The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-01
REPORTS LOAN FOR
HUERTA IN FRANCE

Continued rom Fret Pooe.
their artillery did not arrive and the only
firing during the forenoon was when
small bands Of rebels and Federals met
while man1uvring for position. There
was no general effort on tho part Of the
rebels to take the town by assault, but
with the arrival OF their field pieces this
afternoon. they opened furious bonn.
bardmcnt from several quarters and
were greeted by the Federals with can
non and rife fire.
The rebel shells appeared we'll d.
rected and from the American side
seemed to be exploding directly over
many OF the Federal Notifications. In re-
turn the Federal shells drove the rebel
gunners back from their pieces several
times, but the accurate shots were not
frequent enough to prevent the rebel ar
tillery regaining their pieces and putting
them into operation again.
During the afternoon some Of the rebels
had worked their way close 20 the
American border and they shouted TO the
American officers that they would be in
possession OF Ojinaga before morning
They seemed to be gaining ground grad.
ually.
The fighting yesterday and the night
before proved to tho rebels that they
could not take the town without Artil-
lery, unless by tremendously heavy loss.
SO the decision to await the arrival Of
the artillery was reached.
The advance guard OF rebels opened the
battle before their artillery came up be-
lleving that they were strong enough to
take the town with small arms alone
counting much on the stories supplied by
their spies that the Federal soldiers were
ready 70 desert at the hrst fire The
rebels found the Federals too strongly
fortified to be driven of with small fire.
arms, and they also found tho Federals
unwilling TO run.
Fighting practically ceased last night
when messengers arrived In Ortega q
camp. These messages. II Ii now learned.
informed him that the artillery was be-
ing moved with very great difficulty and
advised him to conserve his ammunition
until the heavy guns could be brought up
The rebels moved In closer to Ojinaga
.
daybreak this morning. as was expected.
Heavy Federal Losses.
| Deserters from the Federals at Ojinaga
say the money sent to OjinaEa two weeks
ago to pay OF the soldiers was only
enough to pay part Of them a small sum.
and hundreds did not get a cent
| In speaking OF the battle on Monday
! the deserters say there must have been
200 or 400 killed on the Federal side and
that the ones who were wounded so
badly that they were unable to get away
by themselves were left on the field.
They say that there have been many de-
! sertions and that there will be many moro
| II the men only get a chance.
DIR. c. +, Braden, accompanied by
! Howard Blake, l.. Leavitt and Robert
Mccain. three male nurses, will arrive
| here tomorrow from El Paso to cross to
| Ojinaga IL the necessary guarantees of
protection are given to them. DR.. Braden
is the secretary of the Ei Paso branch
| of the Red Cross
Equipment for tho emergency hospital
which is to be established at Ojinaga
will be sent by express. Female nurses
will be sent from FL Paso as soon as
Or. Braden advises Just what the de-
mands are.
c. j. O'Connor. national representative
OF the American Red Cross at Preside,
Is preparing TO care for from 400 to
1000 wounded.
villa Back In Juares.
Gen. Pancho villa Is back in Juares.
He arrived this morning at IL o'clock on
special train from Chihuahua. accom-
panied by Raoul Madero. brother OF the
late President.
my visit to Juarez has no signifl-
canoe. ! wanted to be with my family
on New Years Day. so l ordered d spe-
cial train made up and left chihuahua
last night" said Villa.
| Americans from Chihuahua say that
villa IL In Juarez for the purpose OF
receiving from Gen. luis Terrazas the
ransom money for the release Of his son.
Luis Terrazas Jr. villa 10 said to have
agreed to deliver the entire Terrasas fam
lily at the border providing the ransom
money Ia paid to him In Juares while he
In there The amount no asks for Ia
100000 Mexican money. the Ameri-
| cans declare.
II have no news from OjinasA and am
depending more or less on the press to
furnish me with information Is to the
! progress Of the fight there" said villa.
"of course It III hard to forstsll the exact
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