El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-30

hua City when they left there at $50
o'clock Monday morning.
The refugees said Villa attacked four
days and was repulsed. but returned on
the fifth day Monday) and captured
the city.
TrevinO Goes South. Report.
Gen. Trevino and his command. con-
sisting of about 1900 men. succeeded in
escaping and moving southwark before
Villas entry into the city, added the
refugees, while Gen Ozuna. with ABOUT
$500 men. escaped to SauZ.
The Syrians stated that they knew
nothing of Villas treatment Of foreign
ers after he took the city. as they left
leader They stated that there re-
manned in Chihuahua City about Is
more Syrians, who had been unable to
get to the train
Gov. TrevinO at Border.
Gov. Francisco Treyino came 10 Jua-
rez with a troop train which reached
Juarez before daylight The train went
from Chihuahua City to a place near
Sauz, where the railroad line was cut
The refugees said Gen. OZuna was in
command Of the fleeing troops. but
turned Wednesday with his command
and went toward Chihuahua City.
Between 40 and 50 foreigners, inciud-
ing Americans. came on the train. They
were unable 10 state whether any
Americans or other foreigners we're
hAA4tu III %lAAludAAud lily.
Americans In Hiding.
The foreigners on the train reach
ing Juarez during the night were all
Greeks. Turks and Syrians. They told
substantially the same story. stating
that there were four trains leaving
Chihuahua city Monday aHd that they
came out on the last. At the depot
ham and a few other Americans. who
We're waiting for the next train and.
on being informed one or two OF the
trains that had already left had been
held up By Villistas. went nome or into
hiding.
TrevinO Troops Stampeded.
When Villa took the city, say the
refugees. there was a wholesale
stampede. military discipline being
abandoned and everyone shifting for
himself The cavalrymen left their
horses standing with guns in saddle
scabbards and rushed for the outgoing
trains
The Americans and other foreigners
remaining in the city 10 the last. il
seems. had up TO that time no fears
that Villa would take the city
The train bringing the refugees TO
the border ran over several burning
bridges, but was not interrupted by any
attacks from Viiiistas.
Attack Made Along ZarcO Avenue
Sergt. Lorenzo Suarez, who was in
tut UllS Gut u NrtAA- tAAU A1A u0A4d III
the Chihuahua city battle, and who
came TO Juarez with the artillery, said
Villas successful attack was made
along Zarco avenue early Monday
morning. Immediately after a forcing
their way along the avenue. thy bandits
stormed and captured Santa Rosa hill.
dominating the city and on which the
Carrancista artillery had been placed.
said SuareZ
The non commissioned officer said
that as soon as IL was seen Villa held
santa Rosa hill. the Trevino army
about 10000 troops escaped in two
divisions, one coming north over the
Mexican Central and the other string
ing out along the Mexico North West
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 Lieut. Col. Manuel Morales
in charge of the artillery. Col Martinez
Perez, in chrage Of the hospital car
and Capts- Carlos F. sandoval and
Joaquin Velasquez de Ia Cardenas.
ParraI Mayor BIames Embargo.
Another arrival in Juarez today was
the elderly mayor OF Parral. Jose de
Ia Luz Herrera, who had LETT Parral
some days before Villa captured that
ment would not now be in its present
plight were the embargo on munitions
shipments from the United States not in
effect He added he was informed Gen.
Francisco Murguia. from Santa ROsalia,
with 10000 de facto troops. was ex-
pected 10 reach chihuahua city today.
How villa Captured Hill.
One refugee reported that Villa forces
took Santa Rosa hill giving villa the
key to the city. The reason the Santa
Rosa hill was taken. they said. was be-
cause the Carranza infantry forces were
removed from the first line trenches in
front of Santa Rosa hill TO be thrown
against villa forces on the north Of the
city This. they said. permitted Villa
10 send his forces up the hill and cap
ture the cannon.
Gen Ozuna is said to have fought
desperately during the four day battle.
He was forced to leave the city for Sauz
because of shortage of ammunition.
Csrranza officers said. Gen. Gonzales is
reported to have supplied him with a