Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-25
CARRANZA GENERAL, is
SLAIN IN BATTLE

chihuahua city, Mex, Nov % (yia
III Paso, Tex, Nov "a; delayed by
military Ceusor) One general two
colonies and 100 men of the Carranza
forces We're killed during the fighting
today between Carranza troops ana
villa bandits Four hundred men Of
the Villa command are known to have
been killed and left on the battle
field.
The names of the Carranza officers
killed have been deetcd by the mill
tary censor.
GEN Jacinto Treyino, in command
Of the Carrauzl forces, suffered a
scalp wound He refused to retire TO
the field hospital, however. and con-
truod directing the movements of his
command
After machine guns, which were
lplaced about o'clock this afternoon,
Ihad poured an enfiladng fire into the
! VIVA ranks, Gen Carlos Ozuna, Ire
| who's chief OF cavalry delivered an
| attack on the villa center and drove
| the bandit forces back i'm disorder
| The battle ended at 1880 p. M with
| General Ozuna pursuing tho villa
| command.
villa disembarked at Alberto sta
ton, lust south of the American
Smelling q Refining companys smell
| ter. during the night. Just as the
sun appeared over the eastern hori-
zon, the villa forces started to move
! toward the city from the south and
southwest At 10 30 the skirmishing
which opened the general fEhtinG
started in various localities along the
southern and southwestern first line
trenches BY fl o'clock the battle
was wen under way
The first cttacE started at the
northwestern sector Of the defensive
works, when Villas cavalry tried tc
rush into the city. He was mot by
| Trcvinos cavalry. I'm the shock OF the
cavalry conflict the guns Of Cerro
Santa Rosa began TO play
! Tho enlargement soon became gen
cral A machine gun detachment Of
the government forces then. caught
the enemy on the flank and rolled
| back the bandit line,
General Trevino. who had been di-
! recting the artillery from the hill. led
| % hrllliant cavalry attack in person
| late In tho afternoon, which turned
the course of tho battle. lie crossed
/ the river and charged the enemy at a
/ point between the old smelter and the
cemetery The villa troops broke in
disorder General Ozma followed up
their retreat to Las Escohas ranch.
about five miles northwest Of Chihua-
/ hua
After his cavalry attack. which was
followed up by Ozuna, General IRE
VINO although suffering from a wound
received at that time. visited the
town at Zarco avenue whore, chcered
ny the men, he straightened out the
troops who were subjected for a short
time to tho coucnntrated fire of the
remaining villa forces, But DUMAS
work was beginning TO tell
During the last phase Of the bat
lie, General Tyeyino reuotuod on
Santa Rosa during the artillery which
played until about 1880 p. M when
darkness rendered further work inef-
fectvc
As Vina had been expected 70 at
tack the two previous nights. the city
had been put in a complete state of
defense The correspondent of the
Associated Press spent these nights in
| tho company of Gen. Gonzales Guerra,
who had command Of the fortifica-
I tions Tho weather was bitterly cold.
/ hut kept tho troops awake and keen
/ for the nghl General Trevino re-
served for his own command the most
exposed part OF the line of defense,
The casualties OF the battle were
extremely heavy The Villa forces,
/ exposed TO trench fire during the as
saults, at believed to have lost about
400 mon. killed and wounded villa
/ himself directed his command from a
/ hin In the netghborhood of the dam.
General TroNno, at the end of the
day considered the enemy decisively
beaten but nevertheless took every
precaution against surprise attack.
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