El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-21
REYES LOSES 70
MEN IN BATTLE
Bandits Driven From Tia
hualilo Fight Twice With
Pursuing Forces.

TOrrcon, Mex, Feb 2l-Bandit forces
under command of Gen Canuto Reyes.
routed by Carranza troops shortly after
tho bandits had captured TlahualiIo
early saturday, were defeated at
LCndrcs. six miles distant and ga i'm
al Cordoba, six miles further ON. Mex
lean employees of the Tlahual1o ranch
reported counting the bodies of 20
dead bandits and reported there were
many others wounded. The govern
ment forces are said to have lost II
dead and four wounded. The Carrauza
Troops used machine guns effectively
Inc general belief here that the at
tack on TlahualilO was feint to draw
troops from Torreon to facilitate an
attack from the west. was discounted
by the apparently desperate effort OF
The bandits to hold the ranch as a
loobilization point for bandits scattered
through the Laguna district.
Reyes seeks GrinEOeS.
reports received from the TlahualflO
district were TO the effect that Canuto
Reyes, on arriving at Tlahualilo asked
PARTICULARLY toy .sringoes' and Span
lards. y party of eight men and five
Ncmcn, American and English people.
had left the ranch about ten minutes
before the arrival of the bandits
On learning that there were no
Erlngoes" or Spaniards i'll the district
j. was reported Reyes said that all
foreigners look alike to him.
\ small band Of bandits under Juan
Delgado is reported to have visited
Dinamita in the Laguua district. seek
ms food. Delgado. it is said, claimed
to be leading a special advance guard
o. bandits
bandits Demanded Ransom.
TiahualilO is the property Of the
TiahuaiilO Agricultural company. an
american corporation in the Laguna
district. The bandits demanded a
ransom of $4,000 in sold under threat
OF burning the plant end 1000 bales of
Ga nd -
IN gold. Before the threat could be
executed or the ransom paid. reinforce
Elents for the 500 Carranza soldiers
driven out of the district by Reyes ar
rived and drove the raiders from the
plant.
American Houses Looted.
II IS officially reported that no ma
tcrial damage was done by the ban
ats, who. in retreating, looted all the
provisions and clothing from American
houses and took with them 100000
pesos in paper money.
The occupation OF Tlahualilo caused
some uneasmess here. Reports stated
that the 500 CarranZa troops garrison
ing the property were in retreat hav-
ing been scattered by the forces under
Reyes. ReinfOrcements were dispatched
to the district under Gen. Santos and
leaving here by way of Horizonte early
two miles west Of the Tlahuaiilo ranch.
Telephone Wires Cut.
Telephone wires were cut immed
lately upon the commencement of the
battle and no report of the results
was received until Sunday.
The bandits who occupied Tlahualilo
apparently came from the west for
they burned, two bridges on the main
line of the Mexican Central railway
south Of Escalon north of here midway
u Jiminez.
ArEumedO still in Durango.
Passengers arriving here from Du-
range report that Gen. Murguia dOmin-
ates that state, with the assistance OF
Domingo Arrieta, who is said TO have
commanded the forces that defeated
bardits recently at san Gabriel They
that Gen. Argumedo, reported
here to have been sent south to confer
with Gen. Carranza on peace in Du-
range, is still a prisoner in the hos
pital at Durango City. Mariana Ar
rieta ii was reported. is still in Jail.
Gen. Jacinto TrevinO expects shortly /
TO clear the railroad between TorreOn !
and Parras Of few bandits headed by |
Gen. Chacon. Several detachments |
have been sent from here. The bandits
arc reported TO number less than Zoe.