Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-27
BANDITS DEMAND
AMERICANS LEAVE
villistas Operating Near Perish
ing's Outposts Want Gradual
Evacuation Of Territory.
REPORT IS NOT VERIFIED

Columbus, N. NJ, Oct 26.-Vill;
bandits operating near Namiquipa
only twenty-five miles south of til,
American expeditions southern out
post, have demanded the shortening
of the American troop line and grad
fuai evacuation OF Mexican territof,
by the United States army, .Ameri
cans coming to the border from Mex,
leo report.
Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 26-A fight be-
tween Carranza troops and Villa ban
dts occurred at Babricora, seventy
five miles south of Casas Grandes and
fifteen miles west of Namiquipa, yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock, in which
the Villa bandits were defeated and
four prisoners taken, states message
received by General Francisco Con
zales. Several bandits were killed,
the message said.
The skirmish occurred on the cat
tie ranch of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst and
the bandits are believed to have been
part of the Villa force reported to
be in the vicinity of Naniquipa.
The bandits were in command Of
Major Juan Marrazo, who was cap
tured by the Carranza troops, to-
gether with Captain Perfecto Lopez
and Privates Esteven, Cruz and Ra-
fael Aguilar, the message stated.
1t is probable that they will be
tried by court-martial and executed
in accordance with General Carran-
za's decree ordering all bandits to be
put to death, it was announced in
Juarez.
Colonel Maxine Marquez, the COM
mander at Babricora, directed. the
Carranza troops during the fighting.
Carranzistas Move North.
Chihuahua City, Oct. 26.-(Via El
Paso Junction, Oct. 26---An envelop-
ing movement by Carranza troops is
now under way with Santa Ysabekas
the objective, it was announced by
General Jacinto B. Trevino today.
This movement has for its. object
the surrounding of the Villa forces
in the vicinity OF Santa Ysabel, TWEEN
ty-five miles southwest of here. Re-
ports received by General Trevino
state that the field of the Villa op-
erations gradually is being narrowed
and confidence in the defeat OF the
Villa forces is expressed at military
headquarters here. a
General Trevino denied shortage
of ammunition at the Chihuhua garri-
son. He announced that-he had re-
ceived frequent shipments OF ammu-
milton from the minister of war at
Mexico City and is now we'll supplied
with all the elements necessary for
the campaign against Villa.
Send Women to Texas.
Washington, Oct. 26-Oficial re-
port received here showing that men,
bers of the Carranza, Obregon, Ire.
vino, Huerta and Madero families are
now in San Antonio, Tex, have puz-
zled observers seeking an explanation
Of the gathering in the United States
Of noncombatant Mexicans The re-
ports do not explain their presence.
Some officials believe, however, that
economic and social conditions gen
srally in Mexico are such as to make
Mexicans of the wealthy class anx-
GUS to get their women folks out OF
:he country for the present. The
dispatches indicate that most of the
women have come recently from
Mexico.
The State department has not re-
,eived, so far as known, any reports
,earing out the charges of General
-arranza's political enemies that his
"trip is relaxing and that he is pre-
,aring to leave Mexico.