Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-09-18
PUTS
MEXICO IN
TURMOIL
Attack Upon Chihuahua City
BY the Rebel Chieltain and
His Followers Conpicates
the Border Situation

III Paso. Sept. 1S.---All northern
Mexico is in turmoil today as reports
Of Villas attack upon Chihuahua City
early Saturday spread throughout the
country. Four thousand de facto
troops from Monterey are being rush
ed to Chihuahua City and other
points. while two columns OF cavalry
are pursuing the flying bandits to-
ward Santa Clara canyon, according
to reports given out by General Con-
zaies, Carranza commander at
Juarez. Despite reports given out by
Carranza officials that villa was badly
defeated, the effect Of his attack fol-
lowing his threat to shout ''Grito" in
the city OF chihuahua on Indepen-
dence day was to rouse the enthusI-
asm Of tho people. In Juarez troops
are patrolling every street In order
to prevent an outbreak Of pro-villa
feeling. Three Carranzista oficers
who deserted when the bandit attack
ed chihuahua arrived in Ell Paso to-
day.
According to their stories. the vii
istas attacked the town in two col
umns, one marching straight to the
penitentfary without a shot being
fred upon them. the other column
driving the Carranzista soldiers be-
fore Them to the palace. /
When it was seen that the peni-
tentiary was doomed to fall, Carran-
kista officers ran through the corri-
dors, shooting political prisoners
through the bars. About 20 we're
killed in that manner. Then the
doors were broken down by the VII
listas, who rushed in and rescued
General Salazar. n
General Trevino, Carranzista com
mander. was shot by one OF his own
men, these officers declare, and about
one-third of the garrison mutinied
and went over to the bandit leader.
The viliistas lost about 200 men,
according to best estimates, while
the Carranzista losses were not an
nounced, but were said to be very
heavy. AS the villistas lost the pri-
SON and started to cut their way
through the government troops, hand
to-hand fighting took place in the
streets. The streets were swept by
shell fire. killing de facto soldiers
and bandits alike. For an hour after
villa had evacuated 1t, cannon FIRE
was kept up on the palace.
The Carranzistas did not imme-
diately pursue when the bandits fin-
ally cut their way through the lines.
Once outside the city, the villistas
reformed and marched away In good
order across the Rio Churiscar, pro-
ceeding northward toward Santa
Clara canyon.
BY military men here 1t is believed
villa did not intend to occupy Chi
huahua City. but that his purpose was
to make a demonstration for its ef-
feet upon the American-Mexican me-
diation commission.
Villas men started evacuating the
prison before the shell fire was open
ed on them. The bandits suffered
their heaviest losses during their re-
treat when the artillery got the range.
Some de facto estimates state that
600 villistas were killed or cap
tured. M
Reports OF United States secret SER
vice agents sent to washington today
state that the chihuahua City attack
Saturday was victory for villa and
that he had accomplished all his OBJ
jects In entering the city.
General Ynez Salazar is said to
have been executed after his liberia
tion by the villistas.