Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-04
OBREGON TROOPS
ADVANCING TO
BORDER CITY
VILLA FORCES REPORTED TO HAVE
EVACUATED CHIHUAHUA, AND
CARRAMzA HAS CHARGE.
RAIL ROAD AND TELEGRAPH COMMU-
NICATI0N BETWEEN BORDER
AND CHIHUAHUA CUT.

FL Paso. Texas, November 4-Thai he
advance guard of General Alvaro Otroeon
has reached the suburbs Of Chihuahna
City and the forces III General Frarri-Nr
Villa are evacuating. wa tho information
obtained yesterday hy United ~-ie- arinr
tficcr- from Amrr..n- wll reached nr
border from the south The Obreson vun-
guard was expected to enter the city la.
evening. but all communication with IN,
capital has been destroyed and whethc-
there has been fight between thc w.
forces i= MT known
Railroad and telegraph communicable
between Ciudad luarcz and CliAuahM
City was cut early yesterday by unknown
troops. according To official information
given out in the Mexican border city Ii
! generally believed by United States
army officers here that the lines were ~
~troyed by a thanking force of OhrnHNN
cavalry. who took 4 dctour around f.
hua City on the march ~ Jimenez. TN.-
Villa officials IN Juarez were yesterday an
able to learn the extent of he da-n.ua -,
the lines. General Manuel Ochoa ha- .t
dered the Villa troops garriSoned Mt v'
Ahumada 10 scout the district in iN
vicinity Of GalegoS. where the lines W.
DESTROYED. and III possible 10 ascertain WI
cnt the lines of communication Ochoa VI
decided not to send out any Of the rrn
from the Juarez garrison ~outhvard bc-
cause If the Aqua Prieta campaign.
Chihuahua City was almost iSolata' ~
terday. The Villa Officer 1t Trar we-
for time able - sff 81 saHseru' iior
hv the w.rt SYSTEM mt 'af .a. ~
~ Grncral VILLA Pf nev f.ui.uga
to make Hav frmsNt ra r.'M
situation and the reported entrs u' tln
Obregon cavalry into the suburbs.
When Villa left for Aqua Prieta v-irl
army he left les than 800 men III tr
huahua City garrison. II j. generally ..
heved that the army viii evacuate the stat,
Just as soon a possible and will make n
effort 70 reioin Villa IN Sonora.
Through a relableS ource it was learned
last evening that Ilarcz will NJ evacuated
bv the Villa forces within few drv
After the cutting NJ the railroad ana r'
graph lines to Chihuahua City vc-ter.'
there was much excitement in Juarez Tl
officers in charge Of the garrison ordcrr1
all the rolling stock caught and were hr
packing ammunition. supplies and other
equipment. which indicated that they in
tend ~ IN early date quitting tho place.
There - shortage uf fuel IN Inarrz rnd
n A. doubtful III the troops will he ahTr
~ leave IN rail and may make lha t:-i,
overland II j. believed that they intrrd
Joining the remnant Of the Chihurhua CfV
and Villa Ahumada garrisons end march
ing to Sonora to join Villas main army
The strict guard being mairtainea nv
the United States customs officials hero
has prevented Villa officials from obtain
ing any fuel On this side of the line There
wa y little coal IN chihuahua CITY hut
with the lire cut II will W impossible ~
bring this to the border.
Villa troops OF the Iuarcz garrison have
began the confiscation of horses. mule
and vehicles of every description from
residents Of Juarez and the surrounding
farming district These will be utilized bv
The villa troops M The Juarez garrison IN
transporting themselves and their ofTo~4-
when the city H. evacuated. Several hi--
dred horses and mules have already ". --,
rounded up and turned into the corral ~
the military department at Juarez. and 80
earch of every barn and corral in the ,;'
Of Juarez and the rural district surror-.'-
lng continues 10 obtain more. Every ~-
-criptIon Of vehicle from beautiful Vie
torias 10 two wheeled burro cart~ have
been taken from civilians by the military
authorities.