New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-31
Beaten in Battle, Shorn OF
Followers, He Rushes
TO Border.
ARREST THREATENS
ON TEXAS SIDE
Rich Shipments Over Line Were
Stolen from Americans,
Say Accusers.
fBy Telegraph 10 Ths TrfbunaI

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. 80.-Disguised as
a peon. deserted by ell except twenty
Of his followers and pursued by Car
rama soldiers. General Francisco villa
Is fleeing from tho Canyon Del Oso,
where he had sought refuge. Villh'
according 20 advices received to-day In
Juarcz. Is attempting TO make his way
eastward from the canyon to Sauze'
north Of chihuahua City, on the Mehi-
can Central Railroad.
Carranza troops sent from Chihuahu"
City under Colonel Sylvestro QueVido
dislodged the former northern leader
from the Canyon Santa Clara yester-
day after battle In which Villas 2oO
men were routed. Practically all OF
them deserted villa to escape.
General Cavasos. commanding a de-
tachment Of Carranzs troops assisting
in the search for villa, headed OF the
pursuing villlstas and captured villas
secretary, Miguel Trillo. after killing
more than twenty OF the Nilistas'
General Cavasos reported 10 chihuahua
to-day that he had secured nearly
1000. 900 cartridges. one machine gun
and forty horses from the villa band
Villa. according 70 the official report
made to Juarez to-day, escaped WIN
handful Of men from the Canyon Santa
Clara into the Canyon Del Oso. where
he was again hemmed In by the Gar
ranzista.. He succeeded by Disgusting
himself az a peon in escaping from the
.econd CANYON in the direction OF
Sauze. ~;
According to information from chi
huahua City, Villa has Abandoned hopo
Of rellving an army 70 carry on MS
campaign against Carranzh ara y ge,
termined 10 make his way from Mexico
% Argentina. where his family already
has been located on ranch property
bought by villa some months ago;
No amnesty will be granted Nilla ny
the Carranza government, ana ne wiz
ba compelled TO make his way secretly
on. ~ Mexico. with the probability
that he will be arrested in American
territory on charges which several
Americans are said 10 be ready TO ME
against him. These charges range from
grand larceny TO bringing stolen prop
erty into the State Of Texas. Ihey
crow out OF the seizure Of property
Of Americans by Villistas on the Texas
side and the sending in by members
Of his family and by others automo,,
biles. cattle and horses. jewelry and
other valuables which, II Is alleged
were seized from Americans.
To capture Villa and to run down
the many bandit gangs IN Northern
MEXICO. General Jacinto -Trevino has
divided his army Of Carranzista troops
irto small detachments, which nov, are
making a campaign in search OF pan,
Ats in the mountains of Chihuahua and
Ccahuila.
Bandits Chase Americans.
G W. Hall. superintendent Of the
yoouivo Mining Company; DR.. W. A.
Dupree. company surgeon. and W. J.;
caldwell. cyanide foreman. reached
tho border tonight after being chased
Inv bandits for ten days into Chihuahua
City. cut
They said that before leaving Chi,
huahua to-day General Cavazos had
renorted the capture of Villas saddle
horse. his automobile and a Lieutenant
who was with Villa. Villa, the report
asserted, was surrounded and, 1t was
believed, would be captured within a
few hours. Cardwell confirmed the
killing Of Bart Kramer, an American,
In the Minaca district early in January
saving that he was with Kramer at the
time and that bandits, firing into the
camp Of the Americans, killed Kramer
while he was asleep. Cardweli SAID
that the bandits were killing Chinese
81. the rate OF three or four day.