Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-02
AMERICANS ESCAPED
CHIHUAHUA CITY FIGHT
Left Town Before Villa At
tacked-Outlaw Forces
Outnumbered
ARMS EMBARGO ISSUE
United states Guards Shipments Lest
They Fall Into Bandit
Hands

! Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 2.-General
Gonzales, commander Of the Carran-
zisia garrison at Juarez, announced to-
day that heavy column Of Govern
ment troops under General Murgia
reached Chihuahua City during the
night. 1anking the city on two sides.
Murgia had been ordered TO attack the
city. Gonzales said. AZ the Mexican
Consulate here Consul Bravo stated he
had no information of the military
movements of General Murgia.
WASHINGTON. Dec. An Americans
had loft Chihuahua city before the Nillista-
CHrranzista fighting began there. state De-
partrncnt representatives on the border
were told by all refugees with whom they
talked the Department announced today
Tho refugees told officials that villa had
ordered no looting and that they believe no
foreigners, except two Chinese. had been
killed.
Details Of the see-saw nghtlng that pre-
coded the fall OF Chihuahua city were told
by refugees to General Bell. They we're
forwarded to tho war Department. The
story showed that from Thursday to Mon
day the advantage swayed from one side to
the other
VILLA OUTNuMBERED
Fighting was the most desperate around
the ponltcntiary and the Santa Rosa hill
Both changed hands two or three times in
the several days struggle. Trevino Ia said |
to have had 6OOO men and villa half as
many.
villa attacked Thursday and fghting |
continued all day until dark" said one |
refugee. "The fighting continued again Fri |
In "a IL iii inf ba NJ
the city, where there was street fighting. |
Friday night he took Santa Rosa hill and |
lie entered farther into the city,
continuing the fighting until Monday"
Another refugee said:
Tho fighting started Thursday at
y. m. from three directions. first from
the watCrwurks. second from CcrrO
Coronel and third from the direction Of
the roundhouse. AZ p. m, Sunday.
Santa Rosa battery was captured by
the Nillistas, and the fighting continued
until Monday. when the pcnitentlary
was still uncapturcd.
Military information In the dispatch was
withheld, though army officials said the
ituation provided no now menace to the
order
ARMS EMBARGO
The American embargo on shipment of
rms across the border promises to become
live Issue between this Government and
icXiCo.
Carranza's advisers here secretly are dis
leased at the United States regulations,
hich they claim In practice Uhough not
,cory) prevent CarranzIstas and Villistas
ON getting shipments
Tho MeNicans say frankly a lack OF
was solely responsible for
verses at Chihuahua city on the other
md American officials hint that the Car
'nzistas had sufficient ammunition. but !
em
As the embargo now stands, this Gov ,
nment can make special exceptions for
'ssage OF shipments, In practice, how Z
er, this Is rarely done, for fear such =
Iipments may fall into bandit hands and Z
owe boomerang =
It was learned today that Ambassador +
'redondo had called the situation to the n
tentlon Of Secretary of State Lansing. t
10 Administration, however gave no evil q
nee today OF planning any alteration OF c
rules. a