The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-08
CHIHUAHUA IN HANDS Of VILLA
WHETHER HE COMMANDS FED
ERALS REBELS UNDECIDED.
Believed He Is Loyal TO maoero'
Many Killed - Two Americans
With Rebeis--0rozeo Flees'

f! Paso. Tex.--NeWR received sun
| day night by Juan Terrazas, son Ol
| the refugee chihuahua cattle klh6
announces that fighting was TeSHhco
at chihuahua city at night as soon Us
Hernandez arrived with his reinforce
| ments. The morning battle lasted
about three hours and thirty-tive per
sons were killed. according TO the
latest version Of the affair.
Chihuahua fell into hands OF Cen
eral Villa al 10 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, following 4 battle OF short dura'
ton. Villa is believed to be loyal
to Madero, and commands about to0
troops. He was until Saturday camp
ed about fifty miles west of the town,
| bu, came In by rail- at night and pre-
pared for the attack a few miles from
the suburbs. Early Sunday morning
he began his advance, and met with
resistance from the small garrison.
OrozcO. with q few Of his followers,
is said TO have escaped from the city
after fighting half an hour.
They sent train nOrthWard to Gal
legoa, where Hernandez, with 300
men, was encamped. and begged him
TO hurry TO their assistance. Herman
DEE forwarded telegram to Salazar
notifying him of the attack on Chi
huahua and urging him to send rein
forcements to Orozco at once. Her.
nandez. with his band, then boarded
the train and went south.
Following the receipt Of the tele
gram Salazar began preparations for
an immediate departure from Juarez
His men were mustered, armed and
equipped as speedily as possible. and
freight trains In two sections left
carrying men. horses, machine guns,
provisions, coal and water. Seven
teen Of the cars contained men and
twenty-one contained horses. a third
train left also, carrying about ten
cars loaded with men and equipment
and the officers highest N command.
Several newspaper men departed for
the south On the section of freight.
In one Of the cars were T. C. Rich
| ardson OF Lamar, Mo, and Sam Dire
ben OF Philadelphia, with two ma.
| chine guns. Richardson was formerly
in the United States navy and Dreben
has had experience as a soldier Of for
| tune in several Central American rev.
oluions. In addition to these guns
there was one small field piece man,
ufactured at the foundry at the town
OF MADEIRA. This gun is an eight,
FOUNDER.
The exact status Of the situation at
Chihuahua is not made clear One re
port has it that Orozco was killed. but
this was subsequently denied. 1t is
not known positively whether Villa
has cast his lot with SalaZar or Is still
loyal to Madero, but 1t Is generally
believed that he is loyal and that he
drove OroZco and his small body out
of the town with but slight resistance
The fighting at Chihuahua took
place in the southwestern part of the
city near the penitentiary. The large
number of American residents at the
capital are reported to have been
greatly alarmed, but there were nc
casualties, and as soon as Villa haG
occupied the place order was restored
General Villa was a good citizen, but
was outlawed during the Diaz regime
and hunted by Diaz troops for killing
a federal officer who had mistreateC
his sister. With a small band he tool
refuge in the hills and maintained
himself and followers, though con
stantly sought by Diaz troops. Wher
Madero was victorious Villa applied t
him for amnesty and promised to OBEY
the laws Madero made him a colonel
and he took part In several battles
He always professed the creates
loyalty to Madero and gratitude fo
pardoning him.