Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-21

President Huerta today gave out a state
men in which he said he had authorised
the Mexican peace delegates to the
Niagra Falls mediation conference to Of
fer his resignation il that were necessary
to bring about a solution OF the Mexican
situation.
Federal chiefs Executed,
JUAREZ, May D-The Federal Gen-
erals Miguel Alvarez and Ignacio MunoH
we're killed in the battle OF Paredon and
two other generals and many former
federal officials were executed by the
oonstitutionalists after the Oattle, &C.
cordinR to a copy OF sn official telegram
from General villa 10 General Ca-ranza,
received here today.
The official report says:
TT is known that the Generals Miguel
Alvarez and Ignacio Hunoz fell in the
combat General Osorno and a good
number OF federal officials we're ex-
eouted."
Regarding the fight at zertuehe the re-
port says in part:
There was captured also a general ana
thlrty-two officials who composed hts
staff. All we're executed Immediately"
The report OF General villa said that
the retreatinE garrison OF Monclova hal
been Joined by the forces which had re-
treated from Paredon previously and that
this juncture accounted for the nuA ber
OF federals on the trains which were
captured. Gereral villa stated the battle
In the outskirts OF Paredon began at
10; 40 and ended at midnight and that tho
enemy was entirely routed.
villa victorious.
EETA(tInN Auoarunq Mexico NAV ~.
-Cvia Ei Paso. Tex, May 2o)-Genersl
Francisco Villa, leading 400 constitu-
tionadist troops. won the first important
engagement of the saltillo campaign May
| IT, when he defeated 4.5oO federals re-
treating from Monclova at Paredon.
Forty-five hundred federal troops re-
treating from Monclova to Saltillo. were
met by about 1000 constitutionalists led
by General villa and were decisively
beaten. Not only did General Villa adj
minister a defeat but he prevented tho
arrival at saltillo of the Monolova fed
eral garrison which would have added
materially 10 the defensive force OF tho
objective point of the campaign. He also
captured supplies which would have been
of value to the garrison at Saltillo and
which have added a tremendously in
creased strength to the power of Villas
attack.
Million Rounds of Ammunition.
The constitutionalsts lost sixteen killed
and twenty-nine wounded. The federal
casualties were twenty-nine killed and
over eighty wounded. The constitution
alists captured 800 prisoners. nine pieces
OF artillery. over 100000 rounds of small
arms ammunition, large quantity OF
10 rtiI nd
of provisions, in addition TO five troop
trains which carried the Huerto soldiers,
The federal garrison OF Monclova, NUNS
bering 1900 had Evacuated that town
May Is in five troop trains on the ap-
proach OF General Francisco Murguia.
constitutionalst commander at Piedras
Negras. who was advancing from the
south to attack. Warned by Murguia
and by his scouts that the federals under
Generals Charles Alvarez, Guardioia and
Munoz, were attempting to consolidate
their forces with the saltillo garrison.
General Villa prepared TO receive them at
Paredon. villa divided his forces into
three columns. the center one OF which
he led In person
As the first two troop trains steamed
into the trap prepared for them at lO;4S
a. m. on May II. Villa swung forward
his three columns simultaneously. The
constitutionalists' attack was brilliantly
executed In forty minutes the federsls
not dead, wounded or prisoners, were
scattered in flight, leaving the ammuni-
tion and provisions behind them.
FederRIS Quickly Routed.
The constitutionalists' cavalry dis
mounted and. acting as infantry. fairly
swept the federal lines back with the
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