Evening star., 1916-11-25
Bandits Attack at Daybreak.

JUAREZ Mex, November 25.-Fran-
cisco villa and his bandit forces re-
sumed the attack on Chihuahua City.
Mex, at daybreak today, according to
dispatches from the Chihuahua capital
to Carranza officials here, marking the
opening Of the third days fighting in
Villas effort to wrest the capital from
Gen. Jacinto B. Trevino's constitution
alist forces.
The bandit army lost heavily in the
attacks made on Thursday and Friday,
a Carranza officer declared. adding that
the government troops had remained
loyal
Villas attack yesterday continued
until o'clock last night. the Of
icials said Gen. Ozuna. commanding
government forces late yesterday. was
said to have pursued 4 bandit column
FOR some distance outside the city. In
the meantime another body OF VIVA
followers appeared from another quar-
ter and attacked. Later it was stated
Ozuna returned to the city with his
command. There was nothing to indi-
cate that the fighting was on large
scale
Might Win From North.
High hills are located Immediately
east, west and south Of Chihuahua
City Santa Rosa hill has been forth
fed, and the repeated efforts of the
bandits to take this stronghold are said
to have been unsuccessful. North of
the city an open plain stretches for
several miles. and it was from this
quarter that Villa made his raid Sep
tember 16. The possibility exists. Car
rama officials said, that villa might
invade Chihuahua City from the north.
impossible for him to hold the town
against Gen Trevino's artillery mount
ed on Santa Rosa hill.
1t is said Villas apparent retreat
tary ruse After Gen. Ozuna pursued
a force of the bandits for some distance
another large body of bandits appeared
in another quarter and again attacked
the city.
Attack Along Dry Wash.
The fighting yesterday as far as can
be learned from the brief military mes
sages which have come over the federal
wire and from the more amplified Asso-
ciated Press dispatches. was centered
around the eastern sector of the defensive
works Creeping along dry wash from
the direction of Santa Eulalia. to the ca t
or the capital. the bandits opened their
attack at am. upon the infantry in
renched behind breastworks extending
along the plains to the east. Upon being
repulsed with rifle. machine gun and
vhrapnel fire the bandits made wide de-
tour and swung off to the northwest on
their cow ponies. This attack co1tinued
until after o'clock and followed an cary
morning attempt of the bandits to cap
ture Santa Rosa hill to the southeast Of
= md nht a n Gf he
cannon upon the crown of this hill.
Other fighting was reported during the
lay from the northwest, in the vicinity
of Las Escobas ranch, and to the south,
where Gen. Apolonio Trevino. with his
cavalry. made an effort to cut off the
Villa bandits from their trains. which
were left between Mapula and Horcasitas
on the Mexican Central line.
Villa General Is Killed.
Gen. Julio Acosta. one of Villas
chiefs. was killed in a cavalry charge
on the first days fighting Wednesday
and Villas private secretary. Andres
saba, also was killed. Villas losses
are variously estimated at from 500 to
500 dead and as many more wounded.
Among the wounded yesterday was
Gov Francis Trevino. brother of Gen
Trevino, who was shot in the hand
Two officers of Gen. Trevinos general
STAFF have been killed. The body OF
Gen. Julio Acosta was found to the
west of the city. as was the body Of
Andres Sada, Villas secretary.
Cen Acosta was killed in action by
Col. Cadera of the Carranza cavalry
column. Gen. Trevino. though wounded
Wednesday, was again in personal
command yesterday and made in
spection of the fortifications with his
staff.
An American merchant here received
a telegram from his brother in Chi
huahua yesterday. saying:
I'VE are all well and everything here
is O. k