Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-12-01
Carranzistas Were Winning
When They Lost Heart
and Fled from Villa.
NOTHING KNOWN OF
FATE OF AMERICANS
Refugees Say There Had Been No
Killing of Foreigners When They
Left Monday, at Which Time
Streets Covered with Dead

Juarez, Mex, Nov 3O.-The rem
nants of a Carranza army that fled
from Chihuahua City after a battle
with Villa forces are encamped on
the plains south of Juarez. They
brought with them the story of the
evacuation of the city after four days
and nights of fighting. The dead
were piled high in the streets when
they left. they said, and had been
covered with ell and burned.
Soon after a. IN. today the first
troop train brought the ragged sur
vivors of the defacto force to the
north. Accompanying this train were
a sanitary section of three second
class coaches and one White Cross
hospital car On these cars were
more than 100 wounded soldiers of
the CarranZa command.
The troop train which brought
these survivors to the border left Chi
huahua City at 1920 Monday morn
ing, proceeding to a point near Ter
razas, where a burned bridge forced
them to transfer to another train
"Wednesday. The troops brought many
of their field pieces. These are parked
with garlands Of "jerked beef" hang
ing from their muZZles. Women camp
followers accompanied the soldiers in
retreat, some of them had children
said to have been born on the battle
field.
There are also numerous civilian
refugees among them, but none knew
positively of the fate of the Ameri-
cans in Chihuahua City when Villa
took possession.
All of the refugees agreed that the
Carranza troops were winning dur
ing the first four days of the fight
ing, but either because of a shortage
of ammunition or lack of morale, they
abandoned the city early on the
fifth morning, seeking safety in
flight in all directions.
Carranzistas Quit When Hill Lost
The taking of Santa Rosa hill. al
ways known as the "key to Chihua-
hua City" is said to have started the
Carranza troops in retirement that
esembled a riot before the last train
left.
Refugees said that between the
cemetery and Santa Rosa hill the dead
covered the streets. Along Zorcc av-
enue the fighting was hardest, and
many civilians were killed there by
shell fire and rifle balls, and many
houses were damaged.
One civilian refugee claimed that
Gen. Gonzales Cuellar was RESPONSE
BILE for the taking of Santa Rosa Hill,
where he was in command, as he al
lowed the infantry line to become
weakened. When the artillery was
turned on the city, the refugees adj
ded, the moral effect was almost inn
mediately noticeable, and Carranza
soldiers who had been eager for bat
tie Saturday night dropped their riff
les and fled.
1t is believed by refugees that Gem
eral Trevino left first for Tapalcapa,
south of the city, and from there NOV
ed to Albania, about 20 miles from
Chihuahua City.
Villa Shoots Two Looters.
One Mexican declared that he saw
Villo in the city, Monday morning.
Villa was walking without crutch,
as if to inspire his men with his forti-
tude. He obtained medicine for his
wounded by breaking into two drug
stores, and his followers, accepting
this as the signal for looting, broke
into stores and private homes. villa
is said to have shot two of his men,
and succeeded in stopping the pill
aging.
George Britten, an American was
seen at the station shortly before the
train left, but did not get away on
the last train. All of the refugees
agree there had been no killing of for
eigners up to the time they departed.
altho there were rumors that several
Chinese had been shot.
Jose Ynez Salazar's command was
reported to have been sent to meet
General Maycotte's cavalry, and took
no part in the capture of the city.
Villas followers are said to have
captured five field pieces on Santa
Rosa Hill, shouting "Viva Villa" and
singing as they charged.
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