Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-12

1 Sa1axar was wounded. They were &C., | companied by General Caraveo and General Rojas and 300 cavalrymen l ZZalazar and Orozco are being watch ed for in the United States on indtct- ments charging them with violating the neutrality laws.
 General Landa said he was certain all the federal generals escaped the rebels.
 Charges of Cowardice. Charges of cowardice were made against Orozco, Salazar and Rojas. General Mercado said these generals abandoned their troops at the begin ming of the battle and thus weakened the federal defense. The only generals who quit the bat tlefield with honor, General Mercado said, were those who accompanied the federal army across the Rio Grande. General Mercado reiterated that the federals were compelled to eVacuate becalse of lack of ammunition. He said that when the retreat was ordered his soldiers had an average of only 7s cartridges.
 Villa in Full Possession. Camped in Ojinaga. for the posses sion of which he had been fighting less than 24 hours previously. General Villa started the work of establishing rebel government. He telegraphed to General Carranza:
 T have proved my ability to capture Ojinaga.''
 After the confusion incident to the evacuation of Ojinaga by one army and its occupation by another. the battle field opposite Presidio at daylight re- vealed scene of decolation.
 Wounded Left Neglected.
 The whole sweep of land leading to the heights of 0jinaga appeared to have been ploughed up by the frantic 1,oI1f of ba aY the scramble into the village by General Villas rebels.
 A cannon, toppled muzzle downward, a bloodstained sabre sticking in the muddy riverbank, rifles thrown in heaps, the crumpled forms among the cactus and mosques, were among the mute suggestions of what had gone before.
 Yet there were many living remind CTS of battle. Those who went across in behalf of the Red Cross found many wounded who had lain neglected for hours.
 Women Lose Their Children.
 The American army physicians be- lieved that many soldiers died because neither federals nor rebels had a hos pital corps
 The civilian refugees who rushed across the river when General Mer- cado went through the streets of Ojinaga, telling the people to flee. suf- fered as much distress as the soldiers. Scores of women camp followers had lost their children in the scramble and were crying piteously in the corral provided for them on the American side.
 Others were without clothing suff1- cient to protect them from the cold, and all were drenched from wading through the river. The scene of dis order was almost as bad on the Amer 7Pan side a n tho MaSioar McNamee Seeks Instructions
 Scores of federal guns had been 1 thrown into the river and were pro- truding from the' mud. Federal and rebel wounded who had crawIed to the riverbank, side by side, were wading across helped by the American sol diers.
 Mexican women and children who escaped from the corral were trudging up the mountain road toward Maria and had to be brought back.
 Suddenly made guardians of an en- tire foreign garrison, generals and all, which fled to American soil for asylum the border patrol considered what was to be done with the Mexican soldiers. Major McNanee asked Brigadiers Gen eral Bliss at San Antonio, Texas, for instructions.
 Nearly 45,000 Handled by 500 Cavalry
 men.
 It was believed that the question would be referred 10 the war depart ment and that Major McNameeswou ould be ordered to deliver the soldiers to the nearest point in Mexico where the flu gitiVes might return to their own country without jeopardy of theiF lives. Al all events the soldiers will be taken to Maria, Texas, the nearest railroad station.
 From military standpoint. the sit uatiou. was regarded as being without precedent. since in time of peace tho United States army has never had to surround, disarna, hold in custody and care for so large a body of aliens. Less than 800 cavalrymen handled the panic stricken mob of almost ten times their number. Though many of the federal soldiers had loaded rifles and well filled cartridge belts, the rounding up and disarming was made without any untOward incident.