Arizona republican., 1917-02-12
DEATH TROOP STARTS TO ENGAGE VILLA IN
 VICINITY OF GUZMAN
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JUAREZ. Feb. Il. Wearing skull and cross bones insignias on their hats, the Death Troop of General Jose Carlos Murguia's brigade entrained late today and prepared to go south presumably to engage the Villa forces reported to be active in the vicinity of Guzman and Sabinal, on the Mexico Northwestern railroad. The death troop" was assembled opposite the custom house with their death head banners at the head of the column and general order was read to them by the commander after which they boarded a troop train.
 derailed locomotive prevented the troop from leaving late tonight. It was believed here this command was being sent out to rescue the work train and troop escort which left Friday to repair the telegraph line and the burned bridges below Barreal. After reaching Barreal, where a big bridge had been burned, the commander tele- graphed back for endorsements and timbers with which to repair the bridges and these will probably be taken out on the train late tonight.
 Activity of Murguias brigade today recalls the fact that Mexico has it's Death Troop" similar to the Death Head HussaIs' of the German army. A squadron of cavalry in General Jose Murguia's brigade here has for it's battle flag a white banner with a black skull and crossbOnes in the cen ter of the field.
 According to the legend of the Death I. aop," no prisoners will be taken in battle but all enemy soldiers
 
 This cavalry led the fight against Villa soldiers at Mapula, south of the state capital and reports received later from that battle said no prison CTS were taken there and many were bayoneted to save ammunition When General Francisco Mursuia marched into Chihuahua City after Villa evacu- ated the battle flag of the Death Troop" was carried at the head of the column.
 During. the bath riots" at the inter national bridge connecting Juarez and Fl Paso, which were held as a protest against the American quarantine, the death flag was seen by many Amer jeans for the first time when the Death Troop" dashed to the bridge to approach to quell the rioting.
 Six more survivors of the Guzman garrison have been found near Bar real, having been in hiding since Fri day when a force believed to have been Jose Ynez SalaZar's command at tackled the garrison of 55 de -facto soldiers and almost annihilated the garrison. This makes twelve survivors of the 55 in the Guzman garrison who have been accounted for
 Sala2ar vas reported tonight to have been located between Sabinal and Guz- man. although this report could not he confirmed at military headquarters.
 Two hundred CarranZa soldiers in command of Colonel Hernandez ar rived here late today from Chihuahua City on a Mexican Central troop tEair to reinforce the Juarez garrison Il was said there would be 2,000 more { endorsements from the south ana these would be sent, against Villa troops in the Casas Grandes district as soon as they reached Juarez and the Mexico Northwestern railroad could be repaired.
 Villa troops burned a freight cal loaded with corn at Urrutia. twenty miles south of Guzman today, a mes- sage received at military headquarters here tonight said. A number of 2 ddi- tional bridges were also reported to have been burned south of Guzmar last night.
 A Carranza secret service officer said to have been Enrique Ybave was reported to have been executed early
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