South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-01
FederaIS Make Last Stand But
Are Expected to be Forced
Out by Heavy Fire From the
Rebels Under 0rteqa.
SEVERAL GENERALS
HAVE CROSSED TO US.
Reported That Garrison at
GuaymaS Are Fighting
Among ThemSeIveS-ViIIa is
Confident of Victory.

PRESIDE. Texas Dee sI.-After
withstanding bullet shells and shrap-
mel poured in on them from the
rebels. the federal army az Ojinaga.
Mex. tonight was suu entrenched
within the village. but ia the opinion
Of military experts with small hopes
OF beating back the attacking force.
Gen Torribio Orteea's 5000 rebels.
scattered over the surrounding hills.
after driving the 5000 rebels from am
their outposts and into the shelter OF
the adobe buildings and the inner
trenches, We're beginning at sundoWn
10 advance their artillery with "A view
of demolishnE the horse corral and
other loop hole buildings where the
bulk of the federals We're housed.
Numbers or the federa} officers. in
cluding Gen Marcello Carravo. COM
mander of volunteers. were reported
10 have been killed or wounded
Much of the rebel cavalry fire was of
no effect. but when Gen. OrtcEa put
into action the field pieces brought
from Chihuahua. the outlying adobe
houses crumbled into heaps OF dried
mud. leaving clearer range into the
heart of the settlement
Dcad Unestimatcd
How many dead or wounded re-
suited from the prelim nary sllir-
mishes with ure field pieces it was i'm
possible to D.; ri, hu. the los es from
that cause were not believed to bee
heavy, as most OF the houses had been
abandoned 10y the federals for safer
positions.
The federaIs. though inferior in
numbers. had the advantage ia posi-
ton because from the village they
were able TO sweep the valley, com
manding the approach. Despite the
belief that they We're running short of
ammunition the federalt showed
revived determination 60 make a
plucky stand.
Three or four federaIs who had
Waded through the muddy river S8ld
they had seen as many aS several
hundred dead lying near one place
They say the rank Of the edera army
was hghtine without enthusiasm. that
ali the wounded were loft unrHrcd
for. that because OF disputes between
the volunteers and the regulars the
army was without organization. and
that many Of the men wished 90 de-
sert across the border. uut y ere pre-
vented by fear that they would he
shot by their own officer
Officers Cr-o-~ Border.
Fear of summar- execution should
they be captured by the rebels was
said 10 have prompted SIX of tine
federal generals in Diinaga to ar
range for crossing the river al "a point
remote from Preside. ~ was re-
ported 20 the American troops that
those generals including Pascual
CrozcO and Ynes S3lazar, already had
been across the border Salazar and
Orozco, at the head of the volunteers.
we're mentioned bv GEN villa as two
Of the federal commanders who would
suffer the seVerest peEalty of war.
HERMOSILLA. sonora MsN- Dec.
21.-The federals of The Guyamas
garrison began lighting today among
themselves. according o. "a report 20
military headquarters here Ly Gen.
Alvardo ia clarge of The irsurgeut
outpost above Empalme.
a heavy fire was heard from fhe
outskirts ~ the California gslf citv
late "Wednesday morning. 90 was r,-
ported There had been no inzlrEent
attack nor any insurgenr forces within
range oI the federal positions
DesertiOns 10 the rebef side have
been recurring for several DAYS.