Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03

| west OF the city with cavalry escort
ana making complete survey o
| the defcuscs, which were prepared by
| General Trcvino to oppose What's en-
| try but are now believed to be held
by the villa forces, according to this
same source.
TrcvinO Joins Murgua.
General Trevino, IL was said, has
effected a junction with General Mur-
gui7 near HorCasitas, twenty-five
miles south of Chihuahua city lie
was said ly refugees arriving here to
lhaVe left chihuahua city with about
500 Of his command, going south
when the Villa forces entered the city
Monday, The telegraph line and rail
road south of Horcasitas has been re-
paired by the Caranza forces. it was
said here. This has made possible "a
report TO the border OF the situation
south OF Chihuahua city. and has
caused a rise In the spirits OF the
Carrnnza officers of the garrison here
General Ozuna, with his cavalry
column, was operating near Guilty,
the first station north OF chihuahua
City last night, Il was stated here.
lie has large number of the troops
from Chihuahua city garrison In his
command in addition to his own cay
Ialry
official reports were given out last
night TO the effect that Villa was
loading trains with loot at the Mex
leo Northwestern railroad station,
preparatory to sending his stolen
property TO the mountains Of western
chihuahua
villa May Follow.
Villa was expected TO follow these
trains with his troops, Carran2a Off
cials here said The bandit commau-
der was not expected to hold Chihua-
bua city when he captured It, II was
said here. The prestige of his cap
ture Of the city would give him among
his own people, together with the loot,
ammunition, artillery and small arms,
were all he desired, according TO of
fieials here. Rather than remain and
defend the city against Murguia's SUI
perior forces, Villa was expected to
leave for the mountains as he did at
Santa Rosalia, Jimencz and parral
This move, a Carranza staff officer
declared. would compel the de facto
forces to carry the fight to him in
the mountains, where villa and his
men would be in their own element
as guerrilla fighters, the officer ad-
ded. A report that villa and his COM
mand would move to Oiinaga oppo-
site Preside. Tex, was received at
military headquarters here today from
unofficial sources.
Neither villa nor any Of his lead
ers are expected to move on Juarez
with a force of bandits because OF the
fact that General pershing's tToops
could move in behind them, from Co
lonia Dublan, and because of General
Ozuna's column at Sau2, and General
Gonzales complete brigade here and
at villa Ahumada,
German Consul Max Weber today
officially denied "a report in circula-
tion here and in El paso that three
German subjects had been killed by
Nilla bandits in Chihuahua city. He
said he had interviewed many refu-
gees who had come from the capital
since Villa entered the town and said
they knew nothing about the shooting
of German residents or any other for
eigners except Chinese.
General Gonzales announced today
Col Gonzales piaz was expected to
arrive from Casas Grandes tonight
with 200 Carran2a troops 60 Join the
Juarez garrison, and Col Ricardo Cor
tinas would como from the Guerrero
district with 500 men. General Com
Zales said
He also reported the arrival of 1S0
men from the vicinity Of Guzman to-
day, all to be incorporated into the
Juarez brigade of which General Con
zales is commander.