The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-11
Officers and Soldiers
Scramble to Reach
American Side.
RUN IN
ALL DIRECTIONS
Orozco, Threatened With Sum-
mary Execution, Believed to
Have Escaped Into Noun
tains of Texas-Victory
Is Most Important of
Present Revolution.

iesi"io' rex, January 10.-Thc Mex
lean Federal army. with Its nine gem
erals, evacuated OjinaKa, Mexico, at 10
O'Clock Tonight. The triumphant rebel
forces, under General Francisco villa.
Immediately occupied the village.
The rebels still were bombnrdinc tho
Federal gnrrfson MT o'clock Tonight.
nj which hour several shells had fallen
on United States territory,
INC entire border patrol WINS ordered
out because numerous Federal desert
ers had already crossed md more yerc
expected. '-t
General Mercado, of the Federal rar-
rison, sent note to General McNamea
OF the Fifteenth United States Cavalry.
asking IL the Federals might send
across the border some guns for which
they had no ammunition.
Major McNamee replied that any
guns sent across would be seized and
heia IN this country. and that the men
bringing them would be disarmed ond
forced back to the Mexican side.
Later General Mercado sent over sey-
en- wagon loads of government docu-
ments under the escort of a wounded
lieutenant, who also brought his per-
The wagons were pulled out OF the
river and taken into the United states
army camp ~
General Salvador Mercado. who was
Huerta's chief military commander.
crossed the river and surrendered to
Major McNnmee, OF the United States
Army.
Scattered to Many Points.
II was impossible for Maior ayo.
Nance to learn what had become of
the tederals. whether tho bulk of then,
mad taken refuge on this side or
whether they scattered to points In
mes st, me country about ojnaga is
The defeat of the Federal army fol-
lowed only few hours fighting In
which the rebels. beginning ut sun
doWn. started to close In on the he
sieged garrison with cannon and ride
fire. o tiio
Generals Castro and Mercado. OF the
feuerai regulars. saw that the assault
was 10 De nothing less than massa-
ere. The Federals had left only f,ftv
rounds OF ammunition for each non
Generals Castro and Mercado there
iore gave the order to evacuate
All the Federal soldiers and their
ohcers who could scramble to tho
american side did so. The others ran
IN all directions. General PascuaI
orozeo, commander OF Federal voIuh-
teers' threatened with summary execu.
ton by villa. was the first RI croa.
II was believed he had ESCAPED into
tho mountains in Texas
ABOUT o'clock, when the lighting
had been In progress about FIVE bours
seven wagons loaded with Documents
belonging to the Huerta government
Ia',,c Over ana were captured by the
united states border patrol.
CavnIrymen Ordered Ont
Major McNamee Immediately order-
ed out All cavalrymen to meet an emer-
sehcy. women. children md wounded
soidiers mad been crossing In numbers,
n nt,r u. :
gave 'redaon to believe greater rush
across the border was imminen;
FOR hve hours the sharp flashes OF
the repeI Hre had been seen drawing
closer to the Federal Entertainments.
me wnoie scene was bathed In moon
iiGht. partly obscured by dust and now
der smoke.
Among the Federais were nine gem
erais-Castro. Mercndo. orozco, Manuel
Landa, Ynez Salazar. Antonio Rojas.
Bias Orpina, Lozaro Alavls and ROGUE
Gomez
Defeat of the Federal army at this
point marks the most important rebel
victory OF the present revolution. It
ieaVes the rebels virtually In possess
sion OF all the north or Mexico
Ntercado, Castro and Landa were the
only remaining commanders OF the
Federal regulars. The other generals
commanded volunteers and had been
threatened by Villa with death should
they be captured.
Attack Begins Late In Day.
The attack of the Mexican rebcf
forces on Ojinaga WAS ed late to-
day.
Led by General Francisco villa. lust
before shutdown. the rebel army adj
vancing from the southeast and west
drove back the Federal outposts. can
tured fifty men and opened a heavy.
ride fire on the Federal trenches,
backed by shrapnel from the rebel field
guns.
General villa had with him 1000
mcp, while Generals Herrera and Her
nandez led 1900 from the west. from a
base at the village of San Juan. The
main body OF rebels, comprising about
4.sOo men. advanced along tn, river
road from the east.
Steadily creeping toward the Fed
eral Notifications high on the plateau.
where Ojinaga stands. the rebels occu-
pied position within four miles of tho
village before they met resistance
The Federal outposts opened hre,M.
their rifle volleys being supported by
the fire of a few machine guns. The s.
rafting return fire OF the rebels soon
sfienced the guns OF the outpost The
scattered Federais were thrown into
disorder and attempted to retreat, but.
fifty were captured and seven others
threw away their rifles and jumped y
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