Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-21
Villa Follows Victory in Two
Battles With Wholesale
Executions.
DEALS CRUSHING BLOW
AT PAREDON SUNDAY
Gen. Angeles, at Juarez, Informed
That Saltillo Has Been
Evacuated.

JCAREZ. Mexico, May IA telegram
was received today from Gen. Filips An
seles by II. Perez Abreu. head of the
constitutionalist information bureau here.
stating that Saltillo was evacuated last
night by the federals.
Two federal generals. Alvarez and
Munoz. were killed in the battle OF
Paredon last Sunday. and two other gen.
erals and many former federal officers
were executed by the constitutionallsts
after the battle. according to copy OF
an official telegram from Gen. VIVA 10
Gen. Carranza received here today
The official report says:
1T Is known that Gems. Miguel Ava
reg and Ignacio Munoz fell in the COM
bat. Gen. Osorno and a good number OF
federal officials were executed.
Regarding the fight at Iertuche,
which followed the Paredon battle. the
report says in part
There was captured also a general
and thirty officers. who composed MS ~
staff All were executed Immediately.
Not only did Gen. Villa administer a
defeat but he prevented the arrival OF
reinforcements at Saltillo, which would
have added materially to the defensive
force of the objective point of the cam
paisn.
List of Casualties.
The constitutionalists lost sixteen KILL
ed and twenty-nine wounded. The ted
eral casualties were twenty-nine killed
and more than eighty wounded Ihe
constitutionalists captured 900 prisoners
nine pieces of artillery, 100000 rounds
Of small arms ammunition. large
quantity of artillery ammunluon anu d
large supply of provisions. in add1tion ~, 70
five troop trains. which carried 'ne
The federal garrison of Monclova, num-
bering 4.5OO. had evacuated that town
May Is in five troop trains on the ap-
proach Of Gen. FRANCISCO Matsuis ut p;edpas dp,.
etitutionalist commander at f'eoras
Negras, who was advancing from the
south to attack.
Warned by Murguia and by his scouts
that the federais. under Gems. Charles
Alvarez GuardioIla and MunoZ. were at
tempting to consolidate their forces with
the Saltillo garrison. Gen. Villa prepared
to receive them at Paredon, dividing his
forces into three columns, the center one
Of which he led in person.
Attack Brilliantly Executed.
\. the first two troop trains. at 1919 last
Sunday, steamed into the trap prepared
for them. Villa swung forward his three
columns simultaneously. The constitu-
tonahst attack was brilliantly executed.
In forty minutes the federals not dead,
wounded prisoners were scattered in
flight, leaving their ammunition and pro-
visions behind.
The cavalry dismcunted and, acting as
infantry, swept the federals with their
fire. As the federals swarIned out of the
cars and took UP positions in open order
along the railroad track they were met
with a whitening volley. For a time
they faced the hail of bullets stubbornly
and sent back effective fire. but the
men under Villa and his brigade COM
manders. Maclovio Herrera. Trinidad
Rodriguez. Raoul Madero and Perchea
were not to be denied.
The constitutionalist advance never faI-
tered. and as their lines dashed forward
from three sides under Villas personal
encouragement and that of the brigade
commanders. all of whom distinguished
themselves. the federals broke and ran.
Rolling Stock Captured.
The report of Gen. Villa said that the
retreating garrison of Monclova had been
joined by the forces which had retreated
from Paredon previously and that this
accounted for the number of federals on
the trains which were operated
He also reported that large quantity
Of rolling stock had been captured with all
the transport, wagons of the federals.
much ammunition and several machine
guns. in addition to nine cannon and a
considerable quantity of other arms
The constitutionalist losses. said Villa S
report. were relatively small. Gen. Villa
raid high compliment to th. iefe. officers
and men under his command He told
how he had sent four brigades to Ter
tuche to check the advance of the forces
which had been in Paredon and which
had been driven from that point pre-
viously by Gen. Madero's men. This
movement. he said. had resulted in the
capture of the three troop trains, sup
ply of provisions. a quantity of artillery
ammunition and the general and his stafY
1yyfyv tyr-n
villa Not to Press Forward Now.
EsTENCIoN AMARGos, Mexico. May
10 tvia Ell Paso Tex. May 2p.-An an
nouncement that no general advance of
the constitutionalist army under Gen.
Villa will be made until the railroad be-
tween Paredon and saltillo is repaired is
regarded here as a certain indication of
the respect Villa holds for the nehtino
ability of the federal garrison
In spite of decisive advantage gained
os .ne eonsu1uionaiist troops in the en-
2agement in the outskirts of Paredon and
at Zertuche Sunday, Gen. Villa has de-
cided not to press forward for the main
attack Immediately
The brief battle with the federals at
Paredon and the small number OF casual.
ties arc regarded here more as an evf
dence OF the surprise of Villas attack
and the complete success of his plans of
odttIe than as an indication of faint
heartedness and bad marksmanship on
the part of the federals
Only 45 Killed on Both Sides.
But forty-nve men were killed on both
sides and about 10 wounded, while nearly
$500 men were engaged. However. no
artillery or machine guns were in action
The engagement lasted only forty-five
minutes before the federal positions be-
came untenable and they took to flight
Tho reputation Of Eusabio Calzado. man
eger Of the railroad lines under constitu-
tionalist control. is assurance that the
delay in the advance on Saltillo will be
brief To tear up railroad by the roots
today and replace 1t In operation tomor-
Cow has become a commonplace incident
10 Senior Calzado. Gen. Villa but a few
s.>.i<. :. 20 r,.<iorai 1 oO0 600 ,,a.. 49, = y -