Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-27
VILLAS BIC AUTO.
STRUCK BY SHELLS
Bandit Leader Abandons Ma
chine and Rides Away
on Horseback.
FIERCE BATTLE ON SATURDAY
Trevino Prepared for Surprise
Attack From Any One of
Four Quarters.
trw Assoc.n,ed prnss !

-: Associated Press
'HiHCAilCA CITY. November %
via way Of courier to aiarfa. Tex. No
'c-nber ?G).-Francisco Villas automo
bic, which WAS being used by him to
fi:ect his campaign against the Car
ranzn troops. WAS struck by shcllfrc
today. and was abandoned near rres
no. southwest of the city.
The shell holes and bullet marks
were plainly seen on tho sides of the
big automobile whom il Was found on
the battlefield after Villa abandoned il
The battle to-day Saturday. started
soon after the Geographic communica
ton with Juarez was cut Tho wire
went down at 10 o'clock ~ NJ, and
the battle started and was raging by
II 80 y. NJ. The bandits attack COW
cred tho entire southern front. with
hankinE operations to the cas-; ar.
wcst. The most desperate lighting oc-
Cured on Iarco Avenue. within the
city. The bandits threw their best
equipped forces agains, the iutrcnch-
mcnts which had been thrown up
across this street, and street fighting
followed
TRY TO WIN KEY
TO DEFENSES OF CITY
The Villa forces made every possible
effor, 10 take these intrenchrents,
which were the key 10 the dcfcnses
OF the city proper.
The dc facto infantry met these
charges with countercharEes. and the
battle waged back and forth in this
marrow street until the Villa bandits
We're driven out OF the mouth Of the
avenue onto the plains. where they
were rakcd with machinc-Gun fire from
the house tops. and the artillery fire.
which had supported effectively tho in
tantry efforts.
General Trcvino is prepared for an
other general assault. although the in
dications to-day were the enemy would
not attack again. lie is not relin-
gushing his vigilance. and is prepared
for surprise attack from any one of
the four quarters. Al the time this
message was dispatched by courier.
there were no bandits to he seen west
OF the city. General Carlos Ozuna's
cavalry charges in this direction COM
plctcly freed this sector OF Villa forces.
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
REPORTED TO III: HEAVY
Tho losses on both sides arc report
cd TO be heavy. as some of the lighting
during the past twenty four hours has
been almost hand-to- hand encounters.
The wounded who fell outside of the
city could not be rescued from the
mo mans land" beyond the hrst-linc
trenches because of the nrinE by both
The bandits and the government forces.
1t is expected to send rescue parties
out Tonight to bring in the wounded
and bury the dead. The wounded who
fell within the city are being cared for
- the municipal hospital Women arc
serving as volunteer nurses in this
and other hospitals of the city.
The troops on both the bandit and
sides appear very tired
after three days of almost constant
The government forces, how
ever arc in good spirits. They cole
trated the victories which they claim
over the Villa bandits as they hud-
died around their camp-fres in the
frst-line trenches.
a force OF cavalry has been ser; out
from Guerrero to pursue Rodrigo Que
vado and the MurEuia brothers who
have been operating northwest and
west of Chihuahua City.