Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-23
All Day Engagement South of Parral Turns Into Big Victory for Government Forces
200 BANDITS SLAIN;
 VILLA NEAR CAPTURE
Villa Power in Mexico Broken at Last, Declare Carranzis- tas. But he Escapes His Pursuers
(By Review Leased Wire.)

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex, July 22. Details of an all-day running en- gagement near Hacienda, Fl Florida, almost directly south of Parral on the Chihuahua Durango border, between the command personally directed by Villa and government troops, were re- ceived here today General Jacinto Trevino, commanding the army ot the northeast, announced that the dls- patches showed that the Villista pow CT in Mexico had been effectually 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 better mounts of the Villistas allowed their leader to escape.
 The dispatches. which were sent from Rosario by General Ismael Lara for General Matias Ramos. command ing the government forces in that section and relayed here from Jimenez by General Domingo Arrieta, said that in the engagement which took place last Saturday, approximately two hun dred Villistas were killed.
 Chased 50 Miles.
 The Carrancista losses were not given definitely. The statement con tinued that Villa was driven first to seek refuge on the San Ysidro ranch and being dislodged there was pursued more than fifty miles into the state of Durango. It was pointed out that a result of the engagement was 10 prevent the bandits reaching their ob- iective in the Sierras and in keeping them in the comparativelv open coun- try of the lower Nazas River.
 The battle was begun early In the morning, the attack being made in four columns. directed bv General Ramos on the center and left. hv Gen eral Frnesto Garcia on the right and General Lara on the south, to the bandits rear.
 slav POO VilIistss.
 Tn nart the message received by General Treviro as translated said: 'I beg a advise that after I left parral with General Ernesto Garcia. came up with the rear guard of Villas band at Hacienda Conception, where I made three prisoners. who. after searching investigation were axecuted. On the morning nt the 18th ert information that Villa was at Hacienda Fl Florida with his main hand and that Villa was personally in camrnard. agreed with General Carcia tn attack thom jointly. r'vself m the cantar aod the 'eFt and Garcia on the right with the brigade Iuarez. while General Lara attacked the enemy's rear
 Running Fight go Miles.
 We attacked in the morning and after fighting heavily all day we drove the enemy first to Hacienda San Is idro. Dislodging hi mfrom there and pursuing him a distance of over fifty miles well into the state of Durango we killed a large number of the bandits in the running fight.
 Dead Lay on Field.
 "These were left on the field. The outlaws scattered, flying in all direc tions. we recovered seven wagons loaded with wheat and provisions many arms and horses and also cap tured the so-called General Pablo Salinas. who died later of his wounds
 Only POO With Villa.
 "On the 18th 1 arrived at San Fer min. cutting off the retreat of a smal band from Cerro Gordo on the 17th got reuorts that Villa was in Esram ada with the remains of his army now amounting to about two hundred men. and went there immediately, bu only captured three of his men whC were shot later These. one of whom bore dispatches proving that Will; was enroute to NaZas, to join Calixt' Contreras.
 "Our horses were not in eoo' enough condition to keep up witl
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