Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-03
MURGU|A ROUTS
VILLA SOUTH OF
CHIHUAHUA CITY
Carranza General Reports De-
feat of Band of $500 Men
and That He Pursued
Them Twelve Miles.
MOVE TOWARD CAPITAL
Many Prisoners Taken, and All
of Them Are Put to Death
by De Factos.
BATTLE LASTS SIX HOURS

Oueretaro, Mexico, Dec. 2.-Gen.
eral Francisco Murguia reported tc
General Carranza today that he had
routed band of Villa followers
numbering $500 men, and had pur'
sued them about twelve miles toward
Chihuahua City. The general report
ed that he was continuing his ad'
vance toward Chihuahua City today
To Head Of Villa.
Juarez, Mexico, Dec. with
General Murguia's newly arrived col
umn attacking from the south, the
battle is developing at chihuahua
City, General Gonzales announced al
headquarters here at noon today
General Ozuna is at Guilty, few
miles north of the city. he added, to
cut off any Villa movements in that
section. This led hin to believe, the
general explained, that Villa might
evacuate to the west over the Mexico
Northwestern railway, following the
loot he is reported to have sent out
by train the last few days.
Official reports were given out last
night to the eff ct that Villa was
loading trains with loot at the Mex
leo Northwestern railroad station
preparatory to sending this stolen
property to the mountains OF western
Chihuahua.
Villas Object.
Villa was expected to follow these
trains with his troops, Carranza Off
cials here said. The bandit COM
mander was not expected to hold Chi
huahua City when he captured it, it
was said here. The prestige his cap
ture OF the city would give him among
his own people together with the
loot, ammunition, artillery and small
arms we're all he desired, according
TO officials here.
Rather than remain and defend the
city against Murguia's superior
forces, Villa was expected to leave
for the mountains as he did at Santa
Rosalia, Jimenez and Parral. This
move; Carranza officer declared,
would compel the de facto forces to
carry the fight to him in the noun
tains, where Villa and his men would
be in their own element as guerilla
fighters, the officer added. A report
that Villa and his command would
move to Ojinaga, opposite Preside.
Tex, was received at military head
quarters here today from unofficial
sources
Neither Villa nor any of his leaders
are expected to move on Juarez.
FL Paso, Tex, Dec. "A message
received from General Obregon at
Mexico City late today gave details
of a battle between General Muir
guia's forces and the Villa troops
about thirty miles south of Chihua-
hua City. The battle took place yes
terday, starting at 10 o'clock in the
morning and lasting six hours. The
Villa men, the message said, were
defeated.
The message said the bandit force
fed in disorder, some toward Santa
Ysabel and others toward Chihuahua
City. The Carranza troops pursued
them four hours, the message said,
capturing three machine guns, many
rifles and some horses.
Many prisoners were taken, the
message adding that they were ex-
cchted. The dispatch said Villas
losses were heavy.
Colonel Candelario Garcia and sew
cral other officers were wounded, the
message stated. The dispatch de-
clared Villa had $500 men.