The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-20
Six Carranza Soldiers Are Killed in Fierce Fight
 on Railroad
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
 VILLA PROGRESSING
While Followers Are Becoming More Active. Daily, Yet Reports From General Treyino Shows He Is
 Succeeding in Efforts

Chihuahua, Mex, July 19.-A band or Villa bandits attacked a train on the Mexico Northwestern near Santa Ysa- bel, about 50 miles west of here yes terday, according to report to General Trevino today. The bandits were beat en off and eight of them were brought here today for trial by court martial.
 The prisoners, who said they were members of a small band commanded by Martin Lopez, notorious Villa lieutenant, asserted they had been cut off from the main Villa army after the recent fight at Jirninez and were on their way to the Big Bend district of Texas After the Jiminez engage ment, they said, they made their way into the Providencia valley, west of here, where they remained in hiding several days. finally being forced by hunger to attack the train, which they did not expect to carry military es- cort.
 A loosened rail brought the train to stop, but before the outlaws could board it the guard detrained and att tackled The bandits fled southward dAoOlt lCdNlH6 hOiSOos Pi ioOiiSio eNi@' several dead. Government troops suf- fered no casualties.
 The prisoners said if they had been successful they would not have at- tempted to rejoin the army along the Durango border, but planned to cross the line of the Mexican Central and start toward Ojinaga.
 Reports of General Trevino today en he had completed the disposition of his troops to repel the reported ad- vance of a band of 200 Villa followers upon the American border in that vi- cinity. He said his scouts had not de- termined the exact location of the band but added that he had information that the outlaws have connections in the United States from whom they expect to obtain what supplies and ammunl tion they need.
 Reports from the south were meagre but indicated that the campaign against the main Villa band along the Rio F1orido under General Maitas Ra- mos. is progressing favorably.
 Fl Paso, Tex, July 19.-Six govern ment soldiers were killed in the Villista attack upon arrancista supply train at Palomas, Chihuahua, on Mon udy, dCCOTulnS to pTlNdte QlSpdlCHeS here today. The dispatches conf1icted with previous reports from Chihuahua City, which indicated the attack took place yesterday.
 Other reports reaching here said that a band of about 50 outlaws under Nicholas Hernandez also is operating in the vicinity of Palomas, which is about 23 miles southwest of Chihuahua City and about IS miles east of Santa Ysabel It is believed here that the remnants of the band under Martin Lopez, which was beaten off by the train guard in the attack may attempt to effect a junction with this com mand. Lopez is a brother of Pablo Lopez. recently executed at Chihuahua City for participation in the massacre of IS Americans at Santo Ysabel last January.
 The dispatches reaching here said that the Villa followers had been able to seize none of the supplies and in- dicated that their dead numbered seven.
 The main band of Villa followers making it's way through the Rio Flor ido bottoms toward the Durango bor- der consists of less than 800 men and is being sorely pressed by General Matias Ramos troops. according to Mexican reports.