The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-03-27
HEAVY fighting
1T ESCALON, mex.
Rebel Arm Stopped by FEEDER.
as 100 Miles I or
Of TOrreOn.
GUARDING CALIFORNIA ORDER
Murder Of Tecete Postmaster by
M%eNieans Excitcs Americans
Both Armies in Forward Move.
ment-Mexicans Get Writ.

Juarez, Mex March 1S.-Heavy
fighting with the rebels hard pressed
was reported here last night. A force
OF federal3 is said to have met Villas
army at Escalon, an important rail
road town, 100 miles north of Torreon,
and both sides having been reinforced,
the battle is said to have ragged fierce
ly all day.
The railroad from Torreon runs
north through Escalon to Jiminez,
Chihuahua and beyond. On each side
Of the road are mountains. These,
for ten miles, are marked with rifle
pits dug in previous revolutions. 1t is
reported that the federals, whose num-
bers are not known, moved out of Tor
reon in two detachments pursuant to
orders from Provisional President
Huerta.
One detachment is said to have
moved over the plains west OF the
railroad with the mountains Le.ween
it and the road, while the main body
went directly by rail to Escaion.
General Urbina, of the Constitu.
tionalists, however, is said to have
encountered the advance guard of the
federals at or near that city, which is
about ITO miles west of Juarez. He is
said to be ouJnumbered, and to have
telegraphed in an alarm for more men
and artillery.
Guard California Border.
San Diego, Cal, March 17.-Al.
though no proclamation was issued,
martial law existed in effect today
along the border for miles each side
Of Tecate, Cal, because of the de-.
struction by fire of the general store
containing the United States postof-
flee and customs office and the muir.
der of Postmaster Frank Johnston,
Saturday night by three men declared
to be Mexicans.
All last night the border was pa.
trolled by American troops from Fort
Rosecrans. Across the line, not many
hundred feet from the Americans
Mexican rurales also performed guard
duty. Every man within a radius Of
ten miles of Tecate is fully armed
and rifles and ammunition have been
ordered from this city.
Gov. Hiram w. Johnson was asked
today to make formal demand upon
Gov. Francisco Vazques of Lower Cal
i~fornia, for the delivery of the Mexi
cans suspected of having killed John.
ston.
Major w. C.. Davis, commander al
Fort Rosecrans, received instructions
from Washington to assist the immi
grafton and customs officials and keep
the department informed of condi
lions. He had already taken the init
alive to the full scope Of his authority
Anti-Mexican feeling is aroused tC
fever heat in the vicinity of Tecate.
Citizens Of Tecate and other settle
ments within a radius Of ten miles
held a mass meeting tonight at which
resolutions were adopted demanding
that United States troops patrol the
border for at least six months.
Fighting About Torreon.
/ Houston, Tex, March 16.-A genera
d. forward movement of both the Mexi
can federal and rebel armies at Tor
reon was begun early yesterday, pre-
! liminary it is believed to opening the
J long deferred battle for possession o.
that city, according to a Chihuahui
press dispatch received here.
: In the first skirmishes, the Consti
tutionalists, It is said, we're put t.
fight, but in later minor engagement
the rebel troops were reported vic
toriods.
Orders were given by General Fran
cisco Villa for the advance Of hi
troops late at night. His action wai
fastened by the interception of a wire
less message from President Huerti
at Mexico City to General Refug1C
Velasco, commanding the federal gar
rison at TorTeon, directing VelascO t
take the offensive against the consti
A, tutionalists Immediately.
A special train has been started TO.
Juarez to bring General Felipe An
geles, secretary Of war in the cabine
Of General Carranza, to Chihuahua Il
command the artillery.
Huerta Troops Get Writ.
Fort Worth, Tex, March 1S.-Judg0
- Edward Meek, in the federal distric
court here yesterday. granted a wri
OF habeas corpus on behalf Of the iv'
thousand Mexicans held as prisoner
by the United States Government a
. Fort Bliss, El Paso.