Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-23
Government Troops Locate
the Main Outlaw Body Near
HaCiendaE EI FIoridO and Ad-
vance in -Four Columns,
VILLISTA POWER IN
MEXICO IS BROKEN
200 Bandits Are Killed and
the Rest, Badly Scattered
Flee to the Mountains
Ramos Is in Close Pursuit,

tsy ~ sssa IouHsAl spEcIAL LslSSB WiEsl
Chihuahua, Mexico, July 22-pe-
tails Of an all-day running engage
ment near Hacienda el Florldo, al
most directly south of Parral ana the
iChihuahua- Durango border, between
the command personally directed by
villa and government troops were re-
ported here today
Gen Jacinto Treyino cOmmanding
the army of the northeast, announced
that the dispatches show that the VII
ilista power in Mexico had been et'
Ifectually broken and that 1t Is only
matter of a few days until villa him
self is captured or Killed, The re-
ports said that only the better mounts
tOf the VillStas allowed their leader
to escape.
The dispatches which were were
sent from Rosario, by Gen lSmael
Lara for Gen MatiaS Ramos, COM
.mandmg the government forces In that
sector, and were relayed here from
iJiminez by General Domingo Arrieta
Isaid that in the ehgagemenht which
took place last Saturday, approx
mately 200 Nillistas We're killed. The
!CarranCista losses We're not given
definitely. They Contended that villa
was first diven to seek refuge on the
& f0dn lSlulO IdlNilt anu bFlllk hloAbhb'N
there was pursued more than fifty
miles into the state OF Durango. II
was pointed out that n result of the
engagement was to prevent the ban
tdits reaching their objective in the
Sierras and in keeping them compar-
iatively open country of the lower
Mans river.
Attack In Four Columns.
| The battle was begun early in lhc
morning, the attack being made in
g four columns directed by General
/ Ramos on the center and left, by
Gen. Ernesto Garcia on the right ana
iGeneral Lara on the south, to the ban
dts rear
In part, the message received by
General Trevino, as translated, said:
Il beg to advise that after J LEFT
! Parral with Gen. Ernesco Garcia,
came up with the rear guard OF Villas
band at Hacienda Concepsion, where
. | made three prisoners, who after
searchinC investigation were executed.
ION the morning of the l5th got In
! formation that Villa was at Hacienda
, el Flordo with this main band ana
Ithat Vila was personally in command.
u agreed with General Garcia to at
tack them Jointly myself on the CEN
ter and left and Garcia on the right
with the brigade Juarez, while Gen
eral Lara LARA attacked the enemy's
rear.
Dislodges the Enemy.
! we attacked in the morning ana
latter fighting heavily all day we
! drove the enemy first to Hacienda
San lsidro. Dsodging him from there
ana pursuing a distance of over fifty
Inl'ra W. i',oo o''u 80 VI 49,,
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"',2 az NV, ! "'i,'me ,s, r.,a rn.
ny "r'ei VIZ ~ w. NV ,, ,,,,''.
u"''a"S S''.''' 'u' y '''s ~ az -, "'t
uoHs' we Ie'oN'Ie" SrN'n M"ho'l'
lodueu WIN Nne", anu p'oN'S'oI,s, ''I,',
very MAJ "' ms "''u ''o'9'' ",'I 49,
CdplulCu III, 50 T"''cu .CI'' ""'o '"-
mas VINO uieu laIoI oI ms MoulIu1,
ol' tle loln. ! arllFto ~ "a"
MN culllnE OH 'he retreat Oh u Si'lai' S,G,i
Dand from 'eIIo Holu"' On lht l'N'
! got reports ihal Nlila was IN hSid' /
mada with the remains OF ms army /
now amounting TO ABOUT wv men |
and went there Immediately, nut only !
captured three OF his men, who were |
shot later. one or these bore dls-
patches proving lhat VIVA was en- I
route to NaZaS, to JON taleNlto con
Itreras.
our horSeS We're not IN BOod !
ienOugh condition to Keep up WIN /
villa personally in his rapid flight but !
we are right after them ana | nope !
to wind up the balance Of the band !
soon. We accounted for at least two 1
hundred of the enemy, while we also |
had some losses, among them Capt /
Jesus Morales and Lieut. Col. Bernar' |
be COntreras who were wounded" /
IDflfCL Heavy Losses
Later dispatches showed that Cen
eral LaTes, attacking the Nillistas from /.
the rear, inflicted the heaviest losses. .
The Nillistas were taken utterly by !
surprise and with the government!
troops attacking them from practical