Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-19
Government Soldiers Are
Bul'ying the Dead and
Cleaning Wreckage.
BANDITS CAVALRY
RODE INTO PALACE
-Four Separate Attacks
Launched, Each Led by
a Body Of Scouts.

= HIHUAHCA CITY. Mexico. sept.
~ 1S.-Forces Of government sol
diors have been detailed TO bring or
del out Of the chaos created by Villas
Ilidalgo day attack upon the state
capital. Several hundred bodies
those Of men and animals, have been
removed from the streots and buried
outside The city. Buildings which
suffered from sunfire and mcnaced
the safety Of pedestrians are being
dynamited Tramway tracks which
had been torn up are being repaired
and scores OF workmen are engaged
in restoring the city's telephone and
telegraph communication
Eighty prisoners taken in the en-
gage ment have been executed. These
include NJ Choas. formerly Villas
chief OF staff. and Mariana Tames
who as colonAi In Juarez recently
attempted unsucccssfully to induce
the garrison there to revolt.
The federal and municipal palaces
suffered most heavily in the engage
ment for the huge trees in the plaza
| Hidslgo, being literally stripped OF
their limbs by the steady stream Of
( lead poured through them. The ban-
dts rode their horses inside the palace
| and tore from their hanging costly
tapestries. paintings ana mirrors Fur
Iiture was broken into splinters and
doors pulled from their hinges Bod
les OF men and animals lay about on
blood-soaked carpets
Rumors Unbclieved.
Although numerous rumors were
current here last week that the city
was to be attacked, the report was
not generally credited. After tho
engagement, however, It developed
| that throughout the night before VII
| las men had been concealed about
tho outskirts Of the town listening to
the merriment OF the Independence
day celebration and awaiting the sig
nal to attack.
Four separate attacks were
lunched at the town after its resi-
dents had retired for the night. In a
drizzing rain Just before dawn the
outlaws crept from their hiding places
ard closed in on the Carranza sentrics
answering the challenges with circu-
lars OF viva Carran2a." They over
powered the guard, but General Ire
vino quickly rallied his troops and
concentrated the infantry and cavalry
about the palaces while the artillery
took station on the hills overlooking
the city
one of the forces Of the bandits
made for the penitentiary where tho
release of prisoners was effected by
distracting the attention of the guard
in a fierce attack unon an adjacent
Quarter. Another force attempted to
seize the recently-arrivcd artillery. a
third made for tho palace apparently
in an attempt to seize Gmmunitlon
stores believed to have been con-
cenled there. The fourth column
attacked n schooihouso used as n bar
racks
Villa was There.
Prisoners taken In the engagement
nd that they were led by villa, Mar
In Lopez and the subchiefs Tribe,
Taiango Murga and Padilla and that
an but Villa participated actively in
the fighting. Tho bandit leader on a
hill three miles to the northwest was
seen with field glasses by officers OF
the garrison. The prisoners added
that when the attack was made they
were being pursued to the southeast
by government troops under Gen. HUI
orta Vargas and General Cgva2os
Neither Of these commands partici-
p9ted in tho battle, however
Government cavalry are pursuing
the fleeing bandits TO the northwest
into the santa Glars canyon district
hut thus far no reports have been
received here from Cen Matias Ra-
mos in command.
Numbers of residents OF Chihua-
hua city were arrested today and
charged with compliclty in Villas at
tack while martial law was proclaimed
| throughout the state This action fol-
lowed the discovery that during tho
attack numbers of residents, among
II ON amnesticd revolutionists. had
been snipirp from their windows and
that others had provided information
to tho bandits. Cen Jacinto Trevno
also issued orders that any other than
the militia on tho streets after 10
o'clock at night shall he shot