The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-13
VILLA TO MOVE SOUTH.
Rebel Leader Hopes to Go From Tor
reOn to Mexlco Citv.

Hebel Leader Hopes to 60 From Tor
reon TO Mexico city.
Preside, Tex. Jan. 12.-Many Federal
officers from Ojinaga. who came to this
side of the river when the town was sur
States troops. but are making an effort to
escape.
Reports from Maria to-day say that the
depot there Is lined with Mexicans many
Of whom are recognised a. former Federal
officers in Ojinasa. kilograms have been
sent TO Ell Paso and San Antonio to secret
service agents OF the United States to
watch the trains and arrest all Mexicans
suspected Of being dsserters from Ojinaga
The Federal prisoners now held here by
the United States troops are 90 be sent to
Maria, where they will DO guarded. as IL
was not considered wise to hold them here
on the border 30 near their recent enc
mics. They will probably be sent on Tues
day overland TO Maria The march will
require two or three days
Pancho villa has begun to move his
army to chihuahua preparatory to his
campaign southwark He expects to leave
on Tuesday Since all the Federals except
the volunteer Generals and a few OF their
men who were In OJinaga have fed to the
United States villa will leave only a few
soldiers here. At Chihuahua he expects
10 have a force OF 10000 men from which
to draw for his attack on Torreon.
THE defeat OF the northern division of
the Federal army leaves us concerned only
with the SOUTH" said villa to-day. THE
10 nj ho
west and east coast will be driven out BY
our forces now surrounding them. Mexico
city has always been my destination and
will soon be there"
villa Denies Executions.
villa busted himself to-day supervising
the work Of cleaning Ojinasa OF the litter
OF battle. He announced officially to-day
that his loss In the fighting on Saturday
night included twenty-five killed and
fortysix wounded. He declared that he
buried or burned the bodies OF $50 Fed
erals killed In the battle and took seventy
prisoners. None of the prisoners was
executed. he said. lie said they were
being used for cleaning up the town and
that they would be continued In the SER
vice as laborers with the rebel army
villa sent Major Ferro. his super,n
tendent OF railroads. TO I'll Paso to-day TO
make up all the train equipment in the
Juarez yards and take IL south to Chi
huahua city and thence eastward to Falo-
mir. on the Orient road where he expects
10 entraln his men as they march away
from Ojinaga.
villa exhibited several field pieces to-
day that he captured from the Federals
AT O1inaga and says he secured almost
Il thousand rifles. This means I 900
more armed Constituencies. he de-
clared. ''as We can get all the men we
can arm"
Villa sent $4,000 in cash by his rail-
road superintendent to Gen. l.. A. Bena-
vidos at Juarez with which to pay of
the rebel soldiers in the border town.
There is much suffering among the
Federal troops In detention here MANY
of them. suffering from the long siege n.
exposure and nervous tension. are nervous
wrecks, covering and crouching IN COR
ners al the slightest sound Some ara
unable 70 eat and :, great number ar.
seriously III Others are prisvtrg ,,d
detected over the disappearance OF miss
ing relatives. Some OF the soldiers who
escaped have been unable to hear f-o,,,
their families and fear the rebels wt,,
detain them In Ojinaga. Most OF ,bo
refugees however. are exhibiting pr.,,
JOY at their escape from the rebels aud
their presence here without prosnec,s -,
further fighting.
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