Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-11-29
PAY train IS
DYNANITEDB BY
Villas MEN
Crafty Bandit Leader Seizes
Railroad - Sonora General
Killed - Soldiers Secure
$4,000.
(By Review Leased Wire.)

Ell PASO. Nov. 2S.-Gen. Eduardo
| Chavez's body was brought 10 Juare.
tonight from FL MOchO. where he wa.
/ killed Monday morning in an attack
On his special train by Villas column
A military funeral is being arranged
fer in Juarez tomorrow.
Late reports tonight from Juarez
stated that the railroad line was
cut below Laguna. and train serv
ice frcm Chihuahua City had been
suspended. trains being operated
only from Laguna north. Francisco
Villas followers were reported to have
dynamited a Mexican federal pay train
killing the paymaster general; attack
ed and defeated a trainload of federals
from JuareZ cut the railroad and fed
eral telegraph lines and captured many
horses, rifles and other elements, Mon
day, according to reliable and con-
tirmed information which was received
here late today from Mexico
The attack on the pay train was said
to have occurred at Fl Mocho station,
sixty-five miles north of Chihuahua
City where a large dynamite mine was
placed under a rail. destroying the ell
CINE and tender and wrecking the pay
train. General Eduardo Chavez, WI.
was on the train enroute from Chihua-
hua City to Sonora, ran TO the door to
discover the cause of the explosion
and wreck when he was struck four
times, one bullet penetrating his fore
head and three puncturing his body
according - the reports.
Six Escorts Escape.
OF his troop escort OF seventy men,
thirty escaped including six wounded
who were brought to JuareZ late las,
night and given treatment at the mill
tary hospital On this train was said
to have been $4,000 in Mexican cur
rency and $4,000 gold which was TO
have been paid to the garrison troops
along the road. These sums were
seized by the Villa forces.
After seizing the railroad station at
Villa was said to have placed
an experienced railroad train dispatch
er in the telegraph office and had him
report the line open at that point This
resulted in the train approaching the
station without warning This is an
old trick of Villas.
Juarez Troops Attacked.
The same day another band OF Villa
followers was repor ed TO have engag
ed a troop train from JuareZ carrying
500 troops formerly stationed at DIN
aga. This attack was reported to
have occurred at Gallego, 10 miles
south OF JuareZ After a fight of five |
hours the federals were forced to re
ire toward Mon teZuma although they |
in driving off Villa attack !
ers with heavy losses on both sides |
They were forced TO abandon their |
rains and cavalry horses numbering |
ESQ. according TO these reports. a !
captain named Martin Ruiz was report 1
ed killed in this fight They tele- I
5raphed % Juarez yesterday for rein ,
'orcements and a train was sent from /
JuareZ.
May Attack Chihuahua.
Villa apparently lodged General |
and his federal cavalry |
column by leaving the main road from |
)jinaga to Chihuahua City and strik-
ng due west from C3yame to FL Mo
no station where he attacked the pay |
rain. As FL Mocho is but sixty miles /
rom Chihuahua City, the presence of /
! Villa column that near the state cap
tai caused fears here tonight that an
lttack might be made upon that city
Don.
However, Mexican federal officials
lere are assured that the federals
lave sufficient force in Chihuahua
lily to repel any attack and they said
With Hernandez in close pursuit of Vii
a, the chances Of capturing the leader
# the band and the humiliation of mis-
ollowers are good. Villa was said to
lave captured three, eighteen MILL
meter cannon from the federals re-
emily.