New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
VILLA LEAVES
CHIHUAHUA
Border in Fear-Army
Men Doubt Plan to
Hit Pershing
rev telegraph To IN. Tribun. J

81 Paso. Tex. Dec 3.-Eyacuated by
villa as of no further use to nim'
Chihuahua City was reclaimed by Gar
ranzistas to-day.
/ coneraI Carlos Ozuna, who last night
was in the suburbs of Chihuahua
awaiting the withdrawal Of Villa, en-
tered with his 1000 me-. and took
cbaros of the wrecked and ruined cap
;,o1 Two hours later General Fran
cisco Murguia, who had been hsn''"s
vn,;sto, south of Chihuahua, returned
to the city. ,
villa took with him from Chihuahua
Citv more than 100 young girls all OF
them weeping and many followed Oy
sbrieking mothers. who we're cast
aside by the villistas. Ahead OF the
troops went great trains Of loot
Juarez officials announced tonight
that Chihuahua City had been re-
captured and the Villistas driven
from the city in disorder. From Cen
eral ozuna came report that villa
had fed and after getting out OF Chl-
buabua had moved his army In three
divisions southeast and west, accom-
nanving the main portion to the west,
presumably to attack the American
army in the Colonia Dublan country.
No Americans Killed
No Americans have been killed IN
chihuahua City by Villa, according 10
nrivate message received here to-
night from that city. The message
said that the only foreigners to suref
were the Chinese, for whom the BAN
dts showed no mercy.
villa abandoned Chihuahua after
looting it thoroughly. leaving only a
small body of cavalry to make show
Of resistance when the Carranzistss
should return. This cavalry is reported
IN have moved to the west as Murgula
entered.
Information received in FL Paso to-
day is that Chihuahua City is in ruins
The principal streets are said to De
filled with funeral pyres and the nall
burned bodies of those who fell IN the
ton davs during which Villa fought for
and held the city. Scores Of bodies that
had not been gathered up are strewn
throughout the city There is no food,
and pestilence in virulent form IS
sweeping through the city.
Torch and Dynamite Used
What shot end she'll failed to do
seems to have been completed by VII
listas with torch and dynamite. The
Federal and state palaces are reported
/ wrecked and partly burned. Stores have
/ been looted and homes ransacked.
What could not be carried off was de-
,troyed, and everywhere there is EVIL
dence that Villas purpose was TO leave
the city in such shape that it would be
of little use TO the Carranzistas when
no should give it up.
In a proclamation printed in Chi
/ huahua as a farewell Villa calls upon
all Mexicans 70 join him in overthrow
ing Carranza, in driving the American
army from Mexico and IN making
Mexico a land for Mexicans only. lie
declares he had no part in the Santa
/ Ysabel massacre, in which eighteen
American mining men were slam, nor
in the Columbus raid. he admits that
some OF his men raided Columbus. ouc
declares they did it without MS knowi-
edge or consent, and for that which |
did not do have been hunted by an
American army. and hundreds OF Mexl-
cans innocent Of the crime have been
| killed by American bullets"
Fear Along the Border
Border residents. especially IN
places where the American troop
patrol is not strong. fear that Villa
NAV be playing one OF his tricks. and
that instead Of continuing west OF
chihuahua he will turn toward the
border and strike a blow similar 70 the
Columbus attack. Army men do not
think he will attempt TO attack Cen
eral Pershing.