Arizona republican., 1916-12-02
VILLA BANDITS LOOT BURN CHIHUAHUA

occupation of the city, a Chinese far mer and merchant who left Chihuahua City Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, said upon his arrival here early today on troop train In his speech, Villa warned all residents of the city against hiding any foreigners in their homes and declared he intended to kill all for eigners, the Chinese added. Villa also said he intended to confiscate all for eign property and give it to the Mex jeans
 The Chinese explained that he did not hear Villas speech, but was told about 1t by Mexican woman in whose house he was hiding at the time Villa occu- pied the city. She returned to tell him she could no longer shelter him, as she was afraid of Villas wrath if he discov- cred she was hiding a foreigner.
 Before he could leave the house a detachment of Villas men came in. the Chinese said. They broke down the door and started search for him, when he ran out of a back door and escaped to Nombre de Dios, a suburban settlement near Chihuahua City, He said he saw Villa troops at the country home of Luis Terrazas. north of Chi huahua, and these fired at the train which was leaving for the north but without casualties. He also said three trains of troops escaped to Sauz Tues day and Wednesday, but all went back with General Ozuna, the Chinese said. He did not see any American, French, German or British refugees at Sauz. he said, but only saw numbers of Chinese and few Syrians.
 He confirmed the killing of many Chinese residents of Chihuahua City. He said he saw at least fifteen dead in the streets near where he was hiding and he believed many others were killed. He said the cannon on Cerro Santa Rosa set fire to many houses in the city
 This Chinese citizen arrived here in rags. although he was a prosperous merchant and farmer at Chihuahua City. He was without money, as are more than 800 here now, and an appeal has been sent to the Chinese ambassa- dor at Washington for funds to feed these refugees.
 A Spanish subject also reaching the border today gave the first details of the fighting along Zarco avenue. which was said to have been the fiercest of any in the zone of battle. With his family he lived on Zarco avenue and said he saw the bandits as they charged and countercharged the government position there, finally capturing the Guadalupe church and the breast works at Guadalupe bridge near the church. The bandits burned the par ish house and then moved into the heart of the city, he said.
 The Spaniard denied a report which was in general circulation here today among the Spanish residents to the ef. feet that General Luis Terrrazas' maI- ble palace, the brewery and many homes along Ocampo avenue had been burned by order of Villa This report was made to the owner of the Chihua- hua brewery by a Spaniard who claim ed 10 have come by automobile from Chihuahua City today. The report was transmitted to General Terrazas at his home in Fl Paso and was generally accepted as fact until Senor Cisnie- gas. the Spanish consul. made an in- Vestigation and discovered the report was started in Fl Paso and had no foundation.
 In anticipation of bandit attacks. the Carranza government today had a large amount of army supplies. food and for age shipped in wagons from Juarez across to the American side. The wagons were sealed by United States customs officers and placed under bond. Juarez is a military garrison to- night. All of the barracks are filled with soldiers and the railroad yards crowded with troop trains and parked artillery; the streets swarm with Car ranZa soldiers in the high crowned hats of the south, their bright colored blankets wrapped to their ears. off, cers ride everywhere in automobiles and carriages or walk along the main Continued on Page Two)