Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-29
Bandit Chieftain Gets S50,000I
in Mexican Currency and
$4,000 in Gold and Other
Military Loot,
THREE CANNON TAKEN
FROM CARRANZA MEN
Fear for Safety Of Chihuahua
City Is Felt, Although Of
flcers Declare Garrison Can
Protect Capital.

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 2S.-Francisco
Villas followers were reported to
have dVnamited Mexican federal
pay train, killing the paymaster gem
eral; attacked and defeated train
load of federals from Juarez, cut the
railroad and federal telegraph lines
and captured many horses, rifles and
other elements Monday according to
reliable and confirmed information
which was received here late today
from Mexico. The attack on the pay
train was said to have occurred at
El Mocho station, sixty-five miles
north of Chihuahua City where a
large dynamite mine was placed un-
der ra |, destroying the engine and
tender and wrecking the pay train.
General Eduardo Chavez, who was
on the train en- route from Chihuahua
City to Sonora, ran to the door to dis
cover the cause of the explosion and
wreck when he was struck four times,
one bullet penetrating his forehead
and three puncturing his body. ac-
cording to the reports,
villa Gets 100000.
OF his troop escort of seventy men,
thirty escaped, including six wounded
who were brought to Juarez late last
night and given treatment at the mill
itary hospital, On this train was said
to have been $4,000 in Mexican cur
rency and $4,000 in 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
Mocho, Villa was said to have placed
an experienced railroad train ais
patcher in the telegraph office and
had him report the line open at that
point. This resulted in the train ap-
preaching the station without warn
ing. This is an old trick of Villas.
Troop Train Attacked.
The same day another band of Villa
followers was reported to have en-
gagged troop train from Juarez car
rying 500 troops, formerly stationed
at Ojinaga This attack was reported
to have occurred at Gallego, ITO
miles south of Juarez. After fight
of five hours the federals were forced
to retire toward Moctezuma although
they succeeded in driving off the Villa
attackers with heavy losses on both
sides. They were forced to abandon
their trains and cavalry horses num-
bering $50, according to these re-
ports A captain named Martin Ruiz
was reported killed in this fight. They
telegraphed to Juarez yesterday for
reinforcements and "a train was sent
from Juarez
Fears for Chihuahua.
Villa apparently lodged General
Hernandez and his federal cavalry
column by leaving the main road
from Ojinaga to Chihuahua City and
striking due west from Coyam to El
Mocho station where he attacked the
pay train. As El Mocho is but sixty
miles from Chihuahua City, the pres
ence of q Villa column that near the
state capital caused fears here tonight
that an attack might be made upon
that city soon.
ho"evef, NeAicdH leueral Objects
are assured that the federals have
sufficient force in Chihuahua City
to repel any attack, and they said
with Hernandez in close pursuit of
Villa, the chances of capturing the
leader of the band and the annihila-
ton Of his followers are good Villa
was said to have captured three
eighteen -milimeter cannon from the
federals recently.