenoon. Red Cross workers
reported they had found over 200 dead.
with many wounded, and that the loss Of
| life would run much higher
Use of machine guns on both sides
| accounted for many deaths. The first
| onslaught was indeterminate, the consti-
tutionalists retiring about . o'clock, but
promising to renew the battle. probab bly,
this afteSnoon
The l>Jel forces appeared to number
| between 5000 and 1908 men, or nearly
twice as many as the federals.
Fighting was begun today when a coli
umn of federal infantry led hy squad
ron of cavalry dashed out OF Nuevo
Laredo toward the east where some con-
stitutionalists seemed to occupy an ex-
posed position. AS the attacking column
passed a point near the Rio Grande three
rederals broke from ranks and ran to-
| ward the river. Their late comrades shot
them dead.
AS the federal sortie was about 10
reach the constitutional lines, the main
| body of rebels appeared south of the city.
coming from different direction than
| the column of constitutionalists which
| the federals were about to attack and
which apparently had been used as a
ruSe.