New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
Garrison Is Surprised
with 5 Attacks Despite
Fierce Fire
CARRANZISTAS
REFUSE TOFlGHT
Bandit Leader Deceives
Trevino with False
Relief Telegram

his main column through 'hS AiN
.b;cb Carranza cannon threw from
commanding positions on Santa Rosa
u;u Francisco Villa charged the
Carranza positions at Chihuahua
City FIVE times to-day.
Tonight. after the fifth assault
me yillistas are fighting in the dark
med streets. An official dispatch
received At Carranza headquarters
N Iuarez tonight said that the bat
de appeared to have spent its fury
avithin the city, and that the Car
rnza forces were holding their po-
sitions.
According to estimates of Car
rama officers, fully ten thousand
villistas to-day battled on three
sides Of the capital of the north for
uOssession Of the city, which Villa
thinks will reinstate him in control
Of the northern half of the republic.
Through strategy, Villa early to-day
succeeded in getting his forces in
strong positions around thre sides OF
Chihuahua before their presence was
discovered BY the Carranzistas. General
Treyino had expected General Murguia
to move in from the south to assist IN
Ii. defence of the city.
villa Deceives Foe
Early to-day General Trevino. COM
handing the CarranEa forces IN Chi
hpshua, received a message from Ma
vula. twelve miles south Of chihuahua.
II was signed "Murguia," and SAID
villa and mis- bandits were being driven
toward Chihuahua and he was pursu-
ing.
Tonight il has developed that Nills
caused the message TO be sent, and that
General Murguia was powhere near
Nspula. Tonight Carranza officials do
not know where Murguia is, and they
fear he and his force have been capt
srod by Villa.
Csrranza Soldiers Advance
capture Chihuahua and we VIII 60
p,Yt 70 Juarez!" Villa cried to his men
today as they were charging. win
shouts Of "Viva Villa!" rising above
N. din Of battle, the bandit hordes I
rushed 20 the charge. Dispatches 10
C,rrsnza headquarters in Juarez to-
Divb. told of this, and Of the enthusi-
,sm with which Villas men faced DEATH
while the Carranza soldiers had TO be
driven 10 night for their own defence
From the beginning Of the attack on
Chihuahua. before 10 o'clock this morn
ing. General Trevino was forced u
wage a double engagement, because the
discomfort. and in many cases open
mutiny. of his men made 1t necessary
for him 70 divide his attention between
the attacking Villistas and the reDel-
hous troops Of the garrison.
Anticipating the necessity for aoan-
doning the city to Villa, General Irs-
vino early to-day assembled all the
railway rolling stock available, caused
trains to be made up, locomotives fired
and all held in readiness for speedy
fight. Tonight il was reported n
Juarez. through railroad sources, that
two trains already had left Chihuahua
.or the border, and that the Carranza
troops were being entrained feverishly
and under incessant fire, for flight.
The fourth assault made by Nillis;as
s1s the bloodiest of the day. Under
cover Of machine FIRE, Villa drove his
forces into the very heart of the Car
rsnra FIRE and by sheer persistence
took the third line of Csrrsnza de-
fence. Then his columns wavered.
From the Santa Rosa hill came a tor
rent Of shells.
Defence OF Chihuahus has been diff
herlt for General Trevino, because OF
he refusal Of great masses Of his men
20 light With more Tran six thousand
men under arms. Treyino was able TO
send less than four thousand into the
esuiskirts Of the city 70 attempt TO hold
tillistAs in check Recourse was had
70 the twenty-five cannon which had
Been sent 10 chihuahua in snticipa-
uon OF the attack, and II has been the
neesssnt FIRE OF these guns that has
held back the Villa legions.
Before nightfall villa had taken all
d the outlying positions Of the Car
nntistss and had commenced close
N attack on the CarranEs position on
santa Rosa Hill, the capture Of which
siil give him and his artillery COM
nand Of the city.
Streets FILLED with Debris
=. Hundreds Of dead and dying Viii
ntias are strewn on the outskirts Of
me city, where they were cut down
ey Carrsnza shells as Villa forced the
successive charges. II the city. ad-
ss,ees tonight say, the streets are
hiied With the debris of wrecked build
aSgs and choked with the hundreds of
sseidiers and civilians who were killed
the machine gun fire Of Villistas
aho had pushed their way through
we outer lines Of defence.
Urgent kilograms from General Ire
mo we're received in Juarez late to-
e.y' appealing for small arms ammu-
snson. A quantity OF artillery ammu-
n'ien had been sent yesterday on a
Fseial train. under heavy guard. That
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