Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-22
GHAUAHUA Battle
VICTORY FOR VILLA
OFFICIAL REPORT az U. s. ARMY
OFFICER PUTS DIFFERENT
LIGHT ON ATTACK.
BANDIT CHIEF CAPTURES
ARMS AND AMMUNITION
In Addition Induces More Than 1000
Of C%arranza's Soldiers to Desert and
Join Rebel Forees-viIia Retires Un-
molested After Holding City Some
Time-Promises to Return.

Washington, Sept. 22.-.An official
account of Villas raid on Chihuahua
City last Saturday received at the war
department from Brigadier General
Bell at EL Paso say the bandit chief
captured some of Carranza's artillery
and sixteen automobile loads of arms
and ammunition, liberated 200 prisoners
from the penitentiary and made off
after being joined by from 900 to L.
500 soldiers of the Carranza garrison.
According to General Bells infor-
nation Villa himself ven to the gov
errors palace and made a speech from
the balcony after his forces had cap
tured the palace, the pe~nitentiary and
federal buildings.
Trevino's Guard Deserts.
Genera Bell expressed the opinion
that the raid was completely success
full, and that Villa accomplished even
more than he said he would. Trev-
mos personal guard deserted him. it
appears, n in the confusion many
government soldiers were killed by
their own comrades.
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Evidence increases to show that
Villa was completely successful in his
attack Saturday upon Chihuahua and
accomplished all Inc more than ne
said he would do. There is diversity
of opinion and statements as to the
number of men with which he enter
ed Chihuahua. Some reports state he
had only about 500. while others give
him f,700, but all agree that he was
able to secure possession of the peni-
tertiary, h governors palace n the
federal buildings and hold. them for
several hours. and all this with a Car
rama garrison at Chihuahua which
some place at not less than 5000. He
liberated over 200 prisoners, secured
and carried away more thar sixteen
automobile loads of arms and ammHni-
ton under an escort of deserving Car
rama troops. He left Chihuahua with
rom 1000 to 1900 more men thar he
entered with.
Villa Retires UnmoIested.
villa retired leisurely and practi-
cally without molestation. The fir
ing by Trevino's artillery occurred
after Villa troops had withdrawn.
"On Sept. IA Trevino received a let
ter from Villa stating hat Villa would
be in Chihuahua to shake hands with
Trevino ON the sixteenth and he hoped
that he would have a suitable recep-
ton for him. that he might be hungry
and would like to have something to
eat.
"On the fifteenth it was reported
that Villa personally entered Chihua-
h,,a -. coon l, yNa,,. - Hse fetnrI-
there and reconnoitered the city. OF
course. he was in disguise. On the
night of the fifteenth the Villistas APP
preached chihuahua from a camp
which he nae maintained for two. days
within twenty-five miles of that city.
After villa columns had secured pos
session of the ~pcnitentiary, the gov
errors palace and federal buildings
Villa himself went to the governors
palace, INTO the main balcany, display
ed his face and made Il short speech
which in substance was as follows:
Promises to Return.
Viva Mexico. You do not have
your liberty. I will give you your lib
erty, for | am you brother. l am go
ing to return in a few days
1T appears that there mad been a
banquet attended by most of Trevino's
officers and hat about : o'clock this
banquet was finished and most of the
officers of the Carrarza garrison were
asleep. AS soon as Trevino heard of
the trouble he started toward the gov-
elnor's palace put his personal escort
deserted him and vent over to Niil2.
The party that attacked the federal
building rode into the building on
horseback and the guard there desert-
ed to them. 1t is reported that many
OF the Carranza troops who were kill
ed were killed by other C.irranza
troops, probably as q result of artillery
firing from Santa Rosa hill"