Arizona republican., 1919-06-16

JUAREZ Mexico, June 15.-Colonel Francisco del Arco assumed command of the federal forces in the field op- posing the Villa assault after Colonel Escobar was wounded tonight and immediately cleared the buildings and railroad cars along the Mexico North western and Mexican Central railroads of Villa forces hidden there.
 At dusk tonight the Villa forces were again where they were when they started their attack at 4 40 this after noon-south of the agricultural college and north of the race track.
 JUAREZ, Mexico, June 15.-Feleral forces were urged tonight to hold but against Villas rebel bands until the arrival of General Quiroga with 900 federal cavalry from Chihda aIa city. scheduled to arrive at l5: 90 tonight. Couriers with this infornation were dispatched to all outposts po~it.crss by \ General Gonzales and Jnuounced of- Ificially by him through Mexican Con sul General Andres Garcia.
 l Consul General Garcia tonight re- iterated his intention of ignoring Vil- las manifesto, sent to him by he As sociated Press last night. declaring Villa to be a bandit and would be treated as such by his government.
 At 9:30 tonight, Lieutenant Colonel Arturo Ponce de Leon crossed the in- Iternational bridge to Fl Paso and sur rendered, having been wounded in the shoulder while placing artillery in trenches near the race track.
 Resume Night Firing
 Heavy firing was resumed at 9:40 tonight from the east and northwest where Villa cavalry had taken up posi- tions after, passing around the town behind a screen of hills. This was the first activity on that side of the town it's objective Fort Hidalgo. On the east firing continued from the river front to the race track.
 l JUAREZ Mexico, June 15.-Fight- ing was resumed in Juarez at 4:40 p tm By $ o'clock the rifle fire was more general than at any time last night Federal troops charged the rebels as they advanced down Calle Comercio the principal business street, repulsins them as they did last night. Thi' flashing cavalry charge was costly t the federals, however, as Colonel ] Gonzales Escobar garrison comman der. and the hero of the early mornin: battle today. was wounded five time as he led his troops down the battle scared business street, and was hur ried to Fl Paso for medical treatmen in an effort to save his life.
 Starting just 24 hours after Nilt first appeared before Juarez last night preparatory to giving battle, the figh tonight swung to the south and wa in progress around the abandone .Iuarez agricultural college, wher Villa had his 70 wounded made com fortable. As the federals were appar ently not expecting an attack betor dark, the outer line of trenches Wa thinly manned and it was necessar for the federal troops to withdraw toward the town proper carrying thel machine guns and boxes of Mause ammunition with them.
 Hurry Achievements
 Then achievements were hurrie from the flats to the west of towI where no military activity had ye occurred. Other achievements wer marched down the steep hill from fo1 Hidalgo and engaged the adVancn enemy. Prior to the arrival o1 tQes endorsements, the firing had die down to occasional sniping. With thel arrival it burst out again and contin lueQ TOT DiOIt lIlcili op iiiAiAH'N7 N-N+- - severity of q desperately fought gen eral enga cement.
 Slowly, under pressure of superl'
 numbers on the outskirts the fedora
 were forced back, fighting for evel inch given Down Gale Comerc
 swept the wave of battle, past the g
 military headquarters, or 'CommaI
 darcia," as it is called ill Spanish, al
 into the main business district of tl
 town. It was then that Colonel Esc'
 bar again executed his daring cavall
 coup. Appearing from around shal
 corner, he charged the rebels wi
 waving saber. shouting to his men ;
 he rode down the rebels, who scurri'
 for cover in all directions. The col
 was again successful and the Vii
 force was driven back across Lare'
 avenue, along Comercio street, Colon = Escobar receiving five wounds as ,r charged past the custom house. . Colonel Escobar's charge down c ,s mercio Street developed into a pivot ,- movement, when a junction W h formed with the federals to the sou
 and east of town, and the moveme IS slowly forced the Villa forces fire it the town proper into the adobe hous " on the outskirts This was credit ,e as being a federal victory and cree
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