Arizona republican., 1916-11-18
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 CHIHUAHUA CITY, Nov. 17.-Prior to leaving Chihuahua City to take the field against Villa, General Trevino made a statement today to the Asso- ciated Press in which he said the time for defensive measures against the bandits had passed and a vigorous of- fensive was necessary.
 "The state capitol of Chihuahua has been efficiently fortified and with the garrison I have left under the com mand of General Gonzales Cuellar, it is able to repulse even a strong enemy force" General Trevino said.
 Decisive results could not be ob- tained by sending small detachments against the bandits" he continued. "and it is for that reason that l am starting an offensive under my per sonal command. My division is com posed of several thousand men of the three arms, cavalry, artillery and fn- fantry with plenty of ammunition, and l am taking the field with the firm resolution of delivering this region from the elements that have defied divine and human laws"
 The vanguard of General Trevino's column has reached Santa Rosalia, which will be his base of operations. He will move south toward the Du- rango border, where Villa is known to be. General Murguia, who is now moving on Jiminez, north from Esca- lon, will cooperate with General Trevino.
 Chihuahua City is again in a state of nervousness because of the departure of the troops and the reappearance of the Villa scare. But General Trevino's statement is expected to restore confi- dence. General Cuellar also says he would defend the city to the last. In taking the field, General Trevino | is giving up a mission of high inn 1 portance to a foreign country, which had been offered him.
 l General Trevino's announcement that | he would take the field against Villa in person at the head of his division. caused much surprise and considerable alarm here among Americans and Mex 1 jeans who have interests in Chihuahua City. They say the departure of Gen eral Trevino and his forces from Chi | huahua City, leaving only a small force to defend the city, is practically an evacuation of the state capitol 1 A prominent Mexican resident of Chihuahua City arrived here today, | having been warned by one of his friends in General Trevino's garrison to leave before the military trains started going south with the Carranza l troops on board. Five trains of twen- | ty-five cars each had left for the south when the train on which he came to | the border left the state capitol Gen eral Trevino was preparing to leave in 1 his private car when the train left for | the border.
 l All of the field artillery and prac- tically all of the ammunition from the Chihuahua City garrison were loaded | on cars to be taken by the Trevino | column, the refugee said, and he ad- ded that the fear of an attack by Villa | and his bandits was stronger in Chi huahua City when he left than it had been at any time since September Is, the date Villa entered the city.
 American Mills Fired. FL PASO, Nov. 1.-Two Chinese refugees from Parral arrived in Chi huahua City yesterday, a refugee from | that city who arrived here today said. These Chinese. he said, reported having 1 seen big fire in the immediate vii cinity of the Palmillo mills belonging | to the Alvado Mining company, an | American corporation. officials of the l company here are making an effort to confirm the report of the fire at the company's mills after the Villa bandits occupied Parral.
 These Chinese reported Villa in pos session of a number of American made | machine guns, which looked as if they
 were new and also q quantity of new 1 rifles
 Rumors in circulation here say five 'of the American residents of Parral, who did not leave with Leslie Webb
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