El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
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can chief regarding the accession Of
fighting on the border Villa seemed
to consider that he would be doing a
friendly act to the United states by
removing the last Carranza garrisons
on the western border regardless Of
what danger it might incur to the resi-
dents of Douglas and NacO, Ariz,, where
during the recent Villa-M aytorena at
tack more than SO. persons have been
wounded or killed on the American side
of the internatipnal line.
Washington Not Willing.
It is understood, however, that
Villas proposition to continue border
fighting of any nature will not be sat
isfactOry to the Washington govern .
ment. which several weeks ago sent
Gen Scott to Naco to attempt an adj
justment of the trouble there. In Villas
message to Gen. Scott the Mexican gen.
eral promised to expose the residents
of the American towns to fire for eight
or less hours, during which time he de-
clared he would drive the Carranza
troops over the border. Villa explained
that he was making this movement of
troops north during his campaign
against the Carranza forces on the
eastern seabOard "at great sacrifice
in order to settle the Arizona border
difficulties.
May Be Directing Fight.
villa agents here, together with Of
ficials of the National lines, while
continuing to state that villa may ar
rive ia Juarez at any moment, are still
entirely in the dark as TO his wherea-
bouts.
According to private advices received
by an American in this city, Villa, upon
arriving in Chihuahua, received word
Of the Villlsta defeat at Marie station,
on the line from HipolitO to TOrreOn,
and at once ordered his special back
TO Torreon and left there for San Pc
drO, 43 miles east Of TOrreOn, which IS
a strongly fortified position. This re-
port is denied in a general way by
Villa officials, who, however, will haz-
zard no guess as to the present where
abouts of their chief
Gen. Villa left Chihuahua at oclck
this morning and will arrive here at
3 p. m, according to a high official
of the National lines. The Villa special
has been given the right Of way and
freight trains on the Chihuahua-Juarez /
division have been run on sidings, it
is stated.
villa Troops ReHch Juarez.
Approximately 5000 troops Of the 5000
under Gen. Juan Cabral that have been
ordered 20 Sonora, have arrived III Jua- J
rez Thursday afternoon three trains 4
arrived and two more arrived late at [
night OF early this morning, making a
total of six for the day. Gen. Cabral is
expected to arrive at about 4 o'clock
this afternoon. The movement of the
first troop trains west over the North {
the first train sent out was wrecked
six miles below Juarez. The !
same equipment as that used in
bringing the troops to the Dor /
der viii be run onto the North West /
ern. All of the troops appear to be in /
good condition and to be we'll equipped. /
Most Of them come from the Laguna /
and central chihuahua districts.
villa Repuise Reported.
After a fierce fight at Victoria, cap A.,
ital Of Tamaulipas, the Villa forces
were repulsed, according TO Carranza
adviCes received here. AS indicating
the fierCeness Of the fighting, the re-
port states that many of the buildings .
in the city were damaged by hand gre I
uades and bombs thrown by the Willis
tas- The governors palace was !
wrecked Gen. CaballerO commanded I
the Carrancistas. After the attack had I
been repulsed, Gen. Teosio RObelo ar I
rived with his column and a big cele- /
bratiOn was held
According to both Carrancista and !
private advices received here, Gen. /
BENJAMIN Argumedo, the Colorado" !
leader who has been fighting with 4
Zapata, was seriously wounded at the I
battle of Puebla. He managed to es- /
cape and is now in hospital at Mexico /
City.
Many Zapatistas Killed.
The additional advices received by !
the Carrancistas regarding the battle ,
declare that in the streets Of the city J
alone zoo Zapatista dead were found, !
while many more were discovered in a ,
radius of 30 miles of the city, where 1
fighting was general One detachment Z
OF about 500 men was cut off in the .
retreat and surrendered in a body, (
these advices state. Both the Inter +
Oceanic and Mexican railway lines .
from Puebla to Veracruz are open and .
the line from Puebla to Mexico City /
has not been damaged. Oregon has /
returned to Veracruz and announced /
that the occupation of Mexico City viii 4,
take place at an early date.
Carrnnclstas Recruiting.
Carrancistas are making every effort .
20 recruit men for the Aqua Prieta /
garrison, according to Villista advices :
received here. 1t is declared that the ,
garrison has been depleted by losses in !
n number Of sorties and that assertions /
are frequent Col Gomez, the COM !
mander, Is said to have issued the same
orders as those made by Gen. Hill at /
Naco. which provide that members of /
the garrison detected in attempting to |
desert shall be shot without trial More (
than a dozen executions under this or
der have already been made, according
TO the Villista reports.