The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-13
FEDERAL army
IS PUT to
FLIGHT
Five Hours Battle Gives villa
Possession Of oiinaga from
Which Defenders Scatter in a
wild Rush for Safety Fought
Untih Ammunition Was Elk
hausted, Then Fled.

. $500 = 49, .
PREsmIo, Texas January H.
CBy Associated Press cabls) Com.
pletely routing tho Federal defenders
Of ojhAgk.e dllSihs their ssnSrais
acrOrs the line in wild rush for
safety, cutting up their troops ana
capturing al their artillery and sup
plies. General villa, the Constitution.
alist leader, yesterday won the great
est victory Of hts campaign in North.
ern Mexico. The Huerta garrison,
which yesterday morning lay securely
entrenched and confident before DIN
aga, was cut to pieces and scatsered,
SIC members which could not cross the
line into the neutral territory OF the
United States being fugitfves, fleeing
from the certain massacre that would
follow ahouid the cxulting soldiers Of
villa run them down in tho desert IN
which they have escaped. ap's
Yesterdays signaf victory, won ut
the cost Of several hundred lives,
leaves villa In supreme control of
Northern Mexico and opens the way for
his threatened descent upon the City
Of Mexico and the ports Of Tampico
and Vera Cruz. On the battlefield
last night he anneunced that he would
ptaft south as soon g he could get his
army into shape for the dash upon the
capital
Attacked IN Force.
Y The news that came across the line
from tho little village Of ojinaga yes
terday morning was that everything
was well with the forces OF Generals
OrozcO and shlavar ana that the gar
rison was confident Of being able TO
drive back again any reinforced amy
that the Constitutionalists could raise
Advantage was being taken Of the ex-
traordinary calm 20 strengthen the
barbedlwire defenses and place the
field guns in bettor posltion 70 COM
mnnd the approaches to the town
Shortly after noon the advance line
Of WAS men was observed, and fir-
ing By the FEDERAL art llery commenced.
The attackers pressed forward In an
extraordinary, display Of fearlessness,
taking advantage Of every bit Of cover,
tnl steadily advancing, the FIRE Of the
slrirrishers being directed particularly
uDon the art llerymen. BDop after the
battle was begun the field pieces of the
reVolutionists were brought up and the
gnfs Of the defenders were silenced.
Then came hand-to.hand struggle
with machine guEs being Used wherever
possible. Ets'
Wild Rush to Escape
Before sundown il became evident to
the Fedarals that they were. overpow-
cred, and q wild rush for escape began
soon dagenerating into a mad vout
Thoss who had horses rode down their |
less fortunate comrades. Wonien and |
children were forgotten By the defeat
ed fighting men, tefa &t "a
Tha firat general officer to gam the |
safety OF Texas was Commander Nor |
cado. who forded the Rio Grande He |
was met " q section Of the bordsr !
patrol and placed under arrest. He
asked. 70 be taken TO the American |
mlufadcr, and handed his sword over /
TO Major McRamee. Closely following !
him came many heeihG soldiers, WITH
few women and children, while q
second party crossed with a number IL \
wounded All were placed under arrest /
bT tho border patrol. an5sF ~
General Castro and seven subordinate
onnera's crossed the line LATER, saea
surfsndering 10 the Americans.
Border Patrol Busy. Ia 81
The troops Of the border patrol have
been ordered to stfy out al night and
70 round IA all refugees, giving assist |
anee 70 Tho wounded and the women
and children. l8g |
The Federals say that they fought
untn there was fewer than fifty rounds
Of ammunition left per man, when they
knew thai further resistance would
cnly make general massacre certain.
orozco's Fate Unknown. a
II Is not known as yet whether Gen
erals orozco and salazar managed to
reach the line in safety or whether
they have fallen. II u impossible to
learn, also. what has become OF the
bulk Of tbs federal army. A detach.
ment OF cavalry, numbering seven hun
drcd, Is believed TO have escaped into
tho desert, holly pursued.
The facts OF the surrender to Amer
lean troops Of the Federal leaders and
a number Of their followers have been
communicated TO Washington, where it
VIII be- decided Just what further &C
tion in the matter the American gov
eminent will take.
~ ~ ------T------s. ass---------A-- &. q. .
TanA Ar xxTTrT mAUH nAAm