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Show ! REBEL FORCES RESUME FIGHT Federals Fast Losing Ground in Face of Continued Aggressive Ag-gressive Attack. GENERALS PLAN FLIGHT Fear of Being Shot by Officers Prevents Rush of Soldiers Across River. Presidio, Texas, Dec. 31 The rebel 'forces resumed their aggressive fighting fight-ing against the federal armv at Ojin-aga, Ojin-aga, Mexico, with renewed vigor today to-day It was believed the federals were fas t losing ground. Reports were that General Oro7co and General Ynez Salazar, command era of federal volunteers had arranged ar-ranged to cmss to the American side in case the federal armv is utterlv routed. Federal deserters Bald Only the fear cf being shot bv their own officers prevented many federal soldiers from rushing across the river The'v said their losses in dead and wounded bad been heavv Vi:ia Amves From Chihuahua. Juarez MeX , Dec 31 General Fram isco Villa arrived here todav I lrom Chihuahua. His purpose was to he In a better position to direct bv telegraph the rebel operations at Ojina?a Estimates 0f the probable number of dead and wounded were baserj merely on what refugees said 1 federal deserter said 200 or 300 of their number had been killed in the first attack of the rebels and that the wounded who could not shift for themselves were left on the field Three other federal soldier- said that most of the soldiers had not been paid in months and that they were waiting a chance to desert Three Engagements Monday. l-aredo, Texas, Dec 31 Twenty I federals were killed and many wounded wound-ed In three engagements Mondav with constitutionalists at Rodricuez -is 1 miles pouth of Monterey, according j to federal reports today. A special ; train carrying many wounded federals I reached Nuevo lredo this mo:nlng Rebel agents say they lost nine killed kill-ed and several wounded 1,1 tfe lighting light-ing and Halm a victory A demand for the surrender of Nuevo Nu-evo Iaredo to constitutionalists was anticipated todav. Two bodies of rebels, reb-els, It was reported, were moving on the city for an attack Troop Train Blown Up. r-ra Cruz. Mexico, Deo. 31, A federal fed-eral troop train was blown up with dvnamite today. 170 miles southeast of tfezli o Ity, on the main line or Ok- Inter-Oceanic rallwnv connecting the federal capital with the coast. The telegraph lines also were torn down, according to advices received at the federal headquarters here. era Cruz Mexico. Doc 31. Only three men out of the fifty soldiers and the train crew escaped with their lives from the dynamite explosion, according to the report sent In by the engineer, who fled from the scene, of slaughter to a telegraph station in the vicinity All the trains on the Inter-Oceank railway have been annulled on ac count of the destruction of the tracke bv the explosion. Demand Garrison Surrender. Laredo. Texas, Dec. 81. The sur render of Nuevo I,aredo bv midnight was demanded of the federal garrison at that point by Constitutionalists to day. An attack would he begun im mediately unless the federals surren dered, according to the demand. Pass Christian, Dec 31 President Wilson received official advices today to-day that John Lind, his personal representative rep-resentative to Mexico, had left Vera Cruz on the scout cruiser Chester and probably would arrive off here to night There Is a possibility. If the weather Is good, that the president will go aboard the revenue cutter Winona, recently placed at his disposal dis-posal here, and meet Mr LinJ when the ( 'hester arrives. The president was not inclined to discuss the coming conference with Mr. Llnd, but authorized the statement state-ment that the visit was of no espe cial significance and merely meant that the president's representative de-slder de-slder to communicate more hilly than he could by cable. Mr Wilson gave the impression t that there was nothing here to Indi-! Indi-! cate a crisis In Mexican affairs or that a new diplomatic move was con- templated The president, however recently bad given much thought to the Mexican Mexi-can problem In view of this fact there f8 reason for believing that a more definite understanding of the course that the president desires Mr l lnd to pursue In the Immediate fu hire will be reached. Bryan Returns to Capital Washington, D. C.. Dec. 31. Serre tary Bryan, back from his holidav In Florida, was early at his desk today, Kolng over Mexican dispatches which accumulated during his absence Mr. Brvan would not discuss John LInd'fl forthcoming conference with President Wilson at Pass Christian, Miss., or the reasons which had prompted tho presidents representa live to seek a personal Interview with his chief. Mexico Not Concerned. Mexico City. Dec. 31 The depart ure from Mexico of John Llnd, personal per-sonal representative of President Wil son caused very little comment here M' xi. an officials profess to attach no Importance to Mr hind's movements whic h they say long ogu ceased to con cern them The morning newspapers newspa-pers published only brief reference to the fact of his leaving |