El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-05
VIL[A|S south
IN MOUNTAINS
Juarez Hears. He is At San
Buenaventura; Armed
Men at GuZman.

Cen. Francisco Villa. Jose Rodriguez.
Gen. Hernandez and Cen Cenicelos are
in Ell Vale de san Buenaventura with
500 men. according to a report sent to
Gen. Obregon by Carranza consul An
dres Garcia Wednesday morning.
Reports reaching FL Paso Wednes-
dav afternoon said that Gen Francisco
villa with 100 men, was at San Isidro,
between Chihuahua and MADEIRA. Tues
day With him is said to be Gen. Julio
Acosta-
Gen. MedinaVeitia, according to the
same reports. has surrendered at chi
huahua city. It has been reported that
he had been shot but this is denied.
Gen. Oregon is thought 10 be in
Queretaro with first chief Carranza-
Gen. Jacinto TreviDo viii arrive in
Juarez this evening with his stair from
Chihuahua
The staff Of Gen. Obregon arrived at
the union depot in Fl PasO Tuesday
night and was transferred in its head
quarters car across the river to Juarez,
preparatory to going south IN the wake
Of the general, towards Queretaro.
American mining men from Chihua-
hua arrived at the border Wednesday
morning and reported 10 Charles Qua
ley that his two properties CieneSas
and YOquivo, had been looted and two
men taken from these mines are held
in the mountains near there by armed
bands for ransom.
Americans Held.
Charles Qualey appealed 10 the
United States authorities in Fl Paso
Wednesday noon in behalf Of the re-
lease Of his men. through Constitu-
tionaiist government efforts, il is re-
ported, although Qualey and collector
Cobb deny the truth of this assertion.
A report from Casas Grandes was re
ceived in FL Paso Wednesday morning
that ten houses had been looted in
Casas Grandes and one, belonging to an
American. had been burned The loot
ing was done by RodrigueZ's troops as
they withdrew into the mountains The
ported advancing on Guzman.
The military in Juarez reports that
Carranza troops are in Casas Grandes
and MADEIRA and are now advancing to-
ward Juarez, cleaning out the noun
tain district of bandits and small bands
OF villa soldiers as they come.
The train which was to have left
Juarez for the south Wednesday morn
ing did not go and no reason was given
Tor Its cancellation, though II is known
lAat on tuesday evening reports came
up from Guzman that a strange band
OF armed men was near there. After
sending the report, the telegraph oper-
ator could not be raised" any more
by operators in Juarez.
Train Reported Wrecked: DisprOVed.
Unattached bands of former Vlllistas
are reported operating on the Durango
Chihuahua state line in the south coun-
try, working below the Parral mining
section. Rumors which are discredited
in well informed circles said that a
train had been dynamited on the road
between Parral and Jimenez. but the
arrival of ]. Y. Baskin's train through
from the former point Wednesday
the latest to leave the Parral
Held, dispelled the story, it was said
a recent decree of Carranza's forbids
the expectation from Mexico Of all
prime necessities, and the bringing out
Of cattle, grain and similar foodstuffs
viii probably be prohibited by the rec
ognized government Of Mexico, whether
entered for export by Americans or
MeXicans, II was reported
To Stop Expectations.
In Juarez. although the situation is
n hand. Mexicans living on the out
skirts Of that border city are subject
o troublemal1ing armed bands, it is re-
1orted- The first complaint came
Wednesday morning from AlejO Rodri-
suez, who said that at 5 a. m, before
lawn, an armed group held him up with
runs at his place and. took five mules /
way from him Rodriguez has notified
he local customs authorities and filed
lis brands with them for future refer
,nee in case an effort is made to bring
lis stock across the international line.