Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-18
WLLABANDPURSUED
into M0UNTA|NLA
FIiqht From Chihuahua Rout
Followed by Two Cavalry
Columns.
BANDITS, WELL MOUNTED,
LEAD OVER JAGGED ROCKS
Attack With $500 Men Cost $50
Casualties-Hand-to-Hand
Street Fighting.

Ell PASO Tex, September 1s.-Two
columns of government cavalry. under
Gen. Matias Ramos and Col. Jose Mar
zero, today were pursuing Villa and
his main band, which Saturday made
the Hidalgo day attack on Chihuahua
City, into the rugged Santa Clara can
yon district to the northeast, according
to reports to Gen. Francisco Gonzales,
commandant in Juarez.
The bandits are well mounted. and
apparently were leading the de facto
forces over the jagged rocks, ruinous
to the feet of horses, into the canyon
Persons familiar with the country
point out that should Villa reach one
of his lairs in the district the govern
ment troops may have the greatest
difficulty in finding him.
Today's reports indicated that Villas
force numbered approximately l,5oo
and was opposed by the garrison OF
about 1000 The Villa casualties also
are said to be considerable larger than
was first indicated. From the NUMBER
of dead and wounded picked up by the
pursuing forces it was estimated the
losses probably reached about $50.
Villa Directs Attack.
villa himself directed the attack,
according to the dispatches, but did not
enter the town. remaining across the
Rio Churiscar, to the northwest, with
few hundred of his reorganized gold
ones" When his followers had fallen
back to this point, it is asserted, ne
directed the retreat.
Much damage was done to the peni-
tertiary and the municipal and federal
nalaces. which the bandits succeeded in
capturing before the surprised members
of the garrison, who had been partici-
pating in an Independence day celebra-
ton, rallied.
Rifles were useless in the hand o-hand
street fighting which followed. the re-
ports said. Pistols and bare fists were
,Ised as the two commands struggled
through the early morning hours In the
Finally, the artillery fire. which Gen.
Trevino directed from Santa Rosa.
forced the villistas to retire. They left
the streets behind them coboled with
their dead
Search Among Dead.
Search today was being made among
the bodies in an attempt to identify
prominent outlaw leaders. an especial ef-
fort being made to hnd trace OF Jose
Inez Salazar, known as 1.-THE perpetual
reyolutionist," who was held in the peni-
Tertiary on a charge OF treason and re-
leased in the attack.
The rebels had made an orderly re-
treat into the outskirts Of the city, &C
cording to dispatches. when they again
came into the line of government artil-
lery fire, this time from the twin hills
of Nonbre de Dios. The retreat fmme-
diately became rout.
Rumors current here that a part OF
the Carranza garrison had Joined Villa
were denied at the Juarez commandments,
ii being asserted that all dispatches were
warm in their praise OF the government
troops for their loyalty in the action.
Physicians attending Gen. Trevino who
sustained a wound in the arm in the
action, said today that his injuries were
slight. it was announced
obregon Reports Victory.
MEXICO CITY. September 1s-Gen.
Oregon, minister Of war, announces
that a thousand followers of Francisco
Villa. who attacked the town of Chi
huahua Friday night. were routed Sat
urday morning. with loss of six hun
bred men killed and many captured.
After the battle, which lasted six
hours. Gen. Trevino's troops were able
to take part in the regular Independ-
ence day parade at II o'clock Saturday
morning. During the fighting Gen.