The Detroit times., 1914-01-12


PRESIDE. Texas, Jan. 12.---Gen.
Pancho villa, whose Mexican rebel
troops captured Ojinaga, SATURDAY
night. has already begun his advance
against Mexico City.
Ii vas announced at OInaga today
that /, 500 consututionalists left sun
day evening 70 march TO Falomir. the
terminus OF the Orient railroad,
there TO board four special trains and
return 10 chihuahua. After teasting
for one week and being supplied with
new mounts to replace those worn
out by the Ojinaga campaign, these
men will start for TorreJn.
other rebels Will follow them from
Ojinaga daily until only 800 are left
IS a garrison for the town.
I'VE are on our way to Mexico
CITY" said Gen. Villa today we
have 1000 men here and it will re-
Quire q week TO get the last OF them
out and on the way TO where trains
await them.
Before going, however, We will
make sure there are no lurking bands
take Ojinaga and use 1t as a base
from which TO harrass our lines OF
communication with the border We
will proceed TO Torreon. which we be-
lieve will now be evacuated by the
Federals without fight.
al Torreon We will be joined by
from 5000 TO 1000 fresh troops from
Durango and the La Guna district
and then will begin a campaign
against Monterey, SaltIllo and san
Luis Potosl. with Mexico City our
ultimate object. BY recruiting as We
go. we firmly believe We will have an
army of $4,000 10 10000 with which
to attack when We reach the national
cspital--if 1t has not been evacuated
by the time we get there"
Ii is believed that Generals Orozco
Salazar. Rojas and Carayeo, who
escaped with 800 TO 500 Federal sol
diers during Saturday nights battle,
must be reckoned with before the
trouble in Northern Chihuahua can
be said 70 be ended. Reports were
current here early today that Salazar
and Orozco had been surrounded in
the mountains west OF Ojinaga, but
there was no confirmation and the
reports we're discredited.
villa denied today that there had
been any execution OF Federal prls-
oners OF war. All but few OF the
prisoners have joined the constitu-
tionalist forces, the greater part or
the army having escaped TO the
American side.
There are $500 soldiers and
refugees, men, women and children,
In the concentration camp outside OF
Preside today. All are without shell
ter or bedding and have no clothing
excepting that worn when they fec
1 ell-mell across the Rio Grande when
Ojinaga fell, Saturday night. There
Is much suffering and sickness. but
no deaths SO far. The Red cross
surgeons are caring for the sick ana
all the pack trains OF the United
States troops here are being used car
rs ing goods from Maria. rs miles dis
tant.
Gen. villa offered Major McNamee
the American commander. herd OF
cattle TO be butchered to provide food
for the refugees.
Gen. Bliss. commanding the mill
tary department, with headquarters at
Fort Bliss, has ordered all the clviiian
refugees moved 10 Maria where they
will be near the railroad. The federal
troops Will be detained as prisoners
until the close of the war This Is said
20 be the first time in the history OF
modern warfare that foreign nation
has had a problem OF this kind TO
handle or when such large body or
beligerents has found sick asylum In
a foreign country.