Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-02
Bandits Preparing to Haul
Away Two Trains of Loot
From Stores and Private
Homes of State Capital,
DEATH TO FOREIGNERS IS
DECREE OF OUTLAW CHIEF
Paocho Makes VitrioIic Speech
in HidaIgo Plaza Chinaman
Tells Ludd Tale of Manner
in Which He Escaped,

tsy MORNING JouRNAL SPECIAL LtAsso wlRsi
Juarez. Mex, Dec. Villa bandits
were reported TO he loading two
trains with loot from the stores and
private residences OF Chihuahua City
and were preparing TO follow these
trains were on the Mexico Northwest
ern railroad according to a message
received at military headquarters here
tonight from General Ozuna's cavalry
column, which was at Guilty the first
station north Of The state capital, the
report said, The scouts obtained their
nformatisi from refugees reaching
Guilty aid Sauz from chihuahua
city This news was taken at head
quarters to indicate the intention of
villa to eyacuate the city after loot
ing It, rs he did ut Parral Santa Ro-
salia and Jiminez. General Trevno
was said by General Gonzales 10 have
been in Horoasitas yesterday awaiting
the arrival of Gen. Francisco Muir
guias forces from the direction of
Camargo, south OF Chihuahua City,
villa made a speech against for
egners in Hidalgo plaza, following
his occupation OF the city a Chinese
farmer and merchant, who left Chi
huahua City Wednesday morning at
40 a. m, said upon his arrival here
early today on troop train. In HIS
speech, villa warned all residents OF
the city against hiding any foreigners
In their homes, and declared he in
tended to kill all foreigners, the Chi
nese added villa also said he In
tended to confiscate all foreign prop
erty and give 1t to the Mexicans,
Afraid of Villas Wrath,
fstt
not hear villas speech, but was told
about It by Mexican woman In
whose home he was hiding at the
time villa occupied the ity She re-
turned to tell him she could no longer
shelter him, as she was afraid of VII
las wrath IL he discovered she was
hiding a foreigner
Before he could leave the house, a
detachment of Villas men came In.
the Chinese said They broke down
the door and started a search for him
when he ran out OF a back door and
escaped to Nombre dc Dios subur-
ban settlement near Chihuahua. He
said he saw Villas troops Mt the
country home Of Gen. Luis Terrazas,
north Of Chihuahua, and these fired
at the train which was leaving for
the north, but without casualties lie
also said three trains Of troops es-
capped to Sauz Tuesday and Wednes-
day, but all went back with General
Ozuna. the Chinese said. He did not
see any American, French, German
or British refugees at Sauz he said,
but only saw numbers OF Chinese anu
u few Syrians.
He confirmed the killing OF many
Chinese residents at Chihuahua city.
He said he saw at least fifteen dead
IN the streets near whore he was
hiding and he believed many others
were killed He said the cannon on
3efro Santo Rosa set fire to many
houses in the city.
The Chinese citizen arrived here in
'ags, although he was a prosperous
merchant and farmer at Chihuahua
'ity He was without money, as are
more than 500 here now, and an ap-
zeal has been sent TO the Chinese am-
at Washington for funds to
oed these refugees.
Bandits Fight Subbornly.
a Spanish subject also reaching the
,ordcr today, gave the first details of
he fighting along Zarco avenue.
which was said TO, have been the
ierCeat Of any In the zone of battle.
With his family, he lived on zarco
venue and said he saw bandits as
hey charged and counter-charged
he government positions there, final
Y capturing the Guadalupe church
nd the breastworks at Guadalupe
ridge near the church. The bandits
urned the parish house and then
1oved into the heart of the city, he
aid,
The Spaniard denied a report which
as In general circulation here today
mong the Spanish residents to the
fleet that Gen. Luis Terrazas' marble
alace, the brewery and many homes
long Ocampo avenue had been
urned by order of villa. This report
as made to the owner of tho Chi
uahua brewery by a Spaniard who
laimed To have come by automobile
rom Chihuahua City today The re-
ort was transmitted to General Ter
lzas at mis- home in El Paso, and was
enerally accepted as fact until
enor Cisniegas. the Spanish consul,
iade an investigation and discovered
ne report was started in El Paso and
ad no foundation
In anticipation Of bandit attacks,
le Carrauza government today had
large amount Of army supplies, food
nd forage shipped In wagons from
uarez across to the American side.
he wagons We're sealed by United
tates customs officers and placed
nder bond.
JunrcL T. Garrison.
Juarez vs. military garrison to-
ight All Of the barracks are filled
ith soldiers and the railroad yards
-owded with troop trains and parked
the streets swarm with Car
MIA soldiers in the high crowned
ats Of the south, their bright colored
ankets wrapped to their ears Off
,rs ride everywhere in automobiles
nd carriages or ride along the main
reefs. their swords clanking. II was
itimated that there are now 1000
,ldis-s IN Juarez aad 4 troop train.
ON Casas GEsndes : expected "a