The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-04
BIG REBEL VICTORY
Villas Force al Zacatecas Was
Greatly Exceeded by Fed
eraI Command. (
BATTLE LASTED FOUR DAYS
Retreating Huerta Troops Explode
Mine in Custom House-Women
and Children Killed.

Zacatecas, Mex-ViIla drove from
Zacatecas a force which greatly ex-
ceeded his own, according TO official
estimates Between 1900 and 1900
federals defended the city while the
Constitutionalists, numbering about
5000, could employ only about half
this number in the four days OF at
tack which resulted in victory for the
Villa troops, the taking OF hundreds
of prisoners and munitions and the
demoralized retreat Of the remnants
Of General Barron's army.
Benjamin Argumedo and Antonio
Rojas, former Orozco rebel leader,
generals of federal irregular troops,
were killed in action on the outskirts
Of Zacatecas, according to an official
announcement from General Villas
headquarters It was asserted by
leaders here that the last act Of Gen
eraI Barron was to blow up the build
ing in which Attorney Majallanes
lived. He, his wife and eight chill
dren persisted. The youngest child re-
turned to find the demolished house
ers and sisters
FLEECE Street iSnNln9-
The street fighting in Zacatecas was
the most severe of the revolution.
The federals fought from street to
street, from housetop TO housetOp, and
many Constitutionalists paid with
their lives for their bravery Many
of the federa1s threw away their uni
forms and began sniping the invaders.
Those who pleaded guilty to this Of
tense were shot after being captured.
The federals, already on the re-
treat, blew up a mine in the customs
house without warning their women
and children Of their intentions. Many
Constitutionalists, who had entered
the building also were buried in the
wreck OF the three-stOry structure.
By shutdown the federals had been
routed completely. How many Of
them escaped has not been learned.
Since the city had been completely
surrounded the number cannot be
great. A force Of 1000 irregulars, led
by Generals Pascal Orozco and c.
Fuentes, arrived on Saturday in Zacat-
ecas from Aguas Calientes. The rein
forcements served no purpose.
Naon Waits at Niagara.
Niagara Falls, Ont-As it probably
will be several days before the me-
diators are called upon to take any
further action in regard to the Mex
lean problem, Ambassador Da Cana
of Brazil left here to join Mrs Da
Cana at Long Branch, n. J., for few
days Minister Naon Of Argentina
will remain here to greet the Consti-
rnT
duce them to the Huerta delegates,
should this be necessary
The Protocol Signed.
Niagara Falls, Ontario.-Terms for
composing all international differ
ences between the United States and
Mexico have been concluded The
conditions under which diplomatic re-
Iations will be resumed have been en-
bodied in a protocol which was signed
by the ambassador from Brazil. the
ministers of Chill and Argentina and
the American and Huerta delegates
The character Of the settlement is
not expected to arouse opposition
from the constitutionalists who viii
participate in, and to a large degree
mold the adjustment of all internal
disputes.
It was decided by the mediatOrs and
delegates to postpone consideration
of the exact date when American
forces shall be withdrawn from Vera
Cruz. This, as well as the constitu-
ton Of the provisional government in
Mexico, will be protocolized after the
| conferences
A Triumph Of Diplomacy.
Assurance that the constitutional
lists would be represented at the in
formal conferences came direct to the
mediators from Luis Cabrera, one Of
the confidential representatives OF
| General Carranza in Washington
When a new provisional govern
metn is established to succeed that
| headed by General Huerta, the result
/ Of medation-recogniZ as triumph
for Pan-American diPlomacy-win be
come effective
CoincidentalIy with the action just
taken it was announced that the Sc
| lection Of a provisional president, and
the organization Of the new govern
/ ment. which is considered a purely
internal problem, viii be left to an in
formal conference OF representatives
4 Of the onstitutfonalists- Cab
/ rera, Rafaela Zubaran and Jose Vas
/ concelos-and the delegates sent by
General Huerta 10 the mediation con-
! ference.