El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-16

margo, your losses were 800 killed
and 375 wounded; mine were five
killed and nine wounded, and we took
the town away from you
] January 8. 1gl7-What you have
called a great battle. was nothing
more than a skirmish, which occurred
! on this date. when we eudeavored tG
! withdraw our trains TO ParraL as /
] was gong there TO distribute ammu-
milton to my troops. who had ex-
hausted their supply at TorreOu- Your
! losses asCended to 200 against $50 Of
I my men You may remember that on
the south side Of the river my troops
captured many punches Of 25 and 80
Carrancistas who we're Immediately
executed.
January 10. I9I7-In the fight
which took place on that date we
caused YOU a loss Of 259. against ZS
Of mine We elected you from the
village Of Pillar de COnchOs. where
YOU had gone thinking TO surprise
me The inhabitants Of the town viii
testify TO the truth Of my statement
Declares 9IurEuia's Cavalry Fled
January u, 1g11-lu the battle
which took place at the CerrO de las
AIujeres We killed 400 of your men.
my losses being IS Your cavalry
fled in a cOWardly fashion and upon
reaching chihuahua claimed a vic
tory. While they were receiving the
ulaudits of their commanders the de-
feated and dispersed infantrymen be-
gan TO arrive and told them of the
defe On the same day a part Of
my forces came IN contact with yours
at the Pueblo de COucho1. six leagues
from Camargo, up the river, where
my men executed 800 Of yours. which
they had captured in an engagement
In this engagement 1 did not lose
q man.
March u, 1sI7-In the battle which
took place on this date your losses
numbered 24OQ dead. against 81 of
mine killed and - wounded accord
ing 10 list which was carefully COM 7
piled The villagers IN the region
where this action took place are stiu
there and can easily testify 10 the
truth Of my statement
Tells How Lost chihuahua. /
March 80. 1g11-In the attack .
which my forces made on the city OF .
Chihuahua on this date. You cost me
a loss Of 200 men. including the pris-
oners which you hung inside the .
city, thus giving us a new lesson, be /
cause my forces never knew how to +
hang men before; but from that day
10 this they have learned well, you +.
having set them the example In this
attack you captured about 400 sad
lie animals. including horses and /
mules. If on this occasion we did not
'apture the city. IL was because the
light before. when the necessary
aaNHh eA4aHAlA DA A0NEN - as D4 re- f.tAH .
more than half Of my men took the
wrong road and took no part in the
assault. I also call your attention to
he fact that 7 did not direct this
lattle because I had been I'll with
ever for two days. You, no doubt.
viii believe this. but my word OF
Ionor viii be sufficient for the people
o. believe IT,
Claims Victory at Hda. san Miguel
April %. Ig17-At daylight on this
late. you. with 5000 men. attacked
he Hacienda de san Miguel de Baoi-
ora. where / was with only 200 men
Z my escort This feat OF arms. TO
Inch sou attach mu1n Importance, 7
nee more brings into evidence your
c0Gvardice- You attacked
.e with 1000 men while J. with only C
DO. defended myself. broke through O
le Gordon Of troops with which you s
led 10 surround me, and caused You Il
loss Of 200 killed. mostly your Off a
ars. while I lost only 80. p
Believe my friend MurguIa- there y
an enormous difference between the p
sal facts and the inventions of your y
.vered and sickly brain 1t is posi- y
vely untrue that I was compelled s
, flee in my underclothes on a bare