The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-18
De FACT0 army
HOT ON. HEELS OF
VILLA AND BAND
Pursuing Bandits Following
Attack on Chihuahua,

FL IASO, tNaS, sept 10 "o
columns OF government cavalry under
Gen Matas Ramos and Col. ose Mar
rero. are pursuing Villa and his main
band, which Sunday made the Hidalgo
day attack on CAliuahtd City, into the
rugged Santa Clara canon district to
the northeast, according to reports to
Gen. Francisco Gonzales. commandant
III Juarez The bandits are well
mounted and apparently were leading
the de iacto forces over the Jagged
rocks, ruinous to the fec. OF horses.
into the canon. Persons familiar with
the country pointed out that should
Villa reach one OF his lars IN the dis
trict, the government troops may have
the greatest difficulty in finding him.
Villa Loses $50.
Today's rGpor, indicated that Villas
force numbers approximately 800 and
is opposed by the garrison OF about
1000. The Villa casualties also are
said TO be considerably larger than was
first indicated. From the number ot
dead and wounded picked up by pur-
SUNG forpy, IT is estimated the losses
are probably 250
Villa himself directed the attack. ac-
cording to the dispatches, but did not
enter the town, remaining across the
Rio Churiscar to the northwest with 4
few hundred OF his rcorganized Gold
Ones" When his followers had fallen
back to this point, IT was asserted he
directed the retreat.
Streets Cobbled With Dead.
Much damage was done to the peni
tertiary and the municipal and federal
palaces, which the bandits succeeded
in capturing, before the surprised mem
berS OF the garrison, who had been
participating III an independence day
celebration, rallied Rifles were use
less in the hand-to. hand fighting that
followed, reports said Pistols and
bare fists were used as the commands
struggled through the early morning
hours in the rain, Finally when ar
tillcry fire which General Trcviuo di-
rccted from Santa Rosa, a fortified hill
to the west OF the city, forced the Vii
llstas to retire. they left the streets
behind them cobhlcd with their dead
Retreat Becomes Rout.
Search today was being made among
the bodies in an attempt to identify
prominent outlaw leaders and especial
effort being made to find trace of Jose
lncz Salazar, known as The Perpetual
Revolu,onist," who was held in the
penitcntiary on the charge OF treason,
and released in the attack. The ban
dts had made an orderly retreat into
the outskirts oi the city, according to
dispatches, when they again came into
the line OF government artillery fire.
this time from the twin hills OF Nomhrc
de DioS, The retreat Immediately be
came a rout
Government Troops Loyal.
Rumors current here that a part oi
the Carranla garrison had joined Villa
were denied at the JuareZ comman-
dancia is being asserted that iall dis
patches were warm in their praise of
the government troops for their loyalty
IN the action.
Physicians attending General The.
VINO. who sustained wound in the
arm in the action, said today that his
injuries are slight, it was announced.
Pillase Ranches In Retreat.
A small band OF Villistas made
'Hidalgo day" attack on Guerrero,
Eighty miles west OF chihuahua City, !
,ut were repused and fell back across
he line OF the Mexico Northwestern
-ailway toward the foothills, pillaging
solated ranches as they went, accord
ng to private advices today.
Recent reports received here have as
'etied that American scouting patrols
iavc been operating between Guerrero
md Namiquipa. The patrols were sent
,cuth from RI Valle the southermost
Nmerican base in response to reports
hat Villa himself was leading the ban
IL, band IN that vicinity Mexican au-
horities at Juarel said wire communi.
alton was faulty and no reports of an
at Guerrero had been re.
'eiyed
II is not considered probable that the
Nmerican patrols would encounter the
bandits. who. probably are making Tor