The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-30
Santa Rosalia is Now in Con-
troll of Outlaws After Bur
lesque Resistance by
the Garrison.
ADVANCING ON OTHERS
Jimlnez and Parrai VIII be the Next
to Fall Before the Onward
Sweep Of the Revo-
iutionists.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
Ell PASO, Texas, Oct. 3O-The
town of Santa Rosalia, about eighty
miles south of Chihuahua City is in the
hands Of Viilista bandits today, while
the main portion of Villistas on three
trains Is moving southwark toward
Jiminez and Parral, according to re-
ports made today to United States de-
partment agents and to mining COM
panies representatives here. The oc-
cupation of the town took place Sat
urday with little bloodshed.
AS the Villistas approached Santa
Rosalia. part Of the garrison fled to
the hills. The others fired a few shots
at the bandit and followed. Colonel
Fernandez commands the bandits.
Leaving a small occupying force in
Santa Rosalia. the main body marched
south to point where the railway was
cut and boarding three captured trains
pulled out for the south, according to
details received by the Santa Rosalia
Springs company, an American owned
company with offices here.
Military men expect an attack upon
Jiminez within short time.
The garrison there numbers several
thousand defacto government troops
under command Of Arrieta Brothers.
The important town of Parral has a
heavy Carranzista garrison under Cen
eral Luis Herrera, a former Villista
general, who accepted amnesty from
the defacto government. Villa has
promised to capture Parral and exc
cute Arrera with his own hands Revo-
lutionists are becoming more active in
the state of Sonora. Gen. P. Elias
Gales, military governor Of that state
is here on his way to Mexico City for
conference with First Chief Carran-
"a. General Carranza narrowly escap-
ed death when the train on which he
! was a passenger paSsed over dyna-
mite bomb on its way 20 the border.
A freight train following the passenger
train was blown up.
Two American negroes, now being
held in Juarez Jail following their ar
rest by Caranzista patrol, will be
sent to Chihuahua City for trial. They
were made prisoners by the Carran-
zisats late Yesterday. eight miles south
Of here United States state depart
ment officials are Investigating the af-
fair The prisoners claim they were
shooting rabbits and when the Car
ranzis!as opened fire they fled to an
adobe house The Mexicans followed,
overpowered and robbed them and car
ried them into Juarez.
Mexican defacto officials declare the
rtegroes were firing upon the patrol.
Carranza Consul Bravo announced
today that Mexican defacto troops
had reoccupied Santa Ysabel, thirty
miles west of chihuahua City, used as
a base by Pancho Villa until the ban
dts moved southwark. There was no
fighting as the bandits had departed
from the town.
An official bulletin from Chihuahua
City announced that defacto troops
had captured anl executed Rosario
Garcia, Viliista chief. and three men
bearing letters to Villa, signed by Col
onel Regina.
Consul Bravo exhibited a telegram
dated Saturday declaring Santa Ros-
allia had not yet BEEN attacked. 1t Is
believed here Villa did not attack the
town, but merely passed through on
HE wav south. Villa deserters arrtv
ing at Cusihuiracriac brought first in
formation of the strength of Villa.
When the men deserted, Villa had
1000 men fully armed and about an
additional 1900 men, but these were
unarmed. At Cusihuirecriac by seiz-
ing residents and holding them for
ransom, Villa obtained $500 which was
paid Immediately to his men who were
, complaining Of receiving no pay. Many
soldiers we're accompanying the ban
dit chief unwillingly under guard. .
Fear Border Rafde.
! BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 30
! Apprehension Of Mexican bandit
raids on border towns near here be
foro alectinn has caused fndef1ntte