Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-18

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day attack on Chihuahua City, inc
the Santa Clara canyon district to
the northeast, according to re-
ports to General Francisco Con-
ZaleS. commandment in JuareZ. The
bandits were well mounted and
apparently were leading the de
factO forces over the Jagged rocks.
Today's reports indicated that
Villas force numbered approximately
800 and was opposed by the garri-
son Of about 1000. From the number
Of dead and wounded picked up by the
pursuing forces, it was estimated the
Villa casualties were about $50.
Villa himself directed the attack,
according to the dispatches, but did
not enter the town, remaining across
the Rio Churiscar to the northwest
with a few hundred of his Teorganized
gold ones" Much damage was done
to the penitentiary and the municipal
and federal palaces, which the ban
dts succeeded in capturing before the
surprised members of the garrison,
who had been participating in an In
sHslHa hsace day celebration rallied
Rifles were useless in the hand-to-
hand street fighting which followed
the ItpOIIS Sd4u- lSlOl5 anu Ddi
fists were used as the two commands
struggled through the early morning
hours in the rain. When finally the
artillery fire, which General TrevinO
directed from Santa Rosa, a fortified
hill to the west of the city, had forced
the Villistas to retire, they left the
streets behind them cobbled with their
dead.
Look for Bandit Salazar.
Search today was being made among
the bodies in an attempt to identify
prominent outlaw leaders, an especial
effort being made to find trace of Jose
Inez Salazar, known as the perpetual
revolutionist," who was held in the
penitentiary on a charge of treason
and released in the attack.
The bandits had made an orderly re-
treat into the outskirts of the city
when they again came into the line of
government artillery fire, this time
from the twin hills of NOmbre de
Dios. The retreat Immediately became
a rOut, dispatches say.
RumOrs current here that a part of
the CaTranza garrison has joined
Villa were denied at the Juarez COM
mandancia Physicians attending Gen
eral Trevino, who sustained a wound
I'm the arm, said that his injuries were
slight.
Also Attack Guerrero.
FL Paso. Tex. Sept. 1S.-A small
band of Villistas made "Hidalgo day
attack on Guerrero. so miles west of
Chihuahua City, but we're repulsed and
fell back across the line of Mexico
Northwestern railway toward the foot
hills OF the continental divide. pillag-
ing isolated ranches as they went. &C
cording to private adviCeS here today.
Recent reports received here have as
serted that American cavalry scouting
patrols have been operating between
Guerrero and Namiquipa. The patrols
we're sent south from FL Vale, the
southernmost American base, in re-
Spouse 70 reports that villa himself
was leading the bandit band in that
vicinity.
It was not considered probably. how
ever. that the American patrols would
encounter the bandits.
I'll Paso. Texas. Sept. 1S.-A detaCh-
ment of 20 Villa Cavalrymen engaged
Carranza infantry men on the second
floor of the state palace, according to
additional details of the attack upon
Chihuahua City received here today
by Andreas Garcia, Mexican consul
The bandits rode their horses into
the building and up the stone steps TO
the second floor in pursuit of the gov
eminent guard. which fell back before
them De factO marksmen picked off
six of the mounted bandits as they
rode into one Of the rooms, the re-
mainder making their escape, but not
until several horses also had been
killed, it was stated.
The consular dispatches added that
Jose Inez Salazar, notorious Mexican
leader. was killed following his liberia
ton from the penitentiary. Among the
bandits captured by de facto troops and
later executed, it was stated, was Col
onel Mariana Tames, who several
months ago led a revolt.