Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-23
More Than 200 Followers OF
Bandit Leader Slain
South of Parral.
POWER OF OUTLAW
BROKEN IN MEXICO
Leader Himself Now Hard
Pressed and Capture Is
Near.

CHIIiUAHUA CITY, Mexico. July
~ 22.--Dctails of an all-day run
ming engagement near Hacienda FL
FlorldO, almost directly south Of Par
raj on the Chihuahua-D Durango bor-
der. between the command personally
directed by Villa and Carranza troops
were received here today. General
Jacinto Trcvino, commanding the
army of the northeast, announced
that the dispatches showed that the
Nillista power in Mexico had been
cffcctually broken and that it is only
a matter of "A few days until villa
himself is captured or killed.
The reports said that only the bet
ter mounts of the Nillistas allowed
their leader to escape
The dispatches. which were sent
from Rosario by General Ismael Lar
mes for General Matas Ramos, com
manding the government forces II,
that sector, and were relayed here
from JimineZ by General Domingo
Arrieta, said that in the engagement
which took place last Saturday ap-
proNmately two hundred Villistas
were killed. The Carranzista losses
were not given definitely They stated
refuge on the San Isidro ranch and
being dislodged there was pursue d
more than fifty miles into the state
of Durango. Ii was pointed out that
a result of the engagement was to
prevent the bandits reaching their OBJ
iective in the Sierras and in keeping
them in the comparatively open coun-
try Of the lower Nazas river.
Began in Morning.
The battle was begun early in the
morning. the attack being made in
cour columns, directed by GeneraI
Ramos on the center and left by Cen
eral Ernosto Garcia on the right and
General Ianes on the south, to the
bandits rear.
Government troops engaged in two
sharp skirmishcs with Nillistas today
and were victorious in each, accord
ing to dispatches to General Trevlno.
General Jose Santos reported from
PaITal that he had defeated with
heavy losses a small band under the
leader Torres at POnzo Del Calvo, half
way between Torreon and SaltillO,
while General LaVeaga telegraphed
from Tepehuanes that he had beaten
off small force near that town.
General Santos said that he had
surprised the band of mere than a
killed six and captured three. who
were executed later.
lie suffered no casualties but seized
al 1.-The arms and saddle horses of the
bandits, who carried away II wound
ed, be said. The dispatch continued
hat column had been sent In pur-
suit Of the fleeing outlaws. the first
TO be seen in the district for about
two months.
Tho Eard ,ppogod h,. nonor,i T.
Neaga apparently was small detach-
ment which had separated from The
main command. The bandits refused
battle according to dispatches. and
retired under fire toward the hills
as the government troops advanced.
Additional advices to the com
ma nCacia said that n japanese physi-
clan who hld treated villa in the
town of of Torreon DE Casa. south of
Los Nieves. recently reported that
Villa is still badly crippled and re-
quires an operation, but before this
could be done he must have two
weeks of absolute rest and that even
then complete recovery cannot be as
sured.
Upon receipt Of this report Cen
oral Hervlno announced that he ex-
poets dispatches at any time telling
Of the defeat Of the bandit chief and
his followers. who are surrounded by
the fcrces Of Generals Matias Ramos
and ErnestO Garcia.
"lIe will not get two hours rest,
much less two weeks, if we can help
It," he said
All reporta here agree that the
msir Niilista band, now along the
hihuahua-Durango border. is suf.
fering greatly from lack Of food and
a shortage Of ammunition.