Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-01
CARRANzA'S ARMY
ROUTED BY VILLA
Forces of Bandit Chieftain in
Full Possession Of Chi
huahua City.
DEAD PILED HIGH IN STREETS
Defenders Left Alive Seek Safety
in Flight to Plains
of Juarez.
DEAD PILED HIGH IN STREETS
lRv Assnciats.I rrn..-L

BY Associated prr.s.I
JCiREI November 30.-Thc rem
nan's Of Carranza army that fed
from Chihuahua City after battle
with Villa troops are in camp to-
night on the plains south OF Juarez
They brought with them the story OF
the evacuation Of the city after four
days and nights Of lighting The dead
were piled nigh in the streets when
they left and had been covered with
oil and burned. they said.
soon after o'clock this morning the
first troop train brought the ragged
survivors of the de facto force which
had escaped TO the north. Accompany-
ing this train was sanitary section
carrying more than 100 wounded Car
ranZa soldiers. The hospitals here are
filled with wounded
The troop trains that brought this
surviving force to the border left chi
huahua City at 1890 Monday morning
WOMEN CAMP FOLLOWERS
SHARE: IN THE RETREAT
The troops brought back many of
their field pieces Women camp fol-
lowers shared IN the retreat, Some Of
them had children said to have been
poV't Oh inc bdttIc feld.
Refugees said that between the
cemetery and Santa Rosa Hill the dead
covered the streets Along the streets
near the railroad station and sur
rounding the station one OF the ref
uEees said he saw many cavalry
horses with carbines and sabres at
tached TO the saddles. The Carranza
cavairymen abandoned them in order
81 ha
Along Iarco Avenue the fighting had
been hercest and many civilians had
been killed there and in other parts Of
Tn" city by she'll fire and rife balls
Many houses were damaged.
All Of the refugees agreed that Car
rama troops were winning during the
hrst four days OF the fighting. but
either because Of "A shortage of am
munition or lack of morale, they aban-
doned the city early on the fifth morn
ing of the battle. fleeing in all direc-
tons. The taking of Santa Rosa Hill
which always has been known a. the
key to Chihuahua" was said by one
foreign refugee 10 have started the
retirement of the Carranza forces.
which. he said. resembled n rout before
the last train left.
CUELLAR ALLOWS INFANTRY
LINE TO HE WEAKENED
one civilian refugee claimed that
General Gonzales Cuellar was respon-
sihle for the taking Of Santa Rosa
Hill. whore he was in command. as he
allowed the infantry line to he weak
cncd
1t is believed by The refugees and
Carranza officers that General Trevino
left first for Tabaloapa. south of the
CITY. and from there moved TO Albania
about twenty miles from Chihuahua
CITY
One Mexican civilian refugee declared
to-day ha had seen Villa in the city on
Monday morning. He said Villa was
walking without crutches. as if 10 in
spire his men with his fortitude. lie
looked much thinner than OF old.
7" obtain medicines for his wound.
Villa is said by this refugee to have
broken into two drug stores in the
city Thinking this action meant the
beginning OF lootine. Villa bandits
broke INTO stores and private homes
Villa is said to have shot two Of his
followers and succeeded in stopping the
pillagiuG
Nothing was known Of the Americans
by these refugees. In chihuahua Civ
WV ''4'iSIi refugee SAD George Brit
tIrSham. an American. was seen at rho
station. but he did not get away on
the last train. All of the refugees said
mat there had been no killing of for
eigners up TO the time they left. al
though there were rumors that several
Chinese had been killed
EACH COMMANDER GIVEN
SECTION OF CITY TO ATTACK
Joseph Incz Salazar's command was
reported 10 have been sent south TO
stop the advance of General Mavcot,e.s
cavalry column. and took no part in
'hc capture of the city. One refugee
said the Villa commanders who were
each given section of the city TO
ATTACK were: Julio AcOsta who was
reported TO have been killed: Martin
Lopez. Raudelio Tribe. Juan Murro
Siivertree pueveda. Mariana TameZ
and Rodrigo Quevedo
villa followers are said to have can
TIRED five field pieces on santa Rosa
nm. shouting Viva Villa" and sing
ing as they charged.
'feherai Ozuna. injured hut not dis
abied by four bullet flesh wounds
routed out the fleeing Carranza officer.
from the refugee train at Sauz and
'lade 'h"m return to his command ac,
cording to "a man who says he was an
eyewitness of the event. The general
'heh announced that he was going back
10 Chihuahua City. and that neither