FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13269, 3 January 1914, Page 3

FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

REFUGEES DRIVEN BACK. (Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) NEW YORK, January 2. Reports from Presidio (Texas) state that the Northern Division of the Federal Army is shut up m Ojinaga, and is apparently about to Uec across the American border. Hundreds of wounded are walking along the banks of the river, and American troops are heading them off, and preventing them from crossing. Fighting around Ojinaga is proceeding and the rebels are gaining ground. (Received Jan. 3, 11.50 a.m.) MEXICO CITY, January 2. President Huerta has released 26 imprisoned deputies. He still detains Don Reyes, ex-Minister of Justice, and Don Estanol, ex-Minister of Public Instruction. The judge who tried the cases held that ther^ was no basis for the accusation of rebellion. WASHINGTON, January 2. The commander of the United* States forces lias been ordered to receive fleeing Federals if they cross the American border from Mexico m the neighborhood of Ojinaga. The Red Cross Brigade will render assistance, but will disarm everyone.

LONDON, December 24. Miguel Covarrublas, the confidential agent m London of the Mexican Constitutionalists, has formally deposited with the secretary of Lloyd's General Cananza's threat to sink foreign ships carrying munitions of war. The communication was posted on the notice board at Lloyd's, andy attracted the amused attention of the tinderwriters. NEW YORK, December 24. Captain Roberto Montano, one of the Federal officers m Guayma's garrison, who surrendered to the insurgent outposts, has been tried by court-martial on a charge of attempting to induce the Constitutionalist officers to desert as part of a plot to demoralise General Can anna's military organisation MEXICO CITY, Dec. 24. Feeble efforts were made to arrange holiday festivities or even make a show of holiday spirit. The merchants made only an apologetic effort to promote any holiday trade. VANCOUVER; December 24. News -from Jaurez states- that the Federal troops have passed into rebel territory, where fierce .guerilla fighting is m progress. The rebels have begun a campaign of destruction of railroads, bridges, and; telegraph lines leading to Mexico City. Unaware of the presence of rebels, the. Federal officers despatched a train carrying Government troops. The train ran over a dynamite mine near Charcos and was, destroyed. Those who escaped death m the explosion were afterwards slaughtered by tiie rebels.