Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-13
Guarded and Provided for
By U. S. Cava|rymen.
Charges Of Cowardlce Against 0roz-
co and SeIazar.-viIIa Starts His
Troops to Chihuahua and Will Fol.
low at 0nce..0jinaga a Wreck.
No Military Executions.

Preside, Texas, jan 12.--Six gener-
ais of the Mexican Federal army, 1900
fugitive soldiers and 1900 refugees
who were driven out of Ojinaga, Mex
leo, by Gen. Francisco Villas rebel
forces, were put in readiness today
for four-days march over the 67-mile
road to Maria, Texas. The soldiers
will be informed at Fort Bliss indef-
initely.
At Maria, the nearest railroad sta
ton, the Federal army which sought
asylum in the United States after
their defeat by the rebels will be
guarded by the border patrol pending
their final disposition by the war de-
partment. Among the civilians are 1907
women, as officially counted by Major
McNamee. They have also 1000 Fed
eral army horses and mules.
Maj. McNamee sent cavalrymen
along the road to select and provis-
ion camps at the points where stops
will be made. The food supplies will
be issued through the army.
Maj McNamee was without definite
advices as to where the fugitives
would be taken after they reached
Maria until late today, when orders
were received to intern the soldiers at
Fort Bliss, and permit the women and
children to accompany the soldiers
The whereabouts Of Generals Pas
cual Orozco and Yinez Salazar, COM
manders of Federal volunteers, who
fled from Ojinaga with 700 cavalry
men, were unknown to the rebels The
arrest of Rafael Flores, Orozco's sec
rotary, on the road between Presedlo
and Maria, gave rise to the beiief that
the general was somewhere on this
side of the river.
Villas Proposed Campaign.
General Marcerdo of the Mexican
regulars charged Orozco and Salazar
with cowardice. General Villa, who
is in Ojinaga, started some of his
troops to Chihuahua and himself ex-
pected to leave for that city at once
to direct his campaign southwark to-
ward Mexico City. Hundreds of rifles
and numerous field pieces were found
in Ojinaga after the federal retreat.
The field pieces were those which Gen.
Mercado wished to bring to American
soil because he had no ammunition
for them, but which he was forced
W dDdldois
Gen. Villa said he would use all the
rifles and guns in his future cam
paign against Huerta's forces.
The first Federal garrison south of
Chihuahua is Torreon, SIS miles from
the United States border. The SUBJ
urbs of Torreon already are held bp
the rebels, and Gen. Villa said he ex-
pected little opposition there against
his march to Zacateeas, the next city
south.
Since nearly all the Federals who
were in Ojinaga have fed to the Unit
ed States General Villa said he would
leave only a few soldiers on the bor-
der near here. At Chihuahua he ex-
poets to have force of 10000 from
which to draw in attacks on Zacatecas.
Aguas Calientes and Guadalajara.
The defeat of the Northern division
of the Federal army leaves us con-
cerned only with the SOUTH" said Villa.
The few remaining Federal garrisons
on the west and east coasts will be
driven out by the rebel forces now
surrounding them. Mexico City has
always been my destination"
The little village of Ojinaga is a
wreck from its recent bombardment.
but Villa has ordered 1t put in con-
Confined or Pare Fiveo