Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-01
TREVINO'S ARMY
FLEES IN HASTE
His Force of Ten Thousand
Men Leave Chihuahua City
in Hurry.
GENERAL MURGIA ON WAY

Lorenzo SuareZ, VINO was III tne DTlS-
ade OF General Pedro Cardona in the
Chihuahua City battle, and who az
rived in Juarez on the incoming train
today, said Villas successful attack
was made along Zarco avenue early
Monday morning. Immediately after
forcing their way along the avenue,
the bandits stormed and captured
Santa Rosa mill, dominating the city,
and on which the Carranzista army
had been placed, said Suarez.
The non-c commissioned officer said
that as soon as it was seen Villa held
Santa Rosa hill, the Trevino army
evacuated the city in haste. He said
about 10000 troops escaped in two di-
visions, one coming north over the
Mexican Central and the other strik-
ing out along the Mexico Northwest
ern. He did not know whether Villa
captured any of Trevino's artillery.
Other Carranza officers in the Chi
huahua City battle who reached
Juarez today were Lieutenant Colonel
Manuel Morales, in charge of the ar
tillery; Colonel Martenez Perez, in
charge of the hospital car, and Cap
tains Carlos +. Sandoval and Joaquin
Valesquez de La Cardenas.
Another arrival in Juarez today
was the elderly mayor of Parral, Jose
de La Luz Herrera, who had come by
way of Eagle Pass some days before
Villa captured that town. He said
the de facto government would not be
in its present plight were the en-
barge on munitions shipments from
the United States not in effect. He
added he was informed General Fran
cisco Murguia, from Santa Rosalia,
with 10000 de facto troops, were ex-
pected to reach Chihuahua City today.
Trevino Flees Southwark.
General Trevino took approximate
ly 800 men with him when he left
chihuahua City going south, accord
ing to Syrian refugees who reached
Juarez today. General Ozuna had
about 1000 i'll his command which
came north, they added. General
Ozuna left the train near Sauz to
return south toward the city, as the
railroad line was cut south of Sauz.
However, a number OF soldiers re-
mained to guard the refugees, the
Syrians said, and came to Juarez with
them when they boarded another
train at Sauz north of the break in
the line.
General Trevino's brother, Fran
cisco Trevino, civil governor of the
state of Chihuahua, who was on the
train, had his left hand bandaged
where a Villa bullet had shattered
one of his fingers, the refugees stated.
Many Mexicans were also on the
train.
What happened after their train left
for the north the refugees were un-
able to tell. They say they took ad-
vantage of lull in the fighting to
board the train upon which the Car
rama soldiers were making their es-
cape and only knew that Villa was in
the city when their train left the
suburbs, they said.
George Birmingham, one of the
six American citizens in Chihuahua
City, was alive when the refugee train
left that city Wednesday, but was un-
able to board the train, and returned
to- place of hiding in the city. Brit
tingham missed the last train leaving
Chihuahua City. This is the word
brought to the border by a Syrian
refugee, who arrived on the refugee
train this morning Birmingham was
the only American he saw before
leaving.
General Murguia on Way.
Juarcz, Nov 30-Carranza officers
who came here with the military train
from the<south at 7 o'clock today re-
ported General Murguia to have been
at Bachimba Sunday. He was NOV
ing ou Chihuahua at that time, they
said. A report here that General Muir
gua was attacking Chihuahua City
was not confirmed at military head
quarters.
Another report brought by Car
rama officers on this troop train was
that General Trevino was at Dana,
approximately thirty miles east of
chihuahua City, with a column of
men.
Refugees from Chihuahua City who
arrived here last night reported loot
ing by bandits when they left Mon
day morning, They said it had been
reported to them that two large for
eign drygoods stores had been looted
by Villa bandits. They also asserted
that bandits had fired into the train
in which they were leaving the city.