The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-06-25
Fall Of Zacatecas Did Not
Come Until the Streets Of
City Were Floating
in Blood.
VICTORY WAS COMPLETE
Rebel General Reports Dead
and Wounded on Both Sides
to Reach Total
of $500.

JUAREZ, Mexico, June 25.-The
remnant Of the federal command of
Gen. Luis Medina Barron today Is flee
ing towards Aguas Calientes. leaving
1000 killed and 1000 wounded. in the
streets Of Zacatecas, according to .
despatch received early today from
Gen. Francisco Villa, whose constitu-
tionalist army Tuesday night captur-
ed that city after one Of the most sang
uinary engagements Of the presen.
Mexican revolution.
In telegram dated at Zacatecas,
villa declared that the victory was q
complete one. His troops captured
5000 prisoners, 5000 rifles, IL cannon
and nine complete trains, including
three car loads of shrapnel and small
arms ammunition, he said. IN addi-
ton, an enormous quantity OF provis-
ions and other munitions Of war fell
into Villas hands.
Five generals accompany Barron IN
his precipitate retreat towards Aguas
Calient where 1t is believed the forces
of General Huerta are preparing for
another desperate struggle. It II re-
ported without confirmation thas c.,e
federals under Gen. Jose Refugio Vel.
|esco have Nvseueteds San Luis Pot
|osi and are hurrying towards Aguas
Calientes where General Mas is said
to be mobilizing his forces.
While only meagre details OF the
battle have been received, enough is
known to indicate the savsge charac-
ter Of the fighting. General villas de-
spatcn gave his own losses " 500 kill
ed and 800 wounded, the latter includ-
ing Gen. Maclevio Herrera, Gen. Tor
robio Ortega and Gen. Trinidad Rodr1-
guez.
According to statements by consti-
tutionalist officials, Villa ordered a
general assault on Zacatecas Tues.
day morning and 1907 rebels respond
ed to the cell. All day long the bat
tie ragged before the constitutionalists
stormed the heights Of Sierra Le Bufa,
the strategic point in the city's de-
tense. There had been planted the
principal artillery of the garrison and
1t was the guns which had hurled
back, shattered the attack delivered
ten days ago by Gen. Pano Filnatra.
Constitutionalists say the attack on
Sieera LaBufa was an exhibition OF
courage never before excelled, in Msxi-
can annals. The federals had the ad-
vantage Of abandoned mine workings
on the slope as entrenchmen:s. Re-
peated charges were led by Generals
Ortega, Herrera and Rodriguez, all
being wounded. When the artillery on
La Bufa was silenced, the federals at
tempted to hold the city proper but,
failing, fled southwark.
Before evacuating, Villas despatch
says, the federals dynamited the en-
bassy office, federal stamp office, La
Gaia and the principal bank building.
The explosions destroyed other prop
critics and are supposed to have kill
ed number Of constitutionalist sol
diers engaged in street fighting. II
the commands Of Barron, Mass and
valesco effect a junction at Aguas Cal
ien.es, they will have a combined
force Of nearly $4,000. They have IVO
cannon and many rapid fire guns.
Villa has 10000 men under his d.
rect comand and General Gonzales and
other constitutionalists in the vicinity
have 1890 more.