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appeared to the south of the city, coming
from ii different illwtlnn than the screen
of Constitutionalists which the Federals
were about to atUujk, and which appar-
ently had bfifn used merely us a ruse.
Hack into the city the Federal column
dashed, and machine nuns begun a rteady
fire upon the mnlti body of Constitution-
alist*. Both sides used Intermittent
sprays of rifle fire, but the machine jjuns
■eemed to be the dominating factor and
the Constitutionalist main body with-
drew. Hy 9 o'clock the firing had lulled
to occasional rifle shots.
The Federals- main fighting during the
first three hours was done from semi-
circular entrenchments about the city,
composed of loaded freight cars pro-
tected against splinters with bags of
sand
The American city was not touched by
bullets during this stage of the fight.
American soldiers lined the river banks
with orders not to permit combatants to
cross.
Mexicans Fled to American Side.
Daylight revealed the downtown streets
of Laredo with curbstones lined with
hundreds of Mexican women, young girls
and children, who had rushed across the
river during the night, and spent the
night sitting on the flag stones trying to
keep warm. All Of these refugees were
of the poorer classes, whose homes were
In the danger /.one. Many had brought
their meager possessions including some
bedding and occasional anltnal pets.
Christmas dolls were t'rjlitlv hugged in
the arms of many a. small Kirl.
Ked Cross surgeons and nurses began to
go on the battlrtteld soon after 9 o'clock
and before noon tiring had practically
ceased. Rumors that the dead might
reach 400 from the morning tight alone
could not be verified. The otliciall did
not report what proportion of the more
than 200 dead they found wore Federals,
but Indicated that the Federal loss was
heavy. They luid not examined all the
Constitutionalist battleground. Wounded
were said to number hundreds. Several
Oemtttatlo—Hete wounded ware brought
to tho American side at I .a redo for treat-
ment They reported that many Consti-
tutionalists were said to be missing.
Federal Company Annihilated.
Examination of the Held indicated that
at one stage of the fight Constitutional-
ists cut off an entire company of Feder-
als, mowing them down with both rifle
.and artillery fire. It was said not one of
the 63 men in this company escaped alive.
More than onn-thtrd of tho Federal losses
were In this company. While the number
of Constitutionalists' cannon was not
known, some of the attackers' artillery
flre being deadly, particularly one gun,
said to be In charge of a Oerman marks-
man.
The Constitutionalists three times at-
tempted to rush the Federal entrench-
ments. but machine gun fire each time
drove them back Federal officers claimed
that a considerable portion of their forces
stationed to the west of the city did not
participate In the morning battle, being
held as a reserve.
Many contrivances which appeared to
be bombs shot from cannon were found
In the Nuevo Laredo downtown district.
They ha<i neither exploded-nor done seri-
ous d.imuge to property by their Impact.
•lust before the morning fighting reached
Its height, the master mechanic of the
National Railways of Mexico at Nuevo
Laredo ran six locomotives over to the
American side.
I^AREDO, January 1.—There was occa-
sional scattered firing early this after-
noon when the Constitutionalists ap-
peared to be maneuvering to get In close
to tho Federal trenches before exposing
themselves to a pitched battle. General
Pablo Gonsales commanded the Constitu-
tionalists and General Cjulntana, assisted
by Colonel Guardlo I^ao.
Keeping Curious Out of Danger.
Notwithstanding the reported Intention
of the Constitutionalists to attack the.
Federals tonight with dynamite bombs, it
was believed here fighting would not he
resumed until daylight.
Urllted States troops, Texas Rangers,
the Tcxhs National Guard and municipal
police were busy tonight keeping tho
curious from the danger zone. Half a
dozen arrests were made during the day
on charges of violating the neutrality
law*, ono man being charged with at-
tempting to smuggle rifles across the line
In an automobile.
F^ite tonlgiit estimates of the dead
ranged from SJfto by the most conserva-
tive to double that number, but there was
no way to obtain accurate figures.
COL. BLOCKSOM DESCRIBED BATTLE
Federals Said to Be Making Gallant De-
fenae at Neuvo Laredo.
(Associated Press Report.)
HAN ANTONIO, Texas, January 1.—
Colonel Augustus P. Ulocksoni, the com-
manding officer at Fort Mcintosh, Laredo,
described the situation across the river
in a dispatch to army headquarters here,
received tonight, as follows:
"The attack by Constitutionalists on
Neuvo Laredo began at 5:45 o'clock
Thursday morning, and the fighting kept
up pretty well through the day. Aside
from about six field pieces used on botli
sides, the greater part of the firing was
fro:n rifles, although machine guns were
frequently brought into action. The at-
tack was made by Constitutionalists from
the south and west, and few of the bullets
fell on the American side of the l*iver.
Onlookers on the American side were
easily kept out of the danger zone by
the cavalrymen. The strength of the
Federals was estimated at from 1200 to
1T.00 and the Constitutionalists were »>e-
ltcved to have about 2500 men, although
there might have been more who hud not
yet come up. Comparatively few refugees
crossed to the American side up to 3
o'clock and none of the soldier'! in the
Federal ranks had deserted. They were
said to be making a gallant defense."
Colonel IJlocksom has under his com-
mand at Laredo four troops of the Third
Cavalry, three troops of the Fourteenth
Cavalry and a battery of the Third Field
Artillery.
Major M. M. McNamee. Fifteenth Cav-
alry. commanding the American troops at
Presidio, opposite Ojinaga. telegraphed
late this afternoon that the battle at
oJinnRa had continued through Wednes-
day nifjht and during Thursday there was
an immense volume of fire from the Fed-
eral entrenchments. There were a num-
ber of close assaults by the Constitution-
alists. but all these were repulsed. The
Federals reported they had 30 men killed
during the day. What the rebel loss f.as
been Major McNamee could not say.
Fifty-three of the Federal wounded are
In the old church at Presidio nnd are be-
ing cared for by a surgeon of the Mexican
army.
The Red Cross surgeons, nurses and
supplies were expected to reach Pre-
sidio late In the afternoon and the mem-
bers of this organization will- take care
of the wounded Immediately Major Mc-
Namee also reported that the Federals
were paid Thursday, and that there were
no further desertions from the ranks;
rather they were making a brave stand.
The Federals are apparently wasting
ammunition in the terrific fire that has
been under way much of*»he day. They
are completely surrounded with the ex-
ception of the Cnited States line, a dis-
tance of four miles.
The Federal commander made the re-
quest that some of the wounded be per-
mitted to be removed to C. P. Diaz. The
request was refused.
From El Paso Genial Hugh L. Scott
telegraphed that General Villa had
reached there with a large amount of sil-
ver bullion and that he was making an
attempt to establish soma American
bonkers In Chihuahua.
The general's report also said that an
attack had been made Wednesday near
K1 Valle on General Castillo by a de-
tachment of rebels from Chihuahua. Nino
of General Castillo's men were killed, but
the general himself escaped.
JUARtZ SCHOOL SEIZED
BY VILLA'S COMMAND
Professors and Instructors Banished
Because School Was Supported
by the Huerta Government.
(Houston Post Spccial.)
EL PASO, Texas, January 1.—The
Juarez Agricultural College, including
buildings, (grounds and experimental farm,
has been confiscated by the Villa troops
and is being used as army barracks. The
college professors have been ordered to
leave the country, while instructors and
helpers have been ordered oi'f the campus.
The reason assigned for the action of the
rebel officers is that the college is owned
by tho National Government and has re-
ceived its support from the Huerta Pro-
visional Government at Mcxico City. Prof.
Romulo Esocbar, In charge of the college,
is said to be one of those ordered to leave
the country.
JOHN UND DID NOT LAND
FROM REVENUE CUTTER
Stated at President's Cottage That
the Scout Cruiser Chester Had
Not Been Sighted.
(Associated Press Report.)
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss., January 1.—
The revenue cutter Winona arrived at
Paf-s Christian at 6 o'clock tonight, but
John Lind, President Wilson's Mexican
envoy who was expected to arrive at
that hour, did not come ashore. At the
presidential cottage later, it was stated
that the scout cruiser Chester on which
Mr. Llnd left Vera Cruz for Pass Chris-
tian had not been sighted by the Winona.
OBJECTED TO FEDERAL RETURN.
Demanded to Know Why Federals Were
Forced Across Border.
(Associated Press Report.)
EL PASO, Texas, January 1.—Raoul
Madero, brother of the late President of
Mexico, on behalf of General Villa today
called on United States Army officials
here to inquire why the Federals at Ojin-
aga were forced back to the Mexican side.
Madero said the rebels felt this action
was advantageous to the Federal Army.
He was told that once the Federals were
disarmed before they were sent back by
American troops their usefulness as fight-
ers was destroyed and that the United
States would treat all combatants alike.
Madero was told that If the whole Fed-
eral Army crosses the border it will not
be sent back if soldiers claim their lives
are in danger.
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Decider After Conference With Villa Not
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(ilssociated Press Report.)
HERMOSILLO, Sonora, January 1.—•
General Venustiano Carranza announced
today that he would go to Chihuahua a3
soon as possible. He said he had aban-
doned his projected trip along the west
coast to Culiacan, Sinaloa. This de-
cision was announced after a long dis-
tance telephone conversation with Gen-
eral Villa.
For two hours the Constitutionalist
commander-in-chief conferred with Gen-
eral Villa in regard to the situation in
the State of Chihuahua. News of the
rebel attack at Ojinaga and Nuevo La-
redo was received with much interest.
Assurances were expressed that the en-
tire border soon would be in the hands of
the insurgent forces.
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the village, while the rebels, always
drawing closer, fired artillery and small
guns from the hills and approaches.
Federal Rally Was Repulsed.
Soon after daylight the Federals made
a desperate attempt to rally. They even
extended their line of fire outward, but
this brought heavier firing by the rebels
that sent the defenders back to their in-
ner defenses. Thereafter the relative
position of the opposing forces remained
much the same, with General Ortega
driving in shot and shell from three
sides, while General Francisco Castro's
Federals fired from what vantage points
they had within the horse corral, the
customs house and trenches.
Never in border history had there been
a scene equal to that of the Federal
wounded and deserters who scrambled to
reach the United States, while from their
rear there still poured a parting shower
of shells and bullets.
The river's edge was a ragged fringe of
smoke begrimed, maimed and half naked
soldiers, some rushing pell mell into the
river, some crying from the pain of their
wounds, others crawling because of shat-
tered limbs, over rocks and cacti, some
greedily stopping to drink the muddy
water and all begging the Americans on
the opposite side for shelter from the
turmoil from which they had fled.
Wounded Are Given Aid.
The river bed is of soft mud with water
in the middle about waist deep. At one
point 200 Federals, all carrying guns,
waded across. They were surrounded by
a handful of United States troops, dis-
armed and forced back. The wounded
were picked up as soon as they reached
this shore, or if a wounded soldier got
stuck in the mud he was dragged oiit and
placed in the care of the Red Cross. A
soldier who had his arm shot off, an-
other limping with a wounded foot, still
more who actually crawled into the wa-
ter, a Federal lieutenant bearing the uni-
form of his rank, a bugler with a bunch
of yellow tassels on his arm, a barefoot
private who had lost his shoes, all formed
part of the hobbling line that came down
the line which intervenes between Oji-
naga and the river.
The protest of the unwounded Federals
against being forced back into Mexico
was pitiable. Deserters went back but
wailing as they went that they surely
would be killed without their arms.
It was the fact that there was so many
deserters ae much as the progress of the
rebel lighting that convinced Major Mc-
Namee that the retreat to the United
States of the whole Federal army was
inevitable.
The little mission church on this side
of the Rio Grande was made the asylum
of the wounded, above which the Red
Cross flag floated.
Major McNamee Sent Report.
A message addressed by Major Mc-
Namee to General Hugh L. Scott at El
Paso says:
"Heavy artillery firing continued in and
about Ojinaga. Several hundred women
and children came across and are under
cover on tills side. Many came in from
points up and down the river and are held
in a church. Red Cross officials wired
for three doctors and several nurses.
"I am still driving Federals back, first
disarming them. Have now over 200
rifles, other arms and ammunition. Ex-
pect at any time during the tight that
the greater part of the Federal army,
possioly 2000 or 3000 men, may be forced
to cross the river. I have made disposi-
tions to disarm and hold them if this
takes place. At this hour I have one troop
patrolling between the town-ami the river
and another riding roads north of Ojinaga
leading toward Shatter.
"A tew shells fired by rebels fell close
to or on the American bank of the river,
north of the town. No one was injured.
I sent a demand to General Ortega, warn-
ing him against consequences of such ac-
tion. So far have the situation in hand.
McNamee."
Between Ojinaga and the river is about
a mile of flat land. Should the Federals
retreat across this, it was feared they
might possibly draw the fire this way.
Scenes Were Horrifying.
Horrifying sights were witnessed from
the American side before daylight. The
wounded soldiers with shattered arms
and leg3 shot off and other injuries strug-
gled through the river and pleaded to the
American soldiers for help.
All the physicians and medical supplies
available here were placed at the service
of the disabled Federals. Before dawn
more than 200 wounded had srught relief
on this side. Some of these were so badly
injured that they begged the American
soldiers to kill them.
From the war-scarred village of Ojinaga
back a mile from the river there came
what appeared to be an endless tide of
wounded.
Federal deserters also came to the river
in great numbers, indicating that the bulk
of Huerta's army was disposed to give up.
All the deserters who were not wolTnded.
however, were disarmed on this side and
sent back by Major McNamee, command-
ing the United States border patrol. Major
McNamee has more than 300 guns which
he took from deserters.
During the night the groaning of the
wounded on the battlefield on the oppo-
site side of the river could be heard by
the American cavalrymen. The firing in
the darkness seemed to be heavier than it .
had been hitherto. All women, children
and noncombatants of Ojinaga came to
the river and were taken to the American
side.
Red Cross headquarters on this side,
where the Federal wounded are being
cared for, now is active as a field hos-
pital on a battlefield.
WASHINGTON WAS CONFIDENT.
Believed Soldiers on Border Could Handle
Satuatlon Alone.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON, January 1.—Full confi-
dence in the ability of the 500 American
troopers at Presidio to deal with the
situation there was expressed tonight by
War Department officials. It was said
no special orders had gone from Wash-
ington, the department deeming it un-
necessary to interfere with the plans, of
Brigadier General Bliss, commanding bor-
der forces.
Should tlie rebels follow the fugitives
across they would be given the same
treatment accorded the Federals. Offi-
cials here are satisfied, however, that
the cliate would end at the border.
YAQUI INDIANS RAIDING RANCHES.
Chief Morrie Arrived at Hermoslllo to
Treat With Rebels.
(Associated Press Report.)
NOGALES, Ariz., January 1.—Recent
arrivals from Sonora report that mounted
Yaqui Indians continued active in raiding
ranches and robbing travelers. On invi-
tations of the Constitutionalist State au-
thorities Chief M-orrie arrived at Hermo-
slllo tpday with a bodyguard of 45 Indians
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Looted Entire City.
(Houston Post Special.)
TEMPLE, Texas, January 1.—-Mrs. J.
E. Harten and three small children, who
are refugees from the Tampico district
in Mexico, arrived here yesterday and
will visit relatives near this city for a
short period. Mrs. Harten relates some
thrilling experiences that fell to her lot
in Mexico. The Harten family left Tam-
pico in a United States gunboat, which
landed them in Galveston last Friday, and
came to this place. During the bombard-
ment of Tampico the family spent two
days in an abandoned well, not daring to
show their heads above the ground level
for fear of instant death. According to
the story of the lady tile Federals com-
mitted all kinds of depredations and re-
lieved her husband of $1100 in notes,
looting and plundering everything in their
path, while on the other hand the Con-
stitutionalists confined their looting to
provisions and clothing. She described
the bombardment of the city as having
been something terrible to experience,
and the inhabitants were kept in terror
of their lives, not knowing what moment
a stray bomb would blow something up.
In her opinion conditions around Tam-
pico are daily growing worse.
VILLA ORDERED BORDER CLEARED.
Operations Against Federals Was Result
of Sweeping Command.
(Associated Press Report.)
JUAREZ, Hex., January 1.—General
Villa's advisers today said that rebel
activity at Ojinaga and Nuevo Laredo
was the result of general orders to clear
the border of Federals.
Rebel successes at these points would
leave the Huerta Government virtually
without a vestige of power on the United
States border and would place them in
supreme control of territory extending
north of a line from Tampico on the
Gulf Coast across the country through
Monterey and Torreon to Guaymas on
the Pacific Coast.
General Villa probably will await here
the outcome of the border fights.
GUAYMAS MEETING WAS ENDED.
Internal Strife Closed When Federals De-
cided to Stick Together.
(Associated Press Report.)
HERMOSILLO, December 31, via No-
gales, Ariz., January 1.—The mutiny of
the Federal garrison at Guaymas after
more than an hour's fighting among
themselves today ended abruptly. It was
said the old soldiers, after ending their
internal strife, had decided to stay to-
gether at Guaymas.
The court martial trying Captain Rob-
erto Montano of the Federal Army today
sentenced him to death. The case hinged
on whether Captain Montano had sur-
rendered voluntarily to insurgents near
Guaymas or had been captured while at-
tempting to bribe Constitutionalist offi-
cers.
FEDERALS SEIZED OIL WELLS.
Vera Cruz Company Refused to Supply
Government Railways.
(Associated Press Report.)
VERA CRUZ, January 1.—Mexican mil-
itary authorities assumed control today
of the property here of Aguala Oil Com-
pany because of the company's refusal,
in face of rebel threats, to supply the
Mexican Railway with oil.
The company was recently warned by
the rebels that Hs wells would be set on
fire if oil were furnished for traffic pur-
poses and in consequence the company
declined to supply the railroad with fuel.
As a result of the action of the Aguila
Company the Mexican Railroad ran short
of oil and its officers appealed to the Gov-
ernment for relief. The Federal authori-
ties then took over the tanks and all de-
posits here of the oil concern and soldiers
are now in charge of the plant.
The Inter-Oceanic Railroad has sus-
pended traffic for three days to repair a
bridge which was burned by rebels Tues-
day when they attacked a troop train.
BATTLESHIPS REACHED VERA CRUZ,
Virginia and New Jersey Will Replace
Kansas and Connecticut.
(Associated Press Report.)
VERA CRUZ, January 1.—The United
State battleships Virginia and New Jer-
sey arrived at Vera Cruz this morning
from Tampico to take the places of the
Kansas and Connecticut, which have gone
to the latter place. The commanders
could learn nothing of the steamer sup-
posed to have been blown up outside of
Tampico harbor yesterday.
Boat races in which crews from tlie
American battleships, Michigan. New
Jersey, Rhode Island and Virginia, took
part were rowed today. The Michigan
sailors won.
BATTLESHIP IN ACCIDENT.
Ohio Broke Blade of Propeller in
Storm.
(Associated Press Report.)
NORFOLK, Va., January 1.—The bat-
tleship Ohio, off the Delaware break-
water undergoing fumigation as a re-
sult of a recent outbreak of smallpox on
board, has broken a blade of one of her
propellers, according to word received
here today. The accident is thought tj
have occurred while the vessel was seek-
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January 1.—Rohde Reynolds of Houston
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were married at 9 o'clock last night.
Both the young people are well known
and have many friends. Mr. Reynolds
was a resident of this city, and was city
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price of eggs and the added value of the
blooded product for hatching purposes
led to so many burglaries of hens at the
Madison Square Garden poultry show
that several exhibitors installed electri-
cal apparatus for protection.
A device set up by K. M. Turner re-
sulted in records being made of the voices
of three persons who are believed tQ have. I
robbed the pens. Officials of the show I
assert that thev know the identity of the J
marauders and arrests are expected.
One Fire or Burglary
may deprive you of valuables worth
many times the rental charge of a
Safe Deposit Box in our fire and burg-
lar proof Vault arid absolutely safe
place for valuables of every descrip-
tion. ,
Houston Land & Trust Company
(Chartered 1875 Without Banking Privileges.)
MAIN AND FRANKLIN STS.
Commonwealth Trust Company, Houston, Texas
Paid in Capital $500,000.00.
We do a general banking and trust company business.
BOND DEPARTMENT. REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL DEPT.
Municipal. Road. We handle the most desirable property
County. School. Drainage. in Houston.
E. B. Blanton, Mgr. R. C. George. Mgr.
5 Per Cent Paid on Deposits.
W. E. Richards, President. F. F. Fleming, Treasurer.
STEWART ABSTRACT <& TITLE CO.
ABSTRACTS GUARANTEE POLICIES
ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR—WE PREPARED HIS TITLE
"It is Better to be Safe Than Sorry"
STEWART BUILDING 405 FANNIN STREET
PATENTS
obtained and trademarks and copyrights
registered. Write for Inventor's Guide
Book. Offices at 303-4 Lumbermans
Bank Building, Houston, Texas. Phone
Preston 4790.
HARDWAY & CATHEY
ONLY ONE "Bromo Quinine," that Is
Laxative Bromo Qmmne
Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
SWA
on
box.
25c
George Kldd Jr.
William Alkman.
K9DD, AIKMAN & CO.
PUBl-IC ACCOUNTANTS.
Houston San Antonio
414-15-16 First 626-27 Moore
National Bank. Building.
WE WILL BUY
Great Southern Lif« In*. Co. Stock
WE WILL SELL
Bankers Trust Co. Stock
We Buy and Sail all Marketable Stoeka and
Bonds.
Wm. B. King. W. D. Sherwood.
WM. B. KING & CO.,
8TOCK AND BOND DEALERS.
H. N. Atkinson Norman Atkinson
Guy Graham
Atkinson, Graham & Atkinson
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law
Stewart Building, Houston, Texas
Phones: Pres. 3150 and SS32: A-4402
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