South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-12
PURSUE FLEEING FEDERALS.


PRESIDE, Tex, Jan. 12.-Six
hundred rebel cayalrymen left Ojin-
aga Monday in pursuit of a band of
federal troops headed by Gen. Pacual
Orozco, Gen. Jose Ynez Salazar and
Gen. Rojas, all of whom have been
condemned to death by Gen. Villa,
the constitutiOnalist commander. Rap
id action was ordered by Villa when
he heard that the federals were head
ing UP the Rio Grande toward Juarez
with the idea OF surprising the rebel
garrison there and capturing the
town.
While his cavalry were hunting
down the remnant of the troops that
for two weeks had resisted the at
tacks Of his soldiers, Gen. Villa busted
himself with the plans for his next
campaign. This will be against Tor
reon, which Villa intends 10 take by
storm and use as his base of opera
tions against Mexico City. From his
mander issued orders for company
after company to'proceed TO Falomir
and there entrafn for Chihuahua.
i'll Execute Traitors.
''All traitors to the republic will be
executed as traitors" said Gen. Villa
to a correspondent of the Tnterna-
tiOnal News Service, who succeeded in
reaching his headquarters "e do not
reaching his headquarters. I'VE do not
PEELED by Huerta TO night for the gov
ernment which he established by the
assassination Of Madero.
The constitutionalist government
IS now supreme in the north. Tor
reon will fall next and then We shall
advance on Mexico City.
"Huerta and his hirelings will be
overthrOwn. Madero will be avenged.
i1,Sf;oa will r,ra1rai1
Panic Starts Flight.
1t became known Sunday that the
evacuation OF Ojinaga by the federals
was caused by pure panic rather than
by lack of ammunition. The federals
who surrendered to the border patrol
on this side of the river had thou
sands Of rounds OF ammunition in
their possession. 1t appears that the
federals defending the southern end
of the town, finding their ammunition
exhausted by the heavy fire they had
been obliged to maintain to stem the
rebel advance rushed back into the
main fortress for a fresh supply. This
rush threw the other federals into
panic as they believed the invaders
to be Villas men instead Of their
own comrades. \ mad scramble for
safety began Immediately and Mer-
cado, seeing the futility OF attempting
"a "
retreat leaving "A sufficient number OF
men TO man the guns and cover the
retreat of the women and children
and other non-cOm batants. Not until
the last of these had reached the zone
OF safety did the federal rear guard
abandon the guns and join the re-
treat into United States territory. 1t
was then that the rebels made their
dash into the town after a brief
reconnaissance as Villa had feared
that the silencing of the guns might
be merely a ruse.
Finding the town deserted. Villa
ordered his men in pursuit of the re-
treating rear guard. 1t was here that
the casualties were the heaviest. the
rebels pouring a calling FIRE into the
ranks of the fleeing federals.
Salazar. OrOzCo, CaraveO and Rojas,
however. we're cut off from the main
body and had no chance TO reach the
river; so they made their desperate
and successful attempt 10 cut through
the rebel lines.
L. :. Troops Seize Arms.
More than 1000 rifles. two cannon
and several machine guns brought
across the river by the fleeing army
have been seized by the United
States troops in addition 10 the thou
sands OF rounds OF ammunition
brought over by the panic-stricken
followers OF MercadO.