Evening journal., 1914-06-25
mexican REBELS
lose 1000 MEN
At ZACATECAS
Federal Army Under Gen,
eral Barron Falls Back
on Aquas Calientas
Three VILLA Generals
FALL IN HOT BATTLE
By rhe tInited &c..

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JUAREz, Mex June 25.-The renns
nant Of the Federal command under
General Luis Medina barron is to>
day retreatng toward Aguas Calien<
tes, leaving 1000 killed and 4.00d
wounded in the streets Of zacatecaa3
according 10 a dispatch received earlS
today from General Francisco Villa
whose Constitutionalist army Tues4
day night occupied that city IN ono
of the most sanguinary engagements
Of the present Mexican revolution.
In q telegram dated at zacatecas,
villa declared the victory a complets
one. He said his troops captured
FIVE thousand prisoners. 5000 rifles
and cannon and nine complete trains.
including three carloads OF shrapnel
and small arms ammunition. In addi-
tion, an enormous quantity OF provi-
sions and other munitions OF war fell
into Villas hands.
Five generals accompany Barron
IN his precipitate retreat towards
Aguas Calientes. where, It is believed,
the forces OF General Huerta are pre-
pairing for another desperate struggle.
y Is reported, without Confirmation
That the Federals under General Jose
keiugio Velasco have evacuated San
Luis Potosi and are hurrying toward
Aguas Galientes, where General Joa-
quin Maaa is also said to be mobilize
Ing his forces.
While only meagre details OF the
battle have been received. enough ia
known to indicate the savage charae-
ter OF the fighting. General Villas
dispatch gave his own losses as 500
killed and 500 wounded. the latter in-
cluding General MacIovio Herrera.
General Torribio Ortega and General
Trinidad Rodriguez
According 20 statements by Con-
stltutionallst officials, villa ordered
general assault on Iaeatecas Tuesday
morning, and 10000 rebels respond
81 70 the call All day long the bait
Nle ragged before the Constitutional
ISIS stormed the heights Of Sierra La
buta, the strategic point in thfrp1ssr,z
defense. There had been plar
principal artillery Of the garrQ14
Il was these guns which hurled bav
shattered the attack delivered tan
days ago by General PanohI Natera
and the Arrieta brothers
COnstitutionalists say the attack
on Sierra La Bufa was an exhibition
OF courage never before excellcd IN
Mexican annals. The Federals had
the advantage Of abandoned mine
workings on the slope as entrench-
ments. Repeated charges were ied
by Generals Ortega. Herrera and
Rodriguez, all being wounded When
the artillery on La Bufa was silenced.
the Federals attempted to hold the
city proper but, failing, aed south
ward.
Before oyacuating, Villas dispatch
says the Federals dynamited the
treasury Office the Federal stamp or
flee LA Gaia" and the principal
bank building. These explosions de-
stroyed other properties and are be-
lleved 70 have killed a number or
lonstitutionalist soldiers engaged in
street nghting.
II the commands of Barron, Mas
and Velasco effect a junction az
Aguas Calientes, they will have
combined force Of nearly 25 600
they have 100 cannon and MANY
'apid-fire guns villa has 10000 men
inder his direction and General
Pablo Gonzales and other Constitu-
.ionalists in the vicinity have 10000
more.
Aguas Calientes is situated on
ligh hill, 100 miles directly south Of
lacatecas The retreating Federals
IRE destroying the railroads and II
will. undoubtedly take two or three
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