Evening journal., 1916-09-18
TROOPS
KILL 157 VILhISTAS
Eighty.seven OF the Band
Taken Prisoners, Executed
After the Battle
LEADER FLEEING
TO THE SOUTH

FL. PASO, Tex. sept rs. Follow
ers of Pancho villa. their numbers es-
timated between 600 and 1000. made
an attack on Chihuahua city early
Saturday morning. one hundred and
hfty-seven Villistas were killed and
eighty-seven prisoners taken. The
Constitutionalst casualties are not
known, but it is admitted that Cen
eral Jacinto B. Treyino was wounded
in the left shoulder. Today martial
law was proclaimed in the entire State
OF Chihuahua.
Details of the battle, which began
Saturday morning about o'clock and
lasted until 3 in the evening. were
given out Sunday afternoon by Cen
eral Francisco Gonzales. commander
of the border forces Of Chihuahua at
Juarez.
Villas men almost Immediately
gained possession Of the penitentiary
but were quickly driven out and gain
ed foothold in the Federal and city
government buildings. which are Op-
posite each other Here the bandit
forces were surrounded BY Carran-
zsta troops led by General Trevino,
who was asleep in his private home
at the time the attack commenced.
Despite his wound. General Trevino
is said TO have continued at the head
of his men until the Nillisias had been
surrounded and many had either been
captured or killed. The prisoners
were all executed this morning.
villa Fleeing South.
Villa was not present. but watched
the tide of battle from the outskirts oil
the city. lle Is reported as fleeing south
ward toward Santa Asahcl along the
Northwestern Railroad. lie is being
hotly pursued, according TO General
| Gonzales
General Gonzales would not admit
that there was any connection bctween
| Villas attack and the decree of martial
law. which was received by him Sunday
morning.
The general declared that the decree
would affect bandits only, and that the
| civil population would hc governed as
before. Instead of trying bandits and
| plotters by court martial or by councils
| of war, as heretofore, the commanding
! generals in the various districts will
have power TO deal with such cases
/ sunmarily.
Il Is claimed by some that Villa made
the attack upon the city of chihuahua
for the purpose of demonstrating to the
| United States commissioners now meet
ing with the Mexican commissioners TO
attempt TO settle the difficulties between
the two countries that Carranza is not
in control Of Mexico and cannot get
control and keep il.
Dispatches from Chihuahua yester-
day reported that feature Of the
Hidaleo day parade would be twenty
four field guns General Trevino said
last week that scouts who had inter
viewed ranchers on Villas line of
march learned OF boast by villa
that he would celebrate the eve of In
dependence Day in chihuahua.
MEXICO CITY. Sept IT, General
Obregon Minister OF War announces
that a thousand followers of Fran
cisco villa. who attacked the town of
chihuahua. were routed. with loss Of
900 men killed and wounded and many
captured After the battle General
Trevino's troops were able to take
part in the regular Independence Day
parade. During the fighting General
Trevino was slightly wounded in the
! shoulder
Aided bv some OF the townspeople,
the villa forces took the penitontiary
! and the municipal and Federal pal
J aces. General Trevino gathered his
troops. placed his artillery, recaptur-
cd the public buildings and completely
b defeated the attackers.