Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-14
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LEADER OF
new RAID
ON BORDER.
Villa, With Strong Bodyguard,
Joins Forces Marching
Against City on the
L Rio Grande.

JuoiSL, Juuc lo.-A SkiTHllSn 0e-
Cured between federals and ad-
vanced forces of General Angeles
at 4:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Several are reported killed on the
federal side.
Ell Paso, June ia courier who
arrived Friday night from the rebel
headquarters near Zaragosa, less
than Is miles from Juarez, reports
that the rebels have 4,4OO men, ali
armed with rifles and each man sup
piled with 800 rounds of ammuni-
ton. s
Two field guns and eight machine
guns are included in the rebel fight
ing equipment.
At the time the coourier left the
camp the intention was to attack
Juarez before daylight Saturday
morning.
The courier, who is we'll known
here, reliable man, though a
stfong partisan of Villa, declares
there is not the slightest doubt Of
the ability of the rebels to succeed.
Angeles is in supreme command
Of the expedition, though Francisco
Villa, with bodyguard of 800 men,
is present in person.
Villa in Serious Condition.
The force is divided as follows:
The brigade of Pablo Lopez, un-
der command of Martin Lopez.
The brigade of Morlos under
Nicholas Fernandez.
The brigade of Jose Rodriguez,
formerly commanded by Hipo1ito
Villa, under General Michel
Hipo1ito Villa is tat Villa Ahu1
mada, suffering from cerebral con-
gestion and in serious, conditions.
He is attended by bodyguard Of
400 men.
According to the courier Angeles
has absolute information as to the
number of men in the Juarez gar
rison, which he claims is less than
1000 though the federals claim 500.
The rebel estimate of the Juarez
force follows:
Six hundred and eighty men Of the
original garrison; 90 from Villa
Ahumada; so from Montezuma and
1870 from Casas Grandes.
This information was obtained
from two women spies captured at
Villa Ahumada. One of these wom-
en- was brought north and sent into
the federal lines with message
urging the garrison to come out
and fight and avoid shedding the
blood of noncambatants in the city
Destroy Railway.
The courier also brought report
of the destruction of the Mexican
Central railway line by the rebels
including the drawing and burning
of $4,000 railway ties between Nom
tezuma and Chihuahua City and the
similar destruction of $4,000 ties be-
tween Chihuahua City. and Santa
Rosalia, to the south.
The delay in attacking Juarex is
accounted for by the statement that
General Angeles was awaiting the
arrival of Villa. who was delayed on
account Of remaining behind to arr
range for medical aid for his
brother.
Fifteen men of Martin Lopcz's
command were sent in close to the
Juarez defenses on the east late
Friday and brought in report of
skirmish with the federals, in which
several of the latter were killed.
On the march northward from !
Paral the Villa followers claim 10
have passed near Chihuahua City.
within 800 feet of trench occupied
by large number of federals who
never fired shot, and who calmly
watched the rebels begin the de-
struction of the railroad almost
within rifle range of their position.
Juarez, Mex, June BIN state
ment issued late today Gen. Fran
cisco Gonzales said his scouts had
located number of small bands of
armed rebels and had exchanged
shots. There was no evidence, ne
said, to indicate the presence near
Juarez of any considerable number
of rebels. He declined to discuss
the report that the rebels had sent
a woman through his lines with AZ
challenge to come out and fight.
Business proceeded here about az
usual throughout the day, and the
number of American visitors showed
no sign of diminution. Saloons
and gambling places were open, and
we'll patronized by civilians. Sol
diers in squads and detachments
passed hurficdly through the stSeets,
but there was no excitement andno
shooting was heard.
Scouts Locate Rebels.
The nearest thing to excitement
occurred late Friday afternoon when
went wrong with the mo-
tor of crowded FL Paso bound
street car. A fuse blew out with 1
report like a cannon shot. Several
of the passengers in their haste 10
cave the car were cut and bruised,
out no one was seriously hurt. The
report was heard block away and
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