Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-11

to follow could then hardly he con-
iectured but il was known that his
troops were discouraged. without pay
Tor many months and hopeless Of
ever defeating the growing resoin-
tionary movement. They also were
short Of ammunition Appeals to
Mexico city brought money to pay
the troops, hut they could not over
come the impossibility Of getting
more ammunition through the Unit
ed States
on this little hilltop Of Ojinaga. in
an obscure village siXty-seven miles
from any railroad, and that in the
United states, Mercado elected to
make a last desperate stand.
He said he would never give up
unless his men ran short Of ammu-
milton. He kept his word For six
days ending last sunday he had
fought plucHly against odds. The
rebels fired more than one million
rounds of ammunition into the fed
eIal trenches without avail II was
not until villa, now the military
head of the revolution. but once
bandit. appeared on the scene that
the reverse came for the federals
General villa arrived in the vicin-
it's Of Oiinaga only "a few days ago
His presence. together with the coin
eidence that the federals had only
fifty rounds of ammunition left for
each man, seemed 10 take from the
federal generals their last yestiee of
hope
None Of the weird scenes in the
moonlight. while the horde Of reb-
els was pouring into Ojinaga and the
federals were fleeing I'm disorder,
was more intensely pathetic than
that of General Mcrcado an old cam
paigner in various revolutions. who
appeared at the river bank and in
formed an orderly Of the United
States army that he wished asylum in
foreign country
General Mercado was taken at
once to Major MeNamee, the com
manding officer. who held him pend
ing orders from Brigadier General
Bliss
Major McNamee was convinced at
a late hour that many Of the federal
soldiers had not succeeded in reach +
ing United States territory and had
scattered on the Mexican side and
probably would come over later III
they were not captured by the rebels. /
A later report received by Major
MeNamee was that the federal cav
airy composed of zoe men. did not
cress 20 the American side. but prob
ably succeeded in going into the in
terror Of Mexico.
Despite the report that General
0rozco crossed 10 this side at re-
mote point and escaped to the Texas
mountains, near here. Major McNa- .
mee also was informed that Orozco I
and General Ynez salazar had re
manned with their cavalry and poss-
bly had not crossed.
Orozco and salazar are undcr fed.
eral indictment in this country fer
violation of the neutrality laws
Orczco was prominent in the Madero
revolution, but later started revolu-
tion against Madcro, when the latter
bcdame president
With the exception Of those
wounded or killed, the federal garri-.
sen was composeJ of 1000 soldiers.
The escape Of 700 cavalry would leave
$500 soldiers to be accounted for,
1ow many Of these crossed or
where they are. Major McNamec said
he probably would not learn until
daylight The border patrol was
ordered To remain nut All night :
rounding up the federal refugees
IN the little adobe village on the /
Mexican side AZ midnight there !
feigned among the victorious forces Is o
scene of merriment. Fires We're built. {
such music rs could be improvised
was hes.la 4A.l el5w4e y the rebel .