The Detroit times., 1914-01-05
FEDERALS TURN
TIDE OF FIGHT
AT OJ!NACA
Twenty-Five Hundred Picked
Troops ASsail Rebels With
Good Results
BATTLE so CLOSE THAT
CANNON ARE USELESS
Hueftista Commander. Quick to
Take Advantage of Gap in
Attacking Line

PRESIDE. Texas. Jan. Twenty
I'VE hundred federals under personal
ommand OF Gen. inez Salazar sallled
orbh from Ojinaga early today and
Tackled Gen. Ortega-s TCbeI force as
was maneuverlng TO joiu Gen.
todriguez's command west OF DIN
ga The battle between the Oh.
losing forces ragged from four 10 six
mes from Ojinaga frolp mat hour
ma AT daylight still continued with
no ie0erals having distinct adj
antage
After the first attack. Ortega main
ody drove the Iederals back towards
'Jinaga. Gen. Orozco, who had re
iained at Oiinaga rushed 500 rein.
orcements 10 Saiazar's assistance.
his turned the tide. Salazar imme-
lately checked his retreat and from
eng pursued. became a pursuer. For
ne first time since the battle OF
Clnaga began seven days ago. the
ederals became aggressive The rcb-
Is We're driven from nearly every
oint or vantage gained last week by
heir fierce onslaughts and great loss
lie was reported
While the rebels in changing their
ase, left such an unprotected gap in
helr battle front Is now understdbd
United states military men here.
he federal commanders, seeing the
up, seized the opportunity 10 get into
ne open and away from the pesti-
ence-rldden city OF Ojnaga.
Artillery is playing no part in the
Engagement or the fighting, so far
5 tho contest between Orlega and
,alaZsr is concerned, probably be-
ause each side fears to train it, guns
the mingled mass or lighting men
or fear OF manning its own.
fne FCUFf VHUuUU OCCUpY rNF yHT7r
ositions they occupied SUNDAY, and
re pouring a terrific IRE into Ojlnaga
mich is replying gamely
Thus far the rebels have lost none
-t-t..rrt--- rrr-t
Estimates today, u- 1T on the most
Conservative statements obtainable
rom federal and rebel wounded, place
he posses on both sides during the
even-daYs hghtng at 600 killed ana
900 wounded OF the dead about 800
re federals In the Red Cross hospl.
al here are 81 federal and 43 rebel
iounded the latter having just begun
send their manned men across the
order. Many wounded are still lying
II the battlefield where they fell Red
ross Observation-Disclosures crossed the
liver early today C. bring in those who
urviyed the cold night Red Cross OIL
Gers have asked for 200 more army
ents. POO additional cots and 800
lankets to provide for the wounded
Included among the wounded were
zen Castro and Gen Marcia Caraveo.
( the federal army. Castro was snot
trough the body and seriously wound
H. Sunday night. Caraveo's wound
AS not dangerous He was taken 10
~ Red Cross hospital. Sunday, but
scaped during tue night. j. If believ-
4 he returned 20 Ojnaga to resume
Citing
Three more smallpox cases were re.
orted Sunday night. and wounded,
omine i'm for treatment, insist that
~ disease ia epidemic among the
.derals at Ojinaga Red Cross physi'
ans are apprs hemsiye that more
nallpox victims VII attempt 20 cross
Federal authorities 81 Oiinaga are
emating he bodies OF smallpox vie.
ms who died in.camp and this may
ave a tendency 70 stamp ont the us
ise But when the crowded condr
on OF the camp is considered, to-
ether with lack OF water, bad and IN
ificient food. aud the general run
own condition of the men it Is feared
ere the disease viii run It's course.