Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-03
TROOPS OF VILLA
NOW FAC.F nEFFAT
Apv &lolooS ipliiolslE
Bandits Forces Driven Back
All Along Line by First
Chiefs Soldiers.
SUPPLIES FALL TO CARRANZA
Quantities of Arms and Am
munition Lost at Chihua-
hua Are Recaptured.

FL PASO. Jan. 2.-Refugces arriv-
ing here today from Santa Rosalia,
LA Bouquilla. Jimine2 and Parral said
tnrranzi troops held the railroad line
and surrounding country. between
Chihuahua c.ty and Santa Rosalia
with "A well established base at Santa
Eosalia. This cunttadicts previous re-
ports given out by villa pdrtisang
here. saying that villa was between
Santa Rosalia and chihuahua city
with his main column and lad driven
the de fdcto outposts toward the state
capital.
rhose refugees left chihuahua city
SUNDAY after arriving there bV coach
from Santa Rosllia. They reported
seeing two trains OF de facto troops
leaving the railway station for the
south ard saiu two ether trains one OF
which was occurred 10y General Muir
guia and his STAFF. were under steam
Mt the station ready to leave S"tui-
day night rhcy also reported car
rama troops moving south from SANTA
Ros2iia when they LETT there on De
ccmhor 2S for the border.
Bandit Located.
villa, they said. was somewhere
south of Santa Eosalia. as the line
was cut south of that station when
they left. These refugees brought
additional confirmation OF the killing
of Howard Gray or Weeks. Dr g II.
Fisher and the disappearance OF Alex
ander Ricaud. They also reported
that Dr. l.. H. knopf. German ply
sician, had been arrested by car
rama forces at JimincZ because Of
alleged activities with the villa army
and had been sent to Mexico CITY un-
der guard. Smallpox was reported
TO be causing many death in santa
Rosalia, Camargo and other towns in
that vicinity and also at Santa Eu-
lalia, east of Chihuahua city.
Fight Indicated.
Government agents here received
IA report tonight that wounded Car
rama soldiers had been taken into
chihuahua city from the south. in
dicatng an engagement with villa
forces somewhere south OF the state
cn pi'al. Comparatively few troops
were in chihuahua city now, II was
added. General Murgia having taken
"A large part of his forces south To
meet villa ohtside of the city.
Rccapturc Supplies.
An official report received here to-
day by Andres Garcia, inspectorgcn
| cral of CarranZa consulatcs, from
Gen. Francisco Murgia at Chihuahua
city, announcing the capture OF "A
large quantity of war munitions IN
a cache at Terreros twenty miles
south of the Guerrero, in western
chihuahua, was the first admission
| by the CarranZa government that
Francisco villa had succeeded in OBJ
tanning large quantity OF ammuni-
ton and arms in Chihuahua city dur
ing his occupation of that place.
The message stated that six thou
sand shrapnei shells. fifteen thousand
rounds of rifle cartridges, four hun
dred rifles, eight cannon, number
of machine guns. hand grcnadcs, uni
! forms and army stores Of various
kinds had been recaptured from the
villa force under Julio Acosta and
another commander named Ornelas.
This loot was taken by Villa when he
| captured Chihuahua city and was sent
to Terreros on Il number of special
trains which villa seized when he en-
tered the capital.
The accepted estimate of the loot
placed it at one hundred and fifty
cars of plumber, including automo-
biles. wagons. uniforms, blankets,
shoes. corn and other foodstuffs in
addition to the military equipment.