The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-11-23
Trevino in Command of Forces
Which Are Defending Capital
Of the State; Has 5000 Men I'm.
der His Command.
AMMUNITION FROM JUAREZ
ARSENAL RUSHED SOUTH
Carranza Officials in Ell Paso and
Juarez Insist That the Invaders
Will Meet With Determined Re.
sistance by Defenders.
~ r,erlnr nnt.lh Lea..A w.lel

vi rn,o. Tex. Nu, 30 Francisco
villa uc,in an attack on Chihuahua
| I'ity at ~ o'clock today, message
r,cciycd hy Cu,ran2i offi"inls m Julr-
~ at noon toda, stated. Villa is maxi
ing has attack from the south. TN"
possagc stated.
General Nurg.a. who was reported
60 have reached Mapuia. ah0n, twelve
mile suUth of chihuahua civ, is cN-
poctei 10 a,ta>k villa from tn" rear
ceordiug to this Information.
General Trcytno Is IN comand Of the
| forces which are dcfcndiur the cap.-
tal OF the state aud has approximate
900 men with artillery aud stfnne
Qualifications surrounding he town i'
the wet and south. the Catrau4a Off
GERS In Juarc2 declare.
Nn attnck upon the state capital b'
Nilla bandits haa been expected sin"
yesterday. a. Nilla was reported :,
have reached norrasitas. about thlrN
miles south ot chihuahua city. Yes
tcrdu, with his main col ann
Ammunition from th. JDare2 arson.
~ vns rushed to Chihuahua Ciiy ycs
tcrday or special train 10 IN issne'
10 General IRE, mos truups clrrarai
,hority Ter the statement thai Genera
Tr",inu intrudl 90 defend the cit
as,iu.t any bandit 'tjaci a. ton.
his 1mmupition lasts The fact thai
,no telegraph line is open 'Joul Juar'
g. chihuahua CT, Indicate thu con.
..utrliior - Villas forors o. 't'
south of Ch3hulhua city. a. u Is hi'
cusiom o. cut telegraph oommiuuica
tiou o.. soon as b., uogiu- an alta B
uuon . town. ANA ids mon would have
rut the w,i,- 10 Junrol Il ther, wcr'
bandits north ot the capital.
Passengers arriving from Ch0hua
ipl cit, late last night reported th'
Cnrrauza outpusis which had bee.
sntiuuod at Sau1 ana lagunl, uortl
80 IN, capital had been Withdrawn -
the CITY This wa tukrU pN tho pt-
sougcrs TO indicate tha' Genera
Troy.ru expected an attaci, soon y
aud.i- we're seen along the line be
twc'u ChthuHhut tity and JuarcH. an'
rhis was taken a. an indicatiun hN th
.hircI military officials that VIE
hnd allied IN all OF his scouting hand
of bandits To- participate 300 The gen
Neral ttiltk upon ia" tJrrrnfn Eti't
Isur.
These passenger VITO were MeN
ui,au- reported preparations were b''
ug mldo u 'hhuahua 'ii,. imuu
utho foreigners and 'l"Ni'un civilian.
L. com. tu the border soon AZ an -
Iigtk NN Villa Was expected soon
Vruug- were pac'"d, ,ud in many IN
0-'pu,"s taken go IN" railwH' station
an" MoNirlu passengers told friend
Ihorc upon their arrival
Tho repeated calls fnr 'r",ght r1r
~ ,u" uff ridls of th" Mexican Centre
ysilruad upon mining companies az
Vutb"rs hr lu- cars on tho America
V'ld, uf tho border continued 'od''
/ lur local nIm which hld thiitv car
v'u this side uf The line wHs ordc e
H. transfer ~, ,1rguos - once hu
Itu-h the cmnt> cars g. luhr'1 i'
hlpmout Geo Chihuahua CITY Thee
Vrrf,lt Requests stimulated the rumoi
vth1i Gouoral Trclnn intended
I,NtDuttc the stat" capital and hiiu
d. luro.- To Iuarc2. nut the 'arran2
Iurt,or- ON thr border dcnN thcN
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