Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-01-16

upon four troops OF the Tenth United
States cavalry while they We're across
the border on Sunday Two of the
cayalrymen were wounded and all
four were arrested by the rebels and
held until their immediate release was
demanded BY Captain Tompkins, com
mander of the border patrol here. The
incident aroused intense feeling on
both sides of the border and more
trouble is looked for.
Preside, Tex, Jan. 13.-The Next
can federal army with its nine gener-
ais evacuated Ojinaga. Mexico, and
the triumphant rebel forces under
Gen. Francisco villa occupied the VII
lage on Saturday.
Defeat of the federal army at this
feint marks tae most important rebel
victory of the present revolution. IL
leayes the rebels in possession prac
tically of all the north of Mexico.
General Castro and General Merca
do of the federal regulars saw that
the assault was to be nothing less
than a massacre. The federals had
leftsonly SO rounds of ammunition for
each man. Generals Castro and Mer
cado therefore gave the order to
epacuate
All the federal soldiers and their Of
ficers who could scramble to the
American side did So The others ran
in all directions. Gen. Pascual Oroz-
co tha onr, ,andar of fadaraI x,oInx,
teers, who was threatened with sum
mary execution by villa, was the first
60 cross. 1t was believed he escaped
into the Texas mountains.
None OF the wlerd scenes in the
moonlight while the horde of rebels
vas pouring into Ojinaga and the fed
erals we're rushing out in disorder was
iaore intensely pathetic than that OF
General Mercado himself, command
or OF the federal garrison, who APP
peaFed at the river banks and I'm
formed an orderly of the United
States army that he wished asylum
IN foreign country. lie was taken
at once to Major McNamee, command
ing the United States patrol. who
held him pending orders from Briga-
dler General Bliss
For Ave hours the sharp flashes OF
the rebel fire had been seen drawing
closer to the federal entertainments
The whole scene was bathed In a
moonlight. partly obscured by dust
and powder smoke. The country about
Qjinaga is mostly desert, with little
90 sustain life. Without food the i'm.
poVeriAhed federals would be unable
20 proceed any great distance
At midnight there reigned among
the victorious rebels scene of mer
rlment Fires were built. such music
as could be improvised was heard
and crowds OF the rebel soldiers, still
grimy with the smoke of battle, sur
rounded General Villa
The last scenes in the capture OF
Ojinaga by Francisco Villas rebels
were enacted on Sunday. Villa had
taken more than 800 prisoners during
the mad rush following evacuation of
the fortress. Many captives were
identified as volunteer members OF the
Orozco and Salazar commands and
every one of these was executed
shortly after daybreak without the
formaiity OF court-martial.
City of Mexico, Jan. IA plot to
kidnap American Charge O'Shaugh-
messy and his wife by holding up a
train was behind an attack OF rebels
on the Mexican railway, said a fed
eral officer on Sunday. Information
obtained by federal spies from rebels
along the railway enabled the
0Fhaughnessys to escape running
into the danger. Huerta has fur
aisaed sufficiently formidable escort
to safeguard Mr.. O'Shaughnessy in re-
turning from Orizaba to Mexico City.
Possibility OF the landing of British
troops In Mexico was brought to the
front on Sunday by the action OF Sir
Lionel Garden. British minister, after
the American charge daffaires, Nell
son O'Shaughnessy had been tied up
10y the dynamiting OF train on the
Mexican railway between Vera Cruz
and this capital Sir Lionel made
personal representations to President
Huerta and insisted on better polio
ing of the railway, which is british
property. at once.
10 the concession granted to the
English builders OF the Mexican rail-.
way more than forty years ago 1t was
provided that they should at any time
have the right to police the property
with British troops The action of Sir
Lionel revived speculation in the cap-
ltai as to how far the British govern.
ment would go in protecting the prop.
erty OF its nationals.
Nebraska Bank Goes Down.