The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-29
POINT To VILLA
HAVING OCCUPIED CHIHUAHUA
IS POSSIBLY DUE TO
LACK OF AMMUNITION
Gen. Gonzales Leaves Juarez
With Men and Car ofMunl-
tons for Trevlno.

JAJiREZ. Mex. Nov 2S.-Another
day of suspense has passed without
anvthing definite being announced as
10 the fate Of the CarranZa garrison
in Chihuahua City. It. now has Deeh
six days since skirmishing started,
and three days since the telegraph
line was cut
Since early today. persistent re-,
ports have been in clrculatlon mere
and in FL Paso 10 the effect that
General Trevino has been forced 10
abandon the state capital because MS
ammunition supply was exhausted.
One reporr stated that General Tre-
vino had gone south toward Iapiaopdi
where he made his last stand yes
terday before retiring farther south.
Other reports say his forces became
divided, parl going south 10 join
General Murguia's advancing column
and the remainder moving north 10
SauZ.
! High CarranZa officials as well as
officers of General Gonzales starr,
admitted that these reports might DC
true and said it was possible that,
General Trevino had been forced 10
withdraw temporarily. until General
Nurguia arrived with fresh troops and
ammunition supplies. The temporary
commander Of the garrison mere sdlI
he expected to hear that GENERA
Trevina had retired TO Sauz 10 get aiil-
munition from the north ana 10 "als
for Murguias arrival 10 thc sou'A -
the city. .,,a;,
Americans and other foreigners, mad
reached TerraZas today and also lhaC
General Carlos Ozuna had arrived
thrre with the remnants OF his caVal-
~ column were received here from
various sources but. could not be yer
flied by telegraph from Sauz or iel-
razas General Francisco Gonzales
who left JuareZ early today WIN d
force Of men, machine guns ana Il
carload of ammunition, is expected 10
rniurn tomorrow. He left TO make 4
scouting trip and if possible 10 reacH
SauZ and organize 4 force 10 Senu ~
the assistance Of General IreElno' II
was announced here.
Possibility Admitted.
JTAREZ, Mex, Nov. y. - FOR Liie
first time since the report Salneu ci1'-
culation Carranza olnclai mere az
mitted late today the possibility thal
General Trevino had been forced 70
evacuale Chihuahua CITY because VI
Ia shortage of ammunition:
This official declared that rellre'
ment 10 SauZ, il made, was Tor leln'
porary military reasons only. He
! added that TrcvirO would move south.
ward as soon as Murguia reached LIE
! scene of action. CarranZa oillciaiS e&
/ hibited a telegram dated November ~
AS proof that Trevino was III Chlhua'
hua City yesterday.
! According TO the officers IN chafSe
of Car"nnza headquarters mere GeIi.
pral Francisco Gonzales Will nave -o9o
men when the garrison troops N
Northwestern chihuahua. which nave
hnan ordered 70 move Immediately, as.
snmblc at SauZ. General Gonzales W2s
expected 10 arrive at Sauz at noon ana
IN lead the movement 10 Chihuahua
CITY at once. He was al LaSuna Sta
tion % miles north OF SauZ this morn.
ing. according 20 message recelVea
over the federal line which ls IN op'
Grafton 10 Sauz.
300 In Garrison
garrison Ct Approximately y 500 was
said 10 have been stationed at SauZ
~ orcrato against the rowing bands OF
Villa bandits. With the 400 men Cen
eral Gonzales took from the garrison
hnra and the forces from western CNl1<
huahua and the stations between Juat.
rez and Sauz. the JuareZ commanhefr
will have a war strength brigade
approximately $500 with machlneA
guns, at least Two field pieces and
plenty of ammunition, according 10
Carranza officials.
4 tr0op train arrived over the Mex
leo Northwestern Railroad from CasaS'
Grandes late last night with the one
hundred Carranza troops Stationed
there on board There is no unlls"a'
excitement in .TuareZ today and no
troop movements after the departure
of General Gonzales special train.
May Compel Ratification.
WASuINGTON. Nov. 2S.--Hcavy ex.
prn,litur" Of ammunition by General
'rrrvlno in his dcspcrat" nights w!tn
Villa At chihuahua is expected here "a
rr*ul. in strong pressure upon CarranZa
for prompt ratification Of the Iroloco.
signed at Atlantic tiiT by III" McNlcan-
American Commission. Although no rcE-
rr>rniat!on was made hy III" Mexican
members looking 10 Il lIiting "i the en-
hargo on arms and ammunition they
were given ;u understand that consit-
cra lion would hc given 10 such repre-
scr,ation if Carran2a dispiayed p VIII
fConttaued or Pago Ten.)