Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-01-20


States cavalry while they were across
the border on Sunday. Two of the
oagairymen were wounded and all
four were arrested by the rebels and
held until their immediate release was
demanded by Captain TomDkins com
mander of the border patrol here The
incident aroused intense feeling on
both sides OF the border and more
trouble is looked for.
Preside, Tex, Jan. 13.-The Next
can federal army with its nine gener-
ais evacuated Ojinaga, Mexico. and
the triumphant rebel forces under
Gen Francisco Villa occupied the vii
Iage on Saturday.
Defeat of the federal army at this
paint marks the most important rebel
victory of the present revolution. 1t
leaves the rebels in possession prac-
tically of all the north of Mexico.
General Castro and General Merca-
do of the federal regulars saw that
the assault was to be nothing less
than a massacre The federals had
left only so rounds of ammunition for
each man. Generals Castro and Mer-
eado therefore gave the order to
svacuate.
All the federal soldiers and their Of
fcers who could scramble to the
American side did so. The others ran
in all directions. Gen. PascuaI Oroz-
co. the commander of federal volun-
teers, who was threatened with sum
mary execution by Villa, was the first
10 cross. II was believed he escaped
into the Texas mountains.
None of the wierd scenes in the
moonlight while the horde of rebels
vas pouring into Ojinoga and the fed
erals were rushing cut in disorder was
more intensely pathetic than that of
General Mercado himself command
er of the federal garrison, who ap-
peared at the river banks and in
formed an orderly of the United
States army that he wished asylum
in a foreign country. He was taken
ztsonee to Major McNamee, command
ing the United States patrol, who
feld him pending orders from Briga-
der General Bliss.
For five hours the sharp flashes OF
the rebel fire had been seen drawing
closer to the federal entertainments.
The whole scene was bathed in
moonlight. partly obscured by dust
and powder smoke. The country about
ojinga is mostly desert, with little
tn sustain life. Without food the inn
poyerished federals would be unable
to proceed any great distance.
At midnight there reigned among
the victorious rebels a scene OF mer-
riment. Fires were built, such music
as could be improvised was heard
and crowds of the rebel soldiers, still
Erimy with the smoke of battle, sur
rounded General Villa.
The last scenes in the capture of
O5inaga by Francisco Villas rebels
were enacted on Sunday. Villa had
taken more than 300 prisoners during
the mad rush following evacuation of
the fortress. Many captives were
identified as volunteer members OF the
OrpEeo and Salazar commands and
every one OF THESE was executed
shortly after daybFesk without the
forInality of couTt-martial.
City of Mexico. Jan. 13.-A plot to
kidnap American Charge OShaugh-
messy and his wife by holding up
train was behind an attack of rebels
on che Mexican railway, said fed
eraI officer on Sunday. Information
obtained by federal spies from rebels
along the railway enabled the
O,Shaughnessys TO escape running
into the danger. Huerta has fur
nished sufficiently formidable escort
10 safeguard Mr.. O'Shaugbnessy in re-
turning from Orizaba TO Mexico City.
Possibility of the landing OF British
troops i'm Mexico was brought TO the
front on Sunday by the action of Sir
Lionel Garden, British minister, after
the American charge d'affaires, Mel
son O'Shaughnessy had been tied up
By the dynamiting of a train on the
Mexican railway between Vera Cruz
and this capital. Sir Lionel made
personal representations TO President
Ruerta and insisted on better polio
ing OF tho railway, which is British
property, at once.