The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-05-27
Administered To Federals,
Who Are Trapped
AND LITERALLY MOVED DOWN
victors Also,Take I. 00O,000
II Rounds of: Ammunition
and Many Guns.
OFFICIALS TAKEN ARE SHOT

Estacion, Amargos. Mex. May 20.
(via FL Paso, Tex. May 21.)--Gen.
Francisco Villa. leading 1000 Con-
stitutionalist troops. won the first
important engagement of the Saltil-
10 campaign. May IL. when at Pare
don he defeated $500 Federals re-
treating from Monclova.
The Federal troops were deci-
sively beaten Not only did Gen. Viii
la administer defeat, but he thus
prevented the arrival of REINFORCE
ments at Saltillo which would have
added materially to the defensive
force of the objective point of the
campaign. He also captured sup
plies which would have been OF val
ue to the garrison of Saltillo.
The Constitutionalists lost sixteen
killed and twenty-nine wounded.
The Federal casualties were twenty
nine killed and more than eighty
wounded. The Constitutionalists
captured 800 prisoners. nine pieces
of artillery. 100000 rounds of
small arms ammunition. large
quantity of artillery ammunition
and a large supply of provisions, in
addition to five troop trains which
carried the Huerta soldiers.
The Federal garrison of Monclo-
va, numbering $500. had evacuated
that town May - in five troop trains
on the approach of Gen. Francisco
Murguia. Constitutionalist comman-
der at Piedras Negras, who was adj
vancing from the south to Attack.
Warned by Murguia and By his
scouts that the Federals under Gems.
Charles Alvarez. Guardiola and Mu
noz were attempting to consolidate
their forces with the Saltillo garri-
son, Gen. Villa prepared to receive
, them at Paredon, dividing his forces
into three columns, the center one
| OF which he led in person.
! As the first two troop trains, at
ed into the trap prepared for them,
Villa swung forward his three col
umns simultaneously. The Consti-
nationalist attack was brilliantly ex-
ecuted. In forty minutes the Fed
! erals not dead, wounded or prison.
ers were scattered in flight. leaving
their ammunition and provisions be-
hind them.
The cavalry dismounted and act
ing as infantry swept the Federals
with their fire. AS the Federals
swarmed out of the cars and tOook
up positions in open order along the
railroad track they were met by a
whitening volley. For a time they
faced the hail of bullets stubbornly
and sent back an effective fire, but
the men under Villa and his brigade
commanders. Maclovio Herrera,
Trinidad Rodriguez. Raoul Madero
and Perchea. were not to be denied.
The Constitutionalist advance
never faltered and as their lines
dashed forward from three sides un-
der Villas personal encouragement
and that of the brigade command
ers, all of whom distinguished them
selves. The Federals broke and ran.
Two Generals Slain.
Juarez, Mex. May 2l.-Two Fed
eral Generals, Miguel Alvarez and
Ignacio Munoz We're killed In the
battle of Paredon and two other
Generals and many Federal officers
were executed by the Constitution
alists after the battle. according to
IA copy of an official telegram from
Gen. Francisco Villa to Gen. Carran-
"a received here to-day. The Off
cial report says
1T is known that Gems. Miguel
Alvarez and lgnacio Munoz fell in
the combat. Gen. Osorno and a
good number of Federal officials
We're executed"
Regarding the fight at Zertuche.
the report says in part.
There was captured also a Gen
eral and thirty-two officials who
composed his staff All we're exc
| cuted immediately