The Sentinel=record., 1914-01-11
VILLAS ARMY CAPTURES CRU CIAL BORDER POINT IN BRIEF
 ENGAGEMENT.
FEDERALS EVACUATED CITY
Triple Infantry and Artillery Attack Makes Short Work of the Boasted Defense by the Nine Generals and Their Army.

Presidio, Texas, Jan 10.-The Mex. ican federal army, with it's nine gen erals evacuated Ojinaga, Mexico, at 10 o'clock tonight. The triumphant rebel forces under Gen. Francisco Villa immediately occupied the viii lage
 The rebels were still bombarding the federal garrison at 9 o'clock this evening, at which hour several shells had fallen on United States terri tory.
 The entire border patrol was or dered out because numerous federal deserters had alerady crossed and more were expected
 Gen. Mercado of the federal garrl. son sent a note to Maj. MCNamee of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry asking if the federals might send across the border some guns for which they had no ammunition.
 Maj. McNamee replied that any guns sent across would be seized and held in this country and that the men bringing them would be disarmed and forced back to the Mexican side.
 Later Gen Mercado sent over seven wagon loads of government dou- ments under the escort of a wound ed lieutenant, who also brought his personal effects.
 The wagons were pulled out of the river and taken into the United States army camp.
 Gen Salvador Mercado, who was Iluerta's chief military commander, crossed the river and surrendered to Maj McNamee of the United States army
 It was impossible for Maj Me Nance to learn what had become of the federals, whether the bulk of them had taken refuge on this side or whether they scattered to points in Mexico The country about Oil naga is mostly dese,,.
 The defeat of the federal army fol lowed only a few hours fighting, in which the rebels. beginning at sun down, started to close in on the be- seiged garrison with cannon and rifle fire.
 Gen. Castro and Gen Mercado of the federals saw the assault was to be nothing less than a massacre. The federals only had left fifty rounds Of ammunition for each man. The generals, therefore, gave the order to eyacuate.
 All the federal soldiers and their officers who could scramble to the American side did so. The others ran in all directions.
 Gen. Pascual Orozco, commanding federal volunteers, threatened with summary execution by Villa, was the first to cross. It was believed ne had escaped into the mountains oi Texas
 About 9 o'clock. when the tighlin3 had been in progress about five hours seven wagons loaded with documents belonging to the Huerta government came over and were captured by -ht United States border patrol.
 Mai. McNamee immediately order ed all cavalry men to meet an eIheI rency Women, children and Wouno ed soldiers had been crossing y numbers, but the apparent advance of the rebels gave reason to be1eF' greater rush across the border "a' imminent.
 For five hours the sharp flashes o the rebel fire had been seen draWlhi closer to the federal entrenchmehts The whole scene was Dathed II moonlight party obscured 'by aus and powder smoke. A
 Among the federals were nine s9" erals, Castro, MercadO, Orozco, Man uel Landa, Ynez Salazar, Antonio ho jas, Bias Orpina Lozaro AlaVls ah' Roque Gomez.
 Defeat of the federal army at thl point marks the most important rel el victory of the present revolution It leaves the rebels in possession VII tually of the north of Mexico.
 Mercado. Castro and Landa Wer the only remaining commanders the federal regulars. The other ge' erals commanded volunteers ana ha been threatened by Villa with deat should they be captured
 The downfall of the Huerta so' ernment in this vast section oi Me' ico was preceded by series or dr' matic incidents. Just six weeks az tomorrow, Gen. Meroada with Ill