New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-29
VILLA ROUTS
TREYlNO'S MEN
Presses on JuareZ as
Chihuahua City De-
tenders Flee
rBy telegraph to The Tribune. J


Fl Paso, Tex. Nov. 2S.-General
Gonzales, who started this morning
with 5000 troops to relieve General
Trevino and regain chihuahua City, is
returning to Juarez. That message, re-
ceived at the commandments in Juarez
from Suaz, came through in the brlef
moment when Chihuahua's veil of mys-
terry was lifted tonight.
Gonzales, who had modified 5000
trocps in Western Chihuahua, is re-
turning because he learned at Suaz
that Trevino's army had been scattered
bv the victorious bandits, and that Ire
vino himself was in flight with his stan
and few loyal friends.
Chihuahua is wholly in Villas hands,
with all which Villa control means.
This is known to Carranza officials IN
Juarez. who, through code messages
sent by General Trevino in fight, have
learned Of the fall of the city. Mexico
CITY also knows that Chihuahua has
fallen.
From points south of Chihuahua
General Trevino was able to get mes
saqes through to Saltillo and from
there to Mexico City and TO Ojinaga.
The messages were in code, but their
contents became known to several close
IN Carranza's high officials. SO to-
NIGHT Juarez knows that the stronghold
of the Carranza government IN the
north has fallen into Villas hands, and
that the bandit chief has sent strong
force north to capture Juarez.
Confidence Is Shattered
Confidence was restored in Juarez
this morning when General Gonzales,
announcing he had received word from
chihuahua, started south with a de-
tachment of troops to meet two thou
sand more Carranza soldiers at Suaz
and move to the relief of General Ire
vino.
Tonight Juarez was hopeful until
the word came over the railroad wires
from Suaz that General Gonzales, with
his army of reinforcements, had started
back to Juarez in haste. Following him
is believed TO be large part Of villas
army from chihuahua under orders
from Villa TO take JuareZ at any cost.
How many foreigners, If any, accom-
panied General Trevino from Chihua-
hua Americans on the border do not
know. The fear is growing that Cen
eral Trevino's flight was so precipitate
that the foreigners were not able to
get out with him and that possibly all
were captured by Villa. Included among
the foreigners were the consuls Of
Great Britain, France and Germany.
Some Escaped Saturday
Some Chihuahua residents did es
cape from Chihuahua as late as last
night. This was learned tonight
through a message from SaluZ which
told OF the arrival at Terranzasa, a
few miles out of Chihuahua, Of sew
eral hundred civilian refugees, who
were said to be making their way
afoot from there toward the north in
the hope of reaching some point
where they can get train to the bor-
der.
These refugees are in great distress.
IL was not said in the message II any
foreigners are among them, but bor-
der Americans hope tonight that the
fleeing civilians may include the small
number of Americans, less than nf-
teen, who remained in chihuahua sf-
ter the assault on the city had been
started.
Villa Is to attack Jusrez next. and
the attack will not be long delayed,
according 70 information which is said
10 have come from Villista sources 10
Villa sympsthizers on the border to-
day.
Iuarez residents tonight expect
General Gonzales 10 return before
dawn. and they think that the pursu-
ing Villistas will not be far behind
him.